Position announcement: UNH Extension seeking Community and Economic Development Field Specialist

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May 2, 2017

The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and Merrimack County invite qualified individuals to apply for the Merrimack County Economic Development Field Specialist position based in Boscawen, New Hampshire. The Field Specialist will provide educational outreach, technical assistance, community planning, and project implementation support that builds community and regional leaders’ capacity to implement effective strategies grow and sustain the economy and strengthen communities. This opportunity closes on May 31, 2017.

Position announcement: Michigan State University School of Planning, Design, and Construction

May 1, 2017

Michigan State University (MSU) School of Planning, Design, and Construction and MSU Extension seek a Director for their NCI unit. Formerly known as the National Charrette Institute, and based in a landscape architecture/urban planning tradition, NCI is currently focused on non-credit training and developing collaboration by design process techniques to address pressing social problems, with focus on urban and regional issues. NCI brings nationally recognized training curricula and hands-on community-based procedures along with its established networks. Formal review of applications will begin June 12, 2017. (Links to PDF version of full job description.)

Goetz named vice-chair of Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) Board of Directors

April 30, 2017

Stephan Goetz, the director of the Northeast Center, was named vice-chair of the Board of Directors of C-FARE earlier this month. Goetz has served on the Board since 2014, and on the organization’s Blue Ribbon Experts Panel since 2011.

Adding grads and going green can brighten economic outlook

March 30, 2017

Attracting college graduates and boosting natural amenities may give communities a double shot of economic growth potential, according to a new peer-reviewed study by economists at the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and California State University, Fresno.

2016 Annual Report now available

March 6, 2017

In our 2016 Annual Report, we report on the early impacts resulting from Center-funded interstate Extension collaborations; on the work of our Impact Indicators Learning Circle; on our research aimed at measuring impacts of Extension programs; and much more! Read all about it in our 18-page annual report, or explore the links embedded in our 2-page overview.

Seeking farmers’ and ranchers’ voices on health insurance

March 6, 2017

The Northeast Center is part of a multi-state research and Extension team studying health insurance, farm and ranching families and operations. The project is seeking farmers and ranchers to complete a 20-minute survey aimed at understanding their experiences with health insurance and how those experiences affect both their farm’s economic development and their family’s quality of life.

What community and economic development training opportunities do you seek?

March 6, 2017

The University of New Hampshire seeks to identify the types of training and educational opportunities that would be of most interest to economic development practitioners who work with small- to medium-sized towns. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Your input will help UNH develop training and educational resources for economic development practitioners, including planners, local officials, agency staff, and local volunteers. The findings from the survey will be shared publicly.

Webinar on April 11 to explore “deaths of despair” in small cities and rural areas

March 6, 2017

Shannon M. Monnat, Penn State, will present a webinar on April 11, 2017 titled “Deaths of Despair in Pennsylvania and Beyond: A Demographer’s Take on Drug, Alcohol and Suicide Mortality in Small City and Rural America.” The webinar, taking place at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, is sponsored by the Community Assessment and Education to Promote Behavioral Health Planning and Evaluation (CAPE) project.

CDS and NACDEP conference registration now open

March 4, 2017

Registration is now open for the 2017 joint national conference of the Community Development Society (CDS) and the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) is scheduled for June 11-14, 2017 in Big Sky, Montana.

National Extension Tourism conference registration now open

March 3, 2017

“Tourism in the 21st Century: Connecting Communities, Places and People” is the theme of the 2017 National Extension Tourism conference, taking place August 8 – 10, 2017 in Princeton, NJ. Registration is now open, and presentation proposals will be accepted until March 27, 2017.

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