1. A Short/Incomplete History and Development of Agricultural Education

2. Objectives
Identify important legislation affecting and effecting agricultural education in the U.S.
Discuss that legislation that created and expanded secondary agricultural education
Analyze the mission of land grant universities and compare it to “other” university’s missions
Identify and Morrill Act Institutions and describe 1994 Morrill Act

3. A Few Significant Acts Impacting Agricultural Education
Morrill Act of 1862
Hatch Act of 1887
Morrill Act of 1890 (and Morrill Act of 1994)
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917
1928 / Public Law of
Vocational Education Act of 1963
Elementary and Secondary Education Act(s) of 1965, NCLB, etc
Perkins Act(s) of 1984, 1998, 2006

4. Where have you seen this sign?
The Morrill Acts allowed for creating land grant universities. How did these acts DO that? What is a Land Grant University?
Where have you seen this sign?

5. Three Primary Functions of Land Grant Universities (MISSION)
Teaching
Research/ Discovery
Service/ Extension/ Outreach

10. Pulling it together…. How are these acts related?
Smith-Hughes Act
Smith-Lever Act
Morrill Acts
Hatch Act

11. Pulling it together…. How are these acts related?
Smith-Hughes Act
Agricultural Education in Schools
Smith-Lever Act
Cooperative Extension Service
Morrill Acts
Land Grant Universities
Hatch Act
Research / Discovery Experiment Stations

12. Knowing about our history can help direct us in the future
Knowing about our history can help direct us in the future. Don’t forget your ROOTS!

13. Today, we...
Discussed legislation that created and expanded secondary and higher agricultural education
Analyzed the land grant mission relative to our university
Identified the Morrill Act Institutions