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Summary of Findings Regarding Structure of Agriculture and Extension in University Systems and Universities Comparable to the University of Tennessee System

State Institution Land Grant In System? Agriculture Extension

AL University of Alabama System

No Yes. The University of Alabama System is headed by a Chancellor. Each campus (Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa) is headed by a president.

http://uasystem.edu/about/

http://uasystem.edu/staff/

NA NA

Auburn Yes Single university

http://www.auburn.edu/administration/orgchart.pdf

Dean of the College Agriculture reports to the Executive Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

http://auburn.edu/academic/provost/pdf/PO_Org%20Chart.pdf

Associate Provost and Vice President for University Outreach reports to the Provost and is the University's leading proponent of extended outreach programs and is the Provost's advisor on matters relating to

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extension activities. This Vice President is responsible for oversight and coordination of the outreach programs at Auburn University. Primary among these programs is the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service (ACES).

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is the primary outreach and engagement organization for the land-grant mission of Alabama A&M University and Auburn University in cooperation with Tuskegee University.

https://www.aces.edu/about-us-2/

AR University of Arkansas System

University of Arkansas Fayetteville

The University of Arkansas System is headed by a president. Each campus is

Dean of Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences report to the UA Fayetteville Executive Vice Chancellor for

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is the statewide research and extension agency serving Arkansas agriculture,

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headed by a Chancellor

https://www.uasys.edu/leadership/

Academic Affairs and Provost

https://bumperscollege.uark.edu/

communities, families and youth. The division is comprised of two principal units: The Agriculture Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service. Division faculty and facilities are located on five university campuses, at five regional research and extension centers, eight branch stations and other locations.

The Division is at the UA System level and headed by a Vice President-Agriculture. The Dean of the Bumpers School at UA Fayetteville serves as Associate Vice President for Academic Programs at the system level

https://division.uaex.edu/Organizational%20Chart.aspx

AZ University of Arizona

Yes Yes. The UA is one of three independent

Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. reports to the

Extension is under a vice president, while all academic functions of

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Universities under single Board of Regents: The University of Arizona, Arizona State University and the University of Northern Arizona

Provost/Senior Vice for Academic Affairs and is also Vice President for Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension and Director, Arizona Experiment Station

https://cals.arizona.edu/

https://cals.arizona.edu/about/leadership

the College of Agriculture are the responsibility of a Dean reporting to the Provost.

https://cals.arizona.edu/about/leadership

CA University of California

Yes

The University of California as a system carries out the functions of a Land-Grant University. UC Davis is the location of most of the agriculture and life science programs. However, cooperative extension and

The University of California is headed by a President. The Chancellors of each of the component universities report directly to the President.

https://www.ucop.edu/business-operations/universitywide-organization-charts.html

Dean of UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences reports to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. https://www.ucdavis.edu/sites/default/files/upload/files/uc-davis-administrative-org-chart.pdf

At the system level, the Vice President – Agriculture and Natural Resources heads the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The Division encompasses the UC Cooperative Extension Service https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Administration/Vice_President/

https://ucanr.edu/About/

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other traditional Land-Grant functions are organized at the level of the system and draw on the resources of all campuses

https://www.ucop.edu/business-operations/_files/uc-chart.pdf

CO University of Colorado System

https://www.cu.edu/about-cu-system

NO Yes. University of Colorado is headed by a president. Four campuses (Anschutz Medical Campus, Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs) are each headed by a Chancellor who reports to the President

https://www.cu.edu/about-cu-system

NA NA

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Colorado State University

Yes Yes. CSU main (Land-Grant) campus, CSU Global, and CSU-Pueblo. System headed by a Chancellor and each campus by a president. Until 7/1/19, system Chancellor is serving also as CSU president

https://www.colostate.edu/administration/

Dean of College of Agricultural Sciences reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President of Colorado State University

https://agsci.colostate.edu/

CSU Extension reports to the Vice President for Outreach and Engagement and Director of Extension. Extension is not within the College of Agricultural Sciences

http://engagement.colostate.edu/

FL University of Florida

YES Yes. Single university under the governing authority of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida

https://ir.aa.ufl.edu/media/iraaufl

The Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources is responsible for the university-wide schools and units, including extension, within the structure of the Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences. https://ifas.ufl.edu/media/ifasufledu/ifas-dark-

The Dean of Extension reports to the Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Deans of academic units within the Institute report to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and have dual reporting relationship to the Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reports to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and has a dotted line relationship to the Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources

GA University of Georgia https://www.uga.edu/

https://president.uga.edu/_resources/documents/AdminOrgC

Yes Yes. Single campus within the University System of Georgia. The system is headed by a Chancellor. Each campus is

The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences reports to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, UGA.

University of Georgia Extension and Outreach is a unit within the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Extension is headed by an Associate Dean who reports to the

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headed by a president

http://www.caes.uga.edu/

College Dean http://extension.uga.edu/

IL University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign

https://illinois.edu/assets/docs/campusorgchart10.18-14.pdf

Yes. System headed by president. Campuses: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago (UIC) and Springfield headed by Chancellors

https://www.pb.uillinois.edu/what-we-do/institutional-research-and-analytical-studies/administration/administrative-org-charts.cfm

The dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences reports to the Provost and vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

https://aces.illinois.edu/

https://provost.illinois.edu/about/provosts-staff/organizational-chart/

University of Illinois Extension is the responsibility of an associate dean within the UI U-C College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

https://aces.illinois.edu/extension

KY University of Kentucky

Yes Single university

https://www.uky.edu/regs/sites/www.uky.edu.regs/files/files/org/2

The Dean of the of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment reports to the Provost.

http://www.ca.uky.edu/

Extension is the responsibility of an Associate Dean for Extension within the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

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018_President_OrgChart.pdf

http://administration.ca.uky.edu/

http://extension.ca.uky.edu/

Extension is undertaken in collaboration with Kentucky State University, the 1890 Land Grant institution

LA LSU

LSU Baton Rouge

Yes, University headed by president. Chancellors of campuses except Baton Rouge which is headed by Executive Vice President and Provost

https://www.lsu.edu/administration/orgchart.php

LSU Agricultural Center Vice President for Agriculture and Dean

https://www.lsu.edu/agriculture/index.php

Vice President reports to the President for non-academic matters (e.g., extension). College of Agriculture is within the academic structure of LSU and the dean reports to the provost

Extension is operated through the LSU Agricultural Center and the jurisdiction of the Vice President who reports to the LSU President.

https://www.lsu.edu/administration/orgchart.php

MA University of Massachusetts System https://www

University of Massachusetts Amherst

https://www.umass.edu/oir/s

Multi-campus System headed by a president. Each campus is

School of Agriculture is within the College of Natural Sciences UMASS Amherst. The Dean of this College reports to the Provost

https://ag.umass.edu/history

The UMass Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the

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.umassp.edu/

ites/default/files/publications/organization/organization_chart.pdf

headed by a Chancellor

and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Environment, the University’s central location for research and educational outreach on agriculture, natural resources, and food systems, is part of the College of Natural Science. It is home to the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, UMass Extension, the Water Resources Research Center and four off-campus farm-based research and education centers. It is also affiliated with the UMass Cranberry Station.

https://ag.umass.edu/about/contact-information/center-for-agriculture-food-environment-directors-office Extension is within the College of Natural Sciences

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MI Michigan State University

Yes Single university

https://msu.edu/_assets/documents/org-charts/msu-org-chart_2019.02.18.pdf

The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President

https://www.canr.msu.edu/

Michigan State Extension is headed by an associate Dean and Director, Outreach and Engagement who reports to the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The Director of https://www.canr.msu.edu/outreach/about/

https://www.canr.msu.edu/outreach/uploads/2018-files/MSUE%20Org%20Chart%20.AUGUST%202018.pdf

MD University System of Maryland

UM College Park is Land-Grant University

https://www.umd.edu/

UM Eastern Shore is 1890 Land-Grant institution

University System headed by Chancellor; campuses are headed by presidents

https://www.usmd.edu/usm/organizational_chart

Dean of College of Agriculture & Natural Resources reports to the Senior Vice President and Provost at UM College Park

https://agnr.umd.edu/

https://president.umd.edu/organizational-chart

Dean, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources serves as Director, Maryland Agricultural Experiment and Station Director, University of Maryland Extension. UM Extension is undertaken with UM Eastern Shore (1890 Land-Grant institution

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https://www.provost.umd.edu/about/documents/SVPOrgChart.pdf

https://agnr.umd.edu/extension

MN University of Minnesota

Yes Single university with a main campus in the Twin Cities and regional campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris and Rochester. The regional campuses are headed by chancellors who report directly to the President. The Twin Cities campus deans report to the Executive Vice President and Provost for that main university campus. https://president.umn.edu/sites/president.umn.edu/files/senior_leadership.pdf

The Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and National Resource Sciences reports to the Executive Vice President and Provost.

https://www.cfans.umn.edu/about/leadership

The Dean of University of Minnesota Extension reports to the Executive Vice President and Provost. https://extension.umn.edu/about-extension/leadership

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MO University of Missouri

University of Missouri Columbia

https://chancellor.missouri.edu/staff/

https://chancellor.missouri.edu/staff/?_ga=2.265143110.890785287.1552411299-1772738855.1544453104

President of the University with Chancellor at each campus (Columbia, Kansas City, MUST, and UMSL)

https://www.umsystem.edu/media/UMSYS_OrgChart.pdf

The Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources reports to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost but also serves as Vice Chancellor of the University of Missouri Columbia

https://chancellor.missouri.edu/staff/?_ga=2.265143110.890785287.1552411299-1772738855.1544453104

The University of Missouri System Officer for Engagement also serves as the University of Missouri Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement

https://cafnr.missouri.edu/extension/

MS University of Mississippi

No University of Mississippi is governed by the Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning, the governing board for all public universities in the state. The University of Mississippi is

NA NA

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headed by a chancellor.

https://olemiss.edu/

https://universityplanning.wp.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/98/2014/02/Chancellors-Composite1.pdf

Mississippi State University

Yes See above regarding system governance in Mississippi

https://www.msstate.edu/

https://www.hrm.msstate.edu/orgchart/University%20Org%20Chart.pdf

Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reports to the Executive Vice President and Provost

The Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine has direct responsibility for extension, research and non-academic units and a dotted line relationship with relevant colleges (e.g., agriculture, veterinary medicine, forestry). http://www.cals.msstate.edu/

Mississippi State Extension Service reports to the Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.

https://www.hrm.msstate.edu/orgchart/University%20Org%20Chart.pdf

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https://www.hrm.msstate.edu/orgchart/University%20Org%20Chart.pdf

NC University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

The University of NC Chapel Hill is one of several campuses within the UNC System. The UNC system is headed by a President. Each campus is headed by a Chancellor

NA NA

North Carolina State University

Yes See above for system organization

https://oirp.ncsu.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NCSU-Org-Chart-July-2017.pdf

Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reports to the Provost and Vice Chancellor

https://oirp.ncsu.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NCSU-Org-Chart-July-2017.pdf

Cooperative Extension is within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and is the responsibility of an Associate Dean for Agriculture and Natural Resources

NE University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska Lincoln is

System headed by President. Campuses headed by

The College of Agricultural Sciences and National Resources is shown

The Vice Chancellor and UN Vice President for Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Land-Grant campus

Chancellors (Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha, and UN Medical Center)

The Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center also serves as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Omaha

https://www.nebraska.edu/administration/internal-audit-and-advisory-services/organizational-chart.html

organizationally to be within (and reports to) the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources led by the Vice Chancellor and UN Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources However, the Dean of the College reports to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer at UNL

https://www.nebraska.edu/administration/chancellors-and-vice-presidents/mike-boehm.html

has responsibility for a wide range of institutes and units related to agriculture and natural resources including the dean of cooperative extension.

https://extension.unl.edu/

OH Ohio State University

Yes Single university with regional campuses

The Vice President for Agricultural Administration also serves as Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. The Dean of

Ohio state extension is located within the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. The director reports to the CFAES Dean

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https://oaa.osu.edu/sites/default/files/links_files/oaa-org-chart.pdf

the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences reports to the Executive Vice President and Provost

https://cfaes.osu.edu/

https://extension.osu.edu/about

https://extension.osu.edu/about

SC University of South Carolina

No A multi-campus university

President for the University

Executive vice president and provost of the Columbia campus

Chancellors of regional campuses (Upstate, Aiken, Palmetto College, and Beaufort) report directly to USC President

https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/human_resource

NA NA

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s/docs/usc_summary_org_chart.pdf

Clemson University

Yes Single University

https://www.clemson.edu/administration/documents/organization-chart.pdf

Dean of College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and serves as Associate Vice President for Public Service and Agriculture

https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/about/files/org-chart.pdf

Associate Dean of Outreach and Engagement/ Director of Clemson Cooperative Extension reports to the Dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences

https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/about/files/extension-org-chart.pdf

TN University of Tennessee System

University of Tennessee Knoxville

https://chancellor.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/01/orgchart-01032019.pdf

https://provost.utk.edu/

University System with main Land-Grant campus in Knoxville and other campuses INChattanooga, Martin and Memphis. Each campus and the Institute of Agriculture is headed by a chancellor

The Deans of the Herbert College of Agriculture and the College of Veterinary Medicine report directly to the Chancellor of the UT Institute of Agriculture. These deans have a dotted line relationship to the Senior Vice Chancellor and Provost of UT Knoxville.

https://ag.tennessee.edu/Documents/UTIA%20O

The Dean of UT Extension reports to the Chancellor of the UT Institute of Agriculture

https://ag.tennessee.edu/Documents/UTIA%20Org%20Chart-Current-June%202018(1).pdf

https://extension.tennessee.edu/Pages/default.aspx

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https://president.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/03/SystemOrgChart.pdf

rg%20Chart-Current-June%202018(1).pdf

https://ag.tennessee.edu/herbert/Pages/default.aspx

TX Texas A&M Texas A&M, College Station

The head of the Texas A&M System is the Chancellor. The head of each campus, including Texas A&M University, College Station, is a President.

http://assets.system.tamus.edu/files/general/pdf/SystemOfficesOrgChart072018.pdf

Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President of Texas A&M University, College Station.

http://provost.tamu.edu/About/Leadership

The Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M Forest Service

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Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

AgriLife collaborates with Prairie View A&M University, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and West Texas A&M University as well as with other public and private partners.

https://agrilife.org/about/organizational-chart/

VA Virginia Tech

Yes Single university

https://vt.edu/about/university-leadership/administration/org-charts-brief.html

Organization chart for Executive Vice President and Provost

The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reports to the Executive Vice President and Provost.

https://www.cals.vt.edu/about/administration.htmhttps://www.cals.vt.edu/content/dam/cals_vt_edu/about/org-chart.pdf

The Director of Virginia Cooperative Extension reports to the Dean of the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and has a dotted line relationship to Virginia State (the 1890 Land-Grant institution for VA) https://www.cals.vt.edu/content/dam/vaes_vt_edu/about/vaes-org-chart.pdf

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https://www.provost.vt.edu/content/dam/provost_vt_edu/provost_staff_org_chart_15February2019.pdf

https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/490/490-147/VCE-899NP_VCE-org-chart_Dec20-2017.pdf The Administrative Council for Extension and Experiment Station Research exists to establish program direction and to facilitate program coordination across the colleges and program units that comprise the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and the Virginia Cooperative Extension. https://www.provost.vt.edu/who_we_are/academic_resource_management/administrative_council_extension_experiment_station_research.html

WI University of Wisconsin System

The University of Wisconsin Madison is the state’s Land-

Yes. The University of Wisconsin System is headed by a President. Each

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is located at the University of Wisconsin Madison. The dean reports to the Provost

Through a reorganization approved by the UW Board of Regents in 2018, Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, Wisconsin

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Grant University

https://news.wisc.edu/system/assets/107/original/Org_Chart_20150805.pdf?1438973492

campus is headed by a Chancellor who reports directly to the President

https://www.wisconsin.edu/download/UWSA-Leadership-2-1-2019.pdf

and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs https://cals.wisc.edu/

Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, and University of Wisconsin Conference Centers were transferred effective July 1, 2019 from the level of the system to the University of Wisconsin Madison. These units will be the responsibility of a Vice Provost for the Division of Extension and Public Media, UW-Madison.

https://extension.wisc.edu/

Prepare by:

Aims McGuinness Senior Fellow National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) aims@nchems.org 04/12/2019 Rev. 06/10/2019