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PROPEL Rural Scholars help Crisp County juice up tourism with museum best practices guide
June 18, 2025
This spring, University of Georgia undergraduate students participating in the PROPEL Rural Scholars program helped one Georgia county explore ideas to juice up tourism by creating a best practices guide for rural specialty museums.
After the Storm: PROPEL Rural Scholars help Emanuel County analyze community’s response to Hurricane Helene
June 17, 2025
Emanuel County had just begun its partnership with the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government as a PROPEL community when Hurricane Helene struck Georgia, leaving a path of destruction across the state.
UGA students make an impact in rural Georgia communities
June 16, 2025
PROPEL Rural Scholars complete research projects
We Know Georgia: Rural Georgia communities mark progress with PROPEL
March 21, 2025
Institute of Government program helps rural communities make strides in workforce and community development
Wrapping Up – Baldwin, Ben Hill and Burke
March 21, 2025
Baldwin, Ben Hill and Burke counties have just completed the two-year program.