What Success Looks Like for UNL Extension

It is 2020 and UNL Extension is receiving a national award for Extension Excellence from the national Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) on how innovation has launched Extension into it second 100 years.  Extension in this state has transformed our states’ capacity to address issues critical to Nebraskans through their Extension systems highly effective Action Team networks. The master of ceremonies describes how UNL Extension tackles difficult issues such as water conflicts, childhood obesity, and growth of rural communities to come so far so fast. She documents how Extension has revolutionized informal education and explains that this transformation was by far the single most important factor in making Extension the success story of government funded programs – a model for public value in USDA.

The “100 Years into the Future” UNL Extension Team collectively envisioned the implementation of the action team model that resulted in achieving this award.  In looking back on their work, they talked about their success.

What Change Resulted?

1. Perhaps the wisest thing Extension’s Action Teams did was to _________________________________

2. UNL Extension faculty significantly improved the effectiveness of their Action Team model by changing ______________________

How Did We Reach Nebraskans?

3. Extension efficiently reached a statewide audience and created substantial statewide behavior change by using the following statewide delivery model/tools: __________________________________

4. Extension attracted a loyal following among clientele by creating important value added services such as __________________

5. The Extension efforts were amplified because of partnerships with _______________________

6. UNL Extension created powerful internal synergy by _____________________________

What Is Done? What Is Our Product?

7. Extension is known for its innovative informal education services which include _______________________

8. Extension enabled residents to actively participate in changing the course of events by using resources such as ________________________

9. Perhaps the smartest thing that the Extension Leadership Team did to support Action Teams was to ____________________________