Promoting Innovation Virtual Idea Symposium 2023
Connecting Communities with Housing Education & Resources
Henry and Fugate speak about their work in connecting communities with homeowner resources through extension programming, from helping individuals and communities build and sustain wealth through homeownership to developing resources to support homeowner decisions after a disaster.
Presenters:
- Jimmy Henry, Program Leader for Community & Economic Development at Prairie View A&M University
- Jeff Fugate, Associate Professor of Extension at the University of Kentucky School of Architecture
Host:
- Dan Kahl, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Community and Leadership Development
Media Narratives that Shape Rural Places
Brashear, a fifth-generation Appalachian, discusses the news media’s shaping and reinforcement of narratives about rural places that are often rooted in stereotypes and misconceptions that flatten the varied cultural, social and political experiences that make those places incredibly complex. She covers this phenomenon and what can be done about it through the lens of Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky — a place much maligned and misunderstood in the media.
Presenter:
- Ivy Brashear, Ph.D. student in Communication at the University of Kentucky and graduate of the UK Community and Leadership Development Master’s Program
Host:
- Julie N. Zimmerman, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Milton Coughenour Professor of Rural Sociology, Community and Leadership Development
Session Resources
- The Rural Blog
- Daily Yonder
- Report for America
- Appalshop
- Mountain Association
- The Mountain Eagle
- 100 Days in Appalachia
- To Live Here, You Have to Fight by Jessica Wilkerson
- Washed Away by Austyn Gaffney
- What the Flood Took, What it Left Behind by Austyn Gaffney
- Seeking Stability in School When the Flood Waters Rise by Austyn Gaffney
Communicating Through Conflict
It is especially important in today’s polarized society and stressful workplaces to develop and maintain positive relationships by gaining skills to handle conflict competently. Prykucki and Augst provide participants with tools and techniques to handle heated situations and interpersonal conflict more effectively.
Presenters:
- Bethany Prykucki, Leadership and Public Policy Educator with Michigan State University Extension
- Tyler Augst, Government and Community Vitality Educator for Southwest Michigan with Michigan State University Extension and Michigan Sea Grant
Host:
- Nicole Breazeale, Ph.D., Associate Extension Professor, Department of Community and Leadership Development at the University of Kentucky
Beyond Language Barriers: Strategies to Engage with Latinx Communities
Aguilar and Rosales provide best practices, tools and resources to help your extension program increase engagement with the Latinx community — whether you are in ag, food and nutrition, community and rural development or 4-H, and whether you speak Spanish or not. The Latinx community makes up 4.2% of Kentucky’s population and will continue to grow. It is important to recognize the Latinx community is not a monolith, and learning how to engage them in extension programs will contribute to building integrated communities.
Presenters:
- Cintia Aguilar, Latino Programs Manager - Community and Rural Development for North Carolina State Extension, CALS, NC State University
- Roberto Rosales, Program Coordinator, Farmworker Health and Safety Educator for North Carolina State Extension, CALS, NC State University
Host:
- Nicole Breazeale, Ph.D., Associate Extension Professor in the Department of Community & Leadership Development, University of Kentucky
Heirs Property
Heirs property — land passed down informally from one generation to the next without the benefit of a will that divides heirs’ interests — is socioeconomically and historically embedded with far-reaching implications. Johnson and Green will break down the economic and cultural issues related to these “tangled titles” and the resources extension agents and others have to assist with this issue at the community level.
Presenters:
- Irma Johnson, Kentucky State University State Specialist for Family Assets and Community Engagement; Realtor and Real Estate Instructor, Century 21 Simpson & Associates
- John J. Green, Ph.D., Director of the Southern Rural Development Center; Professor, Mississippi State University Department of Agricultural Economics; Affiliated Faculty, MSU Department of Sociology
Host:
- Julie N. Zimmerman, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Milton Coughenour Professor of Rural Sociology, Department of Community and Leadership Development
What’s the Story? Using Story Circles in Extension
In many lines of work, professionals view themselves as problem solvers. They are trained to ask, "What’s the problem?” In this session, we focus on asking a different question: "What’s the story?" This discussion uses a “fishbowl” process to experience and debrief a practical tool called a “story circle,” exploring how it might be adapted and utilized in community development, classroom and community-based education, and professional and organizational development.
Presenter:
- Scott Peters, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Global Development at Cornell University; Faculty Co-Director Emeritus of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life
Host:
- Nicole Breazeale, Ph.D., Associate Extension Professor, Department of Community and Leadership Development at the University of Kentucky
