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Aug 18, 2022 08:00 PM The Neuroscience of Leadership: How Emotion and Stress Influence Leadership Decisions — Aug 18 PEN Webinar ('education',) Traditional leadership development is focused on teaching leaders how to lead, but has few insights into Why People Follow.
Aug 17, 2022 02:30 PM August 17 2022 Age-Friendly Planning ('aging', 'diversity', 'key', 'community') At this meeting, we will begin the planning by creating a community asset inventory that we will use as an important element of determining priorities for action. Here is how the inventory is described in the AARP Livability literature:
Aug 13, 2022 08:00 AM August Electric Vehicles Display At Rochester Farmers Market ('social services',)
Aug 12, 2022 12:00 PM NAWIC Annual Scholarship Golf Outing ('women', 'Diversity', 'community', 'Entrepreneurship')
Aug 11, 2022 04:30 PM Diversity Council 2022 - Reflect, Repair, Restore (A centering celebration) ('Diversity',)
Aug 11, 2022 05:30 PM CAAL: From Stories to Action: Fostering inclusion for Asian Minnesotans in Schools ('diversity', 'community', 'Asian', 'Diversity', 'Education') (1) Student and parent organizers who will share their experiences with anti-Asian hate incidents in the past 2 years, (2) Superintendents from Edina Public Schools, Forest Lake, and St Paul Public Schools.
Aug 10, 2022 03:30 PM Commitment to Racial Justice Day of Learning: White Supremacy Culture in Nonprofits ('Diversity',)
Aug 10, 2022 10:00 AM Rochester Housing Alliance August 2022 Meeting ('aging', 'Housing', 'public sector work product') Local Market Expert Analysis ● Real Estate Market Analysis ● Building Analysis Community Updates ● Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ● UDC Approval Process ● Seneca Proposal ● County Land Use Plan
Aug 03, 2022 02:30 PM August 3 2022 Age-Friendly Planning ('aging',)
Aug 02, 2022 05:30 PM RPS Board Meeting: School Continous Improvement Plan Goals (SCIP) ('youth', 'RPS', 'Education', 'diversity') Topics Includ: RPS Planning for Purpose Strategy Document, Video Recording; Slide Deck) ; RPS Board Member Twitter Feed; References
Aug 02, 2022 04:00 PM The Village Farmers Market at the History Center ('food', 'Diversity', 'public sector work product', 'community')
Jul 29, 2022 09:00 AM MN American Indian Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament ()
Jul 25, 2022 09:00 AM RISE for Youth Career Fair (By Invitation) ('education', 'diversity', 'community', 'youth', 'openbeam', 'Education') Exhibitors include Open Beam, Diversity Council, Post Bulletin, IBM, First Alliance Credit Unition, RPS, RPD, Olmsted County, Mayo, UMR, KTTC, RCTC, Winona State, Rochester Fire Department, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, IBM
Jul 21, 2022 08:00 AM RISE for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen & Empower 2022 ('Health', 'Diversity')
Jul 21, 2022 11:00 AM RAVA Virtual Networking Meeting ('housing', 'networking')
Jul 20, 2022 10:00 AM Business Development Exchange (BDX) - Budget Development 101 ('chamber', 'commerce', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jul 20, 2022 12:00 PM Sustainability Series: Better Climate Challenge ('sustainability', 'DMC', 'community engagement') Mayo Clinic's Committe & Strategies
Jul 19, 2022 05:00 PM RPS School Board Study Session - Data Baseline ('RPS', 'community', 'dashboard', 'education', 'data') July 19 School Board Study Baseline data - student outcomes, learning environment data and discipline data.
Jul 15, 2022 07:30 AM Women's Roundtable ('commerce', 'diversity', 'women') Featured Speaker: Heather Nessler, New Executive Director, SPARK, The Children's Museum in Rochester Heat
Jul 14, 2022 05:30 PM CAAL Listening Tour - Rochester ('diversity', 'Diversity', 'Asian', 'community')
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October 2021 Activities

FORUM  WITH INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT DR. KENT PEKEL- October 21, 6:30 to 8:00:

In the City for Good will be presenting an online forum to give all in the community an opportuniy to hear from Rochester Public Schools Interim Superintendent Kent Pekel. Dr. Pekel will give an overview of his time so far in the district, along with more information on the strategic plan he will be proposing. Interested Rochester residents may submit questions ahead of time or during the meeting to be used in a Q&A time period after his primary presentation. The October 21 forum will be from 6:30 to 8.

 

Steering Committee- Tuesday, October 5, 4:00 p.m.

Topic: In the City for Good Steering Committee

Time: Oct 5, 2021 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

 Join Zoom Meeting

Contact [email protected] for Zoom info. 

 

Housing Team- Monday, October 11 7:00 p.m.

Our next In the City for Good Housing Team meeting will be on October 11 at 7 pm. We will be discussing the proposed Unified Development Code with Ryan Yetzer, Interim Deputy Director, Community Development for the City of Rochester leading the discussion along with others in the Community Development area. We will especially focus on what some of the proposed changes could mean related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and the role of ADUs in addressing the concerns around the affordability of workforce and senior housing. This will be an online meeting, with the link to be sent out later this week.

 

Age-Friendly- Oct 12th and 26th 2:30 to 4:00

Meeting Information:

Age-Friendly Olmsted County Planning Group

Tues. Oct 12 and 26

2:30pm - 4pm

 

Contact [email protected] for Zoom info

 

Social Services/Social Justice- Watch for info of upcoming November meeting

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Last Updated November 03, 2025