Alberta Rural Development Network
Founded | 2009 |
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Location | |
Area served | Rural Alberta |
Services | rural development and research |
Members | 9 |
Key people | Dee Ann Benard, Executive Director |
Employees | four |
Website | Alberta Rural Development Network |
The Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) is a not-for-profit partnership of 9 public colleges & universities.[1] Its mission is "To create a model of rural community development through collaboration in research and learning".[2]
Mandate
As stated on their website, "The Alberta Rural Development Network will use the combined expertise of Alberta’s post-secondary institutions to support rural development in Alberta and help rural communities grow through learning."[2]
ARDN focuses on four core principles to create rural connections:
- Research
- Education
- Collaboration
- Networking
According to the Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, ARDN has so far been successful: "The Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) has played a key role in helping communities across rural Alberta to flourish and thrive by strengthening links between Campus Alberta institutions, industry and community-based organizations."[3]
History
ARDN began operations in 2009 with a grant from the Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF)[4] and in-kind commitments from its post-secondary members.
Since its inception, ARDN has worked with several of Alberta's colleges, universities and organizations on projects, including Lakeland College and Portage College on a Regional Innovation Network in East Central Alberta,[5] Mount Royal University on a Business Retention & Expansion Symposium,[6] the Alberta Academy of Art and Design on the Company of Albertans,[7] Pastor Tim Wray on the Young Adult Photovoice Project,[8] and Lethbridge College on Social in the South.[9]
More recently, ARDN administered the Homelessness Partnering Strategy’s Rural and Remote Homelessness funding stream for Alberta.[10] So far, this has resulted in the funding of seven rural homelessness projects, including projects in Drayton Valley,[11] Chestermere,[12] Fort Macleod[13] and Cochrane.[14]
Members
- Alberta College of Art and Design
- Banff Centre
- Bow Valley College
- Grande Prairie Regional College
- Keyano College
- Lakeland College (Alberta)
- Lethbridge College
- MacEwan University
- Medicine Hat College
- Mount Royal University
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
- NorQuest College
- Northern Lakes College
- Olds College
- Portage College
- Red Deer College
- SAIT Polytechnic
- University of Alberta
- University of Calgary
- University of Lethbridge
Media
ARDN publishes one newsletters. The RTAB is published monthly.
References
- ↑ Staff. "Community Outreach". Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- 1 2 Staff. "Mandate". Alberta Rural Development Network. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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- ↑ Staff. "Lakeland and Portage partner to build East Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network". Lakeland College - Applied Research & Innovation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Staff. "Keeping rural business strong". Mount Royal University. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Staff. "The Company of Albertans". ACAD. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Wray, Tim. "What Matters in Small Towns?". Farm On. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Staff. "Social in the South 2012: Social Media Strategies for Business". Lethbridge College. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Higgins, Michael. "Alberta's Rural Homeless". Alberta Primetime. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ Whalen, Courtney. "Drayton Valley receives homelessness partnership money" Drayton Valley Western Review. Retrieved 9 July 2013
- ↑ Chorney, Allison. "Chestermere receives $57,000 to help prevent homelessness in community" Rocky View Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2013
- ↑ Staff. "Fort Macleod get funding for housing support program" Macleod Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2013
- ↑ Edey, Noel. "Support for homeless youth" Cochrane Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013