Come watch a movie hosted by Philosophy Club! The movie we will watch will be chosen by students who vote at our tabling event on Wednesday (10/16) at the TMC. After the movie, there will be a ...

Thursday, November 21, 2024, 12 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Clifford J. Benson Center for Community Partnerships fosters campus-community collaborations to address needs in small towns. Supports community-engaged faculty research and consulting ...

We have a wide variety of opportunities for students, from short-term group volunteer opportunities to ongoing volunteer placements to paid internships and leadership opportunities. While most ...

The Stevens County Food Assessment was a year-long effort to evaluate food systems and food security in Stevens County, MN.

Although the majority of food is produced in sparsely populated rural areas, food insecurity in these same areas is pervasive, likely increasing, and understudied. We propose a five-county regional ...

2-4 students engaged in the Center’s work in varying ways.

Initiatives are multi-year endeavors, with participation from both the Center for Small Towns and the Office of Community Engagement. Initiatives originate from a place-based rural need articulated by ...

We know that the best way to address challenges in rural communities is to approach those challenges with multi-disciplinary lenses. Our faculty, who are experts in their fields and committed to ...