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Star Tribune: Univ. of Minn. program partners up to help solve west-metro communities' problems
Resilient Communities project puts students to work solving problems in Carver County.
By Susan Feyder, Star Tribune, September 12, 2015
Some of the metro area’s fastest-growing communities are about to get a jump-start on their to-do lists.
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Waconia Sun Patriot: County benefits from Resilient Communities Project partnerships
by Randy Maluchnik, Waconia Sun Patriot, August 30, 2015
The Resilient Communities Project (RCP) is an award-winning program at the University of Minnesota that matches community-identified projects with faculty and students to research, analyze, and develop options to address local issues.
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Chaska Herald: Commentary: Great Value from U of M Project
by Randy Maluchnik, Chaska Herald, August 28, 2015
The Resilient Communities Project (RCP) is an award-winning program at the University of Minnesota that matches community-identified projects with faculty and students to research, analyze, and develop options to address local issues.
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Grand Challenge: Build Resilient Communities
Article originally posted on Institute on the Environment website, August 7, 2015, by Monique Dubos
By Monique Dubos
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Rosemount Town Pages: City notes: Events keep residents engaged
By Mayor Bill Droste, Rosemount Town Pages, July 30, 2015
One of the joys of summer is that it’s easier to come together as a community. Today Rosemount is between two great events that bring us closer. Leprechaun Days has just completed a successful run. And the Night to Unite block parties are just ahead.
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Minnesota Daily: U works with Rosemount to tackle urban issues
The Resilient Communities Project worked with more than 50 University classes to combat urban issues
By Brian Edwards, The Minnesota Daily, June 24, 2015
Some metro cities and nearby counties are short on resources, and they’re turning to University of Minnesota students and professors for creative solutions.
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Star Tribune: Rosemount reaps results of U students' research
The study during the 2014-15 school year covered 29 city issues.
By Todd Nelson, Special to the Star Tribune, June 13, 2015
Natural playgrounds. Better communication. Cultural integration.
Those are among the ideas pouring into the city of Rosemount from University of Minnesota students who recently completed a study of 29 issues facing the southern suburb.
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IonE News: University-Rosemount partnership 'a gift'
By Monique Dubos, originally published in Institute on the Environment News, June 9, 2015; adapted from an article by Emily Zimmer for the Rosemount Town Pages
During his speech at the Resilient Communities Project end-of-year celebration May 1, Rosemount, Minn., mayor Bill Droste called the partnership a “great gift.”
The University of Minnesota Resilient Communities Project celebrated the conclusion of its one-year partnership with Rosemount during a luncheon at the McNamara Alumni Center.
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Rosemount Town Pages: City notes: Water conservation is a focus for city
By Mayor Bill Droste, Rosemount Town Pages, May 28, 2015
Coming off a slightly soggy holiday weekend, it may seem like a strange time to talk about water conservation. But that’s a subject we work on frequently at Rosemount City Hall. And with residents’ help, we can save on water — and they can save on water bills.
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Sun/This Week: Handing over the keys: U of M students complete projects for Rosemount
By Tad Johnson, The Sun/This Week, May 8, 2015
If information is the key to success, then a host of University of Minnesota graduate and undergraduate students have handed over they keys to Rosemount leaders through 29 recently completed Resilient Communities Projects.
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Rosemount Town Pages: Sustainability partnership with University of Minnesota gives Rosemount a lot to work with
By Emily Zimmer, Rosemount Town Pages, May 7, 2015
During his speech at the Resilient Communities Program end-of-year celebration May 1, Rosemount mayor Bill Droste called the year-long partnership a “great gift.”
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Rosemount City Pages: City notes: City working towards sustainability
By Mayor Bill Droste, Rosemount Town Pages, April 30, 2015
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Rosemount Town Pages: Residents discover Rosemount has a lot to offer
By Emily Zimmer, Rosemount Town Pages, April 9, 2015
It’s easy to dismiss Rosemount as a small town without much to offer. At least until you sit down and list all its assets.
That’s what a group of 25 or so residents did last week as part of an exercise for one of the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities projects.
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IonE News: Carver County is new RCP partner
By Monique Dubos, originally published on the Institute on the Environment News blog, March 30, 2015
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Waconia Sun Patriot: Watertown selected for U of M project
By Ethan Groothuis, Waconia Sun Patriot, Mar 27, 2015
Watertown was selected as one of the communities in Carver County that will partner with the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (RCP) for the 2015-2016 academic year.