Publications
- Winsted Arts Council Planning Initiative Report. David Fluegel, June 2011
- 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
- Kandiyohi County: Local Food System Assessment | Recommendations
- "Big School Change in a Small Town"
- "Today's Rural Demographics, an interview with Benjamin Winchester" appears in the Sept/Oct 2007 issue of The Minnesota Preservationist magazine.
- Big Stone Wind: Business Plan 2007-2028
- Western Minnesota Home Values: Analysis of Change 2000-2005 Study Completed for the West Central Initiative and the Family Economic Success Program.
- Thorson, Greg; Linscheid, Neil; and Tara Schmidt. The Search for Affordable Health Care in Rural Minnesota: Prospects and Problems for Market-Based Solutions
- Media Messages of Rural: Lessons From Minnesota
- Thorson, Greg and Tara Schmidt. A Health Care System in Critical Condition. Evidence of the Declining Affordability of Health Care Insurance and the Erosion of Health Care Infrastructure in West Central Minnesota.
- Conceptualizing the University-Community Connection: The University of Minnesota Extension Service-University of Minnesota, Morris Model
- Poverty in Cities and Townships: NW Minnesota and East North Dakota
- A Brief Review: Population in Minnesota Cities and Townships
- A Brief Review: Per Capita Income in Minnesota Cities and Townships
- City and Township Change in North West and West Central Minnesota
- Demographic Changes in West Central Minnesota
- Big School Change in a Small Towns: Herman, Minnesota
- Strategic Plan for the Morris Area School District
- City of Morris Comprehensive Plan
- Small Schools Under Siege: Evidence of Resource Inequality in Minnesota Public Schools (at the Center for Rural Policy and Development)
Presentations
- Rural-Urban Gathering: Minnesota Rural Partners Jane Leonard
- “Real people doing real stuff”—Muriel Krusemark
- “Family Business Succession: The Future of Rural Towns Depends on It”
- “Keep your Community Thriving: Cooperatives are not just for Agriculture”
- “Community: Capacity Building Process and Visioning”—Strong Towns ; Dave Hengel
- “Local Government: Doing More with Less – LGA, Leadership, and Communications”—Blaine Hill ; Todd Pravky
- “Saving Money and Energy for the Future”—Abdullah Jaradat ; Mike Reese ; Chris Droske
- Revitalizing Communities. 14th Annual Minnesota Development Conference October 1-2, 2009
- The History of Rural Migration and Implications for Leadership in Minnesota. Presented to the Minnesota Association of Volunteer Administrators.
- Rural Migration : The Brain Gain of the Newcomers. Presented first for the State Demographic Center Brown Bag Series.
- Positive Faces of Rurality in Minnesota and the New Ruralism. Presented to the Minnesota Design Team on January 26, 2008 in St. Paul.
- The Rural Development Industry and Friends in the Field. November 19, 2007 in Morris, MN.
- The Positive Faces of Rurality in Minnesota. Presented to the Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium. September 27, 2007 in St. Paul, MN.
- Rural Migration and the Social Infrastructure of Small Towns. September 23, 2007.
- Rural Trends Impacting Our Schools. Presented to the Western Minnesota School Collaborative. August 9, 2006.
- A Way of Integrating Civic Learning into Statistics Courses - July 6, 2006. International Conference on Teaching Statistics. Salvador, Brazil.
- The Continued Changing Face of Rurality in Minnesota. Sustainable Ag Colloquium
- The Maintenance Costs of Small Towns and the Benefits of Working Together. Presented at the Fourth Annual Symposium on Small Towns.
- Survival: The Future of Small Towns. League of Minnesota Cities, 2005 Annual Conference. December 2, 2005.
- Communities Working Together. Presented to Pope County. October 17, 2005.
- Finding Food in Farm Country. Ken Meter, September 8, 2005.
- The New Ruralism in Minnesota. Presented to the Glenwood Rotary. July 5, 2005.
- The Changing Face of Rurality in Minnesota. Presented to the Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium. October 14, 2004 in St. Paul, MN.
- Minnesota and the New Ruralism: Planning in Rurality. Presented to the Minnesota American Planning Association. Sept. 30, 2004 in Alexandria, MN.
- Media Messages of Rural: Lessons From Minnesota. June 4, 2004 to Minnesota Initiative Foundations in Brainerd, MN.
- Rural Data Analysis. Presentation to Morris Leadership Group, November 18, 2003.
- Data Visualization through GIS. Presented at the IT Fair, University of Minnesota, Morris. November 13, 2003.
- Presentations from the Rural Summit in Mankato, Minnesota, August 3-5, 2003.
- Presentations from the 1st Annual Symposium on Small Towns, June 10-11, 2003.
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National Service Learning Conference
“I enjoy the freedom to decide to focus on projects that really interest me, and I appreciate having the backing and resources of all the agencies that collaborate to make this position available. I especially like feeling as if I am making a difference in the community.”
—Jennifer Miller, GreenCorps-Living Green Outreach
