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University of Minnesota Morris

• UMM - a Green Campus

Green News at UMM
UMM Green Fact Sheet
    (pdf file)
"Winds of Change" pdf file:
    Introducing the turbine
Wind Turbine renewable
    energy research press
    release, Dec. 2004
Biomass leadership (pdf)
Biomass energy and research
Recycling at UMM
Make a gift: UMM Green
Energy Fund

• Becoming a Green Campus

Accomplishments of the UMM
    Green Energy Task Force
    (Dec. 2004 press release)
UMM awarded Green Power
    Leadership Club
    membership
Other club members
Commissioning the turbine:
    press release

• Green in our classrooms

Green Service Learning
Environmental Studies major

• Our Partners

West Central Research
and Outreach Center
Renewable Energy Center
Pride of the Prairie local foods
EPA Green Power Partners
AASHE
UMACS

• Contact Page Maintainer

webbrl@morris.umn.edu

UMM Green Campus site
The Home Grown Economy

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Green Service Learning UMM's Service Learning: Sustainable Living program matches academic course goals with community needs in ongoing, multi-discipline, multi-class service learning experiences. Sample courses include: ARTS 2500: Photography Students visit local farms and photograph the farmers. The images are showcased in the community to bring attention to local foods, and delivered to the farmers for their own promotional use. SOC 1101: Introduction to Sociology Students choose from one of eight projects that connect to sociology. Some students assisted with planning, advertising for, and staffing the local foods expo, meal, and farmer's market. Others assisted with research for the Morris Area School District's School Lunch Committee, including research about potentially purchasing more local foods. CSCI 4000: Variable Topics in Computer Science Students created four databases requested by the Land Stewardship Project to assist consumers in purchasing locally grown foods and to gather information from farmers who are members of their organization for use in promotional materials and program improvement. Student internships are available at the WCROC, on farms, and at partnering organizations. An Environmental Studies Area of Concentration offers in-depth academic exploration of green issues (click here to see a pdf file on this area of concentration). Fellowships, directed studies, student organization projects, and volunteer opportunities are also available.