Using science-based knowledge, University of Missouri Extension engages people to understand change, solve problems and make informed decisions.
MU Extension makes University education and information accessible for:
University of Missouri Extension is a partnership of the University of Missouri campuses, Lincoln University, the people of Missouri through county extension councils, and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Lincoln University
Cooperative Extension
Steve Meredith, Director of Cooperative
Research and Extension
UM-Kansas City Carl Calkins, Institute for Human Development Director
UM-Rolla Keith D. Strassner, director of Technology Transfer
UM-St. Louis Tom Walker, Dean, Continuing Education and Outreach
MU is a land-grant university, meaning it is a part of a federally mandated mission to carry the benefits of university research beyond campus. Federal legislation in the 1800s provided for the donation of public land to individual states. Missourians chose to apply their land grants to the existing Columbia campus. This created two universities in one—a land-grant institution leading in research for all citizens of the state, across the nation and around the world, and an intellectual center to advance liberal arts scholarship. Today, through state-wide offices, publications and web-based services, Extension faculty in every county of Missouri continue to carry the benefits of MU research throughout the entire state.
Updated 07/17/08