MU Extension Strategic Partnerships helps host groups on campus

The partnership sector of engagement identifies and cultivates those internal and external groups that share MU and Extension's goals and objectives, with whom we can be greater than the sum of our parts by bringing talents, resources and decision-makers to the table to address and meet challenges and initiatives.

The strategic component of the title indicates the intentional thought and direction with which we approach existing or facilitate new alliances in order to be most successful. It revolves around building relationships that will align with the university’s strategic plan and address the grand challenges facing our state and its families, communities and businesses.

In addition to external partnerships, internal partnerships also have their place. Weaving MU Extension and Engagement into the very fabric of the tapestry that is the University of Missouri builds awareness for how we meet our Land Grant Mission and how, together, we can interface across disciplines to collectively bring about change.

The Land Grant

The charge that came with the gifts of land to each state, to build their land-grant university from the proceeds of the sale, was to disseminate scholarly knowledge and research to not just those students who study here, but to all Missourians, for generations to come. That practical knowledge has grown from our roots in agriculture and 4-H to the broad-based extension we now embrace at MU across nearly every school and college. Using university research-based knowledge, University of Missouri Extension works with people to understand change, solve problems and make informed decisions. When you understand our roots in the Land Grant, you begin to see the important role of Extension to take the research and knowledge and make it available to all Missourians, which is why we often say that we're “the University for Missouri.”

MU Extension serves all of the 114 counties in Missouri, plus the city of St. Louis. The MU Extension regions, including which counties fall under each region, and the contacts for each can be found on MU Extension regions and directors/county map (PDF). A list of the county offices and links to their websites can be found by visiting Counties or on this printable list of MU Extension county offices (PDF).