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Urban Extension: A Professional Development Offering

Attribution		2
Table of Contents		3
Welcome		4
What is Urban Extension?		6
Urban Context		8
About Us		9
The Work of Urban Extension		12
Boone County, Kentucky, University of Kentucky		14
Tampa Bay Watershed Forest Project, Florida, University of Florida		18
Harris County, Texas A&M AgriLife		21
University of Illinois 4-H		24
Prairie View A&M University, Texas		27
Tampa Bay Region, Florida, University of Florida		30
Utah State University (USU) Extension		33
Washington State University Metropolitan Center		36
Professional Development in Urban Extension		39
Professional Development in the City		41
Resources		42
NUEL Professional Development Survey Results		42
America’s Changing Urban Landscape: Positioning Extension for Success		42
What is Unique About Extension Personnel in the City?		43
Extension in the City: Meeting the Challenges of Scale		43
Tampa Bay Extension Agents’ Views of Urban Extension: Philosophy and Program Strategies		44
Involving Extension in Urban Food Systems: An Example from California		44
Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform		45
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension - Special Issue: Urban Extension		45
Community-Based Green Infrastructure, A Rutgers Cooperative Extension Urban Extension Initiative		45
Using Film to Create Sustainable Community Connections		45
Using Permeable Pavement for Sidewalks Saves Trees: Does Public Opinion Matter?		46
Urban Communities Reimagined - A Kettering Foundation Project		47
Cooperative Extension: Experiments in Community		47
Jumping into Civic Life: Stories of Public Work from Extension Professionals		47
Extension Professional Development - Brief Summary		48
NUEL Urban County Extension Director Competencies		48
Korn Ferry Leadership Architect: KFLA		48
Competency and Skills System (CASS)		48
Climate Literate Extension Professional Competency Framework		49
Extension in the Urban West		49
Kentucky's Urban Extension Forum		49
Framework for Programming in Michigan’s Cities and Metropolitan Regions		49
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Challenges to Working in an Urban Context		50
University of Florida IFAS Extension - Strategic Plan for Extension in Metropolitan Regions		50
National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals		50
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance		50
A National Framework for Urban Extension - A Report from the National Urban Extension Leaders		51
Essential Competencies and Innovative Practices for Urban and Latino Engagement		51
CFD: Competency Framework Development		51
Is Extension Relevant for the 21st Century?		52
Define. Distill. Deploy. Adopting 21st-century competencies for high-impact talent		52
What Every Extension Worker Should Know – Core Competency Handbook –		52
Navigating Difference: Development and Implementation of a Successful Cultural Competency Training for Extension and Outreach Professionals		53
The National Urban Extension Leaders' (NUEL) Implementation Plan		53
Opportunities for Professional Development in the City		53
Transforming Extension Professional Development		54
Why Urban Matters to Our Future Success		54
Examining the Impact of Community Size on the Retention of County Extension Agents		54
Kentucky's Urban Extension Focus		54
Creating Inclusive Youth Programs for LGBTQ+ Communities		55
Urban Extension–Reflections on the Past–A Look to the Future		55
Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers		55
Management Skills of County Extension Administrators: Are They Sufficient to Do the Job?		56
Staffing Extension for the 21st Century		56
Big-City Imperative: Agenda for Action		56
Expanding Into the Urban Arena		57
Exploring the Challenges for Extension Educators Working in Urban Communities		57

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