Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement is a monthly podcast showcasing the projects and partners of the University of Minnesota’s North Minneapolis-based Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC). Conversation topics center on UROC’s research mission of working in scholarly-based partnership with urban communities to advance learning, improve quality of life, and discover breakthrough solutions to critical problems. The series is hosted by UROC Senior Director for Community Partnerships, Makeda Zulu, with production assistance from Blackbird Revolt.
Topics include birthing justice, community partnerships, job creation, food justice to name a few.
About UROC:
Located in North Minneapolis, the Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) links the University of Minnesota in vital public partnership with urban communities to advance learning, improve quality of life, and discover breakthrough solutions to critical problems. Since opening its doors in 2009, UROC has worked to build thriving, innovative, and respectful collaborations, create new models of urban and community development, and strengthen the University as a vitally engaged 21st-century university serving the public good.
Rules of Engagement
Latest Episodes
UROC’s Historical Partnerships: Northpoint Health and Wellness
NorthPoint Health and Wellness center has been a steadfast partner and loyal advocate of UROC’s when it was still a vision and called the University Northside Partnership. Hear how the University of Minnesota through UROC works with and serves ...
Nurturing the Developing Engaged Researcher: Inside CTSI's Commitment to Community
Dr. Sayali Amarapurkar from SEWA-AIFW and Dr. Angelica Koch, Assistant Director of CEARCH sit down for a conversation on how CTSI, CEARCH, and Sewa AIFW are fostering trust, collaboration, and equity in research, and inspiring the next generati...
The Pittsburgh Playbook: Connecting Through Engaged Research
Pittsburgh’s approach to engaged research proves that the strongest community partnerships are built on trust, not just funding. In this episode of Rules of Engagement, Dr. Lina Dostilio, a leading voice in engaged scholarship, and Vice Chancel...
The Adolescent Brain on Trial: Rethinking Youth Detention
Dr. Francis Shen is challenging the notion that young people should be placed in adult detention centers. As we all know intuitively, young people’s reasoning part of the brain is still developing into their twenties. The Masonic In...
What is Your Story? A Community Approach to Combating Cardiovascular Disease
Host Makeda Zulu explores how storytelling, culture, and public health intersect to promote healing in community. Learn how the University of Minnesota Extension is teaming up with the Black Storytellers Alliance and UROC to engage local commun...
