Leadership in the City is a 6-month online professional development program that prepares Extension professionals working in urban areas to be locally relevant, responsive statewide, and recognized nationally. To date 127 Extension professionals from 31 states have participated. This online professional development program offers learning about leadership, networks, innovation, marketing, management, and more. The program is based on a foundation of entrepreneurial theory and urban Extension...

May 15 th is the deadline for workshop proposals and awards for the Southern Region/ 1890’s NUEL Regional Conference. In addition, registration for the conference and hotel is also open. Please use the link below to go to the registration site for the 2023 NUEL SR & 1890’s Conference in Houston. https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ereg/index.php?eventid=749815&

Kentucky’s population (like many other states) continues to shift to larger counties and cities. This shift brings challenges for the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. We must remain committed to our rural foundations while exploring ways to be more relevant to our urban communities. University of Kentucky Extension has engaged Michigan State University to facilitate a strategic examination of how Extension can best serve citizens living in our larger communities. Dr. Marie Ruemenapp,...