International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Lauren Edens 26/06/2012 Our entrance to Quebec City was met with cooler temperatures and marked by an arrival into a completely francophone region. These indicators of a unique provincial culture, marked by ethnic traditions, were felt more acutely today. We had formal discussions and lectures delivered by both faculty and provincial government levels. Take Read More …
by Pam Kelrick 25/06/2012 Up early…everyone made it for breakfast by 7:45 after a rather late night of playing pirate gambling games. This is going to be a long day. First, we arrived at Victoriaville to learn about two subjects. Martin Lessard presented the sustainable activities happening in Victoriaville. These programs have changed the community Read More …
by Jonathan Pinkerton 24/06/2012 Day 3 of ICRPS 2012 coincided with Quebec National Day (St. Jean Baptiste Day). The activities started off with very engaging presentations by Year 2 ICRPS Students Eric Marr, Eduardo Gomez, Ellen Henrikke Aalerud and Pam Kelrick. The presentations inspired a lively exchange of questions and answers. Next, Ghalia Chahine with Read More …
by BIll Reimer 24/06/2012 Against all odds, Immaculate and Krishna joined forces to clean out the bank at the pirates’ casino – forcing the owners to bring out the big prize: shots all around! Is this a rural development project? Photos by Bill Reimer
by Lindsay Wiginton 23/06/2012 As the second day of ICRPS closes, it feels as if we’ve been here for ages already, given all of the learning, bonding, and engaging we’ve already done. Yesterday, we packed in a lot of sessions, as we had to hear from our Montreal guest speakers before the holiday weekend began. Read More …
by Sam Christensen, 22/06/2012 Gooooood eveeening ICRPS crowd. For all you that use Fahrenheit, Bill was referring to it being 33 degrees Celsius, which means we got up to 91 Fahrenheit. I would like to thank our amazing hosts’ from Concordia and Ramouski. Today was a bit cooler, but still on the warm side. Everyone Read More …
by Bill Reimer 21/06/2012 33 degrees and 54% humidity were the talk of the day as our guests arrived – hot, sweaty, and in some cases, luggage-less. One by one they were set up with kit bags, keys, and directions to the nearest (air conditioned) pubs. By 9:00 PM we welcomed the last of today’s Read More …
by Bill Reimer, 23/05/2012 The 2012 ICRPS summer school (or maybe we should call it a ‘road show’ this year) will be exploring options for sustainable futures. We will do so by spending 3 days in Montréal, QC, to see how rural resources, people, and services contribute to urban success. We will then move to Read More …
Welcome to the new ICRPS Summer Insitute Alumni Blog “Exploring Rurality“! by Kjersti Nordskog and Katja Cappelen, 04/05/2012 We are hoping that this blog will be a meeting point for Summer Institute alumni and faculty to meet, stay in touch, exchange knowledge and get to know each other better. Please take a look at the Read More …
The University of Missouri-Columbia has recently finished a survey report on the ICRPS Summer Institutes from 2004 to 2011, and the impact participation as a student or faculty has had on their careers. María Figueroa-Armijos, Summer Institute participant in 2008 and 2009, Thomas G. Johnson and Judith I. Stallmann present the results for Exploring Rurality Read More …