Southern Indiana Rural Communities Summit: Plugging the Brain Drain
Huntingburg Event Center, 110 E. 14th Street,
Huntingburg, IN 47542
Thursday, September 8, 2011
The number of young adults leaving rural Indiana communities is
alarmingly high. Through a collaborative effort to assess the
dangerous trend, German American Bank, Perry Spencer Communications,
and University of Southern Indiana are sponsoring the
Southern Indiana Rural Communities Summit: Plugging the Brain Drain
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, September 8 at the
Huntingburg Event Center.
The summit will focus on the devastating impact of brain drain to
rural communities. The event will also feature a facilitated session
defining the challenges and ideas that will create actions to help
reverse the brain drain in Indiana’s smaller communities.
Topics featured during the summit will include “Changing
Demographics of Rural Indiana: Our Schools and Communities,”
Hollowing Out the Middle: The
Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America, and “Best
Practices in Indiana and Beyond.” Presenters will include
Dr. Mohammed Khayum,
dean of the USI College of Business;
Dr. Sue Ellspermann,
director of USI Center for Applied Research;
Charmaine McDowell,
director of USI Center for Human Resource Development; and
David Terrell, executive director of the Office of Community and
Rural Affairs.
The event is designed for:
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State Legislators
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Local Elected Officials
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Economic Development Professionals
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School Administrators
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Community Leaders
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Business Leaders
Lt. Governor Becky Skillman will be the special guest.
The first 50 registrants will receive a free copy of
Hollowing Out the Middle: The
Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America
by Patrick Carr and Maria
Kefalas.
This event is underwritten by German American Bank, Perry Spencer
Communications, and University of Southern Indiana.
There is no fee to attend.
Breakfast and boxed lunch will be provided.
For more information, or to register, contact the Division of Outreach and Engagement at 812/464-1989 or 800/467-8600. Registrations can also be completed online by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
A complete agenda can be found in .pdf format
here.
Registration Details:
Course Number: PSV251
Workshop Title: Plugging the Brain Drain
When: Thursday, September 8, 2011
Where: Huntingburg Event Center 110 E. 14th Street, Huntingburg, IN 47542