News
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Rural Development in the Digital Age: Exploring Information and Communication Technology through Social Inclusion, Journal of Rural Sociology
This Rural Sociological Society Presidential Address, Exploring Information and Communication Technology through Social Inclusion, written by SRDC Director, Dr. John J. Green; considers how information and communication technologies (ICTs) influence our capabilities to choose and navigate where to go and how to get there.
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Southern Rural Development Center Staff Participate in Delta Regional Forum
Held in June, diverse participants engaged in presentations, panels, and workshops. The Forum encourages knowledge sharing and networking across community and university boundaries. This year's sessions covered a range of topics including public policy, food security, public health, and community development. Additionally, sixteen undergraduates from eight different universities were participants in the Delta Scholars Program, an initiative affiliated with DDC and led by the Mississippi State University Shackouls Honors College, shared their insights gained during the Forum as part of their immersive two-week summer program experience.
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Stacey McCullough Named the 2024 Bonnie Teater Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
The Southern Rural Development Center is proud to honor Dr. Stacey McCullough as the 2024 recipient of the Bonnie Teater Community Development Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. McCullough currently serves as an Assistant Vice President for Community, Professional and Economic Development at University of Arkansas System-Division of Agriculture (UADA) Cooperative Extension Service (CES) and the Director of the Public Policy Center at UADA. She has over 20 years of experience working with community and economic development at the local, regional, institutional, and national levels.
