Resilient Communities Project - University of Minnesota

⭐ Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy (R&E) manages about 450,000 tons of waste each year, but their environmental impact is much broader than a number on a scale. 🌎

Watch this video to learn how RCP graduate students are helping R&E identify new metrics to better communicate their full impact to the community: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1175574414

Big thanks to R&E Manager of Planning and Project Management Leigh Behrens, MPA, Director of the Master of Public Affairs Program Steve Kelley, and Humphrey School of Public Affairs graduate student Kayla Bogdanovich for sharing their perspectives in this video!

Video by Maximus Jennings

Finding work is challenging in our current job market, especially for new graduates. 🌐📄

For years, RCP has connected students to projects with local governments to gain experience and knowledge of their industry from within their classrooms.

Learn how one Humphrey School of Public Affairs student leveraged his applied learning experiences with RCP to land a position in local government just days after graduation in December: ⬇️
https://rcp.umn.edu/whats-new/rcp-experience-launches-grad-students-career

UMN confronts land-grab legacy in recent RCP project 📝

With assistance from RCP, the Towards Recognition and University-Tribal Healing (TRUTH) Project analyzed the substantial financial windfall that Minnesota's colleges and universities have reaped from Indigenous lands.

Read and find out more about what TRUTH project uncovered here: https://rcp.umn.edu/whats-new/minnesota-universities-confront-their-land-grab-legacy

📰 Have you read the latest edition of the RCP Newsletter? Learn about our current projects across Minnesota, discover opportunities to partner with RCP, and much more!
https://mailchi.mp/umn/rcp-newsletter-wi25

“It’s not bringing the experts in to give you the answer,” Mike Greco, AICP said. “It’s bringing people who have particular expertise that can help the community better understand what its options are...and where it wants to go."

📰 Read more about our Empowering Small Minnesota Communities work with the City Of Harris MN. in the County News Review: https://www.hometownsource.com/county_news_review/news/local/program-for-smaller-cities-makes-a-big-impact-in-harris/article_00c795bf-b332-4df8-bc55-228436d10f57.html

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Program for smaller cities makes a big impact in Harris For the past few years, the University of Minnesota has partnered with Harris and several other Chisago County communities to improve the parks and trails system around the county through