“Live Better in Nebraska”

4th Quarter 2022

By the
Numbers
2023 is the Rural Fel-
lows’ 10th anniversa-
ry. Lots of changes
have occurred over
the years, but the
goal has remained
the same—communi-
ty improvement. See
the program’s impact
below. The numbers
are:

60, Hours worked in

000 communities

1,500 Service hours

volunteered

153 Students served

Rural Fellows
as Rural Fellows

78 Communities
served by Fellows Applications Now Open
Visit the Rural Fel- Summer 2023 will mark the Rural Fellowship program’s
lows website for
10th anniversary. The seven-week program, housed in the
application details.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture
and Natural Resources, places college students in Nebraska
towns to help create and execute community-improvement
projects. The application window opened Oct. 1.

Upcoming
Events
“gram
Having the Rural Fellowship pro-
here has been a tremendous
Oct 1
Applications open for Rural
asset to our organization.
Fellows program 2023

Oct 19
Information session for commu-
nities hosting Rural Fellows e-communities
6 communities across
Nebraska are engaged
Oct 21 in identifying, collecting
Information session for commu- and cultivating resources
nities hosting Rural Fellows that encourage entre-
preneurship within their
Nov 30 towns.
Rural Fellows application closes
for communities and students

RPN Today
Rural Prosperity Ne-
braska released the first
two episodes of its new
monthly web series high-
lighting the efforts of its
educators and their im-
pact across Nebraska.

Featured
Program Featured
Photograph
Marketing
Hometown Gone are the

America days of murals

simply adver-
tising soaps
and sodas.
This educational Today, Nebras-
program focus- ka murals adorn
es on recruiting entire buildings
and showcase a
and retaining
community’s his-
new residents. tory, values and
It engages culture—displays
communities of a community,
often by communi-
through small ty members.
groups, to get
more people in-
volved and more
voices heard, as
a tool to create
dialogue that How has RPN helped your community?
moves toward
action.
How can RPN help your community?
Contact our Communications Team
ruralprosperityne@unl.edu

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