Urban Affairs and New Nontraditional Programs

About Metro News
Welcome to Metro News, a quarterly bilingual newsletter published by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's (Extension) Urban Affairs & New Nontraditional Programs (Urban Affairs). The newsletter features current Extension events and relevant research-based articles with an urban, nontraditional Extension, and global focus for individuals, families, communities, and organizations.

Newsletter Objectives
The objectives of Metro News are to:

1. Support the mission, goals, objectives, and activities of Extension & Urban Affairs.
2. Inform the newsletter audience about Extension and other global issues affecting urban and nontraditional populations.

Subject Areas & Deadlines
Although Metro News accepts articles on any topic pertinent to its audience, each issue will have a primary focus as follows:

January
Health & Wellness

April
Urban Gardening
Wildlife & the Environment
Disaster Management

July
Nontraditional Extension
Animal Management

October
Community, Youth, & Family Development
Consumer Education

Articles are to be submitted by the first Monday of the preceding month of issue. For example, January articles are due the first Monday in December; April articles are due the first Monday in March; July articles are due the first Monday in June; and October articles (anniversary issue) are due the first Monday in September. If these Mondays fall on a holiday, then articles are due on the first Tuesday following the holiday.

Author Guidelines

• Feature Articles: 700 words or less
• Other Material: 500 words or less

Authors are advised to use at least three references and to format the article in APA style. For more information, visit the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Topics of Interest

Metro News publishes information for an Extension and a global audience that has an interest in urban and nontraditional Extension issues dealing with consumers, individuals, families, the environment, agriculture, law, and other socioeconomic concerns.

For more information about Urban Affairs, please visit us online at www.aces.edu/urban.

Metro News Editorial Team ­ Alabama A&M University

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact the editor or a member of the editorial team.

Wendi Williams, MS, Editor & Extension Communications Specialist (Newsletter Design)
williw1@aces.edu

Jannie Carter, PhD, Extension Assistant Director, Urban Affairs
jcarte1@aces.edu

Julio Correa, PhD, Associate Professsor & Extension Animal Scientist
correje@aces.edu

Jean Hall Dwyer, MS, Extension Communications Specialist (Website Design)
hallca1@aces.edu

Carol Parham, MS, Event Planner
carol.parham@aamu.edu

Catherine Sabota, PhD, Professor & Extension Horticulturist
sabotca@aces.edu

Phone: 256-372-5710

Fax: 256-372-5840