Community Economic Development
Division of Extension
We provide regular webinars free of charge and open to all. Our webinars cover a wide range of topics related to community economic development and include approaches to research, theory, and practice.
Summary May 2021 — What type of community economic development practitioner are you? Do you emphasize the “C” (i.e., community)? The “E” (i.e., economic)? Or, the “D” (i.e., development)? Steve Deller, professor in agricultural and applied economics and community economic development specialist, describes several roles community economic development practitioners can assume. Webinar Recording Additional Materials […]
Summary September 2020 — Gail Huycke, Community Development Specialist, leads a panel of state broadband experts and practitioners, including Jaron McCallum, Wisconsin Public Service Commission, to talk about grant opportunities to improve broadband access across Wisconsin. Webinar Recording Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary June 2020 — Matt Kures and Tessa Conroy discuss the industries and occupations that may be more affected by COVID-19 as the economy begins to reopen. Webinar Recording Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary May 2020 — Tessa Conroy discusses what the 1918 flu can teach us about the economic impacts of pandemics. Webinar Recording Additional Materials What Does the 1918 Flu Reveal About the Economic Impacts of a Pandemic? PowerPoint Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary April 2020 — Bill Ryan from the Community Development Institute and Karina Ward from Ozaukee County Extension discuss a new tool to measure downtown vitality in mid-sized communities. Webinar Recording Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary April 2020 — Sarah Schlosser, Annie Jones, Larry Jones are joined by panelists to discuss the impacts Covid-19 is having on Wisconsin’s non-profit sector. Panelists include Linda Ketcham, Executive Director of the Madison-area Urban Ministry, Tom Linfield, Vice-President, Community Impact for the Madison Community Foundation, and Bryce Lord, Associate Director at UW-Milwaukee’s Helen Bader […]
Summary April 2020 — Kristin Runge and Sharon Lezberg discuss how communities can use a study group approach to address housing needs, looking at Waunakee in Dane County as a case study. Webinar Recording Additional Materials Lunch-n-Learn-Housing-Study-Groups Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary Tessa Conroy discusses the role of broadband and Internet access in Economic Development across Wisconsin as part of UW-Extension’s Lunch n’ Learn series. Webinar Recording Additional Materials Broadband in Rural Economic Development PowerPoint Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary Matt Kures discusses potential impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on Wisconsin’s tourism and service economy, including estimated loss of revenue and employment. Webinar Recording Additional Materials Exposed: The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on the Tourism & Service Economy PowerPoint Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary Steven Deller discusses the importance of a systems thinking approach – how the elements of a system are interconnected and influence each other – in community economic development. Webinar Recording Additional Materials Community Economic Development: A Systems Thinking Approach PowerPoint Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
Summary Tessa Conroy discusses the status of child care in Wisconsin and has several guests discuss the strategies that they have seen or contributed to. These guests include: Jessie Small from Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC) Courtney Berner from the UW Center for Cooperatives (UWCC) Paula Drew from the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) Karl […]
Summary Steven Deller discusses Community Development, Economic Development, and Community Economic Development and the differences between them. Webinar Recording Additional Materials What-is-Community-Economic-Development Explore Our Lunch-n-Learn Series
