Rural Reimagined is excited to announce that an Exceptional Learning PhD student, Vincent Okot, will conduct practicum hours assisting with a rural tourism development project through the Center for Rural Innovation. With his skill sets from the Program Planning & Evaluation (PPE) program in the College of Education, Vincent plans to use qualitative methods to help develop a tourism brand for the town of Monterey, TN.

He will work with the Tennessee Department of Tourism to develop a visualization model to foster emerging tourism in rural areas. Vincent states, “I am very excited to work with Rural Reimagined, and I believe this opportunity will allow me to use the knowledge gained in PPE coursework. As I work on the project, I hope to develop a tourism brand for the City of Monterey." 

His project directly aligns with the mission of the Center for Rural Innovation, the Rural Reimagined Grand Challenge, and the TCRI CARES project. Wings up, Vincent! 
 

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