Center for Small Towns News
Changing policy one performance at a timeUniversity student helps with Land Stewardship Project play. More »
Morris student helps bring the arts to West Central MinnesotaMorris student works with Glenwood's Central Square More »
Quantifying Sustainability Efforts on the Morris CampusMorris student working on comprehensive sustainability survey More »
Morris Student to Lead Water Management EffortNew position at Minnesota GreenCorps focuses on water conservation More »
Two Morris students to study the Latino experience in Morris Jordan Wente '15, Dodge Center, and Cristina Montanez '12, El Paso, Texas, are working with Spanish faculty Windy Roberts and Stacey Aronson to chronicle the Latino experience in Morris. More »
Student Sarah Thiede works with Extension Center for Community VitalityThiede's work includes data analysis on local food systems in Renville County. More »
Stevens Forward! continues partnership with Center for Small TownsJessica Armstrong '13, St. Paul, and Jolee Henkel '15, Maynard, are working with Stevens FORWARD! to help meet the organization's goals. More »
Seth Elsen '12 explores renewable energy options for Upper Sioux CommunityThe project is conducted through the Center for Small Town's AmeriCorps Students In Service program. More »
Minnesota GreenCorps on Morris campus receives funding Five new student members chosen for the AmeriCorps-funded program. More »
Rural Policy Advocacy Sessions organized by Center for Small TownsA diverse group of attendees learned advocacy skills. More »
More CST News »
Bart Finzel, interim director of the Center for Small Towns and professor of economics, was interviewed for “New data to shed light on Minnesota towns, big city neighborhoods,” a story written by Elizabeth Dunbar for Minnesota Public Radio. Read more »
Recent Center for Small Towns Publications
- A Model for Facilitating Campus-Community Partnerships with Small Towns at the University of Minnesota, Morris. John Hamerlinck, Minnesota Campus Compact
- Community members, young and old, gather to partake in old practices
- Small talk: An interview with three small-town advocates
- Ownership and Regional Economic Impact: The Case of Wind Development in Minnesota. Arne Kildegaard, July 2010 (Cover)
- Housing Costs and Employment. Bart Finzel, June 2008
- Towards a Better Understanding of Rural Homelessness: An Examination of Housing Crisis in a Small, Rural Minnesota Community. Gregory R. Thorson, Joel Deuth, June 2008
- Student Housing Choices in the Morris Community. Arne Kildegaard, June 2006
- Today's Rural Demographics, an interview with Benjamin Winchester" appears in the Sept/Oct 2007 issue of The Minnesota Preservationist magazine.
- The Fergus Falls Art Crawl - A Different Way to View Art. February 21, 2007
- Butterflies, Birds, and Pizza Toppings. November 10, 2006
- Preserving Milan's History. April 14, 2006
- Marketing a Unique School in Cyrus. March 14, 2006
- City of Milan Historic Video Preservation. August 26, 2005
- The Heartbeat of a Small Town Business Community. January 6, 2005
- Portraying "Rural" in Metropolitan Media. September 1, 2004
- Clean Energy Research Team. April 19, 2004
- Morris Student Examines Health Care. February 2, 2004
- City of Milan Looks at Senior Housing. November 4, 2003
- Morris Students Present to the Board of the Midwest Assistance Program. October 10, 2003
