Educational Programs

Addressing Community Needs Via Sessions, Conferences, and Workshops

Kids getting on bus Cooperative Extension is a nationwide, non-credit educational network. Each U.S. state and territory has a state office at its land-grant university and a network of local or regional offices.

The vision of the Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Program is to be leader in outreach educational programs.

Agricultural and Natural Resources (ANR)

Forestry – addresses urban and rural forestry issues
Goats and Small Ruminants – highlights the relevance and importance of goats and small ruminants
Small Farms – teaches farmers how to utilize limited resources and maximize farm income
Integrated Pest Management – teaches the most cost-effective and environmentally safe approaches to pest management
Environmental Education – raises awareness of environmental concerns
Horticulture – Emphasizes the art and science of plant cultivation
Organics – promotes the advantages of organic crops

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)

Child Development – addresses physical, social, emotional, and intellectual aspects of children and adolescents
Parenting – teaches effective communication and parenting skills
Grandparents and Relative Caregivers – targets grandparents and other relatives caring for children
Nutrition Education and Food Safety – helps individuals acquire knowledge, skills and behavior changes necessary to maintain nutritionally sound, safe diets.
Health Education – addresses individual and community health issues and promotes healthy living
Gerontology – highlights factors related to the aging population

4-H Youth Development

Citizenship – promotes community engagement through meaningful youth-adult partnerships
Healthy Living – addresses the health of youth so they may lead healthy and productive lives into adulthood
Science, Engineering and Technology – exposes youth to hands-on educational programs with hopes of their excelling in scientific and technical fields
Leadership – helps youth build leadership skills
Camp – day and week-long camps are held throughout the summer and school year

Community Resources and Economic Development (CRED)

Small Business Development – assists with planning and establishing small businesses
Leadership Development – helps individuals, groups and communities with leadership development
Faith-based initiatives – assists faith-based organizations with community issues
Land-Ownership Program – teaches under-represented landowners and farmers effective estate planning and legal issues
Ropes challenge Course – promotes leadership and team-building activities using engineered challenge course structures
Emergency Preparedness – teaches individuals and communities how to prepare for emergencies and natural disasters
Community Gardens – helps individuals, groups, and organizations start and maintain gardens

Using a variety of program delivery strategies, we offer practical and useful research-based programs, resources, and publications in agriculture and natural resource, family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development, and community resources and economic development.

Specialists on the main campus and county extension agents conduct education sessions, conferences, and workshops to address community needs.

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