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.

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Delivering continuing education to veterinarians

Veterinary professionals from throughout the region will gather October 29-31 for the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine's 2026 Annual Conference, building on a 119-year tradition of making professional development programming available for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

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Putting theory into practice

First-year clinical mental health counseling students in Auburn's College of Education are once again partnering with the Rural Health Initiative and Alabama Cooperative Extension System to bring mental health education to local students, continuing a successful outreach effort that connects classroom learning with community impact.

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At SERC, engineer Tinesha Ross reminds educators: ‘Your words matter’

At Auburn's Southern Educational Robotics Conference, aerospace engineer Tinesha “T-Bone” Ross urged educators to remember how their words can shape students' futures. The annual gathering connected robotics educators with new ideas and resources and honored Tracy Wright for expanding access to robotics education.