Summer 2021 Course Information
History and Leadership of Land Grant Universities
| University: |
University of Missouri |
| Course Number: |
AGEDLD 8210 |
| Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $590 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: |
June 07, 2021 - July 30, 2021 |
Course Description
This course provides students the opportunity to learn about the establishment of the
Land Grant University system and its impact on higher education and society. Students will learn
about history and events that led to the passage of the Morrill Acts (1862, 1890) that established the
Land Grant System and consider the influence of the Act on contemporary higher education
institutions. Specific focus will be given to the tripartite Land Grant mission of teaching, research and
extension, and its role in addressing the contemporary challenges facing higher education. Students
will interact with leaders and influencers in higher education and have access to their insights
regarding the future of the Land Grant University system.
Contacts
Instructor
Ralsa Stewart
stewartmars@missouri.edu
Campus Coordinator
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
(OPTIONAL) Land-Grant College and Popular Revolt: The Origins of the Morril Act and the Reform of Higher Education
Nathan Sorber
ISBN: 978-1501715174
Publisher: Cornell University Press
(OPTIONAL) Land-Grant Universities for the Future
Stephen Gavazzi/E. Gordon Gee
ISBN: 978-1421426853
Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
Course Access
Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at MU, the MU Campus Coordinator will email course access information to students for courses taught by MU. Using the instructions and information in the email, students will be able to access their myZou account. Students will then be able to activate their MU email account and access
Canvas at Mizzou. Instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.
Returning students will be sent information on how to access this information and reset their password if they have forgotten it. Students are loaded into the course site one week before the start date of the class; however, instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.
Students needing assistance accessing their account should contact the IT Help Desk at
techsupport@missouri.edu or 573-882-5000.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
