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Key DEI Events

 

This is a collection of what is deemed to be events having impacts on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  

 

See the Diversity Beam for notable DEI projects. 

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Jul 16, 2025 05:30 PM Healing in Community: From Grieve to Grounding Come join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 16 at Open Book from 5:30PM–8:00PM for a gathering created with care, where we can come together to hold space for grief, reflection, and healing in community. ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'leadership', 'Asian', 'education')
Jul 12, 2025 03:00 PM Pamoja Women: Somalia Independence Cultural Day We’re excited to announce that the Pamoja Annual Independence Day Celebration has been rescheduled to Saturday July 12, 3-9pm and will still take place at Mayo High School! We can't wait to come back together and enjoy another amazing event filled with community, culture, music, food, and joy. ('youth', 'Education', 'diversity', 'CMRC')
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')
Jul 08, 2025 04:00 PM Village: Farm Fest ('food', 'welcoming', 'Diversity')
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 19, 2025 09:30 AM 2025 Juneteenth Breakfast Jubilee ('community engagement', 'Diversity')
Jun 17, 2025 05:15 PM Vigil for those impacted by the One Big Bill Community members and faith leaders will hold the vigil immediately before the Olmsted County Board meeting to bear witness to the suffering this bill will unleash on our families and communities. We will ask local county, city, and school board leaders to use their power to speak up against the cuts that will harm their constituents and their budgets. ('diversity', 'living wage', 'sustainability', 'job', 'Civic Equity', 'poverty', 'community engagement', 'isaiah')
Jun 14, 2025 05:00 PM Journie Juneteenth Scholarship Freedom Ball Honoring Freedom Through Unity & Culture ('diversity', 'compassion', 'community health', 'Health/Wellness', 'Financial Stress')
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 12, 2025 08:00 AM Coming to the Table 2025 National Gathering ('compassion', 'Diversity', 'civic engagement')
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')
Jun 05, 2025 05:00 AM A Townhall for the People A space for the voiceless to be heard and action to be taken. ('diversity',)
May 22, 2025 12:00 PM 2025 DMC Collaborative Session Joint gathering of the DMCC board, DMCC EDA board, Rochester City Council & Mayor, and Olmsted County board, along with their respective staff. Goals for the meeting: Allow organizations to share ideas: Learning each group’s priorities, ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 22, 2025 11:45 AM Marking 10 Years of the DMC Initiative We will welcome former Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and other special guests for this important occasion. We hope you can join us. ('dmc', 'key')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
Forum and Discussion on ‘Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings’ (Date changed to Dec 4) Dec 04, 2025 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM — Heintz Center, RCTC
Zumbro Valley Medical Society Holds an Eye Care Clinic Dec 06, 2025 12:30 PM - 03:00 PM — Christ United Methodist Church
Rochester Cultural Center Grand Opening Dec 06, 2025 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM — 1515 US-14, Rochester, MN 55904
Keenan Jones' Children's Book Reading and Activity Dec 06, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM — Griot Arts
Rochester Interfaith and Community Immigrant Services Conference 2.0 Dec 07, 2025 12:30 PM - 02:30 PM — Christ United Methodist Church 400 5th Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902
Rochester Public Library Master Plan Review Session 1 Dec 08, 2025 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM — Rochester Public Library - Auditorium
Rochester Public Library Master Plan Review Session 2 Dec 09, 2025 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM — Rochester Public Library - Auditorium
4Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) Dec 10, 2025 07:30 AM - 09:00 AM — Virtual
Rochester Housing Alliance December 2025 Dec 10, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — Rochester Area Foundation- 12 Elton Hills Drive
December 2025 Coming to the Table Dec 10, 2025 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM — Rochester Public Library
Upcoming events…
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RPS Strategic Plan Review

Dec 2 2025: Strategic Plan Review Part 1

  • Background
  • Presentation Slides
  • Part 1 Goals

Last Updated December 01, 2025



Downtown Building Energy Transition Initiative

City of Rochester Launches Minnesota’s First Operational Thermal Energy Network Through Downtown Building Energy Transition Initiative

Last Updated December 01, 2025



RPS 5 Year Budget Reduction Strategy

2025-11-21 RPS Reducing 2026 budget cut

RPS Board Presentation July 15, 2025 

AI generated summary of budget reduction strategy 

Last Updated November 21, 2025



Cradle to Career 4Q/3Q 2025 News

2025-11-20 C2C Connection StriveTogether 

2025-10-29  C2C 2025 Summit 

2025-6-2014 2025 Summer Financial Aid Sessions: Locations: RCTC, Rochester Public Library; Information for CBO hosting Financial Aid Sessions

Last Updated November 20, 2025



Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness

Fall (November) 2025:

  • Background Information
  • Video Recording
  • Presentation Slides

Last Updated November 18, 2025



Senior Housing Transition Mentorship

2025-11-14 Post Bulletin ePaper Abstract - "Assist older adults navigate all aspects of housing transitions,”

2025-11-14 AI summary of PB ePaper reporting

Last Updated November 14, 2025



UMR Expansion Plan

 PB ePaper Reporting: 2 new campus buildings are planned to accommodate student growth

AI Summary of PB Reporting

Last Updated November 13, 2025



About Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)

Oct 2025 C2C Summit: Cross-Sector Collaboration: Civic Engagement

Oct 2024 C2C Summit: Students Decoded: The Mental Health Database

Aug 2025 Equity Alliance Series RCI Introduction

 

Last Updated November 11, 2025



Rochester Public Library - Master Plan

Master Plan Approval 11/3/2025

Rochester City Council Study Session 4/14/2025 

Post Bulletin Reporting

References: 2024 Usage Data, Community Survey Request

Last Updated November 08, 2025



National Small Business Initiative & National 311 Day

November 6, 2025 - Rochester Selected as One of Six Cities for National Small Business Initiative

March 11, 2025 – ROCHESTER, MINN. – The City of Rochester is excited to celebrate National 311 Day. 

Last Updated November 07, 2025



Opioid Settlement-Funded Initiatives

November 4, 2025 Olmsted County Board of Commissioners Meeting; 

- Video Recording; Credible Mind Tool

PB ePaper Reporting
Last Updated November 06, 2025



Rochester Public Utilities

2026 Rate Increase

2019 Residential Rate Structure Survey 

Last Updated November 05, 2025



Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program

Application Open

Background: The current Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program application is for the Tax Assessment Year 2025 - Tax Payable Year 2026, the tax savings for this application will not be realized until the Tax Payable Year 2026.

 

Last Updated November 03, 2025



Restorative Justice Circle Collaboration with RPS

2025 Restorative Justice Circle Training; RPS Collaboration to improve school attendance

2024 Project Legacy Collaboration

 References: About Restorative Justices

Last Updated October 26, 2025



DMC 2026 Budget and Workplan

2026 Budget and Workplan September DMCC Board Meeting

Reference(s): Concurring City Council Oct 6 2025 Approval Request 

 

Last Updated October 26, 2025



America's City for Heath and Older Adults Needs

AI Summary of Dave Beal's PB Op Ed:

"Include older adults in Rochester's Plans"

 

Last Updated October 23, 2025



HOME OWNERSHIP CREATION PROGRAM – LONDON BROOK PONDS

City Council Meeting Approval of Housing Support: Housing Funding Allocations; TIF approval

PB reporting

Last Updated October 21, 2025



Seneca Property Plan Shelved

2025: PB reporting: Plan to develop vision for former Seneca site shelved

2022: (1) RAEDI partners with Olmsted County to solicit Statements of Interest (SOI) for former Seneca property; (2) Olmsted County signs agreement with RAEDI to solicit development proposals for former Seneca property

Last Updated October 16, 2025



Mayor and City Council Launch ‘Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings’

Press Release and focuses: Civic Engagement Scorecard, Civic Infrastructure Scan

References: AI summary of project, Community Forum

Last Updated October 15, 2025



DAP Funding Justification

Oct 15, 2025 D.A.P. Meeting Info Sharing - Building a community-owned data repository

 

 

Last Updated October 15, 2025