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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 20, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC July 2023 Meeting Topics: Olmsted County Updates - Joint Study on Race and Racism impacts on BIPOC Health ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jun 22, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC June 2023 Meeting Topics: Rochester Mosque Real Estate Projects, Black African American Projects, MN State Grant, CMRC Projects and Future ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Jun 09, 2023 10:00 AM June 2023 Rochester Area Foundation: Summer DEI Practitioner Convening and Luncheon (By Invitation) RAF’s DEI Committee has committed to supporting area DEI practitioners by providing space where relationships can be strengthened, wisdom can be shared, opportunities to collaborate and maximize limited resources can be identified, and current and new DEI efforts can be built, improved, and promoted. Summary report of work. ('RAF', 'Diversity', 'openbeam', 'key')
Jun 08, 2023 07:30 AM 2Q 2023 June HAPP Meeting Quarterly Olmsted County Health Assessment & Planning Meeting. The purpose of the health assessment and planning partnership is to engage and inspire all sectors of the community to continually improve our community’s health through assessment, planning, and implementation efforts. ('CHNA', 'community', 'CHAP', 'Health', 'openbeam', 'key')
May 18, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC May 2023 Meeting Three Rivers Affordable Housing Projects; Intercultural Center overview; CMRC Projects (ComPASS, RCTC/Perkins, Future of CMRC); partners updates ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Mar 16, 2023 04:30 PM CMRC March 2023 Meeting Topics include: Housing and CMRC Updates ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
Sep 13, 2022 10:00 AM RPS September Welcome to Family Engagement 2022-2023! Topics include: Jennifer Spindler-Krage - Intro; Idea Share: What are your ideas?; Group sharing of activities for 2023; What speakers would you like to hear?; Reach: A Framework for Starting School Year; Talking Points: Multilingual Family-Teacher communication platform; Speak Up for Safety; Fall Early Childhood Family Services; RPS Family Engagement Feedback Survey ('RPS', 'adult', 'key', 'education', 'openbeam')
Aug 17, 2022 02:30 PM August 17 2022 Age-Friendly Planning 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: ('aging', 'diversity', 'key', 'community')
Dec 16, 2021 04:30 PM CMRC December 16, 2021 Meeting Topics include: City of Rochester DEI planning updates; Rochester Public School Updates; Olmsted County Updates; CMRC Steering Committee (Engagement Tracker; CMRC goals) ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'welcoming', 'CMRC', 'openbeam', 'key', 'Diversity', 'cmrc')
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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
RAVA Holiday Happy Hour Dec 19, 2024 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM — Forager Brewery
Rochester City Council Swearing In Public Hearing Jan 06, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM — Olmsted County Government Center, 151 4th St SE, Rochester, MN 55904
RPS Jan 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: Opportunities for Students to Earn College Credit in High School Jan 14, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — Virtual
The Sound of Gospel Music Feb 28, 2025 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
United Way of Olmsted County Centennial Gala Mar 15, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — J. Powers at the Hilton in Downtown Rochester
Upcoming events…
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City Housing Support

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Mayo Platform: A wealth of data, but how is it protected?

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"Link BRT a milestone project for Rochester

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Exam Room Podcast

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Resources for Homeless Students and Families in Rochester

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Cultivating Well-being in the Workplace

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Last Updated November 14, 2024



Restorative Practices Advisory Committee

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Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

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Rochester NAACP And Mayo Clinic AD MERG

Love Wins: Community Empowerment Initiative

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DMC September 2024 Job Creation Metric

Presentation Slides 

Video Clip of Job Creation Metric

 

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