Released: February 01, 2008

Web Addresses for K-State Research and Extension Offices Changing Statewide

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Research and Extension, which operates offices in every Kansas county, will implement new Web site addresses on March 1, 2008.

University officials said the new addresses, or URLs, for each county, district or area office will more closely reflect the local office’s connection with Kansas State University.

For counties, the new Web addresses will read, “www.countyname.ksu.edu.” As an example, the new Web address for Harper County will be www.harper.ksu.edu.

For district offices, the new Web addresses will read, “www.districtname.ksu.edu,” or as an example, www.centralkansas.ksu.edu.

K-State Research and Extension area offices across the state also will change to reflect the region in Kansas each office serves, such as www.northeast.ksu.edu. Area offices are located in the northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest parts of Kansas.

All previous Web addresses for local offices will continue to work after March 1, though these will no longer be promoted by the organization.

The change is based on feedback over many months, and supported by surveys with more than 320 Kansas citizens and 176 K-State employees in Fall, 2007. The change does not affect email addresses for K-State Research and Extension employees.

K-State’s research last fall indicated that nearly 70 percent of Kansas citizens use the Internet to access information on a weekly or daily basis. The numbers for Kansas are consistent with national estimates.

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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Story by:
Mary Lou Peter-Blecha
mlpeter@oznet.ksu.edu
K-State Research& Extension News