Ok, Metropolitan State University students, here's a chance to create an amenity that will enhance the University for years to come.12,000 students and 1,000 employees across the street represents a great opportunity, when they get to help craft what they want. Also, this: The Institute for Community Engagement and Scholarship (ICES) Metropolitan State is proud to host ICES is the largest and most active unit of its kind within the Minnesota State system. ICES focuses on ways that teaching, research and service are enriched by community and university collaboration.
Ramsey County’s preference is for mixed-use and/or housing on the site. Multiple uses considered. The Institute for Community Engagement and Scholarship fosters social transformation and civic responsibility by facilitating opportunities to connect student-centered learning with the challenges and opportunities of urban communities. ICES realizes these goals through a variety of programs.
Neighbors - what do you think should open here?"