cdi conference 2002

Community Development Institute

September 23-27, 2002 • Talladega, Alabama

If you are interested in expanding the pool of people in your state who can carry out sound community development work and want to gain high quality education resources that can be used to deliver an introductory program on community development in your state, then you'll want to attend this year's Southern Region Community Development Institute (CDI). We are interested in attracting state teams to this year's Institute. These teams will then deliver the Institute curricula to interested educators and other agency/organization representatives in their own states. The move to a train-the-trainer format is a direct result of the strong interest shown in having the Institute's curricula delivered in a systematic fashion to a broader audience of people in various state in the South.

Course Objective
The 2002 CDI program is designed to operate as a “train-the-trainer” workshop. It will introduce participants to a comprehensive community development curriculum they can take home to replicate to a broader audience within their states.

Course Outline
Participants are provided an excellent overview of the major components of a strong community development program. It explores the social dimension of the community (such as local institutions, leadership structure, uncovering community assets, civic engagement and dealing with conflict), its economic complexion (such as economic development options, business retention and expansion strategies), and the community’s service infrastructure (such as health clinics/hospitals, adult day care facility, solid waste and rural transportation). This course serves as an excellent foundation for the more specialized training programs being offered by SRDC.

ALAN BAREFIELD is associate professor of resource development with the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service. The main focus of his Extension educational program has been in the area of business development, retention, and expansion. He has conducted numerous workshops in the areas of financial record-keeping and management, marketing, and general business management.

BO BEAULIEU is director of the Southern Rural Development Center located at Mississippi State University. He has been involved in community development research and extension education activities for more than 27 years. His work has concentrated on leadership development, public policy education, needs assessment, social capital, and youth education/workforce issues.

GERALD DOEKSEN is a regents professor and extension economist with Oklahoma State University. He has been a pioneer in developing and applying community service and community impact models. His models have been adopted in many states. He will equip conference attendees with models they can use immediately in their own states.

BETH DUNCAN is a home-based and entrepreneurial business specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. She has worked extensively with small business development since 1986 and has developed several innovative programs and authored numerous publications in the area of home-based and micro business development.

LORI GARKOVICH, rural sociologist and extension specialist with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, has assisted many Kentucky communities in engaging citizens in a visioning process that is the basis for strategic community planning. She trains citizens and community leaders as facilitators and assists local governments, agencies, and private organizations in asset mapping and needs assessments.

STEVE SMUTKO, an Extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, North Carolina State University, serves as Director of the Natural Resources Leadership Institute. The Institute trains professionals in natural resource-related industries, government agencies and environmental organizations in a variety of leadership skills centered on environmental conflict resolution.

MIKE WOODS, agricultural economist with Oklahoma State University, provides training to communities interested in strategic planning for economic development. His workshop materials have been used by community developers throughout the country.

For more information about the training, contact Bonnie Teater at the SRDC.

Southern Rural Development Center
Box 9656 n Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662) 325-3207 n Fax: (662) 325-8915