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Education Related Events

 

The following are education related events. Education related projects will find value to link up with these education related events in our community. 

List of Beam aware projects:  

Cradle to Career 

Diversity Council's Education Equity project

 

 

Start Date Title Tags
May 09, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: May 9, 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Apr 15, 2023 12:15 PM Gateway Science Fair ('education', 'STEM')
Apr 13, 2023 07:00 PM RCTC–PSEO INFORMATION NIGHT ('cte', 'Education', 'openbeam', 'rctc')
Mar 23, 2023 05:30 PM RPS School Board Listening Session ('RPS', 'education')
Mar 21, 2023 06:00 PM RCTC: Career and Technical Education Open House ('cte', 'Education', 'openbeam', 'rctc')
Mar 14, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: March 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Mar 06, 2023 05:00 PM RPS Multilingual Online Parent Night in Arabic ('RPS', 'Education', 'Diversity', 'education')
Feb 25, 2023 05:00 PM Culture Night ('Culture', 'RPS', 'Education', 'Diversity')
Feb 14, 2023 02:30 PM Feb 2023 Luther College Lectures: The Mutable City ('America City for Health', 'Education', 'openbeam', 'governance')
Feb 14, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: February 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Jan 20, 2023 11:30 AM 125 Live Community Talks: RPS Superintendent Kent Pekel ('Education',)
Jan 10, 2023 10:00 AM RPS: January 2023 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Jan 06, 2023 12:00 PM MLK Jr Youth Poetry Contest Submission Deadline ('youth', 'Education', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council')
Dec 13, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: December 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Nov 15, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: November 11 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Oct 11, 2022 10:00 AM RPS Public School Board Study Session - Strategic Plan Status ('RPS', 'education', 'community')
Oct 11, 2022 10:00 AM RPS: October 11 2022 Monthly District Family Engagement Meeting ('rps', 'education', 'diversity', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Oct 04, 2022 10:00 AM Cradle to Career (C2C) Annual Education Summit ('youth', 'education', 'diversity', 'community')
Sep 22, 2022 10:00 AM LATINX SUMMIT 2022 For Social Entrepreneurs ('Education', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 20, 2022 05:00 PM UMR & Mayo Clinic Present Kern Center Connects: Diversity Science ('Education', 'Diversity')
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Housing Program DevCo Rochester

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Economic Development News

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Healthy Brain Workshop Series

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University of Minnesota Expansion Funding Considerations

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May 2026: UMR DMC: Funding Request to contribute to Talent Development Infrastructure

Apr 27, 2026: UMR discussion at City Council Study Session Sales Tax Request

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RPS Proposed Budget Reductions

Jun 2, 2026: School Board 2026 budget

April 21, 2026: School Board Meeting Revised Proposed Leadership Changes 

April 7, 2026: Budget Reduction Impact

Sep 12, 2023 RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting

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1Q 2026 Announcements

Jun 2, 2026: #RochMNTogether Yard Sign Campaign

Jan 5, 2026: Resolution: Reaffirming Rochester’s Support for its Somali Community and Commitment to Inclusion.

2026 Summer Paid Internship Positions: City Clerk, community Development, Communications & Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Legislative Affairs, Library Communications, Office of the Mayor, Parks & Recreation , Public Music, Rochester Public Utilities Safety, and Transit & Parking.

 

 

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Apr 27,  2026 City Council Study Session

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May 2026: Home Innovation Lab Open House

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Apr 2025 DMC Real Estate Summit: Aging in place talk

Last Updated May 31, 2026



Sherman Mixed Housing Mayo Civic Center Parking Lot

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting: Status Update

June 3, 2024 City Council Meeting 

Council action is requested to continue development negotiations with Sherman Associates and conditionally approve development assistance of up to $13,000,000 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance and up to $3,000,000 in DMC General State Infrastructure Aid.  

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Mayflower mixed housing project

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United Way Studies of Financial Hardship

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West Transit Village Housing Development

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April 1 2026 AEON Affordable Housing Townhall

May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Report

Feb 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Memo

PB reporting re Jan 6 City Council Meeting

"A final plan for dividing a 14.1-acre Mayo Clinic parking lot into developable sections is expected to be reviewed Monday by the Rochester City Council. The site, being dubbed “West Transit Village,” sits between Second Street Southwest and Cascade Lake. It is currently used as a Mayo Clinic employee shuttle lot, and Mayo Clinic plans to construct a 2,500-stall parking structure."

Last Updated May 24, 2026



Loom Apartments (Onward)

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Dec 2025 DMCC Board Meeting: Request for Extension Authorize an extension of the $4 million GSIA allocation to this project until August 15, 2026.

May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting

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DMC Interim Wayfinding

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting

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Last Updated May 22, 2026



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RPS 2030 Strategic Plan Reviews

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Mar 17, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Middle School

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