| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.84 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
IN-2: Innovation 2
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Title or keywords related to the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
For the past two years, Morris staff and students have worked with several groups, including the Jefferson Center and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy worked to develop a public participation event in rural Minnesota to explore climate change and extreme weather impacts. In June 2014, 15 Morris community members were convened for 3 days to discuss opportunities, challenges, and action steps they could take to make the Morris community more resilient. This was the first Citizen Jury held on climate change and extreme weather and has served as a model for other juries on this topic. Morris worked with partners to lay the groundwork and cultivate relationships for this pilot project. This work has been recognized as innovative and important in Minnesota.
A brief description of any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation (if not reported above):
Community members from the city of Morris, campus, and surrounding community created a collaborative document that describes how the region can better prepare for extreme weather impacts. This Rural Climate Dialogue report is a tangible and important planning document for future climate-related public engagement efforts that will take place over the next two years.
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
Which of the following STARS subcategories does the innovation most closely relate to? (Select all that apply up to a maximum of five):
| Yes or No | |
| Curriculum | --- |
| Research | --- |
| Campus Engagement | --- |
| Public Engagement | Yes |
| Air & Climate | --- |
| Buildings | --- |
| Dining Services | --- |
| Energy | --- |
| Grounds | --- |
| Purchasing | --- |
| Transportation | --- |
| Waste | --- |
| Water | --- |
| Coordination, Planning & Governance | --- |
| Diversity & Affordability | --- |
| Health, Wellbeing & Work | --- |
| Investment | --- |
Other topic(s) that the innovation relates to that are not listed above:
The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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