Rural Fellows – Rural Prosperity Nebraska (RPN)
About
Each summer since 2013, college students from Nebraska and beyond have spent their summers living and working in rural communities across Nebraska and the Midwest. These students, known as Rural Fellows, complete projects focused on supporting communities make progress toward strategic and specific goals that help the community thrive.
Rural Fellows commonly focus on creating impact in:
· Community, workforce and economic development
· Business development
· Early childhood education
· Community marketing and communications
· Entrepreneurship
· Mental health services
· Inclusive leadership development
· and more!
Through their projects, Rural Fellows help communities solve problems and address important issues. Their work pays off – recent economic impact analysis indicates that, on average, participating communities realize an economic impact of $28,000 by participating in the program– while both student and community fellows gain valuable work experience, Inclusive Community Leadership development, build connections with communities and the people who live there, and see first-hand all that rural life has to offer.
To better prepare students and communities for the Rural Fellows program experience, all selected student and community fellows receive a three-week interactive and transformational inclusive leadership, team and community development training hosted by diversity and inclusion researcher and consultant, Dr. Helen Fagan, and her team. Additionally, all fellows receive individualized coaching by qualified coaches throughout the summer.
Students and communities are supported through this experience by guidance and a community visit from RPN staff, as well as numerous connections to experts across the NU system. Rural Fellows is partnered with a team of researchers who strive to conduct and develop research in a rural Nebraska community context to better guide how communities plan to grow and develop.
By working closely with research faculty from across the NU system, students connect the university’s intellectual capital with communities in every corner of the state.
Services Provided
Public Policy and Government Relations
- African-American Business
- Latino Business
- Business Issues Related to a Specific City
- Small Business Policy
- Women’s Business Issues
- Nebraska Business Issues
- LGBTQ Business Issues
- Native-American Business
Management Issues
- Professional / Leadership Development
Marketing/Sales
- Website Development
- Student Marketing Projects
Networking Organizations
- Demographically Based
- Geographically Based
- Industry Specific
- Home Based
- Small Business/General
Internship Programs and Student Services
- Internship Program (Specialty)
- Student Research Projects
- Student Marketing Projects
- Youth Entrepreneurship Education
Mentoring/Coaching/Counseling/Consulting
- Peer Mentoring
Helen Fagan
Filley Hall (FYH) 143
1625 Arbor Drive
Lincoln, NE 68583
(402) 770-4664
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