What is meant by ‘mission-oriented outreach’?
Outreach activities apply “research based” expertise to identify problems and apply solutions to people in society or the State. These are derived from research based activity. Outreach activities could include: • interacting with officials in local, State and/or Federal governmental agencies; • interacting with private sector companies that have interests in common with the AES, and/or • interacting with Cooperative Extension (Specialists, Advisors, work groups, and programs); • participating in meetings with the public; • publishing articles in popular and trade/industry magazines; • providing information for media outlets (articles for newspapers, radio, or visual media) • developing computer software; • working with public or private schools; • teaching University Extension courses or short courses; • participating in workshops, field tours, or symposia; or • other activities.
