Morris, the University of Minnesota’s residential, undergraduate liberal arts campus, operates under a unique, inclusive, shared governance. All members of the campus community have a voice—including students.
A 12-member Board of Regents, which includes the University of Minnesota president, governs the University of Minnesota.
Morris Administration
Chancellor
- Head of the campus
- Reports to the University of Minnesota senior vice president for system academic administration
Vice chancellors and associate vice chancellors
- Report directly to the chancellor
- Oversee all campus personnel whose functions are divided into the following categories:
- Academic Affairs/Dean
- External Relations
- Finance and Facilities
- Student Affairs
Directors, division chairs, assistants
- Oversee campus units and offices
- Report to the chancellor, vice chancellors or associate vice chancellors
- Chancellor
- Academic Affairs/Dean
- Academic Assistance and Disability Services
- Academic divisions and disciplines
- Briggs Library
- Career, Advising, Retention, and Enrichment
- Center for Small Towns
- Community Engagement
- Continuing Education and Summer Session
- First Year Seminar
- Grants Development
- Institutional Research
- Instructional and Media Technologies
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Office of the Registrar
- External Relations
- Finance and Facilities
- Business Office
- Campus Police
- Computing Services
- Custodial Maintenance
- Dining Services
- Duplicating Services
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Fleet Servies
- General Maintenance, Grounds, Transportation
- Heating/Trades
- Post Office
- Project Management
- Recycling Center
- Sustainability
- System Planning and Telephone Service
- Student Affairs
Academics
Departments are called disciplines, with each discipline has a rotating coordinator.
Disciplines belong to divisions.
- Education
- Humanities
- Science and Mathematics
- Social Sciences
Divisions are overseen by division chairs who:
- Serve for five years
- Coordinate administrative and professional needs of faculty
- Report to vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean
Shared governance
Morris Campus Student Association (MCSA)
- Student governance organization
- Elects representatives to Campus Assembly
United Staff Association (USA)
- Civil Service, bargaining unit employees
- Elects representatives to Campus Assembly
Campus Assembly
- Governing body described in campus constitution
- Acts on items proposed by campus committees
- Includes most full-time faculty
- Includes most full-time administrators and professional employees
- Includes representatives from MCSA
- Includes representatives from USA
- More about the history of Campus Assembly