Key DEI Community Events/News
Following are Key Community Events that Have Important Information (most of them contain presentation slides, video recordings) related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Oct 08, 2025 12:00 PM | From Cradle to Career: Driving Lasting Change for Rochester's Youth | Cradle 2 Career is a community-wide initiative focused on improving educational outcomes for every child and young adult in Rochester by reimagining how organizations work together. Through data-driven strategies and cross-sector partnerships, we bring together schools, nonprofits, businesses, and families to work collectively toward measurable results. In this talk, I’ll share how our initiative functions, highlight the dedicated work groups driving our progress, and explore the impact of our collaborative approach. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
Oct 08, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance October 2025 | Cumulative Impacts & Housing Rulemaking Process: Upcoming Opportunity for Community Input ; Presentation on City of Rochester Audit of Vacant Land | ('RAF', 'housing', 'governance', 'openbeam', 'key') |
Oct 07, 2025 10:00 AM | Oct 2025 RPS Family Engagement Back to School | Preparing Each and Every RPS Student for Success: Essential Information for Families, led by Heather Hogen (RPS Director of Academic Supports) and Alex Higano (Lead School Counselor). | ('RPS', 'Education', 'diversity', 'key') |
Sep 23, 2025 10:30 AM | German Delegation Visits Rochester | The City of Rochester and Olmsted County will host a delegation from Germany, led by the Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Oliver Krischer, on Tuesday, | ('culture', 'global', 'key', 'governance') |
Sep 23, 2025 09:30 AM | Sep 2025 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting | Coordinate the Sister Cities Program; support international affairs in the city; provide a welcoming and supportive climate for international residents | ('Diversity', 'global', 'governance', 'culture', 'key', 'education') |
Sep 18, 2025 04:00 PM | 2025 Destination Medical Center Annual Meeting | The 2025 DMC Annual Meeting: A Development Plan Update and Community Conversation marks a milestone moment, the 10-year midpoint of the Destination Medical Center initiative. Earlier this year, we launched the process of updating the DMC Development Plan with a deep dive into understanding the progress we’ve made together. Now, our sights are set firmly on the future. | ('DMC', 'key') |
Sep 11, 2025 07:30 AM | 3Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) | 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Update, New Priorities Preview, and Discussion | ('CHNA', 'Health', 'key') |
Sep 10, 2025 12:00 PM | America's City for Health - DMC Development Plan 2025 Update | The update intends to build on all the great work already underway in Rochester, the learnings we have made to-date, and an understanding of changes impacting our community. Most importantly, it will lean into what is unique about Rochester, home to the #1 hospital in the world, centering on our brand as America’s City for Health. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
Sep 10, 2025 12:00 PM | America's City for Health - DMC Development Plan 2025 Update | The update intends to build on all the great work already underway in Rochester, the learnings we have made to-date, and an understanding of changes impacting our community. Most importantly, it will lean into what is unique about Rochester, home to the #1 hospital in the world, centering on our brand as America’s City for Health. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
Sep 10, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance September, 2025 | This month’s agenda: Welcome, introductions & updates — JoMarie Morris DMC 10-Year Progress Update — Catherine Malmberg (Destination Medical Center) Trailside Senior Apartments: Redevelopment Timeline — Mark Engel (Olmsted County) | ('RAF', 'housing', 'governance', 'openbeam', 'key') |
Sep 09, 2025 10:00 AM | RPS Family Engagement Back to School | Welcome new partners and fresh energy: • Share updates on current initiatives • Learn from your ideas and perspectives | ('RPS', 'Education', 'diversity', 'key') |
Aug 26, 2025 09:30 AM | Aug 2025 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting | Coordinate the Sister Cities Program; support international affairs in the city; provide a welcoming and supportive climate for international residents | ('Diversity', 'global', 'governance', 'culture', 'key', 'education') |
Aug 21, 2025 06:30 PM | C4G Library Discussion Forum | All are welcome. Please join us. Share this with those in the community for this important discussion. This is an opportunity for input on Library plans and added considerations for our public library system. Discussion Moderator: Jim Miner; Special Guest Library Representative: Library Director Karen Lemke | ('c4g', 'rpl', 'key') |
Aug 14, 2025 05:30 PM | Olmsted County M.O.V.E.: Multicultural Resource Community Center Presentation | Presentation to Olmsted County M.O.V.E. Council Culture Center Proposal | ('community engagement', 'CMRC', 'key', 'public sector work product') |
Aug 13, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance Aug 13, 2025 | Half Year Real Estate Stats; Presentation/Discussion: Maxfield 2025 Housing Needs Update | ('RAF', 'housing', 'governance', 'openbeam', 'key') |
Jul 22, 2025 09:30 AM | July 2025 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting | Coordinate the Sister Cities Program; support international affairs in the city; provide a welcoming and supportive climate for international residents | ('Diversity', 'global', 'governance', 'culture', 'key', 'education') |
Jul 09, 2025 12:00 PM | Disability Rights | Along with several other organizations in Rochester, The Arc Minnesota, Ability Building Community, the City of Rochester, and Workforce Development Inc. are hosting a Disability Summit this July in honor of Disability Pride Month. This will be Rochester's first-ever Disability Summit. The July Equity Series will serve as the first session, covering disability justice concepts and how disability rights and supports have evolved, both nationally and in Minnesota. This will include examining models of disability, relevant legislation on disability, and examining disability advocacy and history relevant to Rochester. OUR PRESENTERS | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
Jun 24, 2025 09:30 AM | Jun 2025 Mayor's International Relations Committee Meeting | Coordinate the Sister Cities Program; support international affairs in the city; provide a welcoming and supportive climate for international residents | ('Diversity', 'governance', 'Culture', 'key', 'education') |
Jun 12, 2025 11:00 AM | 2Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) | 1. CHAP Quality Improvement (QI) Project 2. Dr. Brian Lynch, Mayo Clinic Mara Schimek, OCPHS 3. Olmsted County Children’s Dental Task Force Overview and Discussion Tanya Edgar and Virgina Jeltema, OCPHS 4. 2025 CHAP Satisfaction Survey All 5. Core Agency Updates CHAP Core Group 6. Community Announcements and Sharing | ('CHNA', 'Health', 'key') |
Jun 11, 2025 12:00 PM | Breaking Down to Build Up | As Bridges to the Built Environment enters its next phase, discover practical strategies to build more inclusive teams and address workplace bias; starting from where you are. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
Jun 11, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance June 11, 2025 | Lennar Rochester, Update: Olmsted County Housing Projects: Apartments Trail Side, Red Hawk | ('RAF', 'housing', 'governance', 'openbeam', 'key') |
May 14, 2025 12:00 PM | Toward Equity in Public Spending: Intro to Participatory Budgeting | This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of participatory budgeting as a tool for community engagement and working toward more equitable and efficient public spending. We will dig into challenges, ways to design for equity, and best practices. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
May 14, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance May, 2025 | Presentation by LENNAR: Introduction to the company and projects in Rochester Update on Olmsted County Housing Projects (Apartments Trail Side, Red Hawk, Woodcrest Project) | ('RAF', 'housing', 'governance', 'openbeam', 'key') |
Apr 09, 2025 12:00 PM | Addressing Student and Family Homelessness through Collaborative Partnerships | During the 2024-2025 school year to date, Rochester Public Schools has identified 387 students experiencing homelessness. Learn how Olmsted County, Rochester Public Schools and others are addressing youth and family homelessness in RPS and across Olmsted County by aligning goals, leveraging resources and expertise to respond to this complex community challenge. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
Apr 08, 2025 10:00 AM | RPS Apr 2025 Multilingual Learning | We are excited to welcome Natalia Benjamin, RPS Director of Multilingual Learning, who will share valuable information about RPS MLL programs, initiatives underway to support student outcomes, and best practices for fostering strong school-family partnerships. | ('RPS', 'Education', 'diversity', 'key') |
Mar 13, 2025 11:00 AM | 1Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) | CHAP Quality Improvement (QI) Project | ('CHNA', 'Health', 'key') |
Mar 12, 2025 12:00 PM | Family Unity and DEIA in Our Current Climate | In this episode, our presenter will focus on family unity and the importance of supporting our immigrant neighbors in the current climate of fear and uncertainty. We will also continue to learn more about Creating Safe Spaces at Work, a theme we began to investigate during our February episode. This | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement') |
Mar 12, 2025 10:00 AM | Rochester Housing Alliance Mar 12, 2025 | The focus of the meeting will be on housing accessibility also an update regarding the Coalition's 2024 investments and progress to goals. | ('RAF', 'housing', 'openbeam', 'key') |
Mar 01, 2025 11:30 AM | Common Cause: Community Townhall | Directly ask your state legislators what they're doing to improve you everyday life! | ('diversity', 'housing', 'governance', 'Culture', 'health', 'key', 'civic engagement') |
Feb 25, 2025 05:00 PM | Cradle to Career Plan Review Due | Please review the attached slide deck and then complete the Google Form link below to share feedback. They asked that you please complete the form with your feedback by Tuesday, February 25th. | ('youth', 'c2c', 'education', 'key') |