ICRPS 2018 Summer Institute | Tuskegee, AL | June 24-July 07
"Social Justice, Rural and Natural Resource Policy"
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Tuskegee University is an independent and state-related institution of higher education. Its programs serve a student body that is coeducational as well as racially, ethnically and religiously diverse. With a strong orientation toward disciplines which highlight the relationship between education and workforce preparation in the sciences, professions and technical areas, Tuskegee University also emphasizes the Read More ...
For more information, please contact 2018 Summer Institute Organizer: Tuskegee University Thierno Thiam Ntam R. Baharanyi Robert Zabawa Raymon Shange Brandon University Doug Ramsey William Ashton University of Missouri Judith Stallmann Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research John Bryden Karen Refsgaard Sjur Baardsen Oregon State University Brent Steel Bruce Weber Pennsylvania State University Stephen Smith UHI Read More ...
Student Registration Only students selected and accepted by one of the Universities of the ICRPS network can be registered. The cost of registration includes room, all sessions, field trips, and special events. All bank transaction cost are in charge of applicants. STUDENT – 2018 ICRPS Registration Form – Word File or PDF File Faculty Registration The registration Read More ...
ICRPS 2018 Note: Please click on the link after each presentation topic to download the resources!!!!!!! Monday, June 25 DAY 1 SESSION: 1 Judith Stallmann: Student Interactive Activity on Levels of Government in Their Country Handout 1 Handout 2 SESSION: 2 Lawrence “Tony” Haygood, Jr., Mayor, City of Tuskegee, Local City Government Harvey Maxwell, Chair, Read More ...
George Washington Carver Museum Bearing the name of one of the most influential scientists of all time, and certainly the most recognizable African-American agricultural researcher in history, the George Washington Carver Museum consists of many exhibits, interpretive programs, a book sales area and two introductory films on George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington. The museum was developed with substantial support Read More ...
Written by: Donna Davis, University of Missouri
The 15th Annual International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute has started and everyone would agree hosted by a very accommodating, gracious, and friendly Tuskegee University faculty and campus student body. The theme this year ‘Social Justice, Rural and Natural Resource Policy’ follows ICRPS with the focus as identified in the syllabus on the policies and programs affecting small-scale, beginning minority and indigenous farmers, landowners and their communities.
After welcomes by Thierno Thiam and Robert Zabawa, and introductions by the more than 20 students, we jumped into a lively engagement moderated by Judy Stallmann, University of Missouri, with government structure sharing from the students representing the various countries including Canada, Ghana, Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, France, Spain, Mexico, the United States, and others.
Thierno Thiam than introduced a 3-person guest speaker panel from local and state of Alabama governments Lawrence ‘Tony’ Haygood, Mayor of the City of Tuskegee; Andrew Thompson, Commissioner in Macon County, and Anita Archie, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.
Ray Bollman, Brandon University and Robert Zabawa, Tuskegee University, opened presentations on ‘What is Rural?’ – including definitions of rural and rurality, rural policy, rural development, and rural indicators; introduced the Southern Black Belt counties in Alabama; and ended with the questions – Where does RURAL fit into the cause and effect equation? Is it a CAUSE? Or an OUTCOME? – Or does it matter? (Yes! – author note!).
Country Examples of ‘What is Rural? were presented by Gabino Nava-Bernal, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de México for Mexico, Wayne Kelly for Canada, and Philomena De Lima for Scotland.
A great special Tuskegee Achieves tour was given by Dana Chandler, Tuskegee University, with special kudos for Cheryl.
What a great Day 1 completed with an afternoon rain shower!
The fifteenth International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute will take place in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA, from the June 24 to July 7, 2018. The institute will convene for thirteen days and will involve approximately 30 graduate students and numerous faculty members from universities around the world. Classroom sessions will be supplemented with field trips, group work and student presentations.
The ICRPS Summer Institute provides a unique opportunity for students to meet and work together on comparative rural policy issues and make invaluable research and networking contacts. The expertise of the faculty involved in ICRPS span across the disciplines of anthropology, business, economics, environmental studies, geography, indigenous studies, planning, policy studies, political science, and sociology.