Interior Issues Council

Good Afternoon!

Just three quick items for you this Friday.

1. The Community Economy group will be meeting on Tuesday, March 4th at 8am in the FEDC office.

2. The Climate Change Tskforce will be meeting on wednesday, March 5th from 9am to 11am in the FEDC office

3. and Jim Dodson asked me to forward you the following information--it looks like a good discussion:

From: Susan Herman [mailto:ffsjh@uaf.edu]
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:09 PM
To: ffsjh@uaf.edu
Subject: Social Capital Duscussion on Monday night... reminder and ideas


Just a reminder, we’re meeting this Monday night at 7 p.m. in the Woods Center at UAF, Room CD. The topic is Making our Community Better: Building Social Capital. By social capital we mean the bonds that tie a community together. Communities with strong bonds have higher educational achievement because all citizens understand the importance of educating the community’s children; they have faster economic growth, less criminal behavior, and find it easier to attract new residents with needed skills. In communities with social capital, it is easier to energize people to deal with community problems like drunk drivers or lack of child and eldercare facilities. Healthy communities are better able to take advantage of opportunities that benefit everyone and build the quality of life for all citizens. We’re excited to have Edda Cantor, Director of Leadership New Hampshire, as a contributor to the discussion. Leadership New Hampshire has benefited its state i n a number of important ways in its 17 years of existence, and having Edda with us will enrich our discussion.

We hope to see you, and ask kindly that you spread the word.

Check out the following URL: http://www.strategy-business.com/media/file/enews-02-28-08.pdf for an interesting article on the topic we’re discussing.

Cheers,

Susan

Susan Herman, Professor School of Management
Director, Northern Leadership Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks
P.O. Box 756080
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6080
907-474-1939 (o)
907-474-5219 (f)
www.uaf.edu/nlc

Thanks everyone and have a great weekend!

DeLaina,
FEDC

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