2006 NACDEP Conference | February 13-16, 2006

2006 NACDEP Conference

February 13-16
San Antonio, Texas

Proceedings

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

	Welcome and Introductions Connecting Communities and Land Grant Universities through Rural Entrepreneurship Programs Jim Zuiches, Washington State University, John Allen and Jim Goodwin, Western Rural Development Center, Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center, Cornelia Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, and Stephan Goetz, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development

	Concurrent Session 1 Economic Development -- Moderator: Hank Cothran -- San Antonio Ballroom Using Your Community's Socioeconomic Profile Dan Clark, Montana State University Proven Tools to Aid in Local Economic Development Efforts Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University, and Jim Nelson, University of Idaho Turning Data into Information to Help Communities Make Better Informed Decisions Bill Pinkovitz and Andy Lewis, University of Wisconsin Extension Community Decision Making -- Moderator: Minnie Mitchell -- Executive Salon 5 Communities Connect - A Grassroots Approach to a Statewide Community Technology Network Matthew Mitchell, Washington State University Ballot Issues Education Stacey McCullough and Wayne Miller, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Facilitating Cross-Culturally Mary Laeger-Hagemeister and Barb Radke, University of Minnesota Extension Service Education and Workforce Development -- Moderator: Gloria Barrett -- Executive Salon 3 Engaging Non-traditional Audiences Through Local Learning Networks Cathy Bastin, Susie Trees and Joetta Burrous, Purdue University Accessing Higher Education... The Future of the Delta Cynthia Pilcher and Kay Tettleton, Louisiana State University Ag Center Information Technology Literacy -- Moderator: Bill Shuffstall -- Directors Room 1 Using Technology to Enhance the Going Solo Entrepreneurship Curriculum Darlene Knipe and Paul Schuytema, University of Illinois Extension How Rural Polls Can Guide Extension Programming, Community Dialogue and Policymaking: Examples from Three States Rebecca Vogt, University of Nebraska, Alan Barton, Delta State University, John Allen, Utah State University, and Don Koverman, Purdue University Local Government and Community Services -- Moderator: Notie Lansford -- Executive Salon 2 Healthy Boards: Building Trust in Local Government and Community Organizations James N. Barnes and Dora Ann Hatch, Louisiana State University Ag Center Land Use and Natural Resources -- Moderator: Michele Gagne -- Directors Room 2 Loss of public access to Florida waterways Jim Fletcher, Chris Combs, and Bob Swett, University of Florida Corridor Management that Preserves and Enhances Sharon K. Strouse, Ohio State University Leadership Development -- Moderator: Lisa Hinz -- Executive Salon 1 Strengthening A Community's Facilitation Skills Louise Franck Cyr and Jane E Haskell, University of Maine Leadership Development 2 -- Moderator: Kendra Wells -- Executive Salon 4 Utilizing volunteers in integrated Extension programming Susan S. Jakes and Robin G. Roper, North Carolina State University Appreciative Learning and Organizational Change: Overcoming Barriers and Resistance Kelsey Gray, Michael Erp and Nicholas P. Lovrich, Washington State University Developing Successful Community Initiatives -- Moderator: Gae Broadwater -- Texas Ballroom A Using Appreciative Inquiry in Native Communities Barbara Radke, University of Minnesota Extension Service; Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development; and Jim Goodwin, Western Rural Development Center Serving ELL Learners through a Grow-Your-Own Teacher Education Program Vicky Jones, Mary Ann Rodgers and William Lopez, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Strengthening Latino Community Based Organizations Carmen E. DeRusha, Purdue University

	Keynote Speaker: -- Texas Ballroom B & C Mark Drabenstott Vice President and Director Center for the Study of Rural America Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

	Concurrent Session 2 Economic Development -- Moderator: Jim Nelson -- San Antonio Ballroom The Federal Reserve Bank and Economic Development: Pathways to Partnerships Alan Barkema, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Ruth Clevenger, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Paul Coquillette, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Alfreda Norman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University Entrepreneurial Communities Glenn Muske, Mike Woods and Steve Shepplewich, Oklahoma State University and Federal Reserve Bank Implementing a Business Retention Program: Questions to Guide the Process Henry M. Cothran, University of Florida Economic Development 2 -- Moderator: Liz Templin -- Executive Salon 4 Community Economic Development Strategic Planning Programs: A case study of successful programs John Preissing, University of Wisconsin Deepening Extension educator expertise with a distance Community Economics Discussion Course George Morse and Michael Darger, University of Minnesota The "Creative Model" for Economic Development Jerry Hembd, University of Wisconsin Community Decision Making -- Moderator: John Jacob -- Executive Salon 5 Breakthrough Solutions - Helping Communities Create Their Futures Mark Peterson and Maureen Rose, University of Arkansas Sea Grant's Coastal Community Development Program John Jacob, Texas Sea Grant, Joe Lucente, Ohio Sea Grant, and Robert McCormick, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Education and Workforce Development -- Moderator: Nancy Kukay -- Executive Salon 3 Motivating the Workforce of the Future: 6th Grade Business/Education Partnership Susan Bandy, University of Illinois Youth Entrepreneurship-A Viable Alternative to Spark Innovation George Okantey, Purdue University Information Technology Literacy -- Moderator: Rae Montgomery -- Directors Room 1 E-Commerce for Direct Farm Marketers Ryan Pesch, University of Minnesota Extension Service Using Technology as a Means to an End: Tools to Increase the Performance of Community Development Extension Professionals Jerold R. Thomas, Ohio State University Extension Local Government and Community Services -- Moderator: Stacey McCullough -- Executive Salon 2 Local Government Role In Economic Development Albert Myles, Mississippi State University Extension Service Bridging the Cultures of Extension, City Government & Economic Development Craig Hertel, Iowa State University Extension Land Use and Natural Resources -- Moderator: Jody Gale -- Directors Room 2 Conservation Easement Education George F. Smith and Christopher D. Clark, University of Tennessee Residential Growth: Looking at the Fiscal and Social Costs of Sprawl Development William Molnar and Charles Taylor, Clemson University Land Development Strategies for Open Space Conservation James Tomlinson, North Carolina State University Leadership Development -- Moderator: Ruby Lingle -- Executive Salon 1 The Forum: A Comprehensive Approach to Community Leadership Chance L. McDavid, Mississippi State University Building Community Capacity through Leadership Development Aadron Rausch, Purdue University The Reality of Change in Volunteer-Driven Organization Kent Gustafson, University of Minnesota Developing Successful Community Initiatives -- Moderator: Jody Horntvedt -- Texas Ballroom A The Eco-municipality Model for Sustainable Community Change Jerry Hembd, University of Wisconsin-Superior Poverty Reduction Strategies for your Community James J. Wiesing, Michigan State University Building Extension's Public Value through Community Capital Investments Laura Kalambokidis, University of Minnesota, Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, and Rod Howe, Cornell University

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

	Concurrent Session 3 Economic Development -- Moderator: Jim McConnon -- San Antonio Ballroom The Community Reinvestment Act and the Federal Funds Report - Sources of Data for Economic Development Specialists Garen Evans, Alan Barefield and Albert Myles, Mississippi State University Federally Designated Economic Development Regions: An Overlooked but Important Partner in Extension Programming Christine Nolan and Sam Cordes, Purdue University Feasibility/Viability Assessment Tools for Evaluating Potential Economic Development Projects Jim Nelson and Lindy Widner, University of Idaho Community Decision Making -- Moderator: Steve Smutko -- Executive Salon 5 Handling Scientific & Technical Information in Contentious Public Issues Steve Smutko and Kay Haaland, North Carolina State University Community Decision Making 2 -- Moderator: Minnie Mitchell -- Executive Salon 4 Educating for Sustainability in Community Development Jerry Hembd, University of Wisconsin-Superior Education and Workforce Development -- Moderator: James Woolf -- Executive Salon 3 Managing Across Generations Beverly Stencel and Hans Hanson, University of Wisconsin Trading Spaces: Increasing Employees Understanding of Limited Income Employees Kathleen Haas, University of Wisconsin Information Technology Literacy -- Moderator: Ernie Church -- Directors Room 1 Building 21st Century Connected Communities - Connecting the Human and Technology Infrastructures William Shuffstall and Sheila Sager, Penn State University, and Rae Montgomery, University of Minnesota Local Government and Community Services -- Moderator: Craig Hertel -- Executive Salon 2 Institute for Excellence Jeri Marxman, Extension Policy Specialist OK Certification Program for County Officers Notie H. Lansford, Jr., Oklahoma State University Basic Training for New Public Officials Cynthia Burggraff Torppa and John Conglose, Ohio State University County Commissioner Training: From the Outside Looking In Rod Clouser, University of Florida Land Use and Natural Resources -- Moderator: Beverly Maltsberger -- Directors Room 2 This is My Land Laura Laumatia and Valdasue Steele, University of Idaho The Politics of Property Rights Education: Partnering or Going Alone? Gary Taylor and Alan Vandehaar, Iowa State University Leadership Development -- Moderator: Kendra Wells -- Executive Salon 1 Developing Community Leaders to Impact Public Policy Carol L. Townsend, Michigan State University Bridging the Generations Merrily S. Hamp, Purdue University Building Connections: Community Leadership Program Chris Boleman and Greg Taylor, Texas Cooperative Extension Developing Successful Community Initiatives -- Moderator: Pam Brown -- Texas Ballroom A Housing and Community Development William McMaster, University of Vermont, and Edwin Stretch, Gilman Housing Trust The Tourism Resource Team Program: Enhancing Sustainable Tourism through Community Ingrid E. Schneider, Okechukwu Ukaga, and Jennifer Heisey, University of Minnesota Getting Rural VA Connected: Communities Engaged Through Technology Pam Gibson and Alinda Uzel, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech

	Concurrent Session 4 Economic Development -- Moderator: Al Wysocki -- San Antonio Ballroom Microbusiness is Big Business in Rural America James C. McConnon, Jr., Sibel Atasoy and Todd Gabe, University of Maine Measuring the Impact of New Industry in Town Albert Myles and Garen Evans, Mississippi State University Practitioner tools for small community economic development; a community success story Shawn Kaskie and Will Andresen, University of Wisconsin Economic Development 2 -- Moderator: Alan Barefield -- Executive Salon 4 Retail Analysis and Development Program Bruce W. Schwartau and Sherri A. Gahring, University of Minnesota Downtown Parking Analysis for a Small City: Case Study of Hudson, Wisconsin James Janke, University of Wisconsin Business Growth Through Visual Merchandising Glenn Muske and Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University Community Decision Making -- Moderator: George Okantey -- Executive Salon 5 Facilitating a Community Vision for Economic Development Gae Broadwater, Kentucky State University Concept Mapping in Community Planning Tim Cullenen, Cornell University Act Fast! How Community Development Extension Professionals Can Rapidly Utilize Applied Research to Assist Organization Development Jerold Thomas and Joe Lucente, Ohio Sea Grant Education and Workforce Development -- Moderator: Paul McCawley -- Executive Salon 3 R & R in the Workplace Dora Ann Hatch, Louisiana State University Ag Center The Intensive Economic Development Training Course: Where Impact and Results are Synonymous Willie D. Larkin and Arturo Menefee, Alabama Cooperative Extension Local Government and Community Services -- Moderator: Notie Lansford -- Executive Salon 2 Township Trustees in Ohio Use and Knowledge of Land Use Planning Tools Use and Knowledge of Subdivision Regulations Use and Knowledge of Rural Zoning Use and Knowledge of Comprehensive Plans David Civittolo, John Conglose, Nancy Kukay and Greg Davis, Ohio State University Extension Land Use and Natural Resources -- Moderator: J. Thomas Chesnutt -- Directors Room 2 Got $165/Hour? Andy Overbay, VA Tech Leadership Development -- Moderator: Jane Haskell -- Executive Salon 1 Anatomy of a Leadership Program Bob Guinn, Clemson University Bridging the Leadership Gap in Rural Communities Catherine Rasmussen, University of Minnesota Developing Successful Community Initiatives -- Moderator: Nancy Everman -- Texas Ballroom A Triumph Over Tragedy: A Community Response to Managing Trauma in Times of Disaster and Terrorism Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center, and Brenda Wiens, University of Florida Developing Successful Community Initiatives 2 -- Moderator: Jody Horntvedt -- Directors Room 1 Reflect and Improve: Evaluation Tools for Sustainable Change Beth Knisley-Tucker, Coconino County Cooperative Extension

	Concurrent Session 5 Economic Development -- Moderator: Bob Coppedge -- San Antonio Ballroom The Washington County Business Conference and Marketplace Louis Bassano, University of Maine Using the Web to Connect Entrepreneurs to Resources Bill Grunkemeyer and Myra Moss, Ohio State University Entrepreneurship: Evaluating New Business Ventures Jerry Nelson, Purdue University Economic Development 2 -- Moderator: Mike Woods -- Executive Salon 4 Understanding The Local Economy David Mulkey and Henry Cothran, University of Florida Developing Economic Accountability Studies: Success Stories of Texas Cooperative Extension Dean McCorkle, Texas A&M University Conducting market research to increase program demand and financial sustainability Liz Templin, University of Minnesota Community Decision Making -- Moderator: Dan Kahl -- Executive Salon 5 Ten Plus Years of "Take Charge" in Vermont Communities William McMaster, University of Vermont Building the Data and Research Capacity of Community-Based Nonprofits Randy Stoecker, University of Wisconsin Education and Workforce Development -- Moderator: Terry Janssen -- Executive Salon 3 Grow Your Local Workshop Into a Statewide Program Debra Kollock and Debra Lancaster, Washington State University Workforce Diversity: Building the Workforce of the Future Susan Bandy, University of Illinois Local Government and Community Services -- Moderator: Craig Hertel -- Executive Salon 2 Local Government Budget Training: Programs, Tools and Templates Eric Scorsone, Michigan State University, Mike Hattery, Cornell University, and Notie Lansford, Oklahoma State University Are Extension Professionals Prepared? Implications of Population Changes in the U.S. by 2030 Rod Clouser, University of Florida Local Government and Community Services 2 -- Moderator: Terry Feinberg -- Directors Room 2 Development of Key Initiatives for Community Development Programming: Ohio State University Extension's Community Development's Strategic Planning Process Jerold Thomas, Myra Moss, David Civittolo and Bill Grunkemeyer, Ohio State University Leadership Development -- Moderator: Ruby Lingle -- Executive Salon 1 Developing Community Leadership Elizabeth Moore and Janice Hartough, Michigan State University Natural Resource Leadership from the Tribal Perspective: The Impact of NRLA's Pacific Northwest Tribal Project Michael Gaffney, Emmett Fiske, and Shawn Lame Bull, Washington State University Developing Successful Community Initiatives -- Moderator: Pam Brown -- Texas Ballroom A Full Immersion Spanish Institute: Continuing Education Impacting Your Community Randy A. de Mars, Jr., Washington State University Extension's Role in Community Educational Strategies to Promote Local Food Systems as a Component of Local Development Joan S. Thomson, Audrey N. Maretzki, Rama Radhakrishna, and Phyllis Laufer, Pennsylvania State University Developing Successful Community Initiatives 2 -- Moderator: Gae Broadwater -- Directors Room 1 Community Coaching: Teaming Up for Results Barbara Radke and Mary Laeger-Hagemeister, University of Minnesota; and Kay Lynn Tettleton and Cynthia Pilcher, Louisiana State University

	Concurrent Session 6 Economic Development -- Moderator: David Mulkey -- San Antonio Ballroom How Tourists Use the Web: One State's Findings Glenn Muske and Mike Woods, Oklahoma State University Can Small Towns Be Cool? David Ivan, Michigan State University Improving Your Community's First Impression Andy Lewis, University of Wisconsin and Clare Wasteneys, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs Economic Development 2 -- Moderator: Garen Evans -- Directors Room 1 Agricultural Entrepreneur Development Jonathan B. Laughner, Penn State University Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Agri-Food System Allen Wysocki, University of Florida Agritourism Development in Georgia Kent Wolfe, Lindsey Hammock and John McKissick, University of Georgia Community Decision Making -- Moderator: Steve Smutko -- Executive Salon 5 Lessons from the Street for Extension Professionals: Connecting Systems Thinking and Community Development Mindy Habecker, Kathleen Haas, Annie Jones, Jane Silberstein, Paul Roback and Gerry Campbell, University of Wisconsin Education and Workforce Development -- Moderator: Tom Harris -- Executive Salon 3 Wide Integration Network of Careers Joyce Stump and Michael Reetz, Purdue University Where are All the Farmers? Andy Overbay, Virginia Tech The Latino Community Learning Center Project Susie Trees, Purdue University Local Government and Community Services -- Moderator: Terry Feinberg -- Executive Salon 2 Rural Bio-Security Initiative Terry Janssen and Al Grigg, Iowa State University The Human Side of Watershed Management Kim Boyce and Jody Horntvedt, University of Minnesota Extension Service Improving Water System Capacity through Program Development Paige S. Manning, Mississippi State University Extension Service, and Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center Local Government and Community Services 2 -- Moderator: Tim Kelsey -- Directors Room 2 Post Disaster Community Development: What Is Extension's Role? Henry Cothran, University of Florida, Edwin Jones, North Carolina State University, and Deborah Tootle, Louisiana State University Leadership Development -- Moderator: Jane Haskell -- Executive Salon 1 Building Teens for Better Communities Kendra Wells, University of Maryland Putting the Puzzle Together: Building Leadership Skills of Rural High School Youth Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel and Phyllis Schoenholz, University of Nebraska Leadership Development 2 -- Moderator: Bo Beaulieu -- Executive Salon 4 U-Lead: Evaluation and Impact in Cohort Leadership Programming Cindy Bigger and Joyce Hoelting, University of Minnesota Improving Local Government Leadership Education - A Qualitative Program Evaluation Gregory Davis and Joe Lucente, Ohio State University Developing Successful Community Initiatives -- Moderator: Pam Brown -- Texas Ballroom A Community Development Core Competencies for Extension Professionals Janet Ayres, Purdue University Cultivation and Increased Effectiveness of the Nonprofit Sector Christopher M. Sieverdes, Clemson University, and Sharon K. Strouse, Ohio State University

Thursday, February 16, 2006

8 a.m.	NACDEP President's Address: -- Texas Ballroom B & C Rick Maurer, University of Kentucky

9 a.m.	Capstone Speaker -- Texas Ballroom B & C Henry Cisneros Housing Innovator, Former Secretary of HUD, Four-Term Mayor of San Antonio, Former President of Univision

For more information about the conference, contact the conference co-chairs: Cindy Bigger, cbigger@umn.edu, (888) 241-0843, or Rick Maurer, richard.maurer@uky.edu, (859) 257-7582.

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Proceedings

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Thursday, February 16, 2006