Collaborations that Work

Report: Collaborations that Work

Thematic Area: Collaboration

Dr. John Green, Director, Southern Rural Development Center

Rachel Welborn, Associate Director, Southern Rural Development Center

Dr. Michelle Eley, North Carolina A&T State University & 1890 Fellow for the Southern Rural Development Center

Over the late spring and summer months of 2023, the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) worked with 1890 and 1862 Cooperative Extension Service leaders across the Southern Region to gain insights from collaborations that work among the South’s 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant Universities (LGU). Using a mixed methods approach, insights were gained from Extension leaders as well as from project leaders that had successfully collaborated across institutions on an Extension effort. The following information outlines the methods and key findings gained from that process.