In March 2002, I began an interesting journey through the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program. This program, an offering of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, is a two-year series of seminars with the goal of preparing students to be leaders in their community. Because one of the main goals of the program is to create a network of people who care about rural issues, I decided to chronicle my experience in the program with an email journal. This site is the archive of my experiences in the program.

If you don't currently receive the journal, but would like to, please send an email to dennis@irose.com.

Orientation and Seminar 1 - Introduction to State Government

Seminar 2 - Leadership and Community

Seminar 3 - Understanding Urban Life

Seminar 4 - The Debate/Tension Between Individual and Community Rights

Seminar 5 - The Federal Policy Process and Energy Policy

Seminar 6 - Technology And Where Is It Taking Society?

Seminar 7 - Exploring 'Race' in the United States, Through the Lens of the African American Experience

Seminar 8 - Global Economics

Seminar 9 - Appreciating Diversity: Finding Common Ground

Seminar 10 - International Seminar to Australia

Seminar 11 - Environmental Issues

Dennis Deery
dennis@irose.com

For more information about the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program, check out their web site at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wrlp/.