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Rural Fellowship program

Rural Fellows Faith Junck (left) and Benoit Kayigamba (right) served in Chadron in 2022.

Rural Fellows begin 10th year serving Nebraska communities

May 23, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Travis Hencey stands in front of “Beating the Deadline,” a mural he designed for Chadron’s Art Alley. The mural features a man at a desk working on a computer.

Murals showcase community culture across Nebraska

October 5, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Rural Fellows Alicia Pannell (left), Tori Pedersen (second from left) and Janet Kabetesi (fifth from left) and community fellows Andrea McClintic (fourth from left) and Stephanie Novoa (right) are pictured with Lt. Gov. Mike Foley (third from left) at the Fox Theater ribbon cutting in Cozad.

Applications for Rural Fellowship program now open

October 3, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Helen Fagan, Rural Fellows coordinator, meets with student fellows Brianna Gable, Benjamin Niyodusenga and Lillian Uwanjye; Susan Norris, director of Pierce County Economic Development; and Wanda Backus, owner of J’s Place.

26 students begin Rural Fellows experiences

May 24, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Student Fellows Jeanne Itetere (left), Brianna Gable (center) and Benjamin Niyodusenga worked in Pierce, Nebraska, as part of the 2021 Rural Fellowship program.

Former Rural Fellows say program helped them gain skills, knowledge

January 25, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Student fellows Alicia Pannell (left), Tori Pedersen (second from left) and Janet Kabetesi (fifth from left) and community fellows Andrea McClintic (fourth from left) and Stephanie Novoa (sixth from left) are pictured with Lt. Gov. Mike Foley (third from left) at the Fox Theater ribbon cutting in Cozad, Nebraska.

Rural Fellowship program announces funding, scholarships

December 7, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Since 2013, the Rural Fellowship program has connected college students with rural Nebraska communities as part of a collaborative service-learning experience.

3 internship programs help rural Nebraska thrive

November 3, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Kaylee Burnside and Clare Umutoni, Rural Fellows working with the Ord Area Chamber of Commerce, attend Second Hand Rose’s ribbon-cutting to celebrate its new storefront.

Applications open for communities to host Rural Fellows in summer 2022

October 4, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Rural Fellows Ahmed Al Rawahi (left) and Laruent Ikuzwe moved cattle to pasture with Gothenburg residents.

Rural Fellows celebrate conclusion of summer-long internships

August 6, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Rural Fellows is accepting 200 students for the 2021 program

Rural Fellows embark on summer of community development

May 27, 2021

Agriculture & Environment