If you took our Excel 2007 Basic class held earlier this summer or are interested in expanding your computer skills in Microsoft Office Excel, The Center for Rural Development’s Your Center of Learning will be offering an Excel 2007 Intermediate class in July. Two other courses—Word 2010 Basic and Transforming to Office 2010 from 2003—also [...]
U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) rubs shoulders with national and international leaders, serves as chairman of the House’s powerful Appropriations Committee, and is a champion of some of Kentucky’s— and the nation’s—key legislative issues. But he said his greatest accomplishment is not found in what he has been able to do on Capitol [...]
A Corbin, Ky., woman is the lucky winner of an on-the-water vacation on Lake Cumberland that was the grand prize in a regional fundraising campaign benefiting The Center for Rural Development’s three summer youth programs. As the winner of the “Houseboat Holiday” drawing, Mary Davis will receive a houseboat vacation package valued at up to [...]
One day prior to a school event, author, former Kentucky official, and speaker Laura Emberton Owens discovered her son was missing one of his tennis shoes. As concerned as she was, she said her son couldn’t have been more unconcerned. Later during dinner, Owens said she couldn’t let the matter drop, sternly reminding her son [...]
Speaking before a large crowd is not always easy and can be intimidating. Fourteen participants received some helpful tips on how to develop effective presentation skills on June 24 at The Center for Rural Development’s Your Center of Learning communication seminar taught by a leading professional expert in communications studies.
The Working on Wellness (W.O.W.) Coalition encourages children to become more physically active, and school-age children got to do just that this week at a free community event to promote physical activity. Approximately 430 children and adults spent time playing games and enjoying outdoor activities on Tuesday— the first day of summer—at the “Longest Day [...]
To view photos of Friday night’s ELI graduation program, visit The Center’s Flickr photo gallary. A tourism-related business concept drafted by five graduates of The Center for Rural Development’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (ELI) has earned each of the students an offer of a Presidential Scholarship from Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond. The First-Place winners [...]
Fun and exciting events abound at The Center for Rural Development. However, perhaps the most fun and exciting events are occurring right now! During the summer, The Center sponsors three youth programs–Rogers Explorers, Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (ELI), and Rogers Scholars. The past two weeks, I have been fortunate to participate in two of these camps [...]
If you ask a child what he or she wants to be when they grow up, you’ll get a hundred different answers: a cowboy, police officer, fireman, or even a doctor. Forward in the Fifth—a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising the educational attainment levels in the Fifth Congressional District—and Pulaski County’s College Access Network recently [...]
Fun in the sun—and lots of play—is the order of the day next Tuesday as the Working on Wellness (W.O.W.) Coalition, The Center for Rural Development, and local community partners host a free community event to mark the first day of summer and promote health and increased physical activity for children. Children ages 5-12 and [...]
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