When looking at revitalizing a site, it’s good to know what your “competitors” are doing - what are the best practices out there and what do users expect to find on similar sites.

Googling “university extension” results in a wide variety of university Web sites, but there are some common elements found on most of the sites.

  • Lack of Extensionese
  • Topical navigation for users (agriculture, family, nutrition, gardening, business, continuing education)
  • Prominent links to Extension “Offices”
  • Links to publications and news on current topics
  • Links to find people/staff/experts

thumbnail of Minnesota web site

University of Minnesota Extension

9 more under the cut

Cornell Cooperative Extension

thumbnail of Illinois web site

University of Illinois Extension

Iowa State University Extension

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

Harvard University Extension School

thumbnail of Oregon web site

OSU Extension Service

Purdue Extension

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Utah State University extension