CONWAY — More than 100 community leaders from Arkansas and surrounding states will meet at the University of Central Arkansas campus Aug. 6-10 to participate in the annual Community Development Institute.
The event will take place in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center.
Aside from classroom instruction, participants will travel off campus to tour North Little Rock’s Argenta District.
Additionally, Heifer International will provide a special tour of its energy-efficient headquarters.
While at Heifer International, participants will hear a presentation on how elements of Heifer International’s community and economic-development work can be applied in local communities.
The Community Development Institute Central, established in 1987 at UCA, trains community and economic development professionals in Arkansas and surrounding states.
The complete CDI experience is a three-year training program, with one week of training per year.
As they move through the program curriculum, participants are exposed to a comprehensive, applied approach to the field of community and economic development.
For more infor mat ion or to register for CDI, visit uca.edu/cdi, or contact Amy Whitehead at (501) 852-2930 or cdi@uca.edu.
River Valley Ozark, Pages 58 on 07/26/2012