To effectively reach its audience of limited-resource Kentucky residents, the Extension Program routinely seeks outside funding to augment its program resources. It has thus far obtained more than $1,000,000 in outside funds to help farmers and families increase the quality of their lives and the efficiency and productivity of their economic enterprises.
Each program is developed to meet a need expressed at the local level and to help Kentuckians deal effectively with the tasks of everyday living. The payoff is evident in dollars saved, in more satisfying relationships, and in more attractive homes and communities.
Students at Kentucky State University can learn more about Cooperative Extension as a career choice through student work assignments, work-study, and other student employment opportunities.
other student employment opportunities.
The Cooperative Extension Program is housed in a state-of-the-art office/meeting complex that greatly assists staff in carrying out the mission of the Extension System. Through the work opportunities listed above, students are able to receive educational instruction not only in the specific program areas of Extension, but in the broader areas of communications specialties. Incorporated into the Extension facility are the most modern technologies that enable the University to interact with diverse audiences while never leaving campus. Video, audio, and graphic technologies offer students the opportunity to receive educational experiences in the most current methods of individual and mass communications.