UMM Facts and Figures Guide

August 2004

This guide was compiled by the Integrated Marketing Committee as a resource for the campus community. It contains basic facts about UMM and where to find often-quoted statistics that describe UMM's institutional personality. Much of the information is drawn from the UMM Institutional Data Book, a project coordinated by Nancy Helsper, director of institutional research. Please check the most-recently printed data book for statistics. Most offices should have the data book on file. You may also access the data book information on line at www.morris.umn.edu/academic/dblist . Should the statistical information you are seeking not be available in the data book, please feel free to contact Nancy Mooney at helsper@mrs.umn.edu or call 6012. Contact the UMM External Relations Office at 6386 or UMM University Relations at 6050 for printed UMM information sheets or information about programs or history.

Campus History Information

The Sisters of Mercy, an order of the Roman Catholic Church, whose mission is to serve the poor and the uneducated established the Morris American Indian Boarding School in 1887. The school was contracted by the federal government to provide vocational training for adolescent youth.

In 1896 the federal government cancelled its contract with the Sisters of Mercy. The campus reopened in 1897 as the Morris Industrial School for American Indians under the management of the federal government.

In 1909 the Morris campus was transferred to the state of Minnesota with the stipulation that American Indian students "shall at all times be admitted to such school free of charge for tuition and on terms of equality with white pupils."

In 1910 the University of Minnesota West Central School of Agriculture and Experiment Station opened to 103 students. After the announcement of the University of Minnesota, Morris opening, new students were not admitted to WCSA. As enrolled students completed their course work, classes were phased out. On March 28, 1963, WCSA held its last graduation ceremony.

The University of Minnesota, Morris opened its doors in 1960.

UMM Programs

1. Academic programs:

30 majors

37 disciplines

7 preprofessional programs (preparatory courseworkeither full BA programs or preliminary courses for the following professional schools: dentistry, engineering, law, medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and veterinary medicine)

4 divisions

For consistency, please do not use: academic fields, major areas of study, supporting programs

2. Organizations:

The number of UMM organizations changes even within an academic year. It is recommended that a phrase such as "more than 80 clubs and organizations" be used.

3. Study abroad:

Through UMM programs and the U of M Global Campus programs, UMM students have student abroad options in 50 countries on six continents. In addition, the Center for International programs (CIP) assists students in making the necessary UMM academic arrangements for study abroad through programs from other colleges and institutions.

Beginning with 2002 information, the databook will include numbers of students who study abroad. For information about student numbers of the year 2001 or earlier, please contact the Center for International Programs at 6464.

4. Internships:

UMM Interdisciplinary Internship Program affords work environment opportunities that provide field application for the student's theoretical classroom leaning experiences

UMM People

Students

1. Volunteerism:

According to the most recent Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) administered by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA's School of Education, 90% of UMM students are engaged in volunteerism.

2. Student body populations:

The following phrase may be used to describe the UMM student body population: "a student body of about 2000 students."

3. Student counts

Use the current UMM data book, also found on the UMM web site for the following:

# of Students each year from Minnesota

# of students each year from other states

# of students each year from other countries

# of Minnesota students each year from outstate Minnesota

Please use the following two phrases in describing UMM students: seven county metro area and greater Minnesota

For consistency, please do not use: Twin Cities area, non metro area, rural areas of Minnesota

5. Entering high school student information:

Use the current UMM data book, also found on the UMM web site, for the following:

median high school rank

# of new students in top 5% of high school class, top 10%, top 20%

median ACT composite of entering high school students

6. Minority student information:

Use the current UMM data book, also found on the UMM web site.

7. Number of student living on campus versus off campus:

Use the current UMM data book, also found on the UMM web site.

The following phrases can be used:

"about 1/2 of UMM students live on campus."

"virtually all first-year students live on campus."

8. Students who receive financial aid and the dollar amounts received on our campus

Use the current UMM data book, also found on the UMM web site.

Using data book information, the following phrase could be use:

" _____ percentage of UMM students receive some form of financial aid"

Using data book information, the following phrase could be use:

" financial aid averages (amount) per UMM student"

For consistency, please do not use "financial aid packages."

9. Class size:

Use the current data book, also found on the web. Reported as upper division and lower division average class size, and overall average class size.

Faculty/staff

1. Student-faculty ratio numbers can be found in the current data book, also found on the web.

(student-faculty ratio is defined as the number of full-year equivalent students to the number of full-time equivalent faculty)

2. Faculty count can be found in the current data book, also found on the web.

Please use the following phrase for general comments:

"All UMM classes are taught by faculty members."

"No UMM classes are taught by graduate teaching assistants."

Please do not use:

"______ % of tenured and tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees appropriate to their teaching and research areas"

"almost _____% of UMM's tenured and tenure-track faculty members have doctoral

degrees; about _____% hold the highest degree in their field"

Graduates

1. Graduates per discipline can be found in the current data book, also found on the web.

2. Bonnie Gulbrandson in the registrar's office has the official cumulative number of UMM graduates.

3. Number of graduates who enroll in graduate or professional school is gathered from an annual survey done by the Career Center and published in the data book. It is OK to use an average for this figure. Currently at 45%.

Award recipients

A web site will be created with links to lists of award recipients categorized by student/faculty/staff/alumni. Examples of awards that will be included:

Horace T. Morse award

UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award

Academic Staff Award

Mary Martelle

Tate Advising Award

Truman Scholar

Rhodes Scholar

Presidential Award for Outstanding Service

Faculty Research Award

Sullivan Scholarship

Josie Johnson Award

National, all-University and UMM awards

UMM Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award

Should you have need for this information before the web site is available, please contact the External Relations Office.

UMM Costs

1. Tuition costs are an exception to the data book rule. Call admissions for current costs.

comprehensive cost = tuition, fees, room and board

total cost of attendance is currently $14,306 per year (8-04)

2. The number of students who receive financial aid and the dollar amounts received on our campus can be found in the current UMM data book, also found on the UMM web site.

Using data book information, the following phrase could be use:

" _____ percentage of UMM students receive some form of financial aid"

Using data book information, the following phrase could be use:

" financial aid averages (amount) per UMM student"

Please do not use "financial aid packages."

Special note

1. Please do NOT use the outdated "swoosh M" image:

2. Please use the Morris box graphic logo:

8-9-04