The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs seeks to improve the quality of life for rural residents by partnering with public and private agencies on local development and enhancement efforts.
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- Location:
- Macomb, IL, 61455
- Phone:
- 309-298-2237
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- 21st Annual Community Economic...
Peoria Holiday Inn City Centre
Wednesday, March 3 at 8:00am
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Timothy Collins Recently returned from the National Community Education Association meeting in Phoenix; presented on the historic roots of community education in Theodore Roosevelt's Country Life Commission: www/iira/org/clc
Timothy Collins
New essay on the Daily Yonder: http://www.dailyyonder.com/harvesting-da
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Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs The fall edition of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs newsletter is now available. To view the newsletter, please click on the link below.
www.wiu.edu
The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, marking two decades of growth and success. The organization was created as a companion agency to the Governors ...
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A workshop on renewable energy and energy
efficiency for businesses and public facilities will be held Thursday
in the Workforce Development Center at John Wood Community College.
The workshop is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Two
Rivers Regi...onal Council of Public Officials and the Small Business
Development Center of Western Illinois. For more information, or please refer to the full article by clicking on the link below.
www.whig.com
A workshop on renewable energy and energy efficiency for businesses and public facilities will be held Thursday in the Workforce Development Center at John Wood Community College.
See MoreIllinois Institute for Rural Affairs Funding is available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. USDA Rural Development invites you to learn about funding opportunities for business, community, water and sewer, and housing needs. This event will be held November 10 from 10:00 am to noon, Parkland Community College, Building D, Room 244, Champ...aign, IL. Call 217-403-6236, or email Susan.Petrea@il.usda.gov to learn more.
Timothy Collins
New essay on the Daily Yonder: http://www.dailyyonder.com/speak-your-pi
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President Obama wants a longer school year. Great. But make sure that students spend part of that year learning from and about their communities.
Gisele Koke Hamm Congratulations to the MAPPING community of Strasburg for winning a 2009 Governor's Hometown Award! Strasburg was awarded first place in the beautification category for villages up to 1400 population. We're proud of you!
Timothy Collins Testified to the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development about IIRA's Entrepreneurship programs funded through USDA.
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Stark County recently participated in IIRA’s MAPPING the
Future of Your Community program and is a recipient organization of services
provided by IIRA with a USDA-funded RCDI grant. Read about some of the exciting
things that are happening in Stark County as a result of these efforts.
www.countyenews.com
countyenews.com - The online newspaper of the Stark County News. Covering Toulon, Wyoming, Bradford, LaFayette and the rest of Stark County, Illinois.
Timothy Collins
Recently returned from Bukhara, Uzbekistan, where he presented at a Conference, “Formation of
Civil Society in Uzbekistan: conditions, achievements and prospects.” His paper was entitled "A Model for Strengthening Civil Society in Uzbekistan: The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs."
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
The 21st Annual Community Economic Development Conference will be held March 3 - 4, 2010 in Peoria, Illinois.
Conference brochure and registration will be available January 25, 2010.
Time:8:00AM Wednesday, March 3rd
Location:Peoria Holiday Inn City Centre
Janet Marlette
Monmouth College will introduce a groundbreaking program this fall to
study and address the socioeconomic challenges currently being faced by
America’s heartland.
Richard C. Longworth, the leading critic on
the state of the Midwestern economy, will headline an Oct. 9
interactive forum that will inaugurate the college’s new ...Midwest
Studies Initiative.
“Roadblocks to Economic Recovery: Challenges
for the Midwest Region” will explore the complex issues and strategies
that small businesses, farmers and local governments in western
Illinois and eastern Iowa must consider in order to return the region
to economic strength. The free conference will highlight the
establishment of a major academic initiative to help boost the Midwest
economy. Open to the public, the forum will be presented in the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium from 2 to 4:30 p.m. To learn more about this event, please visit the official web site at http://www.monm.edu/news/story.aspx?id=1
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Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois is a private, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and dedicated to preparing students for rich personal and professional lives. ...
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Karen Poncin This is an interesting article about the rural brain drain.
chronicle.com
What is going on in small-town America? The nation's mythology of small towns comes to us straight from the The Music Man's set designers. Many Americans think about flyover country or Red America only during the culture war's skirmishes or campaign season. ...
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
West Central Illinois Volunteerism Conference
Please preregister.
Cost is $30 for adults/$15 for students with ID, includes continental breakfast, lunch and door prizes.
For recruiters, trainers, or managers of volunteers or anyone working with volunteers
Time:8:00AM Thursday, October 29th
Location:Wesley United Methodist Church
Timothy Collins
The Community Development Society will host a webinar on successful entrepreneurship development on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 starting at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will be presented by Brent Hales of the University of Southern Mississippi and coordinator of the Southern Entrepreneurship Program (SEP), and Sharon Gu...lick of the University of Missouri Extension Community Economic and Entrepreneurial Development (ExCEED). Pre-registration is required by visiting http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q,M3,9d00
www.comm-dev.org
We view community development as a profession that integrates knowledge from many disciplines with theory, research, teaching, and practice as important and interdependent functions that are vital in the public and private sectors.
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