The University of Missouri
Extension Community Development Program offers a series of
three courses called the Community
Development Academy.
The courses are in-depth, intensive
five-day courses.
“The
academy offers the opportunity for state-of-the-art, hands on training in
developing the practical knowledge and skills necessary in the field of
community building. To give you an idea of whom the academy is designed for,
but not limited to, is a list of organizations that have taken part in this
exciting curriculum:
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Urban/rural development
- Regional planning
councils
- Extension and outreach
programs
- Utilities, telephone
and electric cooperatives
- Chambers of commerce
- Local, state and
federal government
- Community art/ cultural
affairs agencies
- Community betterment
and Main Street
programs
- Neighborhood
associations (housing programs and departments)
- Local health, social
services and youth development agencies
- Churches and
faith-based organizations
The next
academy is taking place this coming September 19-23 at the Mercy Center
in St. Louis.
Course One: Building Communities from the Grassroots, and Course Three:
Creating Capacity for Dynamic Communities are being offered this fall. If cost
is a concern, the Littrell-Timmons Scholarship fund makes a limited number of
scholarships that covers registration fees. For more information on this please
visit: http://extension.missouri.edu/main/giving/littrellbook.aspx
This is a
perfect chance to dive into this professional development opportunity (CEU’s
are available), as well as get three hours of undergraduate or graduate credit
(Graduate students can work towards a certificate in community process).
For more information, details and how to register please visit our website at http://muconf.missouri.edu/commdevelopmentacademy.
See the
brochure for more details. http://extension.missouri.edu/cd/cda/CDA_Brochure.pdf "
