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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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Around the South Newsletters


Compiling SRDC and national news, recent publications, upcoming conferences and events, and job opportunities, this monthly newsletter furnishes a brief overview of announcements from the Southern region.

Stories in the March 2025 Around the South issue:

Items of Interest

  • Upcoming INRPHA Webinar: Associations between Behavior-Opportunity Gaps and Dementia Risk: Leveraging Data from a Large Longitudinal Study of Aging
  • Recap of Southern Region Extension Outdoor Recreation Listening Session
  • Rural Population Research Network (RPRN) Webinar Recap
  • Southern Rural Development Center Repository: Snapshot Update
  • Follow the Southern Rural Development Center on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and X

Staff Spotlight

  • Estefanía Ramirios, Farmworker Health & Safety Educator, North Carolina State Extension

Job Opportunities

  • Extension Program Associate - Economic Analyst, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
  • Current Job Opportunities at the Community and Economic Development Unit of Prairie View A&M University Extension 

Conferences, Workshops, and Trainings

  • 2025 Public Issues Leadership Development Conference (PILD)
  • 2025 National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Conference
  • 2025 Community Development Society (CDS) Conference
  • 2025 Community Development Society (CDS) Conference
  • 2025 NETtra Conference ((Hosted by Northeast Chapter of the Travel and Tourism Research Association (NETTRA) & the National Extension Tourism (NET) Network))

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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