Outreach and Extension | Auburn University

Reaching Across Alabama

Auburn partners with government, industry and communities to deliver research-based educational programs that improve the health and economic well-being of all Alabamians. From farming and finances to nutrition and food safety, we take practical expertise to every corner of the state.

Extension

For more than a century, we’ve worked with our land-grant partners at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University to turn research into real solutions for communities in every corner of the state.

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Outreach

We serve communities far beyond our campus with outreach programs that help citizens, schools, governments and businesses build skills, develop new knowledge and achieve a higher quality of life.

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Innovation that Works

$26 million

Annual outreach and extension spending

67 counties

Extension employees are in every Alabama county

$6.3 billion

Statewide economic impact of Auburn and its alumni in FY2022

Impact for Alabama

Work that changes the world begins at home. Our research, education and outreach make Alabama a safer, healthier, happier place to live.

Three people work with a brown horse in the center aisle of a wooden stable barn. One person stands on a padded blue mounting block beside the horse, reaching over its back, while another person steadies the horse by holding a lead rope and touching its head. A third person stands near the horse’s shoulder. The barn features rows of wooden stalls with open half-doors on both sides, a high ceiling with exposed beams, and soft natural light coming from a window at the far end. The concrete aisle floor shows scattered dirt and stable debris.

Auburn veterinarians, students keep horses in harmony

Housed within the College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University's Equine Ambulatory Service addresses the healthcare needs of horses by bringing expertise and equipment straight to the barn.

A golden eagle takes flight above a crowded stadium as the sun sets in the background.

Auburn University's War Eagle Flight wins over futbol fans

While most of the 88,000 filling Jordan-Hare Stadium on June 9 were drawn by the phenomenon of “Messi Mania,” Aurea and the Auburn University Raptor Center (AURC) ensured the uninitiated were properly introduced to the uniquely Auburn tradition of “War Eagle Flights.”

Auburn Symphonic Winds members posing for a group photo in Japan

Auburn Symphonic Winds explores music, connection in Japan

For members of the Auburn University Symphonic Winds — the premier performing ensemble of the Auburn Band program — a recent international tour to Japan was far more than a performance opportunity; it was an experience that reshaped how they understand music, culture and their place in a global community.