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Sustainable Development About Us
Working to integrate educational program resources that focus on linking entrepreneurship, workforce enhancement, community capacity building, the green industry, technology transfer, regional sustainability and the food economy into a holistic approach to reach sustainalbe community goals.
Extension Educators will soon have a new resource to help build community capacity. Entitled the Sustainable Development Initiatives this effort of the Extension Community Development Program Area will focus on building networks and linkages to deliver multidisciplinary approaches for building sustainable communities. The SDI seeks to work in partnership with County Educators and community leaders to coordinate access to university resources in support of regional and community development opportunities. Established as a virtual operation the Sustainable Development Initiatives works statewide to integrate program resources that focus on linking entrepreneurship, workforce enhancement, community capacity building, the green industry, technology transfer, regional sustainability and the food economy into a holistic approach to reach sustainable community goals.
Leadership for development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Initiatives will be provided by Bill Grunkemeyer and Myra Moss through a partial appointment with the Community Development Program Unit. Their combined leadership provides connection to Extension Center research and programming, linkages to community development subject matter, and partnerships within all four program areas. Allocation of existing Community Development Program Area resources and funds will support the staffing needs, start-up activities and programs of the Sustainable Development Center.
Vision
Provide access to university resources and emphasize the development of creative processes to assist communities as they approach sustainable development.
Mission
Utilize the expertise of faculty and staff to systematically solicitate and evaluate assistance proposals to help Ohio communities adopt and expand sustainable development initiatives.
Purpose
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Build networks and linkages to deliever mulitdisciplinary approaches for building sustainable communities
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Coordinate access to unviversity resources in support of sustainable regional community development opportunities
Organization
Leadership for development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Initiative will be provided by Bill Grunkemeyer and Myra Moss through a partial appointment with the Community Development Program Unit. Their combined leadership provides connection to Extension Center research and programming, linkages to community development subject matter, and partnerships within all four program areas.
Outcomes
Creation of viable communities through the use of natural, economic, social and human resources.
