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The University of Minnesota Outreach, Research and Education (UMore) Park is the University's 5,000-acre property located 25 miles southeast of the Twin Cities in Dakota County. The vision to build a unique, sustainable, University-founded community of 20,000 to 30,000 people, a 25- to 30-year endeavor, was affirmed by the University's Board of Regents in December 2006.
The plan for this new, sustainable community integrates environmental, socio-cultural and economic opportunities with a specific focus on innovations in renewable energy, education and lifelong learning, health and wellness, the natural environment and regional economic development.
Planning and development for UMore Park is founded upon the University's academic mission—research, education and public engagement—making UMore Park a distinctive planned community in the nation. Work based on the concept master plan for UMore Park is underway.
Read the latest UMore Park Update.
Following a 12 month Remedial Investigation completed by Barr Engineering, on the eastern 3,500 acres of the property, the final Remedial Investigation Report is now available. To view documents relating to the Remedial Investigation at UMore Park visit the Online Information Repository.
The Regents of the University of Minnesota entered into a lease agreement with Dakota Aggregates, LLC in June 2011 for gravel mining at UMore Park. This lease will help move the UMore Park Sand and Gravel Resources Project forward. Read the news release (158 KB PDF).
An Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) has been initiated by the City of Rosemount to review the potential impacts of development on the property and the surrounding area. You can find more information on the City's website.
Learn more about the UMore Park concept master plan.
The Office for UMore Park Academic Initiatives is a co-sponsor of the Center for Spirituality & Healing Taking Charge of Your Health lecture series. Attend the first lecture, Diet and Health: A Progress Report on April 9. See flyer for more details.
Senator Al Franken and Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman toured the University of Minnesota Wind Research Field Station at UMore Park.
Faculty members are invited to apply for the Faculty Interactive Research Proposal through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. Supplemental funding for a half-time graduate research assistant is available for proposals which contribute to the planning and development of UMore Park.
Spring courses feature a UMore Park component. View more examples of student projects focused on UMore Park on the Student Project page.
Got an idea for research at UMore Park? Learn more about UMore Park and the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)