The 45th annual Commencement ceremony at the University of Minnesota, Morris will culminate the UMM experience for over 350 seniors who will receive bachelor's degrees this year. Commencement will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, on the Campus Mall.

A nine-hole Frisbee golf (“frolf”) course, pioneered by University of Minnesota, Morris students, will soon be available to the public at Pomme de Terre Park.

Winona State University triumphed as the winner of the first National Campus Energy Challenge (NCEC). Following in second and third place, respectively, are St. John’s University of Collegeville, Minn., and Swarthmore College of Pennsylvania. UMM hosted its own dorm-wide energy war.

The University of Minnesota, Morris' leadership and commitment to renewable energy inspired the theme of the Sixth Annual Symposium on Small Towns: "The Power of Small: Building Solutions for Energy Self-Reliance." The Symposium will be held June 3-4 on the Morris campus.