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The University of Arkansas was established in 1871 under the provisions of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862, which provided for federal government support of "colleges for the common man" in each state. Land-Grant colleges were mandated to provide higher education, research and public service in agriculture, engineering and military ...
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is the agricultural research center for the University of Arkansas (UA).. The Division has over 1,650 faculty and staff members, including about 250 with PhD degrees in Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service units on five university campuses, at five regional centers, seven research stations, nine specialized ...
Traditionally, each county of all 50 states had a local extension office. This number has declined as some county offices have consolidated into regional extension centers. Today, there are approximately 2,900 extension offices nationwide.
Following reorganization in 2019, Arkansas state government's executive branch contains fifteen cabinet-level departments. Many formerly independent departments were consolidated as "divisions" under newly created departments under a shared services model.
Dec. 12—Odessa College, the OC Children's Center, and the Andrews, Pecos and Monahans Extension Centers will be closed Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, through Jan. 2, 2024, for the Winter Break holidays.
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, in an early attempt to preserve the vanishing heritage of the Ozark Mountains, assisted local craftsmen and musicians to form the Ozark Foothills Crafts Guild in 1962. The guild started with 30 members and grew to a membership of over 300 master craftsmen and musicians.
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Arkansas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas As of the 2020 census , the population was 17,149. [ 1 ] Located in the Arkansas Delta , the county has two county seats , DeWitt and Stuttgart .