Southern Rural Development Center

The Southern Rural Development Center is pleased to announce our new Associate Director, Dr. Roseanne Ellison Scammahorn, effective October 16, 2024. To review the press release, visit the SRDC website at https://srdc.msstate.edu/ #Congratulations #SRDC #associatedirector #ruraldevelopment #extensioneducation #RRDC Roseanne Scammahorn, Ph.D.

Happy Thanksgiving! We will close today, November 27 at noon, and reopen on Monday, December 2 at 8 a.m. We at SRDC all wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! #SRDC #HappyThanksgiving #ruraldevelopment

Upcoming Webinar: BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) Broadband Navigator: Empowering Tomorrow's Digital Nation Through Local Projects Convening ??? December 5, 2024 ? 10am-noon EST/9am-11am CST In partnership with the The Rockefeller Foundation & Penn State Extension, the Southern Rural Development Center is excited to co-host a convening designed to share new, publicly available spatial analysis tools important for local community broadband development projects. Register Now: https://lnkd.in/gW4A8wb4

Congratulations to Stacey McCullough on being named the 2024 Bonnie Teater Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient. https://lnkd.in/gcV-iyDH To read the press release, visit here: https://lnkd.in/gUAkWaYc Pictured with SRDC Director, Dr. John J. Green #communitydevelopment #bonnieteater #LifetimeAchievementAward #elevatingrural #nacdep2024

Join us TODAY, May 2nd for the Extension CRED Impact Indicators-Review, Refresh, Revise (sponsored by North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, North Central Cooperative Extension Association, & Southern Rural Development Center) webinar focusing on impact indicators and national survey results. More info & register at https://lnkd.in/gj5Nc-kv

Join us for the Extension CRED Impact Indicators-Review, Refresh, Revise (sponsored by North Central Regional Center for Rural Development , North Central Cooperative Extension Association, & Southern Rural Development Center) webinar focusing on impact indicators and national survey results. More info & register at https://lnkd.in/gj5Nc-kv

RECENTLY RELEASED ??#SRDC has published the 2023 Annual Report! It focuses on the important work of "Empowering Partnerships for Community Development." To view the full report, visit https://lnkd.in/g9-y3YSG #annualreport #community #development #rural

This year, the #SRDC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of serving the south since 1974. To highlight our history, we have released a collage of publications and important milestones via our website. To view, visit https://lnkd.in/gs2iBGe5 #ruraldevelopment #south #history

NET Webinar Series returns! March 28 (Noon EST) webinar to focus on accessibility in rural tourism and agritourism Speakers will be Rupa Valdez and Claire Wellbeloved-Stone from the Blue Trunk Foundation, a non-profit driven by the belief that everyone should be able to enjoy travel regardless of age, disability, or health condition. Registration is required – register at https://lnkd.in/ecEk4Crt.

In 2023, the Southern Rural Development Center partnered with the Mississippi State University Libraries System, through Scholar’s Junction to host an archival system. Through this site, viewers can locate, download, and share annual reports and articles from the SRDC Special Topics Series. To read more articles from these and other critical issue areas in the SRDC Special Topics Collection, visit?https://lnkd.in/gE9YYPPF