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Item Mules: Missouri’s long eared miners(Extension Division, University of Missouri-Columbia, in cooperation with the Missouri Mule Skinners Society, 1987) Bradley, Melvin; The Missouri Mule Skinners Society."We are inclined to ignore history during its passing and lament our lack of documentation long after the action is over. That was the condition of Missouri mule history until 1982. That year, with an end in sight of the last generation of Missourians who helped make this remarkable animal famous, a group of mule enthusiasts formed the Missouri Mule Skinners’ Society to finance and coordinate a Missouri Mule History Project.The Society, now numbering about 350 members, mostly old timers harboring nostalgia for the heyday of the Missouri mule, enlisted the aid of two professors on leave from the University of Missouri to tape interviews with men who knew the intelligent beasts well. The two professors, Melvin Bradley, Extension animal science project leader, and Duane Dailey, communications specialist, photographed mules and owners and recorded interviews with approximately 130 old timers about their experiences with mules.The state’s press became interested and as a result of publicity given the project, friends of mules surfaced in all parts of the state and some far beyond Missouri’s borders with stories, names of mulemen, pictures, and mementoes from the mule era to become part of the Mule History Project. Bradley and Dailey are using this material, along with a review of past writings on mules, for a series of publications, of which this one is a part. Slide-tapes and a traveling display have also been prepared from the material. The recorded interviews will become a part of the Archives of the University and will be available to historians and scholars of future generations."--Foreward.Item Mules: Missouri’s long eared miners(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division.||The Missouri Mule Skinners Society., 1987)"We are inclined to ignore history during its passing and lament our lack of documentation long after the action is over. That was the condition of Missouri mule history until 1982. That year, with an end in sight of the last generation of Missourians who helped make this remarkable animal famous, a group of mule enthusiasts formed the Missouri Mule Skinners’ Society to finance and coordinate a Missouri Mule History Project.The Society, now numbering about 350 members, mostly old timers harboring nostalgia for the heyday of the Missouri mule, enlisted the aid of two professors on leave from the University of Missouri to tape interviews with men who knew the intelligent beasts well. The two professors, Melvin Bradley, Extension animal science project leader, and Duane Dailey, communications specialist, photographed mules and owners and recorded interviews with approximately 130 old timers about their experiences with mules.The state’s press became interested and as a result of publicity given the project, friends of mules surfaced in all parts of the state and some far beyond Missouri’s borders with stories, names of mulemen, pictures, and mementoes from the mule era to become part of the Mule History Project. Bradley and Dailey are using this material, along with a review of past writings on mules, for a series of publications, of which this one is a part. Slide-tapes and a traveling display have also been prepared from the material. The recorded interviews will become a part of the Archives of the University and will be available to historians and scholars of future generations.--Foreward."Item Planning and zoning laws of Missouri(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division. || University of Missouri--Columbia. Department of Political Science., 1982) Galetschky, HenryItem University of Missouri Extension Fire and Rescue Training Instutite annual report(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2022)"MU FRTI's continuing education directive is to provide training and education that meets the needs of fire and emergency response personnel so that they can better protect lives and property within their communities. In fulfilling this mission, MU FRTI has a direct impact on the well-being and protection of Missouri's estimated 29,000 firefighters and the six million citizens they serve. Considering the challenges the COVID pandemic created in FY20 and continued into FY21, the Institute was still able to provide 502 classes with a total enrollment of 9,489 students for the fiscal year 2022. The training received by these students translated to 154,200 student instructional hours, or 514 FTE's (Full Time Equivalents). Using MU FRTI's field extension program, the Institute reached students in all of the 114 Missouri counties. In addition, the Institute had student enrollments from 24 other states and 1 foreign country. MU FRTI delivered 83% of all training at the local level in 77 of the 114 counties in Missouri and in 23 other states. Every hour of instruction received and every emergency first responder trained translates directly into safer firefighters and safer communities. To ensure the quality and assurance of the Institute's programs, it undergoes third-party reviews from several sources. Through these reviews, the Institute is able to provide professional continuing education credit for students. In addition, MU FRTI conducts end-of-course evaluations to monitor quality control. In FY21 the Institute received a 3.3 overall customer approval rating out of a possible 4.0. This rating could be considered as a B average if translated into a letter grade. In another measurement of quality assurance, the Institute saw the student pass rate in courses that require an exam of 95% success rate with an average passing score of 90%. Funding of the Institute comes from several sources. In FY21, it self-generated approximately 99% of its operational budget by means of federal, state, and local grants, contracts, and fees. For every dollar received from the University, MU FRTI generated over $100 to support the training and education of fire and emergency responders. A continued focus for FY21 due to the continuing pandemic was with online learning. With the COVID restrictions for in-person training, online learning helped us provide valuable training that would otherwise be unavailable. Online learning is a way to reach students who would otherwise have difficulty with travel and schedules to attend training. These classes trade a significant portion of travel and classroom time for the convenience of structured, interactive online learning and remote instructor support. In FY21 the Institute offered 77 online classes to 2,111 students for a total of 17,266 student instructional hours. MU FRTI is committed to the training and education of fire and emergency responders and we are pleased to provide this Fiscal Year 2022 annual report."--Page 3.Item 2020 annual report(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2021)"MU FRTI's continuing education directive is to provide training and education that meets the needs of fire and emergency response personnel so that they can better protect lives and property within their communities. In fulfilling this mission, MU FRTI has a direct impact on the well-being and protection of Missouri's estimated 29,000 firefighters and the six million citizens they serve. The coronavirus pandemic and its effects hit MU FRTI hard in FY20. Many classes were scheduled for the second half of the year, and with COVID-19 restrictions implemented for in-person training, most classes were canceled. Annual course delivery in FY20 was down by nearly 35%. Our annual Summer Fire School, which is where we trace our origin back to 1933, had to be canceled. It would have been the 88th consecutive year of the Summer Fire School. In light of the challenges the pandemic created, the Institute was still able to conduct 449 classes with a total enrollment of 10,718 students for the fiscal year 2020. The training received translated to 105,995 student instructional hours, or 353 FTE's. Using MU FRTI's field extension program, the Institute reached students in 112 Missouri counties. Also, the Institute had student enrollments from 43 other states and four foreign countries. MU FRTI delivered 65% of all training at the local level in 75 of the 114 counties in Missouri and 12 other states. Every hour of instruction received and every emergency first responder trained translates directly into safer firefighters and safer communities."--Page 3.