AGNR Dashboards & Guide
AGNR AgDashboards
AGNR’s AgDashboards are a visually engaging way to view data on trends within the college and our direction for the future.
AGNR Census Dashboard Guide and Training
AGNR’s guide for utilizing the AgDashboards.
Federal Agency Guides Related to Data Collection
U.S. Census - About the Topic of Race
Background on the definitions related to the U.S. Census race categories.
Am I a Protected Veteran?
The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended (38 U.S.C. § 4212), prohibits discrimination against protected veterans. Under VEVRAA, a veteran may be classified as a ‘‘disabled veteran,’’ ‘‘recently separated veteran,’’ ‘‘active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran,’’ or ‘‘Armed Forces service medal veteran.’’ For additional information, please visit the Department of Labor's website: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/vevraa.
AGNR Procedures, Self ID Cards, and A.R.E.
Demographic Data through Election Forms for Program Assurances and Demographic Data Collection Requirements
AGNR's procedure for collecting anonymous demographic information on all individuals who participate in any of AGNR's programs and/or activities when registering individuals via election forms such as Zoom, EventBrite, and Google Forms.
AGNR's Data Collection Procedure
AGNR's procedure on data collection applies to all operating units within AGNR including, but not limited to, Academic Units, the University of Maryland Extension (UME), and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES).
Demographic Collection Self-Identification Card
This card (provided in English) should be used to collect anonymous demographic information on all individuals who participate in any of AGNR's programs and/or activities. Self-identification cards in Maryland's top seven LEP languages can be found below and under "Language Access." Educators are required to explain the data collection requirements to program participants and make them aware of the importance of such anonymous and voluntary disclosures at every UME program and/or activity. The voiceovers below can be used to assist educators with this task.
UME All Reasonable Efforts Template (for internal use)
This excel sheet will automatically calculate percentages and whether or not the numbers entered reflect all reasonable efforts for that location based on your program data as compared to Maryland State Census data.
Preventative Action Plan For Barrier Analysis (for internal use)
The barrier analysis is used to identify the deficiencies, the department, program, or location’s correction action, a timeline for completing that corrective action and a plan for preventing the deficiencies recurrence in the future.
All Reasonable Efforts to Increase REG Program Participation Template (for internal use)
For documenting "All Reasonable Efforts" to expand all Extension educational programs conducted in geographical areas. "All Reasonable Efforts" means that AGNR/UME and its programs have used intentional methods for marketing to and reaching populations who are underrepresented in its programming based on the program or location's reported data. Examples of this are personal contacts, mailings/newsletters and mailing lists, posting and sharing UME materials at a location that is frequented by the potential audience, working with partners within the community, etc.