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Office for Public Engagement to host Engagement Academy

The Engagement Academy for University Leaders will be hosted by the University's Office of Public Engagement October 31–November 2. More >

UMM to feature acclaimed Journalist Michele Norris

Award-winning journalist Michele Norris will speak on "Race, Gender, Inclusion and the Future of Leadership in America" at the University of Minnesota, Morris, convocation on October 1. More >

2012 Healthy Foods Summit

"Minnesota Leaders in Food and Health" is the focus of the 2012 Healthy Foods Summit October 2–3. More >

Global Engagement Awards announced

The University of Minnesota’s Global Programs and Strategy Alliance has named the 2012 recipients of the Award for Global Engagement. More >

Fred Wood, new UMC chancellor, has Minnesota ties

Fred Wood, the new chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Crookston, spent most of his life in California, but he has family ties to Crookston, Minnesota, and the Red River Valley. More >

Mid-Central Research and Outreach Center opens

University of Minnesota President Eric W. Kaler will visit Willmar on Tuesday, May 15 to meet with community and business leaders and to mark the official opening of the university’s Mid-Central Research and Outreach Center on the MinnWest Technology Campus. More >

Land Grant 150 event focuses on urban challenges

University of Minnesota President Eric W. Kaler and Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor engaged in a public discussion of the role of the 21st-century university in revitalizing urban communities. More (with video)>

U of M documentary 'Cornerstones' traces history of North Minneapolis

Produced by the U of MN and tpt/Twin Cities Public Television, and directed by Daniel Pierce Bergin, the production will be a touchstone for an ongoing Northside history project. More on UMNews. Also: View the documentary and other resources on the Cornerstones website.

Urban initiatives celebrated at UROC Community Day

University President Eric Kaler was on hand Sept. 20 as urban-focused research and outreach initiatives were spotlighted at the University’s Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center in North Minneapolis. More on UMNews. Also: View photos and videos of UROC Community Day.