Shelby
Bearden
County Extension Director
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Email:
shelbyb@ext.msstate.edu
Patrick Morgan
4-H Youth Agent
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Email:
pmorgan@ext.msstate.edu
Gladys Cheroni
Expanded Food and Nutrition Program
Program Assistant
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Email:
gladysc@ext.msstate.edu
Sandra Perkins
County Extension Secretary
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Email:
sandrap@ext.msstate.edu
O.D.
Howard
Agriculture Agent
Alcorn Cooperative Extension Program
Email:
odhoward@lorman.alcorn.edu
Frances
Allen
Family Nutrition Program Assistant
Copiah & Lincoln Counties
Alcorn Cooperative Extension Program
Email:
fallen@lorman.alcorn.edu
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Our Mission
The Mississippi State University Extension Service
provides research-based information, educational programs, and
technology transfer focused on issues and needs of the people of
Mississippi, enabling them to make informed decisions about their
economic, social, and cultural well-being.
Our Foundation
The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established the
Cooperative Extension System, a publicly funded, informal educational
system that links the United States Department of Agriculture, the
land-grant university system, and individual counties. As the
off-campus educational arm of Mississippi State University, Extension
provides current research and educational information to individuals in
all 82 counties. Mississippi State University Extension Service is
also a cooperating partner with Alcorn State University, the 1980
land-grant institution in Mississippi.
Agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer education,
enterprise and community resource development, and H-4 youth development
are Extension's ongoing priorities or "base programs."
From these base programs, specific subjects or efforts emerge to receive
emphasis for a period of time.
Our Vision and Beliefs
Extension's overall purpose is
education - education that will empower people to make intelligent
decisions relating to their vocations, their families, and their
environment. Extension's unique interdisciplinary perspective
enables the organization to make a real difference in the lives of
Mississippians.
Mississippi State University Extension Service is, and will continue to
be, a leader for positive change for individuals, families, and
communities through the following ways: by providing research and
education in a practical and applicable way; by using the latest
technology and teaching techniques to serve clients; by developing and
using volunteers to help disseminate programs and information; by
cooperating with other groups and agencies; and by maintaining a
culturally diverse staff responsive to the needs of various audiences at
all socioeconomic levels.
We believe that agriculture and its related enterprises are of major
economic importance in Mississippi, and we will direct programs and
resources to reflect this importance. We also believe that quality
of life is affected by the reciprocal relationship between people and
their environment and will continue to emphasize environmental
issues. We recognize the critical need for human resource development
and will continue to search for ways to help families and youth cope
with an ever changing society.
Our Goals
To Fulfill our mission and to
achieve our vision for the future, Mississippi State University
Extension Service must meet the following goals:
- Focus on quality services and
programs that are client driven.
- Instill a future-oriented
perspective in staff members, advisors, partners, and clients.
- Be responsive to new of different
needs by maintaining flexibility in programming efforts.
- Develop a level of alternative
resources to allow for adjustments to changing demands or critical
needs.
- Expand efforts to help clients
compete in a global economy.
- Foster an environment that will
enable staff members and volunteers achieve their full potential.
- Project a positive image that will
broaden public understanding of Extension's mission, goals,
programs, and accomplishments.
Mississippi State
University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.
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