Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County

About

An integrated network of professionals that includes campus-based faculty, regionally deployed specialists and county-based educators and professionals.

Story

The United States Congress passed legislation in 1862 which provided for the sale of government-owned land to universities with a charge of broad-based education and public benefit. Extension systems were established to “extend” the resources of those universities to a wide range of citizens.

As New York’s land-grant institution, Cornell has the privilege and responsibility of addressing state and national needs through teaching, research and extension. Cornell’s land-grant mission is primarily, though not exclusively, realized through the work of the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Human Ecology, Industrial and Labor Relations and Veterinary Medicine.

Cornell Cooperative Extension connects the research-based knowledge of Cornell to individuals, families, businesses and communities. Some 170 Cornell-employed faculty and academic staff work collaboratively with 500 locally-employed professional extension educators aiming to enhance economic well-being and quality of life all over the state.

Within this broad-based educational system, Cornell Cooperative Extension creates ongoing, real-time linkages between the research and resources of New York’s land-grant institution.

Mission

The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research-based knowledge to work.

Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities