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Stacey McCullough 2024 Bonnie Teater Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient pictured with SRDC Director, Dr. John J. Green
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News

News about the southern region and the programs, projects, and partnerships of the Southern Rural Development Center.

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    Recently Launched: CREATE BRIDGES Curriculum

    The goal of the curriculum is to educate community and economic development practitioners on how to recreate the processes used in CREATE BRIDGES. The curriculum bridges theory into practice, emphasizes the processes used to attain results, and hopes to offer a new perspective on how to engage communities with workforce development. Continue reading Recently Launched: CREATE BRIDGES Curriculum
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    National Extension Climate Initiative (NECI) Connecting Climate to Communities Webinar Series

    NECI is hosting a free webinar series featuring 17 outreach perspectives for engaging different communities in addressing climate. The goal is to share resources, stories, methods, and tools from across the U.S. for re-use locally. Continue reading National Extension Climate Initiative (NECI) Connecting Climate to Communities Webinar Series
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    Recently Released: Collaborations that Work Report

    In 2023, the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) worked with 1890 and 1862 Cooperative Extension Service leaders across the Southern Region to gain insights from collaborations that work among the South’s 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant Universities (LGU). Continue reading Recently Released: Collaborations that Work Report
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    Heirs' Property Receives SERA 49 Designation

    Building from the previous Heirs’ Property working group, Southern Extension and Research Activity (SERA) 49, was officially approved in 2023. Continue reading Heirs' Property Receives SERA 49 Designation
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    Listening Session Opportunity related to Rural America

    This is an opportunity for Extension professionals to participate in listening sessions on rural population change. More information and registration regarding the multiple sessions is available. Continue reading Listening Session Opportunity related to Rural America
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    Deadline Approaching: 2024 NACDEP Proposal Abstracts

    There is still time to submit proposal abstracts for NACDEP 2024. Submissions due Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Click to see details. Continue reading Deadline Approaching: 2024 NACDEP Proposal Abstracts
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