News
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RRDCs Continue to Celebrate Year-long 50th Anniversary with Proclamations from NACDEP and SAAS
The National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) and the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) recently released proclamations in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Regional Rural Development Centers and their significant contributions and continuous leadership role of rural America.
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Phase II of the Listening Sessions Initiative for Rural Community, Economic, and Workforce Development
An interactive data dashboard has been launched where users can explore data from Investing in Rural Recovery, a report on findings from the Regional Rural Development Centers’ (RRDCs) survey of rural development stakeholders. The dashboard was created in collaboration with the Extension Foundation. Users can combine and display results in a variety of ways.
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Rachel Welborn Awarded Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) Diversity, Inclusion Award
Rachel Welborn, Associate Director of the Southern Rural Develompent Center, was awarded a 2022 IHL Diversity and Inclusion Award for helping identify pressing rural development concerns and facilitating responses in the state, region and nation on critical issues, including poverty, disasters, workforce development, racial reconciliation and internet availability.
