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Rosemount elected officials, city staff, and residents to join U of M faculty in launching year-long partnership aimed at educating students and boosting community resilience
Who: Rosemount elected officials, city staff and residents, along with University of Minnesota faculty
What: Kickoff event for the Resilient Communities Project-Rosemount
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19
Where: Rosemount Community Center, 13885 South Robert Trail, Rosemount -
Rosemount Town Pages: City notes: Rosemount puts focus on sustainability
By Dwight Johnson, Rosemount Town Pages, May 29, 2014
The city of Rosemount is carrying out several initiatives this year that touch on a common theme: the sustainability of our community. And residents are likely to see the results soon — and for years to come.
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Rosemount Town Pages: STAR evaluation continues
By Emily Zimmer, Rosemount Town Pages, May 15, 2014
Rosemount city staff has started collecting information for the city’s STAR Communities benchmark. And while there’s still a lot of work to do, city administrator Dwight Johnson said the preliminary information is encouraging.
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Eye on Earth: Everything's Coming Up Rosemount
By Monique Dubos, originally published on the Institute on the Environment's Eye on Earth Blog, April 11, 2014
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Star Tribune: Rosemount laying the UMore Park groundwork
The city recently was chosen as the University of Minnesota's partner for a sustainable-community program. Two of the proposed projects would help pave the way for development.
By Meghan Holden, Star Tribune, April 8, 2014
Rosemount is beginning to prepare for the potential 25,000 additional residents it could see in the next few decades, and University of Minnesota students could help with the transition.
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Star Tribune: U will partner with Rosemount for special projects
By Meghan Holden, Star Tribune, March 29, 2014
The University of Minnesota is teaming up with Rosemount in hopes of creating a more sustainable community.
Through the U's Resilient Communities Project, students will work with Rosemount on citywide projects such as creating affordable housing and green business parks and increasing services for new immigrants. The yearlong union will begin at the start of the 2014-15 school year.
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Rosemount Town Pages: Resilient Communities Project chooses Rosemount as 2014-15 partner
By Emily Zimmer, Rosemount Town Pages, March 26, 2014
Rosemount has been selected as the 2014-2015 University of Minnesota Resilient Communities Project community partner. As part of the competitive program, Rosemount will work on more than 40 sustainability-related projects with the help and expertise of hundreds of graduate students and the University of Minnesota staff.
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Pioneer Press: UMN, Rosemount to partner on sustainability issues
By Nick Ferraro, Pioneer Press, March 26, 2014
A University of Minnesota project aims to make Rosemount a more sustainable community.
The city beat out Carver County to become the U’s Resilient Communities Project partner for the 2015-15 academic year, the school announced this week. Other past partners were Minnetonka and North St. Paul.
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Rosemount Selected as 2014-2015 Community Partner
Contacts: Mike Greco, Resilient Communities Project, [email protected], 612-625-7501; Alan Cox, City of Rosemount, [email protected], 651-322-2078
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match!
By Carol Hejl
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RCP by the numbers
By Nancy Ferber
"Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” —Albert Einstein
As fall semester 2013 is wrapping up, we are pleased to share an update on our partnership with North St. Paul. We focus here on numbers to help illustrate the breadth and impacts of our partnership for the community, students, faculty, and the University of Minnesota. Here are some quick stats that reflect what RCP has been up to over the past few months:
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Fall 2013 Open House in North St. Paul
By Nancy Ferber
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Kicking off the North St. Paul Partnership
By Carissa Schively Slotterback
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RCP Issues Request for Proposals for 2014-2015
The Resilient Communities Project (RCP) is now accepting proposals from cities and counties to be the community partner for 2014–2015. The partner community must support the effort through dedicated staff time and a local funding contribution. The selection process is competitive. The deadline for applications is 4:30 pm on February 14, 2014. A community partner for the 2014–2015 partnership year will be announced in March 2014.
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LillieNews: Community Asked to Consider Possible North St. Paul Logos
Originally published in the Lillie Suburban Newspapers, October 18, 2013