Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia

Applications for the Political Leaders Program are open! Sorensen's flagship leadership development program is for experienced professionals in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors who live or work in Virginia and are engaged or want to be engaged in the political, civic, business, nonprofit or governing life of their locality, region or the Commonwealth. The deadline to apply is November 12th at 11:59 p.m. To learn more or apply today, visit https://lnkd.in/g_TeWUft #WeldonCooperWednesday

The Cooper Center had the privilege of organizing the 10th Annual Government Fiscal Sustainability Workgroup this year in Chicago with the help of Pew Charitable Trusts. Special shout out to our speakers Justin Marlowe, Deborah A. Carroll, Ph.D., Joe Ferguson, Shayne Kavanagh, Nick Mastronardi; as well as our own directors Eric Scorsone and Charles Hartgrove, ICMA-CM. #FiscalSustainability #LocalGovernment #PewCharitableTrusts #publicservice

Weldon Cooper Center economist Terry Rephann spoke with WVTF Radio to discuss the future of agribusiness in Virginia and the changes expected following the 2024 presidential election. To learn more about Terry's predictions for both the short and the long term, read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gnfB-AJM #WeldonCooperWednesday

USA Today picked up on the Weldon Cooper Center’s study of U.S. Census Bureau data, identifying a trend among young Americans: they are leaving metro areas in favor of small towns. To read USA Today’s take, visit: https://lnkd.in/dWn6bqcU #WeldonCooperWednesday

The Cooper Center's executive director, Eric Scorsone, discussed best practices for local government budgets and the challenges of community fiscal distress on a panel at the Virginia Municipal League - VML annual conference earlier this week. He was joined by two seasoned public finance professionals: Jennifer Bell, Lexington's finance director (VIG's Senior Executive Institute '23), and Joe Flores, VML's director of fiscal policy and former Virginia Secretary of Finance. #LocalGov #VML2024 #PublicFinance #PublicBudgets #FiscalDistress #TownCouncil #CityCouncil

Meet Brooke Beenhouwer, one of CSR’s newest RAs! Brooke is a third-year undergraduate student from Fairfax, VA, majoring in statistics and minoring in data science. In her free time, she likes to see her family, bake, practice yoga, and rewatch her favorite TV shows.

Since 2020, small towns and rural areas across the U.S. have seen increased migration, with much of the growth being driven by young adults in the 25-44 age range. The remote work trend has allowed people the geographic flexibility to move out of big cities while working virtually. To read the full report from the Cooper Center, visit the link here: https://lnkd.in/eFTHdMZm #WeldonCooperWednesday

Fifty-three percent of U.S. immigrants are naturalized citizens. Majority of Hispanic and Asian populations are either U. S.-born or naturalized citizens (81% and 75%, respectively). These, among other findings, are in the latest report from the Weldon Cooper Center, which is accessible here: https://lnkd.in/eyYNacKg

Weldon Cooper Center’s Bryan David will be speaking today at the Controlled Environment Agriculture Summit East about collaboration between industry, universities, and states in workforce training.

This week, the Cooper Center's Bryan David, Tanya Denckla Cobb, and João Ferreira will be delivering talks on a variety of topics, from research to collaboration across industries. For more information on the speaker events, visit our website.