UNH Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Experiment Station, part of UNH's College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, both received positive feedback at the end of a week-long Civil Rights review held the last week of August.

As part of a regular rotation of Land Grant universities, USDA conducts compliance reviews. A team of four reviewers spent the week reviewing employment data on campus, traveled to both Hillsborough and Strafford County for review of their county programming efforts, and met with UNH faculty, Extension program leaders and staff, and graduate students as part of their review process.

I want to thank staff in the Hillsborough and Strafford county offices, as well as staff in Taylor Hall, who worked to compile the needed information and ensure the data was up-to-date for the reviewers.

During their exit briefing, the reviewers noted the many excellent efforts extended to give all citizens of the state an opportunity to benefit from the research of UNH and the Land Grant system.

A final written report will be sent in 60-90 days. Recommendations will be reviewed and any required policy and/or procedural changes will be incorporated into our Civil Rights policies, plans, and procedures as appropriate.