A survey of 12 extension administrators, 8 support team members, 87 county extension chairs, and 20 district specialists found extension needs to change to become more multicultural and overall plan or concentrated effort to change is lacking. Suggested were policies and action plan that clarify vision of diversity, training in dealing with…

Ohio State University extension administrators (n=108) acknowledge diversity as an important issue but are confused about how to communicate with and serve diverse populations. They lack a clear vision of a multicultural organization and need to recruit diverse applicants. They scored an average of 65% on a diversity knowledge test. (SK)