Rules of Engagement Podcast
Rules of Engagement is a new podcast showcasing the many diverse projects and partners of the University of Minnesota’s Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC).
Hosted by UROC's Senior Director for Community Partnerships Makeda Zulu, the series explores innovative ways the University is working with its urban partners through UROC to advance learning, improve quality of life, and discover breakthrough solutions to critical problems.
Tune in to monthly conversations that range from the benefits of urban biking, the dangers of urban food deserts, the need for birth justice, and creative ways of combating diabetes.
The series was produced and engineered by Blackbird Revolt.
Listen to the latest episode
Episode Five: The Value of Lasting Partnerships
Hedy Walls, Executive Vice President for Social Responsibility for the YMCA of the North, and Doug Kennedy, Assistant Professor with the Integrative Health and Wellbeing Research Program at the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing, discuss what they’ve learned through University- community engaged partnerships.
Upcoming episodes
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Episode Six: Fast Food and Urban Food Deserts
University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs Assistant Professor and UROC Affiliated Researcher Fernando Burga and R. Root Garden Co- Founder Queen Fray are working to empower Minneapolis residents to advocate for a healthier and more culturally relevant foodscape.
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Episode Seven: Preventing Diabetes through Creative Channels
Black Storytellers Alliance Co-Founder Vusumuzi Zulu and University of Minnesota Extension Center for Family Development Educators Janice Rasmussen share ways the University and the Black Storytellers Alliance are working to engage communities in the battle to combat diabetes.
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Episode Eight: Job Creation and Thriving Communities
A UROC signature project, the Northside Job Creation Team—or NJCT—brings together stakeholders from across the Twin Cities with the goal of creating sustainable wage jobs in North Minneapolis. Learn about the scope and impact of the project with Devean George, President and Owner, North Group LLC; Tashitaa Tufaa, CEO, Metropolitan Transportation Network; and William English, NJCT Community Director.
Makeda Zulu
Podcast Host