Rethinking Cooperative Extension in Southern Nevada

Authors

David F. Damore, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Brookings Mountain WestFollow
Robert E. Lang, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Fatma Nasoz, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
William E. Brown, Jr., University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Caitlin J. Saladino, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

3-2017

Publication Title

The Lincy Institute Research Brief

Publisher

The Lincy Institute

Publisher Location

Las Vegas, NV

Issue

5

First page number:

1

Last page number:

16

Abstract

Cooperative Extension is a partnership funded by federal, state, and county governments that extends University of Nevada services to Nevadans. As the original branch of Nevada’s land-grant institution, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has administered Cooperative Extension Service (CES) since the program’s inception over a century ago. However, as currently organized, CES has limited presence in Southern Nevada and it has not developed programming commensurate with Clark County’s tax contribution to the CES budget. We propose that CES in Southern Nevada be managed by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). As we show, UNLV is already the most connected and active non-profit organization in the region. The campus currently delivers a host of services and programs that are consistent with CES’s mission, despite receiving no direct funding to support these activities.

Keywords

Education; Higher; Nevada

Disciplines

Education | University Extension

File Format

pdf

File Size

1.046 KB

Language

English

Repository Citation

Damore, D. F., Lang, R. E., Nasoz, F., Brown, Jr., W. E., Saladino, C. J. (2017). Rethinking Cooperative Extension in Southern Nevada. The Lincy Institute Research Brief(5), 1-16.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lincy_publications/35