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American
Association of Community Colleges Community
Leadership through
Community-Based Programming: The Community
College Presidency at the
Millennium Community College Research Center Working Knowledge: Work-Based Learning and Education Reform Community College Research Center As
the United States
began to expand
westward in the late 1800s, an interest in a more scientific approach
to agriculture, the nation's largest industry, began to
emerge. In 1862
the federal government established the United States
Department of
Agriculture, and realizing a need for more up-to-date and accurate
information in the production and marketing of agricultural products,
the USDA introduced the agricultural and mechanical college.The
Morrill Act of 1862 established these colleges nationwide. Called the
Land-Grant System, this class of colleges was originally
endowed by
grants of public lands. In 1887, the Hatch Act established the
agricultural experiment station system, and in 1890, the
Second Morrill
Act provided for
The existence of Land-Grant colleges and
experiment stations resulted in an abundance of knowledge that needed
to be made available to the farmers and their communities. In 1914, the
Smith-Lever Act established the cooperative Extension network. Today,
Land-Grant
Universities are an
evolution of their former beings. Experiment Stations conduct relevant
research, while Cooperative Extension Services provide research-based
information, educational programs and technology transfer focused on
issues and needs of the people, enabling them to make informed
decisions about their economic, social and cultural well-being. Mississippi State
University
2007 RCCI Institute
The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development is offering Coaching for Community Change, a series comprised of three online sessions and a face-to-face coaching clinic. This training is part of Foundations of Practice, Component 3, Areas of Specialization and Emphasis Coaching for Community and Organizational Change Roundtable Links >>
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