Community-Engagement Research and Teaching with Immigrant Farmworkers

April 13, 2021

View the recording from our conversation with Kathy Sexsmith about her experiences with community-engaged research and teaching with immigrant farmworker communities

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Changing the Culture in the College of Ag Sciences

March 18, 2021

Review our conversation with Dan Azzara about his experience working with the PSU College of Agricultural Science's Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I) program.

RCAA Recording: Outdoor and Small-Town Tourism, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development

November 19, 2020

This assembly examined the roles that peer learning networks, intermediaries, and community development finance institutions play in leveraging regional and local tourism for small business development and an equitable rural recovery. View the Rural Community Action Assembly event recording.

RCAA Recording: Place-Based Partnerships for Capital and Regional Investment Strategies

October 15, 2020

This assembly featured an in-depth discussion of cross-sector collaborations among community foundations, community banks, hospitals and health systems, and colleges and universities focused on leveraging local assets to make investments into small businesses, broadband infrastructure, and other economic development projects. View the Rural Community Action Assembly event recording.

RCAA Recording: COVID-19 and Its Implications for Workforce Investments and Employers in Rural Communities

September 24, 2020

This assembly explores the job training needs in the state's rural communities and how job training can be an investment in an equitable recovery. View the event recording.