2009 Week 2 – Monday Photos
By Rogers Scholars • Jul 14th, 2009 • Category: Photos
Posts Tagged ‘The Center for Rural Development’
Second—and final—class of 2009 Rogers Scholars arrives at The Center to begin a week of activities that promises to be ‘an experience of a lifetime’
By Rogers Scholars • Jul 13th, 2009 • Category: FeatureThe second—and final—class of 2009 Rogers Scholars arrived at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset on Sunday to begin a week of activities that Lonnie Lawson, president and CEO of The Center, promises to be “a life-changing experience.” In a welcome address to Scholars and their parents, Lawson said the Rogers Scholars program has [...]
Rogers Scholar Brandi Howard of Magoffin County receives prestigious ‘Doug Reece Memorial Award’ for having top application score
By Rogers Scholars • Jul 10th, 2009 • Category: SpotlightBrandi Howard of Magoffin County has been recognized for having the highest-scoring application among students who participated in this summer’s first session of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program.
Rogers Scholars tour the John F. Kennedy Space Center via a live, interactive videoconference; receive challenge from UK Wildcat JP Blevins to set goals
By Rogers Scholars • Jul 3rd, 2009 • Category: FeatureRogers Scholars on Thursday toured the John F. Kennedy Space Center via a live, interactive videoconference with NASA officials. The videoconference—presented by NASA’s Digital Learning Network and brought to Scholars by The Center for Rural Development’s award-winning CenterNET2 statewide videoconferencing network—gave them a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to prepare a vehicle for liftoff [...]
Rogers Scholars work in teams Wednesday on program majors, participate in community service project at Conley Bottom Resort and Marina
By Rogers Scholars • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: FeatureRogers Scholars began working as teams in their program majors on Wednesday coming up with storylines for short, student-produced films, learning more about engineering in a lightning-speed game of Jeopardy, and developing their computer skills. During the week, Scholars receive 12 hours of instructional training taught by professionals in their respective major. Instruction is provided [...]
Rogers Scholars develop leadership, team-building skills on Tuesday, followed by evening of fine dining and ballroom dancing
By Rogers Scholars • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: FeatureRogers Scholars continued to develop their leadership and team-building skills on Tuesday as they competed in a Lego building blocks challenge. In the exercise—led by Charley Simpson, executive vice president and CIO of The Center—the 30 Scholars were divided into three teams of 10. Each team then selected a leader, and used their communication and [...]
Rogers Scholars explore new heights, set personal goals in a challenge to climb 55-foot Alpine Tower
By Rogers Scholars • Jun 30th, 2009 • Category: FeatureRogers Scholars spent the second day of their week-long session at the Team Leadership Center in Wayne County reaching new heights. Scholars were challenged to climb to the level they were most comfortable reaching on a 55-foot Alpine Tower. The exercise encouraged Scholars to step out of their comfort zone and reach for heightened individual [...]
