Rod Howe
Senior Extension Associate
Dir Program
Warren Hall, Room 43
607/255-2170
Email: rlh13@cornell.edu
Concentration
Community Capacity Building, Land Use Education, Community Economic Development, Community Sustainability, Training for Local Elected Officials and Community Leaders, Fostering Regional Collaboration, Agriculture, Food and Community Development
Graduate Fields
Departments
- Community and Rural Development Institute
- Department of Development Sociology
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Lycoming College
1978
Master's Degree
Boston University
1984
Doctorate
Boston University
1991
Overview
As Cornell Cooperative Extension Assistant Director for Community and Economic Vitality and Executive Director of the Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI), Rod Howe 1) provides leadership and support for integrating research and extension into programs which address community & economic vitality issues; 2) fosters collaborative programming among faculty and off-campus Extension educators; and 3) establishes effective working relationships with local, state, regional and national agencies and organizations. He seeks input from stakeholders and works with the Community and Economic Vitality Program Council to identify research and extension priorities and CaRDI`s faculty advisory committee members to establish program foci.
Research Focus
In order to offer training and deliverables to CCE Extension educators and community and regional stakeholders there needs to be a collaboriatve relationship with a broad set of faculty and research associates.
Outreach and Extension Focus
I am a point of contact for CCE Associations, Executive Directors and Extension Educators as they conduct community and economic vitality programming and as they seek to be a resource to their elected officials and community leaders on a broad set of issues. There has been Rural Vision Project follow-up in areas like rural health and the role of rural schools in ther communities. I have been very involved in training of local leaders and officials (Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute, Dennis A. Pelletier County Government Institute, and Rural Learning Network of Western and Central New York) in partnerships with key state organizations and agencies. There has been a particular focus this past year on enhancing regional collaboration. I am PI for the EDA University Center at Cornell. During 2007, Year II funded projects ended and Year III was initiated; key focus the second half of the year was the North Country Regional Foods Initiative.