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University of Illinois Extension |
 The
mission of the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, as the land-grant university in
Illinois, is to serve the people of the State with
research, teaching, and outreach programs. Among U. of
I. Extension priorities and objectives that relate most
closely to FREP are those below, including:
Agriculture - With the focus of sustaining it, remaining
competitive, and keeping it profitable.
● Soil Conservation and
Environmental Quality: This program area focuses on
managing all natural resources in a manner that
safeguards our environment for today and protects it for
future generations.
● Community Development and
Rural Revitalization: A battery of program offerings
that help leaders of all types of communities analyze
their community needs, define options, and take action
to improve in ways that provide a satisfying environment
for citizens and businesses.
● Leadership Development: In
government at all levels - and in community groups
serving all interests and ages - leadership is the key
to making things happen. This program area is designed
to help today's leaders do their work - and develop
leaders for tomorrow.
● Youth Development
Education: This area includes the 4-H program - a
stalwart in rural Illinois for years, and now as much at
home in the city as the farm. But 4-H membership is not
a requirement. Prevention programs, leadership programs,
offerings in science, conservation, and a host of other
topics delivered as enrichment through school systems
are only highlights of what this area offers.
U. of I. Extension is represented in FREP by John
Church, Extension Educator, Natural Resources, located
at the Rockford Extension Center, which brings a variety
of research-based information to the residents of
Northern Illinois. John provides leadership in natural
resource related programming for rural and urban areas
of northern Illinois. Networking with locally based
conservation-related agencies and groups and providing
programming in soil conservation, water quality and land
use are the primary areas of focus.
University of Illinois Extension Educators at the
Rockford Center work as a team to address the complex
issues of today. Educators help the citizens of Illinois
put knowledge to work. Located in the Rockford Center
are Extension Educators who cover the following program
areas:
Animal Systems, Community/Econ. Development, Consumer &
Family Economics, Crop Systems, Family Life, Farm Mgt.
and Marketing, Horticulture, Nutrition and Wellness,
Natural Resources Management, 4-H Youth Development
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For more information contact a local county office or
Rockford Center, phone
815-397-7714
Website:
extension.uiuc.edu. |
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