Nhiệm vụ của dịch vụ mở rộng Đại học Montana Nhà nước là mở rộng tác động tích cực tạo ra kiến thức nghiên cứu trên toàn tiểu bang bằng cách làm cho nó dễ tiếp cận và hữu ích cho các cá nhân, gia đình và cộng đồng, thúc đẩy họ cải thiện chất lượng cuộc sống của họ và tăng cường nông nghiệp, lâm nghiệp và các doanh nghiệp khác. | Montana State University Unaudited Supplemental Information June 30 2006 continued MSU Extension Service Agency Overview The mission of the Montana State University Extension Service is to extend the positive impact of research-generated knowledge throughout the state by making it accessible and useful to individuals families and communities empowering them to improve their quality of life and strengthen agriculture forestry and other businesses. To meet the educational needs of Montanans Extension coordinates all appropriate educational and research resources in the region through campus-based specialists and county and reservation agents. The unique funding structure of the Extension Service includes State general fund Federal Smith-Lever and county sources. The State legislature appropriates both State general funds and Federal Smith-Lever funds on a biennial basis. Extension agent salaries are paid from Federal Smith-Lever and county funding sources. Extension specialists are paid from State general funds. Extension funds 100 percent of the benefit costs for all employees hired on current unrestricted funding from a blend of Federal Smith-Lever and State general fund dollars. Operational allocations are made to specialists based on a pre-established formula. Other operating dollars are allocated to support staff development program development personnel recruitment and general operating purposes. While 12 000 students further thefr education on the MSU campus each year through Extension MSU reaches out to all of the citizens of Montana. MSU Extension has 35 campus-based specialists and 62 offices across the state serving all 56 counties and five reservations. In addition seven Tribal College agent offices are affiliated with Extension. Because Montana s communities are as diverse as its landscape the very structure of our organization MSU faculty living in Montana s small towns and cities-ensures that programs are in tune with local issues and can adapt quickly
