|
RCCA
2003 is
a national learning event for rural community colleges and their community
partners. This conference will provide an opportunity for participants
to:
- Learn from the experience of
The Ford Foundation's Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI) -
What works, what doesn't.
- Interact with peers and national
experts on challenges facing rural colleges and communities.
- Learn about effective rural strategies
to increase educational access, expand college capacity, and build
the economy.
- Hear from resource people about
funding opportunities.
We invite you to attend
the RCCA 2003 and submit proposals for workshops/panels. Each proposal
will be reviewed by the conference planning committee for inclusion
in the conference program. We anticipate a rich variety of presentations
and presenters who will reflect Rural America's many diverse economies
and people.
Conference
Themes and Topics
The scope of the conference includes,
but is not limited to, the following topics as they relate to the overall
themes:
Economic Diversification
l Value-added natural resources
and agriculture/agribusiness
l Economic development
l Youth
retention
l Heritage and cultural tourism
l Building regional alternatives
and clustering/building regional alternatives
l E-commerce
l Entrepreneurship/small business
development
Workforce Development
l Innovative practices
l Linkages with grassroots
organizations
l Linkages with universities
l Linkages with business and
industry
Educational Access
l Pathways to student success
l Lifelong learning opportunities
l Successful strategies for
reaching low wealth and underserved populations
l Innovative community college
and land-grant partnerships
l
Linkages with pre-K-16
Institutional and Community
Capacity Building
l Private and government funders
l Policy and legislation
l Collaborative partnerships
l Building leadership for community
development
l Service learning
l Community and tribal college
leadership for economic development
Contact
For answers to your questions or for more information about the
conference, contact:
Pam Cooper
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Phone: (515) 294-8321
Email: pkcooper@iastate.edu
|
