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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 January 2025 Around the South issue:

Items of Interest

  • Southern Rural Development Center Releases 2024 Annual Report
  • Recently Released: Heirs’ Property Research Report 2024-4: “Indicators of Heirs’ Property Across the South: A Statistical Analysis” 
  • Adapting to the Digital Age: Insights from a National Participatory Research Project 
  • You are invited: Southern Region Outdoor Recreation Listening Session 
  • Southern Rural Development Center Repository: Readership Snapshot Update
  • Webinar-Future Directions for Rural Population Research to Inform Extension: Findings from Listening Sessions  

Regional Spotlight

  • Empowering Mississippi's Youth: Alcorn State University's Workforce Development Program Delivers Transformative Impact

Job Opportunities

  • Current Job Opportunities at the Community and Economic Development Unit of Prairie View A&M University Extension 

Conferences, Workshops, and Trainings

  • 2025 Southern Rural Sociological Association (SRSA) Conference
  • 2025 Extension Leadership Conference
  • 2025 National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Conference
  • 2025 Community Development Society (CDS) Conference
  • 2025 NETtra Conference

 

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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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