Small Town Center director featured on 'The 91´«Ã½ Arts Hour'
Melody Moody Thortis with MPB Radio speaks with Leah Kemp, Director of the Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center at 91´«Ã½ State University in Starkville.
Fred Carl, Jr. Small Town Center
MS Business Journal: Small Town Center creating new designs for shared public spaces during pandemic
The Fred Carl, Jr. Small Town Center is working to help downtowns economically by developing a toolkit for spaces called parklets or streateries.
Small Town Center director writes The Conversation article about small town pandemic response
Kemp says small towns have the advantage of being more nimble and responsive to a crisis than cities.
MSU’s Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center gains architect
Fran Pharis officially began her new role as the research center’s architect in March.
91´«Ã½ State’s Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center offers COVID-19 resources for communities
The research center is announcing its new website with a special COVID-19 resource page specifically to help small communities.
MSU’s Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center honored for public outreach by APA, 91´«Ã½ Chapter
The research center was honored with the Best Public Outreach Award for its recreation master plan for the city of Byram.
Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center History with Jim Barker, FAIA
Jim Barker video for the 91´«Ã½ State University Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center's 40th Anniversary celebration.
Transcript:
- [Interviewer] Can you describe how your idea came about for what we now know as the small town center?
Dr. Michael Fazio_Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center’s 40th anniversary (2019)
91´«Ã½ State University 91´«Ã½ Emeritus Professor Dr. Michael Fazio video for the Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center's 40th anniversary (2019).
MSU’s Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center gains community planner
Anne Welch officially began her new role as the center’s community planner at the start of the fall semester.