Rural Futures Institute: Recent Episodes
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans across the country saw firsthand the major disruptions to the food supply chain, and finding certain staples became a challenge. At the same time, farmers struggled to find markets for their commodities. A new program from the USDA will establish 12 Regional Food Business Centers to help strengthen local food supply chains. Mary Emery, director of Rural Prosperity Nebraska at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, joins us. Mary, tell us about this program and this issues it seeks to address.
College students in Nebraska are working across the state this summer, learning skills as they help communities meet their goals. The Rural Futures Fellows program is funded by the University of Nebraska Rural Futures Institute.
Diversity and inclusion are common buzzwords. But what’s the difference between the two? And what’s the benefit to creating an inclusive workplace? Helen Fagan is director of Leadership Engagement for the University of Nebraska Rural Futures Institute. She is an associate professor of practice in agricultural leadership education and communication at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. And her research focuses on how inclusive leadership helps transform organizations. Show Notes: Learn more about Rural Futures ›› ruralfutures.nebraska.edu; learn more about Dr. Fagan ›› alec.unl.edu/helen-fagan
Amanda Most, talks live on RFD-TV, July 14, 2020, about her experiences as a Rural Futures Institute Fellow working in Wahoo, Nebraska. Most is a junior Ag Education Leadership major from Ogallala.
Dr. Connie takes the hot seat as Katelyn Ideus interviews her in this special bonus episode of Rural Futures with Dr. Connie.
Rural Futures is with Nebraska Extension and 4 others. Published by Katelyn Ideus · 21 hrs · Rural community leaders from across Nebraska are working with University faculty, students and Nebraska Extension educators to define rural prosperity and create strategies for rural communities across the country to reach their goals. Funded by the Rural Futures Institute in 2016, the project is creating action through the work of dedicated community members, committed NU faculty and energized NU students.
Watch this video to see the status of two communities -- Valentine, Nebraska, and Chappell, Nebraska. Valentine is moving into implementation phase of several strategies, including a downtown revitalization in partnership with Professor Kim Wilson and her students in the UNL - College of Architecture. Chappell has been gathering data and research with Extension educators and other partners to better understand its target audience, which surprisingly was in the age demographic of 25-35.
This is just one of many examples of projects RFI is proud to have supported that resulted in true collaboration across Nebraska, and provides insights for rural communities across the country. We look forward to sharing the best practices that come forward out of this work.
More information about this project at: http://ruralfutures.nebraska.edu/rural-prosperity-research…/
All 50 RFI-funded research and teaching projects are available at: http://ruralfutures.nebraska.edu/research
RFI Executive Director Chuck Schroeder and RFI Associate Executive Director Connie Remiers-Hild presented at the Friedman Seminar Series at Tufts University on April 4, 2018. Their presentation was entitled, "The Future of Rural."
RFI Community Innovation and Faculty Fellows weigh in our critical questions of 2018. Why is rural a critical part of our future? Why is now full of opportunities to move us toward a thriving rural future?
On this week's episode of Catch Up With Chuck, RFI Founding Executive Director Chuck Schroeder announced his plans to retire in June 2018. He also talked about the Institute's work throughout 2017 and what 2018 will bring. Please tune in and share your support of RFI throughout the next several months! Happy Holidays!
Latinos are the largest minority group in Nebraska and one of the fastest growing, especially in rural areas of the state. Being able to understand welcoming and integration of Latino immigrants from a community leadership perspective will help to create effective messaging and narratives to motivate inclusiveness and create rural places where everyone has a chance to succeed. We have found that there is a lot of good will, but often there is also fear of change or fear of doing the wrong thing, which may impede any action and therefore maintain the status quo. For this reason, we want to understand community leadership’s perspective on welcoming and work with partners to develop powerful narratives, provide access to resources, and disseminate best practices.
With a strong community host team, serviceship interns Emily and Shelby worked with York County Economic Development, York Chamber of Commerce, City of York, Nebraska Extension and other community stakeholders to craft a plan to increase awareness and propel LB840 forward. Their work resulted in an ongoing resource database for communities pursuing LB840 in the future.
With a strong community host team, serviceship interns Emily and Shelby worked with York County Economic Development, York Chamber of Commerce, City of York, Nebraska Extension and other community stakeholders to craft a plan to increase awareness and propel LB840 forward. Their work resulted in an ongoing resource database for communities pursuing LB840 in the future.
With a strong community host team, serviceship interns Emily and Shelby worked with York County Economic Development, York Chamber of Commerce, City of York, Nebraska Extension and other community stakeholders to craft a plan to increase awareness and propel LB840 forward. Their work resulted in an ongoing resource database for communities pursuing LB840 in the future.