Past Campus News
| Art Club Holiday Sale features work of student and area artists | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Nov 20, 3:11 p.m. A campus tradition, the sale features paintings, prints, photographs, ceramic pieces, handmade jewelry, and knit items. |
| Art Club Holiday Sale features work of student and area artists | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Nov 20, 3:11 p.m. A campus tradition, the sale features paintings, prints, photographs, ceramic pieces, handmade jewelry, and knit items. |
| Michael Eble, associate professor of studio art, featured in joint exhibition focused on the environment | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Nov 20, 1:11 p.m. Eble's paintings complement Netherton's sculpture, and together their work invokes questioning and appreciation for nature. |
| Physic students launch scientific balloon | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Nov 20, 11:11 a.m. The attached equipment measured the function of altitude on temperature, pressure, carbon dioxide, radioactivity, skylight polarization, skylight colors, ultra violet light, and the speed of sound. |
| Soup and Substance to focus on housing | |
 | student Samantha Esguerra, Thursday, Nov 19, 2:11 p.m. The December discussion will explore issues of housing in Stevens County and throughout Minnesota, including homelessness, the housing crisis, rental housing, and foreclosure. |
| An "Unusual" Opportunity in the Windy City | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Friday, Nov 13, 4:11 p.m. The Unusual Suspects, UMM's Improv Troupe, traveled to Chicago, Illinois, to perform at the regional College Improv Tournament. |
| 32nd annual Carol Concert tickets on sale | |
 | Mary Keller, Concert Choir Publicity Office, Tuesday, Nov 10, 2:11 p.m. Advanced tickets are available for the 2009 University of Minnesota, Morris Carol Concerts-"A Carol Concert with Charlie Brown"-to be held on Saturday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m. at the Morris Area Schools Concert Hall. |
| John Jones '11, Stevens Forward! steward influences "green" changes at summer job | |
 | guest writer Katie McKenzie '03, Tuesday, Nov 10, 8:11 a.m. Influenced by the carbon neutral goals of the Morris campus and the Stevens Forward! initiative, Jones helped Pizza Ranch owner Ron Tappe initiate cost and carbon saving changes. |
| Morris campus strategic partner in the launch of new Minnesota GreenCorps program | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Monday, Nov 9, 3:11 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris has partnered with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and ServeMinnesota to launch a new program—Minnesota GreenCorps. The new program is an environmentally focused AmeriCorps program administered by MPCA that aims to protect and preserve Minnesota's environment while developing the next generation of environmental professionals. |
| Students donate art work as service-learning project and gift to the community | |
 | Kyle Matuska '11, Monticello, Monday, Nov 9, 3:11 p.m. Paintings of Morris scenes will be available for viewing and for sale by bids at the Common Cup coffeehouse. Proceeds will be donated to Stevens County Human Services. |
| Laughter to fill Edson Auditorium when comedian Robert Post takes the stage | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Thursday, Nov 5, 4:11 p.m. National Public Radio touts the Post Comedy Theatre show as "uproariously funny." |
| Poet Heid Erdrich to present reading on campus | |
 | Cassie Hall '14, Brookings, South Dakota, Wednesday, Nov 4, 9:11 a.m. Invited to campus by the Briggs Library Associates, Erdrich received the 2009 Minnesota Book Award. |
| University of Minnesota, Morris fall 2009 enrollment up more than six percent | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Tuesday, Nov 3, 3:11 p.m. More students are taking advantage of the renewable, sustainable liberal arts education at the University of Minnesota, Morris this fall 2009. Enrollment at the Morris campus is up more than six percent compared to fall 2008. Total enrollment for fall 2009 is 1,705 students. |
| Dance Ensemble fall performance features 19 dances in a variety of styles | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Tuesday, Nov 3, 8:11 a.m. Dance Ensemble provides students an opportunity to choreograph and/or dance, and their performances showcase student creativity. |
| Professors of studio art exhibit in Winds of Inspiration, Winds of Change invitational exhibition | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Oct 29, 12:10 p.m. Michael Eble, Jess Larson '92, and Jenny Nellis were invited to contribute artwork that relates to wind, to wind turbines, or to their ancestors, windmills. |
| Professor Len Keeler receives $130,000 National Science Foundation grant | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Oct 28, 2:10 a.m. The physics professor is developing a new way to measure and to interpret the behavior of highly excited atoms. |
| Adaptation of Sophocles' Greek tragedy opens theatre season | |
 | Ally Roberts '10, University of Minnesota, Morris Theatre , Tuesday, Oct 27, 11:10 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Theatre Discipline and Meiningens, the student-driven theatre organization, starts off its 2009-10 season that renews and sustains the human experience with Jean Anouilh's <i>Antigone</i>. The performances run November 5-7, 2009, in the Humanities Fine Arts (HFA) Proscenium Theatre. |
| Student organizations collaborate to bring Camp Wellstone to campus | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Monday, Oct 26, 4:10 p.m. The nonpartisan leadership and organizational training event is sponsored by the nonprofit Wellstone Action. |
| Soup and Substance to focus on immigration and highlight service opportunities | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Oct 22, 2:10 p.m. Named for the pairing of a delicious meal with meaningful dialogue, the event is open to all members of the community to share experiences and perspectives. |
| Festival of the Winds brings high school musicians and renowned guest artists to campus | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Oct 21, 2:10 p.m. The two-day festival includes events for high school musicians, university musicians, and music patrons including a conducting symposium, guest artists, master classes, and performances. |
| International sustainability expert Annie Leonard speaks on "stuff" | |
 | Cassie Hall '14, Brookings, South Dakota, Wednesday, Oct 21, 11:10 a.m. Sponsored by the Campus Activities Council Convocations Committee, Leonard's film and presentation on "stuff" will entertain and challenge. |
| View the autumn sky through the campus observatory's telescope | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday, Oct 21, 9:10 a.m. Special early start for children this Saturday, October 24, 2009. |
| 2009-10 University of Minnesota, Morris Theatre Season performances announced | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Tuesday, Oct 20, 3:10 p.m. The 2009-10 University of Minnesota, Morris Theatre season begins Thursday, November 5, 2009, with an adaptation of Sophocles' Greek tragedy Antigone. Written in response to the Nazi regime's occupation of Paris, the adapted Antigone by Jean Anouilh runs November 5-7, 2009, at the Humanities Fine Arts (HFA) Proscenium Theatre. |
| Popular Community Meal program continues October 26, 2009 | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Tuesday, Oct 20, 3:10 p.m. In January 2009, Stevens County residents gathered to prepare warm, healthy meals to serve to the community as part of a project called Community Meal. A collaborative effort designed to promote a strong, vibrant community, continues this fall with the next meal on October 26, 2009. |
| Morris students Trick or Can for the Stevens County Food Shelf | |
 | Judy Korn, Monday, Oct 19, 1:10 p.m. Students will go door-to-door in the community to collect donations of money, food, and toiletries for the local food shelf. |
| Project Art for Nature exhibition promotes awareness and stewardship | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Oct 15, 8:10 a.m. Several of the contributing artists will visit campus to share career advice with senior studio art majors and to attend the opening reception on Thursday, October 22. |
| Drums and dance define next Performing Arts Series performance | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday, Oct 14, 4:10 p.m. Jigu! Thunder Drums of China performances meld music, choreography, and costuming. |
| Local foods showcased in Pride of the Prairie Fall Feast | |
 | Cassie Hall '14, Brookings, South Dakota, Wednesday, Oct 14, 3:10 p.m. All are invited to learn about locally grown foods, purchase fresh produce, and enjoy a meal of locally grown foods during the Pride of the Prairie Community Foods Day. |
| Halloween stories: share if you dare | |
 | Kyle Matuska '11, Monticello, Wednesday, Oct 14, 3:10 p.m. Be prepared to bring your best scare to the Sigma Tau Delta annual Halloween stories and costumes event. |
| Asking the Big Questions discussion group meets October 15 | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Tuesday, Oct 13, 4:10 p.m. The campus/community discussion group Asking the Big Questions continues its yearlong exploration of issues related to women and gender with a conversation focused on the four waves of feminism on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. |
| Media Room at Big Cat Stadium to be renamed in Brian Curtis Brummond's honor | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Oct 9, 10:10 a.m. In honor of his work and commitment to local sports, the media room at Big Cat Stadium in Morris will be renamed the Brian Curtis Brummond Memorial Press Box prior to the University of Minnesota, Morris Homecoming game against Crown College, Saturday, October 10, 2009, at 1 p.m. |
| Deering's undergraduate research presented at international conference and at Scholars Showcase | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday, Oct 7, 9:10 a.m. Deering presented her research on heresy at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, last summer and this fall at the Scholars Showcase. |
| Ken Haug '79 chosen as 2009-10 Latterell Visiting Alumnus | |
 | Judy Korn, Monday, Oct 5, 12:10 p.m. The professor of chemistry at Lafayette College will visit formally and informally with faculty and students on Monday, October 26, and provide a public presentation in the evening. |
| Three Cougars Named UMAC Player of the Week | |
 | Chris Butler, Tuesday, Sep 29, 1:09 p.m. Three UMM student athletes are named player of the week in the UMAC. |
| Division of Science and Mathematics Invitational Exhibition at PRCA | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Sep 29, 11:09 a.m. Poetry, paintings, short stories, hand-dyed cloth, pottery, quilts, knitting, photography, carvings, and calligraphy on exhibit at Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance Gallery. |
| Homecoming 2009: Back in Black! | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Sep 25, 1:09 p.m. Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and members of the community will be "glad to be back"—words from a 1980s ACDC song that ring true on the Morris campus! |
| Media Services produces Lake Carlos State Park segment of documentary | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Sep 25, 11:09 a.m. "Great Minnesota Parks," a tour of Minnesota's park system, airs on Pioneer Public Television on Sunday, September 27, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. |
| Jill Doerfler '01 chosen as 2009 Driggs Lecturer | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Sep 25, 9:09 a.m. Doerfler is the first Morris graduate to be invited back to campus to give the O. Truman Driggs Distinguished Lecture. |
| Rodney A. Briggs Library Associates Annual Book Sale | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Thursday, Sep 24, 2:09 p.m. The Briggs Library Associates annual book sale will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and on Friday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Oyate Hall of the Student Center at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Cougar women's soccer team joins KICKS Against Breast Cancer campaign | |
 | Chris Butler, Tuesday, Sep 22, 7:09 p.m. The Cougar women's soccer team joins KICKS Against Breast Cancer campaign by holding a silent auction to raise funds. |
| Three Cougars named UMAC Player of the Week | |
 | Chris Butler, Tuesday, Sep 22, 12:09 p.m. Three Cougar men's and women's soccer teams members are named players of the week in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). |
| Popular Community Meal brings local community members together | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Tuesday, Sep 22, 11:09 a.m. A collaborative effort designed to promote a strong, vibrant community, will continue this fall at a new location, the Morris Senior Community Center. |
| Take Back the Night at the University of Minnesota, Morris | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Sep 18, 9:09 a.m. Take Back the Night will be held at the University of Minnesota, Morris on Thursday, September 24, 2009. The evening begins with a speak-out at 7 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre in the Humanities Fine Arts (HFA) building. |
| Banned book reading sponsored by Briggs Library and Sigma Tau Delta | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Sep 18, 9:09 a.m. The public is invited to attend the Banned Books Reading on Tuesday, September 29 from 7-8 p.m. in the Briggs Library McGinnis Room at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Rendon to speak on teaching and learning, wholeness and social justice | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Sep 16, 2:09 a.m. Sponsored by the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Intercultural Programs, the address and following discussion seek to continue the campus conversation on intercultural competence and social justice. <br /> |
| Interdisciplinary student team produces video for the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, and Judy Korn, Tuesday, Sep 15, 9:09 a.m. Morris is one of only six campuses in the nation chosen for the project. |
| Sixth Annual Cougar Fest Saturday, September 19 | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Monday, Sep 14, 4:09 p.m. Join the fun during the sixth annual University of Minnesota, Morris Cougar Fest Saturday, September 19. ALL fans receive FREE admission! |
| Fraternities' scholarship gifts benefit current and future students | |
 | Judy Korn, Monday, Sep 14, 1:09 p.m. Beta Sigma Psi/Chi Phi alumni are energized by the opportunity to support current students who like themselves embrace "giving back" as a way of life. |
| Asking the Big Questions group to discuss significant issues facing our world, community | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Sep 11, 4:09 p.m. Second annual Asking the Big Questions discussion group to address significant issues facing our world and community. |
| Grand Derangement "kicks off" Performing Arts Series | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Friday, Sep 11, 11:09 a.m. The Nova Scotia musical and step group will play and dance to an Acadian blend of folk, Celtic, rock, Broadway and French chansonniers music on Saturday, September 19, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Edson Auditorium. |
| Professor Collier: utilizing 21st century tools to evaluate the claims of an 18th century philosopher | |
 | Judy Korn and Sam Young '11, Minnetonka, Thursday, Sep 10, 3:09 p.m. Mark Collier, assistant professor of philosophy, examines the status of philosopher David Hume's science of human nature for his book project, <em>Hume's Experimental Philosophy</em>. |
| Alumni to present 2009 Fringe Festival's Rumspringa the Musical on campus | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Sep 8, 1:09 p.m. The winner of four 2006 UMMys, the Fringe Festival musical will be presented live on the Edson Auditorium stage on Saturday, September 12, 2009.<br /> |
| Toxicology graduate student Jenna Benson '07 studies the effects of Echinacea | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Sep 8, 11:09 a.m. Two articles from her work on the herbal supplement have been submitted for publication in <em>Food and Chemical Toxicology</em> and <em>Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology</em>. |
| Humanities Fine Arts Gallery presents McKnight Ceramic Artists | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Sep 3, 9:09 a.m. The Humanities Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Minnesota, Morris begins the 2009-10 exhibition season with work by McKnight fellowship and residency recipients from the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis. |
| The University of Minnesota, Morris among Mother Jones Magazine's Top 10 "Cool Schools" | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Thursday, Sep 3, 7:09 a.m. Morris campus makes <i>Mother Jones</i> "10 cool schools that will blow your mind, not your budget" list. |
| Maas Family Endowed Chair in Bioethics to speak tonight at First-Year Seminar Convocation | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Sep 2, 11:09 a.m. Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH, will speak on "Individual Interests and Societal Concerns—The Ethics of Creating a Stem Cell Donor." <br /> |
| Eble, artist and professor, studies the Louisiana coast from the air and from his studio | |
 | Sam Young '11, Minnetonka, and Judy Korn, Tuesday, Sep 1, 8:09 a.m. One of thirteen Morris professors to receive an Imagine Fund Award, Eble will use his new source of funding to continue studying the effects of coastal erosion and hurricane damage to the coast of Louisiana, his home state. |
| English Professor Turk studies "vidding" and literary analysis by television series fans | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Wednesday, Aug 26, 8:08 a.m. Turk's interest lies in the vid creator's explanation of character development and behavior. |
| Second Annual Spanish-Mexican Cinema Festival Begins Sunday, September 20 | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Tuesday, Aug 25, 9:08 a.m. Bienvenidos al Festival de Cine Español y Mexicano de 2009! Welcome to the 2009 Festival of Spanish-Mexican Cinema! The second annual Festival runs Sunday, September 20 through Sunday, October 11, 2009, at the Morris Theatre. |
| The 2009-10 academic year is underway! | |
 | Judy Korn, Monday, Aug 24, 4:08 p.m. First-year students and transfer students arrived on Sunday, August 23, 2008, and classes begin today, Wednesday, August 26. |
| Garavaso explores the impact of mistranslations of words written by the "father of logic" | |
 | Sam Young '11, Minnetonka, Monday, Aug 24, 8:08 a.m. The research of Pieranna Garavaso, professor of philosophy, will influence how scholars understand Gottlob Frege's views on thinking and add a new perspective to the field.<br /> <br /> |
| University of Minnesota, Morris chosen for its quality and value by Forbes | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Wednesday, Aug 19, 3:08 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris is the only Minnesota school to make the recently published Forbes 100 Best College Buys list. |
| International Student Orientation underway | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Monday, Aug 17, 10:08 a.m. Students from China, Libya, Sri Lanka, Japan, Egypt, Korea, and France learn about academic and social life on campus and about the Morris community |
| Norwegian science students visit Morris campus | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Aug 13, 9:08 a.m. Participants in the Summer Institute for Norwegian Students in the Sciences toured the biomass facility, the wind turbine, and the Soils Lab. |
| 2006 UMMy Award-winning film reappears as 2009 Fringe Festival musical | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Jul 24, 9:07 a.m. Characters created in song, word, and dance for a film created as students came to life in new artistic expression. |
| Organic Gardening Club one of campus's newest student organizations | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Friday, Jul 24, 8:07 a.m. Students enjoy the fruits of their labor and share the produce with others. |
| Chris Butler named sports information director | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jul 23, 4:07 p.m. Mark Fohl, athletic director, announces new appointment |
| Summer research and internship in India inspire life's calling for Kathy Julik-Heine '10 | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Thursday, Jul 23, 9:07 a.m. Julik-Heine, Taylor Falls, conducts research with Pareena Lawrence, professor of economics, and serves as an intern with WomenPowerConnect in India this summer. |
| Gateway program provides exposure to academics, the campus, and the city of Morris--and lots of fun! | |
 | Katie Barron '11, St. Paul, Thursday, Jul 23, 8:07 a.m. Gateway students arrived in July for the four-week program and already report a positive response to the experience and to the community. |
| Three economics and mathematics majors experience real-world research opportunity through Truckers and Turnover Project | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Tuesday, Jul 21, 10:07 a.m. Manjari Govada '12, Tricia Steffen '11, and Chris Thorne '11, Ham Lake serve as research assistants to Stephen Burks, associate professor of economics and management, and Jon Anderson, associate professor of mathematics. |
| Professor Lackey's literary study defines Adolf Hitler's version of Christianity | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Tuesday, Jul 21, 8:07 a.m. Lackey, assistant professor of English, has illuminated numerous literary works that specifically allude to Hitler's Christian conception of the politic. |
| Survey results from Prairie Pioneer Days show opportunities for healthy eating | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Thursday, Jul 16, 12:07 p.m. A number of readily available fruits and veggies were among the favorites selected by nearly 300 local residents July 11 at Prairie Pioneer Days in East Side Park. |
| University of Minnesota, Morris included in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 edition | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Thursday, Jul 16, 12:07 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris has been chosen as one of the country's best and most interesting colleges and universities by Fiske Guide to Colleges. |
| Campus welcomes West Central School of Agriculture Alumni | |
 | Katie Barron '11, St. Paul, Tuesday, Jul 7, 8:07 a.m. The West Central School of Agriculture (WCSA) Alumni Association will hold its summer All-School Reunion on the University of Minnesota, Morris campus on Saturday, July 18, 2009. |
| Bradley Deane, associate professor of English, researches nineteenth century British adventure fiction | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Thursday, Jul 2, 9:07 a.m. Egyptian mummy queens, lost cities, charging dinosaurs, and sparring pirates—Victorian popular literature reveals the influence of Britain's colonization of exotic lands. |
| Shelleye and Tony Williamson '87 receive Entrepreneurs of the Year Award | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jul 2, 8:07 a.m. The Metropolitan Economic Development Association honored the Williamsons for their business success and for "giving back." |
| Dairy herd transition provides research opportunity for Professor Timna Wyckoff | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 25, 2:06 p.m. The nearby University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) provides the perfect research opportunity for Wyckoff '94 as one half of the dairy herd transitions from traditional to organic production. |
| Randy Koopman '78 receives 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 25, 10:06 a.m. Two chemistry majors, Randy Koopman '78 and Ken Bruss '78, to receive University of Minnesota, Morris Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award during Homecoming festivities |
| Ken Bruss '78 honored by the UMM Alumni Assocation | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 25, 9:06 a.m. Chemistry majors Ken Bruss '78 and Randy Koopman'78 will receive the 2009 University of Minnesota, Morris Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award during Homecoming festivities. <br /> |
| Professor Eckerle deciphers "life writings" of sixteenth and seventeenth century women | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Tuesday, Jun 16, 10:06 a.m. Eckerle studies diaries, letters, and even notes jotted in cookbooks to understand the women of the time period and the influence of literature. |
| Academic All-Conference Award Winners Announced | |
 | David Molesworth, Thursday, Jun 11, 7:06 a.m. The UMAC released the names of the 254 Academic All-Conference Athletes from Winter and Spring sports. |
| Croatt finishes sixth in 100 M dash at NCAA Championships | |
 | David Molesworth, Tuesday, May 26, 2:05 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris track and field athlete Megan Croatt is ranked sixth in the country. Croatt, a junior from Ortonville, qualified for the 100- and 200-meter dashes and earned All-American honors in the 100 last week during the 2009 NCAA Division III National Track and Field Championships. |
| Seggelke, assistant professor of music, to present at international World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles conference | |
 | Kurt Schliep '10, Howard Lake, Friday, May 22, 3:05 p.m. The recipient of a University of Minnesota Imagine Fund Award will speak on the German "roots" of wind instruments and the formation of wind ensembles.<br /> <br /> |
| Class of 2009 gift symbolizes renewable, sustainable initiatives and education | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, May 13, 12:05 p.m. When members of the Class of 2009 return to the University of Minnesota, Morris, they will enjoy the distinct pleasure of witnessing the growth of their Senior Legacy gift: evergreen trees. |
| Elijah Mayfield to present research in Singapore | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 13, 11:05 a.m. Elijah Mayfield '09, will present his original research during the Student Workshop for the 47th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, to be held in Singapore August 2-7. |
| Campus partners with McKinstry to realize vision for 2010 | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 7, 4:05 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris has partnered with McKinstry, a leading design/build construction, engineering, energy services and facilities management firm, to help achieve the campus vision for 2010 of carbon neutrality and energy self-sufficiency. |
| Ice Cream and Lollipops Children's Art Show | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 7, 11:05 a.m. In its 41st year, the annual Ice Cream and Lollipops Children's Art Exhibit gives local children from preschool to second grade the opportunity to witness their incredible artwork on display while enjoying an atmosphere of storytelling, music, ice cream and lollipops. |
| UMAC Track and Field awards | |
 | David Molesworth, Wednesday, May 6, 3:05 p.m. The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference has released the names of the Women's and Men's All-Conference selections as well as Coaches of the Year. |
| "Allure" of Jess Larson's work captures magazine's attention | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 6, 1:05 p.m. The "allure" of Jess Larson's body of creative work may be what prompted <i>Allure</i> magazine to invite Larson to submit an image of one of her girdle sculptures that is published in the magazine's May 2009 edition. |
| Faculty and staff honored during annual recognition dinner | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 6, 11:05 a.m. Faculty and staff employees who have given extraordinary service to the University of Minnesota, Morris were honored during the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Dinner on April 30. |
| Michelle Handlin '07 experiences the South Pole Station | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Tuesday, May 5, 3:05 p.m. Living on the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is "like being in an episode of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation.'" |
| Biology Club and Chemistry Club host a solar-oven cookout | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Tuesday, May 5, 1:05 p.m. The Biology Club and Chemistry Clubs grilled (and never burned) hot dogs, veggie dogs, and bratwurst using heat from the sun. |
| Student Honors and Awards May 15 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, May 4, 3:05 p.m. The excellence of students at the University of Minnesota, Morris will be celebrated during a series of events on Friday, May 15. |
| 46th annual Commencement | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, May 4, 3:05 p.m. Nearly 300 seniors will receive their bachelor's degrees during the 46th annual Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Commencement will take place on the campus mall beginning at 1:30 p.m. |
| Kateri Bird, Hilda Ladner honored with Cesar Chavez Awards | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Apr 24, 4:04 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris student Kateri Bird and Hilda Ladner, director of the Multi-Ethnic Student Program and assistant to the chancellor for Equity and Diversity, are recipients of this year's César E. Chávez Awards. |
| Second Annual Bread N' Bowls | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Apr 24, 10:04 a.m. The second annual Bread N' Bowls is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Morris Area Elementary School cafeteria. A meal of soup, bread, beverages and desserts will be served. Handmade ceramic bowls will be available as part of the meal's cost on a first-come, first-served basis. |
| See "New York, New York" Opera Workshop show | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 23, 3:04 p.m. Students in the music discipline's Opera Workshop will present their year-end recital, "New York, New York" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| Library Enrichment Grants announced | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 23, 9:04 a.m. Library Enrichment Grants totaling $1,900 were announced in five distinct areas during the Briggs Library Associates annual meeting held April 16. |
| Author Will Weaver will give Commencement keynote | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 22, 2:04 p.m. Author and outdoorsman Will Weaver will provide the keynote address during the Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. The annual tradition for graduating seniors, family and friends will begin at 1:30 p.m. on the campus Mall. |
| Six-Ton Campaign exceeds goal | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 21, 10:04 a.m. After a month of fundraising for the first annual Six-Ton Campaign, the tally exceeded the goal: University of Minnesota, Morris students and community members raised the equivalent of 7.47 tons, or 744 pounds and $2,366 in food and monetary contributions. |
| Faculty and Staff Recognition Dinner | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 20, 4:04 p.m. Ten employees with nearly 300 years of combined service at the University of Minnesota, Morris will be honored during the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Dinner to be held Thursday, April 30. |
| Symphonic Winds concert May 3 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 20, 2:04 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Symphonic Winds will present their final performance of the 2008-2009 academic year at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall on the Morris campus. |
| Bradley Deane receives Morris Alumni Association Teaching Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 20, 1:04 p.m. Bradley Deane believes that there is no single piece of advice he can offer his students that will serve them all, but he admits that he finds his own advice about teaching from one of the Victorian writers he studies. According to John Henry Newman, he says, the job of a teacher in the liberal arts is to cultivate "habits of mind that last a lifetime." |
| Summer Jazz Experience for high school musicians in June | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 16, 2:04 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will be jazzing in June with the second annual "Summer Jazz Experience" for high school musicians June 14-17. |
| Thirteen Morris faculty receive Imagine Fund Awards | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 15, 1:04 p.m. Thirteen Morris faculty have received 2009 University of Minnesota Imagine Fund Awards. The Imagine Fund is supported by the McKnight Foundation to support research, projects and creative works in the Humanities. |
| Senior Art Exhibition | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 14, 9:04 a.m. Work by six graduating studio art majors will be on view during the 2009 Senior Art Exhibition in the Humanities Fine Arts Gallery April 23 through May 16. An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 23. |
| Fashion Trashion: Where Style Meets Sustainability | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 13, 2:04 p.m. Students from the Basic Studio 3D Design course at the University of Minnesota, Morris have created outfits made of recycled, found and repurposed materials that will be exhibited in a runway show. |
| Jack and the Beanstalk is children's theatre show | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 13, 1:04 p.m. Prepare for an adventure of sky-high proportions when Jack and his magical beanstalk sprout up on the stage of the University of Minnesota, Morris April 23-29. Theatre arts major Kelli Tucker directs this magical quest to entertain children both young and old. |
| Melinda Kernik receives Sullivan Scholarship | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 8, 2:04 p.m. When Melinda Kernik graduates from the University of Minnesota, Morris she'll have the tools to explore a number of career options. Meanwhile, she'll embark on an adventure that may help her to determine her life's work. Kernik is a 2009 recipient of the Katherine E. Sullivan Scholarship. |
| Concerned students lobby for the environment | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 7, 3:04 p.m. Morris students exercised their civic rights and traveled recently to the state capitol to lobby for environmental legislation. |
| Students dig into research in Ireland | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 7, 11:04 a.m. Three University of Minnesota, Morris students chose a trip to western Ireland last June to shovel dirt, push wheelbarrows and dig with a trowel. In the process, they contributed to research that will help answer questions about the history of Irish Gaelic settlement in the area. |
| Tara Greiman is a Udall Scholar | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 6, 3:04 p.m. Junior Tara Greiman, Dayton, is a recipient of the 2009 Udall Scholarship, one of only two students awarded who attend a Minnesota college. Greiman is the second Morris campus student to receive the Udall and the first to focus on environmental studies. |
| Ninth Undergraduate Research Symposium | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 6, 11:04 a.m. Students will present their research and creative work during the ninth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Friday, April 17. The event celebrates student scholarship achievement and provides information about the variety and quality of student research. |
| Alumni make a difference in Minnesota Reading Corps | |
 | Judy Korn, editor, Tuesday, Mar 31, 8:03 a.m. Ashley Johnson '08 and Luke Elward '08 provide one-on-one literacy assistance through Minnesota Reading Corps |
| Students and faculty contribute to success of mental health crises training films | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Mar 27, 4:03 p.m. Theatre students and faculty portray mental health workers and people struggling with mental health crises |
| Kellcee Baker, Ashley Gaschk are 2009 Truman Scholars | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 27, 12:03 p.m. Kellcee Baker and Ashley Gaschk have been named 2009 Truman Scholars, two of the 60 selected across the entire United States. Baker is the only Truman recipient selected from Minnesota and Gaschk is the only North Dakotan named. |
| Campus volunteers help with flood relief effort | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Mar 25, 12:03 p.m. Campus volunteers traveled this week to Breckenridge and Fargo to assist with flood relief efforts. |
| International Club experiences debate and diplomacy at Model United Nations | |
 | Natalie Johnson '11, Wichita, Kansas, Monday, Mar 23, 3:03 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris International Club sent representatives to the Midwest Model United Nations in St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Painting students work "artfully" together | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 23, 9:03 a.m. This spring, University of Minnesota, Morris painting students are learning that it is beneficial for a child to both make art and be surrounded by it. Michael Eble's Spring 2009 paintings students worked in collaboration with the St. Mary's kindergarten class in Morris to create vibrant, unique pieces of art for the new Someplace Safe office. |
| WIRED Grant Funds to Develop Biomass Gasification Course | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 13, 12:03 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Continuing Education has been awarded a grant of $174,258 by the Renewable Energy Marketplace - Alliance for Talent Development initiative. The funding will be used to develop new curriculum in biomass gasification technology. |
| Dance students to perform in Twin Cities | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Mar 12, 4:03 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris dance students will perform "The Should" at the American College Dance Festival March 18 to 22 at the Barbara Barker Center for Dance on the University's Twin Cities campus. |
| World Touch Cultural Heritage Week | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Mar 12, 2:03 p.m. The 36th annual World Touch Cultural Heritage Week will offer a tour through a diversity of cultures, presented by way of fashion, writing, song, humor, food and more. The public is welcome to attend these events, which will be held on campus Monday through Saturday, March 23-28. |
| Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Mar 11, 3:03 p.m. Work by both art and non-art majors will be on view during the 2009 Juried Student Art Exhibition in the Humanities Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Minnesota, Morris. An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26. The show runs March 26-April 16. |
| Weather Announcement: Campus Closing | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Tuesday, Mar 10, 12:03 p.m. Due to the weather, the University of Minnesota, Morris campus will close at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. Please check weather and road conditions before traveling.<br /> |
| 31st annual Jazz Fest April 2-4 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 9, 9:03 a.m. The renowned Morris campus jazz ensembles, along with three guest jazz artists, Alumni Jazzers and more than 800 high school jazz musicians will make the 31st annual Jazz Fest three days to remember. All this jazz will take place on the campus April 2-4. |
| Tinman Triathlon registration open | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 26, 10:02 a.m. Plans are underway for the 25th annual Tinman Triathlon, to be held on Saturday, April 25, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Registration is now open for teams and individual entries. |
| State of the U Address | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 26, 9:02 a.m. You are cordially invited to attend the 2009 State of the University Address by Robert H. Bruininks, President, University of Minnesota. The address will be broadcast to the Science Auditorium at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 5. |
| Inaugural Dr. Jooinn Lee Lecture | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 24, 3:02 p.m. Dr. John Barry, reader in the School of Politics and International Studies and Philosophy and associate director of the Institute for Sustainable World at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, will give the inaugural Dr. Jooinn Lee Lecture at 7 p.m. March 25 in Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| Jessica Kraker '99 is Visiting Latterell Alumna | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 24, 3:02 p.m. "Chemometrics: Using Statistics Towards Chemical Discovery" is the topic to be presented by Jessica Kraker '99 during the 2009 Joseph J. Latterell Memorial Visiting Alumnus Lecture on Thursday, April 2. Kraker will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Auditorium. |
| Support the U Day | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 24, 2:02 p.m. University of Minnesota students from around the state will rally at the Minnesota State Capitol at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 25, for the 2009 "Support the U Day." |
| Support the U Day | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 24, 2:02 p.m. University of Minnesota students from around the state will rally at the Minnesota State Capitol at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 25, for the 2009 "Support the U Day." |
| Science Museum Web site features PZ Myers | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 24, 2:02 p.m. Morris Professor of Biology Paul (PZ) Myers is a featured Scientist on the Spot on the online Science Museum of Minnesota's "Science Buzz." The museum will post questions for Myers to answer through the end of March. |
| Symphonic Winds performance March 8 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 24, 10:02 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall on the Morris campus. The ensembles are conducted by Dr. Martin H. Seggelke. |
| Cougar men, women in UMAC tournament play | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 23, 11:02 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will host Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament games for the first time this week. Both Morris men's and women's teams are in tournament play. |
| Public can view night sky via telescope | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 23, 10:02 a.m. The public is invited to view the night sky through the 16-inch telescope located in the Science building observatory at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Romanza, Canada's own "three tenors," to perform | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Feb 18, 2:02 p.m. Romanza, Canada's own 'three tenors,' makes a stop at the University of Minnesota, Morris on Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Edson Auditorium of the Student Center. |
| Chelsea Pettit will travel to Washington, D.C. on behalf of Soils Lab | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Feb 13, 8:02 a.m. Chelsea Pettit has always been interested in law and biology, but it wasn't until the second semester of her junior year that those interests converged in an opportunity to witness the political process firsthand. Pettit will join others in Washington, D.C., to lobby for the revision of cuts to the local Soils Lab. |
| Continental Ballet Company will perform "Coppelia" | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 12, 11:02 a.m. The Minnesota-based Continental Ballet Company will perform "Coppelia" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, in Edson Auditorium. The event is an offering of this season's Performing Arts Series. |
| Choir, Seggelke featured at state music clinic | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 5, 4:02 p.m. The Concert Choir has been selected to present a featured concert for the Minnesota Music Education Association Midwinter Clinic. Martin Seggelke will present two sessions during the conference. |
| Chancellor, students attend Clinton Global Initiative U | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 5, 11:02 a.m. Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson, along with four Morris campus students—Kate Grabosky, Joseph Hartmann, Qinglu (Chris) Shao and Rachel Olm—have been invited by President Clinton to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University February 13-15. |
| Pride of the Prairie Community Foods Day | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 5, 9:02 a.m. The Morris campus will host its semiannual Pride of the Prairie Community Foods Day on February 17. The event, which will showcase local foods and local producers of west central Minnesota, will include an afternoon Farmers' Market followed by a Local Foods Meal. |
| "Beur is Beautiful" film festival continues | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 3, 4:02 p.m. The French Discipline continues the "Beur is Beautiful" film festival for 2008-2009. This series of films represents cinematic works created by individuals of North African heritage living in France (the contested term "Beur" refers to the children of North African immigrants) and highlight the conflicts, dreams, joys and concerns of this population. |
| Advance Jazz Fest ticket orders | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 29, 3:01 p.m. All advance Jazz Fest ticket orders for the annual University of Minnesota, Morris Jazz Fest will be processed on Friday, Feb. 27. Orders may be submitted through campus or regular mail. Remaining tickets, if available, will go on sale in the Student Activities office on Monday, March 2. |
| Carrie Wickstrom's scholarship story | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Jan 28, 3:01 p.m. The Carrie Wickstrom Scholarship Fund supports today's elementary education students and tomorrow's. |
| "The Journey to South Africa" to air in February | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jan 28, 1:01 p.m. "The Journey to South Africa," featuring the work of UMM's Chris Butler and Pioneer Public Television's Tim Bakken, will be re-broadcast at 7 p.m. February 8 and at 3 p.m. February 15 on Pioneer Public Television. |
| Watching history | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 27, 4:01 p.m. Years from now, will you remember where you were when you watched the historic inauguration of the nation's 44th president? Seven University of Minnesota, Morris students likely will never forget. |
| "Of Mice and Men" opens in February | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 26, 4:01 p.m. The UMM theatre discipline offers an evening of friendship, broken dreams and the exploration of how to truly love another human being during performances of John Steinbeck's classic "Of Mice and Men" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 26-28, and at 2 p.m. Saturday. |
| Symphonic Winds in multimedia performance | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 26, 9:01 a.m. The University of Minnesota Morris Symphonic Winds will present its first performance in 2009 on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall on the Morris campus. |
| Dance Ensemble "moves into focus" with next recital | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 22, 3:01 p.m. Warm up winter with a lively evening of dance! The University of Minnesota, Morris Humanities Division proudly presents the Dance Program's annual recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Feb. 5 and 6, in Edson Auditorium. |
| Morris Community Meals offer recipe for forging relationships | |
 | Matthew A Johnson (Morris campus Local Foods Intern), Thursday, Jan 22, 10:01 a.m. Morris residents and Morris campus students gathered recently at Legacy Living Limited in Morris to prepare a warm, healthy meal to serve to the community. |
| Lena Williams is final Convocations presenter | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 22, 8:01 a.m. Lena Williams will talk about "the little things" as the final Convocations Lecture Series speaker at the University of Minnesota, Morris on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Edson Auditorium. Her presentation, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. |
| Van Gooch is Science Museum's Scientist on the Spot | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jan 21, 12:01 p.m. Professor of Biology Van Gooch is a Scientist on the Spot on the Science Museum of Minnesota's online ask-the-scientist feature, Science Buzz. |
| Community of Scholars event February 6-7 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 20, 3:01 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will welcome approximately 200 students and their families to campus February 6-7 for the Community of Scholars event. The students have already been offered admission and will be competing for the University's most prestigious competitive scholarships, the Prairie Scholars Award and the Morris Scholars Award. |
| Morris offers financial aid resources, advice | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jan 14, 9:01 a.m. When you're thinking about your financial future in the current economic climate, going to college should remain on your list as a good investment. |
| Students, staff at Morris help to revitalize Hoffman downtown | |
 | By Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville , Friday, Jan 9, 8:01 a.m. A year ago, the town of Hoffman, Minnesota, looked like a typical small remote town across Minnesota and the United States. Morris campus students have been working with Muriel Krusemark, who heads the Hoffman Economic Development Association, to revitalize the economy in downtown Hoffman. |
| Sculpture from the U exhibit in HFA Gallery | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 8, 12:01 p.m. The Humanities Fine Arts Gallery will present an exhibition of sculptural work from faculty at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Art Department along with current graduate students enrolled in the master of fine arts sculpture program. |
| Kiplinger cites Morris as "best value" | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 8, 11:01 a.m. The Morris campus is ranked among the top 100 colleges nationally as a best value in the 2009 Kiplinger Best Values in Public Colleges exclusive survey. The Morris and Twin Cities campuses of the University of Minnesota are the only Minnesota schools to make the list. |
| Advanced Biomass Workshop at Morris Jan. 15 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 6, 8:01 a.m. Those interested in current and near-term biomass use in energy production are invited to attend The Advanced Biomass Energy Workshop January 15 at Morris. The event is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center and the Morris campus. |
| University of Minnesota, Morris receives Blue Cross support to promote healthy eating | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 5, 2:01 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will receive funding from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's (Blue Cross) tobacco settlement proceeds to promote healthier eating and thereby help to improve the health of Minnesotans. |
| Morris campus ranked third in study abroad experience for students | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 5, 10:01 a.m. The Morris campus ranks third, among colleges that award bachelor's degrees, in the percentage of students who participate in a study abroad experience during college, according to the recent study by The Institute of International Education. |
| Go Green Tube video | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Dec 18, 4:12 p.m. Students in Hao Sun's Social Uses of the Media course have created a three-minute video on the theme of green energy and submitted it in a "Go Green Tube" video competition. |
| Women's soccer earns NSCAA Academic Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Dec 18, 9:12 a.m. The women's soccer team has earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America College Team Academic Award for the 10th time. The women earned a collective cumulative GPA of 3.56 in the 2007-2008 academic year. |
| Jim Gremmels among Minnesota's electors | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Dec 17, 8:12 a.m. James Gremmels, a Glenwood resident and professor emeritus of English at the University of Minnesota, Morris, was among 10 Minnesota electors who participated in the meeting of the DFL Party electors at the State Capitol. |
| Creative Drama with Children | |
 | By Sarah Deutl '11, Anoka , Tuesday, Dec 16, 1:12 p.m. Creative Drama with Children provides a service learning opportunity for both theatre and non-theatre majors who attend the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| 'Tis especially the season for giving | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Dec 15, 12:12 p.m. 'Tis the season for generosity and with the holiday season comes a renewed sense of commitment to help others and a heightened awareness of the civic engagement opportunities that surround us. |
| Apply for two largest scholarships by today! | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Dec 12, 11:12 a.m. The deadline to apply for two of the largest scholarships available for Fall 2009 is today—Monday, Dec. 15. |
| Join Asking the Big Questions book club discussion | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Dec 5, 11:12 a.m. Join in the next discussion of the book club, Asking the Big Questions, hosted by the Briggs Library and the Office of Sustainability at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Asking the Big Questions meets next from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in the UMM Rodney A. Briggs Library McGinnis Room. |
| Jim Keady: Behind the Swoosh | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Dec 1, 12:12 p.m. Former professional soccer player and former college coach, Jim Keady will present "Behind the Swoosh," the third in the Campus Activities Council Convocations Lecture Series, on Monday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Edson Auditorium of the Student Center. |
| Symphonic Winds concert—favorites for everyone | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Dec 1, 11:12 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Symphonic Winds will present their December concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Morris Area Concert Hall. A program variety of large ensemble and chamber music selections, from seasonal to symphonic repertoire, will offer a personal favorite for everyone! |
| Flute Ensemble will perform Carol Concerts prelude | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Dec 1, 11:12 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Flute Ensemble, under the direction of Jeanne Richards, will provide prelude music before each of the UMM Carol Concerts Friday through Sunday, Dec. 5, 6 and 7. The Ensemble will perform at 7 p.m. prior to the evening performances and at 1:30 p.m. prior to the Sunday afternoon concert. |
| Students hone skills as artists to benefit the local community | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 24, 1:11 p.m. Seventeen students in Michael Eble's Beginning and Advanced Painting I classes produced several landscape paintings for the Life Center at the Stevens Community Medical Center. There will be a public opening reception to unveil these new paintings from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11. |
| CSN. On the court. On the field. On demand. | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 24, 10:11 a.m. The UMM Cougar Sports Network is online just in time for the tip-off of the 2008-09 UMM Cougar basketball season. CSN utilizes the latest in Web technology to bring UMM Cougar athletics to Cougar fans around the globe. |
| Research with a passion | |
 | Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville , Tuesday, Nov 18, 11:11 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris student KauChee Vang sets a shining example of dedication to human service with her passion for public health and helping an under-served population. |
| Senior Citizens Community Center Web site connects students and communities | |
 | Amanda Granaas, Monday, Nov 17, 1:11 p.m. A new Web site for the Morris Senior Community Center, created by University of Minnesota, Morris student Amanda Granaas and designed to increase community awareness about the Center, is now online. |
| Advanced tickets on sale now for annual Carol Concerts | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 13, 4:11 p.m. Advanced sale of tickets is underway for the 2008 University of Minnesota, Morris Carol Concerts. These annual concerts will be performed December 5, 6 and 7 by the UMM Concert Choir and the University Choir. |
| National French Week celebrated | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Nov 12, 3:11 p.m. Pie the Mime. A Tour de Morris. French music night. The recent celebration of "all things French," National French Week, declared November 5-11 by the American Association of Teachers of French, was enjoyed by students, faculty and staff. |
| Record fundraising effort for breast cancer awareness | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 10, 2:11 p.m. A record $1,100 was raised to benefit breast cancer and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure during October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, thanks to fundraising by University of Minnesota, Morris students, staff, faculty and off-campus community residents. |
| To Boeing and Back produced by Media Services | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 10, 2:11 p.m. The short documentary, "To Boeing and Back," was accepted in the 2008 Minnesota State Historical Society's Minnesota's Greatest Generation Moving Pictures Film Festival, held at Minneapolis' Riverview Theater in mid October. |
| Morris campus receives Next Generation Energy Grant | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 7, 3:11 p.m. Governor Tim Pawlenty announced $2.7 million in Next Generation Energy Grants, aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energy projects and advanced biofuels in Minnesota. Among the eight awardees is a partnership between the College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences and the University of Minnesota, Morris, which received $50,000 to study the economics of businesses that store and supply biomass to energy facilities such as the one on the Morris campus. |
| Jazz groups will perform | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 6, 9:11 a.m. The renowned University of Minnesota, Morris instrumental jazz groups will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15, in Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| Cougar women's soccer heads to post-season tournament | |
 | Brian Curtis, Monday, Nov 3, 12:11 p.m. With a pair of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) wins over Presentation College to close out the regular season, coupled with a pair of losses by Crown College, the University of Minnesota, Morris women's soccer team is heading to the UMAC post-season tournament for the fourth consecutive season. |
| Cougar men's soccer looks for their second straight post-season title | |
 | Brian Curtis, Monday, Nov 3, 12:11 p.m. The defending Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) men's soccer post-season tournament champions—the University of Minnesota, Morris— are back to defend their 2007 crown. |
| El Dia de los Muertos celebrated | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 3, 11:11 a.m. The United Latinos at the University of Minnesota, Morris celebrated "Day of the Dead" ("El Día de los Muertos") with an altar display in the Cougar Room of Oyate Hall. In addition to the altar, information about the tradition and its origins was on hand. |
| Highly acclaimed pianist is next in Performing Arts Series | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 3, 10:11 a.m. Highly accomplished Chinese pianist Chu-Fang Huang will perform next as part of this year's Performing Arts Series on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Edson Auditorium of the Student Center. |
| "Feel the Noize" with UMM Dance Ensemble | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 3, 10:11 a.m. "Feel the Noize" during two performances by the University of Minnesota, Morris Dance Ensemble. Performances begin at 8 p.m. each evening Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15, in the Student Center's Edson Auditorium. |
| University of Minnesota, Morris is host to Green Jobs Task Force | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Oct 30, 4:10 p.m. The Attracting Green Jobs Sub-Committee of the Green Jobs Task Force has scheduled a meeting in Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall at the University of Minnesota, Morris from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, to receive input from businesses, organizations and individuals on how Minnesota can attract new green jobs. |
| Dave Swenson chairs, other UMMers will present at ACUI conference | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 27, 2:10 p.m. Dave Swenson, director of Student Activities at the University of Minnesota, Morris, is chairing the conference planning team for the 2008 Association of College Unions International Regional Conference "Reach FARGO Beyond: The Crossroads of Change." The conference will be held November 6-8 in the Memorial Union of North Dakota State University. |
| Life mirrors art in UMM's production of "Our Town" | |
 | Theatre Publicity , Friday, Oct 24, 12:10 p.m. Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, "Our Town," will kick off the theatre discipline's 2008-09 season. Performances of the play that celebrates life and the American dream will run Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 6-8, with 7:30 p.m. performances and a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee. |
| Festival of the Winds | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Oct 23, 9:10 a.m. The University of Minnesota Morris Symphonic Winds will host its 30th Annual Festival of the Winds on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Public concerts will take place each of these days at 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| An award-winning combination | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Oct 23, 9:10 a.m. What do a software engineer for a major company, a professor of computer science and a comic book artist have in common? Their computer science expertise and research produced an award-winning paper at an international computer science conference. |
| Rocky Mountain Institute chooses UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Oct 17, 2:10 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris is one of only 12 campuses selected nationally for a site visit and analysis by the Rocky Mountain Institute, a prestigious center for sustainability and renewable energy thinking. |
| First ACORE Campus Excellence Award presented to UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Oct 16, 4:10 p.m. The first American Council on Renewable Energy's (ACORE) Campus Excellence Award for Outstanding Use of Renewable Energy was presented to the University of Minnesota, Morris October 3. |
| Cougar volleyball joins with Dig Pink event | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 13, 2:10 p.m. Cougar volleyball coaches at UMM will join with other Upper Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball coaches to take part in the National Dig Pink Event on October 18 and 25. The Cougar volleyball team will host Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the UMM P.E. Center. The match begins at 1 p.m. |
| Civic engagement is hallmark of UMM student experience | |
 | By Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville, Monday, Oct 13, 9:10 a.m. Student activism and civic engagement have been a tradition since the University of Minnesota, Morris began as a campus. UMM students have taken leadership roles to encourage political participation by youth in the Morris community. |
| Pride of the Prairie Farmer's Market and Fall Feast | |
 | Sarah Deutl '11, Anoka, Thursday, Oct 9, 11:10 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris presents the Sixth Annual Pride of the Prairie Local Foods Farmers' Market and Fall Feast on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The Farmer's Market will take place from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in Oyate Hall of the UMM Student Center. A local foods meal will follow at 4:45 p.m. in the Food Service building. |
| Doug Lennick to speak on "Moral Intelligence" | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Oct 9, 8:10 a.m. The public is invited to hear renowned author and financial representative, Doug Lennick, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23. Lennick will address the areas of leadership and ethics in his talk, "Moral Intelligence," in 109 Imholte Hall at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Coming Out Week Oct. 6-9 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 6, 1:10 p.m. Join together with Equality to celebrate Coming Out week October 6-9. A Coming Out Opening Ceremony—with speakers, stories and a purple door—will be held today at 6 p.m. on the campus Mall. |
| "Our Town" will open theatre "Season of Classics" | |
 | Hayley Saccoman, UMM theatre publicity office, Monday, Oct 6, 1:10 p.m. Two dramas by distinguished Nobel Prize-winning American authors and a world favorite fairytale will offer audiences contemporary relevance in the literature and folklore of yesteryear during this year's theatre discipline "Season of Classics." |
| UMM students served an "ACE" | |
 | Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville , Thursday, Oct 2, 11:10 a.m. Establishing the Academic Center for Enrichment at the University of Minnesota, Morris in 2008 was a groundbreaking decision that further distinguishes the campus. UMM is the only University of Minnesota campus with such a program. |
| Instrumental jazz groups to perform | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Sep 30, 10:09 a.m. UMM's renowned student instrumental jazz groups will perform during two public concerts on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11. Each evening's performance, under the direction of Dr. James "Doc" Carlson, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| Public dedication of biomass gasification facility | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 26, 12:09 p.m. A public dedication of the new biomass gasification facility on the University of Minnesota, Morris campus will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3. Public tours of the biomass facility and wind turbine are available at 10:30 a.m. and also immediately following the dedication. |
| Master drummer and dancer from Ghana will visit | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Sep 25, 2:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Dance Program, Humanities Division and Dance Ensemble announce the upcoming visit to Morris of Fatawu Sayibu, master drummer and dancer from Northern Ghana. |
| Survivor-UMM Homecoming 2008 | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 24, 3:09 p.m. Join University of Minnesota, Morris alumni, students, staff, faculty and area residents during "Survivor—UMM Homecoming 2008" September 30 through October 5. |
| Alumna Rachel Brand will lecture at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Sep 23, 3:09 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris alumna (1995) and Harvard Law School graduate (1998) Rachel Brand will return to the Morris campus as a guest lecturer on October 2. Brand will speak on "Viewing the Federal Judiciary from all Angles" at 7 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| We are one race...the human race | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Sep 23, 11:09 a.m. The Human Race Machine will visit the University of Minnesota, Morris Student Center from Monday-Friday, Oct. 6-10, as the second event in this year's Convocation Lecture Series. |
| Michael Rodriguez to receive distinguished alumni honor | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 22, 2:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Alumni Association Board has named Michael C. Rodriguez as the Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. The award will be presented during the Distinguished Alumni Award and Cougar Hall of Fame Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in Oyate Hall as part of UMM's Homecoming celebration. |
| Environmental history of the Renaissance is Driggs Lecture topic | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 22, 11:09 a.m. An assistant professor of history at New York University, Karl Appuhn will give the 24th annual O. Truman Driggs Distinguished Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| Art Club members exhibit at Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance Gallery | |
 | Judy Korn, Monday, Sep 22, 10:09 a.m. The exhibit illustrates the talent of UMM's art students, the depth and breadth of the studio art major, a "beyond the classroom" learning opportunity, and a successful campus and community collaboration. <br /> |
| Studio art alumni exhibit begins in Gallery October 4 | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 19, 12:09 p.m. An exhibition of work by University of Minnesota, Morris studio art alumni will be on display in the campus' Humanities Fine Arts (HFA) Gallery beginning October 4. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. |
| ¡Ask a Mexican! author to open Convocations series | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 19, 8:09 a.m. Questions about 'America's spiciest and largest minority' will be answered during a presentation by Gustavo Arellano. The award-winning journalist and a contributor to The Los Angeles Times will open the 2008-2009 Convocation Lecture Series September 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Edson Auditorium. |
| Briggs Library Associates Book Sale | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 19, 8:09 a.m. The Briggs Library Associates annual book sale will be held on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and on Friday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Oyate Hall of the Student Center at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Bus travel to the Twin Cities | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 17, 1:09 p.m. Are you out on a limb when you want to visit St. Cloud or the Twin Cities because you don't own your own vehicle? UMM students had a vision that they could provide an environmentally feasible and an economically possible way for campus folks who need to travel to the Twin Cities on the weekend. |
| Cougar women's soccer helps at Chuck for Charity event | |
 | Brian Curtis, Wednesday, Sep 17, 11:09 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris women's soccer team volunteered their time recently to raise funds for the Minnesota Thunder P.L.U.S. (Partnering for Leadership & Urban Success) program. |
| Making the world a better place, one box at a time | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Sep 16, 1:09 p.m. First-year students were engaged on a more local scale in making the world a better place for their neighbors by taking part in service projects during the campus' recent Welcome Weekend. |
| History making day for Cougar Soccer | |
 | Brian Curtis, Monday, Sep 8, 12:09 p.m. September 16 will be a history making day for the University of Minnesota, Morris soccer program. |
| UMM receives "exemplary" sustainability report card, says NWF | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 5, 4:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris is among only 11 Minnesota colleges and universities named as "exemplary" by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) in its recent "report card" on sustainability in higher education. |
| Book Club to focus on today's challenges | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 5, 3:09 p.m. Are you interested in gaining an overall perspective of the big challenges facing us today: climate change, deforestation, water depletion, overpopulation, collapsing fisheries and poverty? Do you enjoy sharing your views with others? A new book club, hosted by the Briggs Library and the Office of Sustainability at UMM, is being organized. |
| Restore the Roar during Cougar Fest 08 | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Aug 29, 11:08 a.m. Restore the roar during the fifth annual University of Minnesota, Morris Cougar Fest on Saturday, Sept. 6. It's an event of activities, food and competition for all ages! Admission is FREE! |
| Frontiers of Environmental Ethics is Colloquium theme | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Aug 27, 1:08 p.m. The 33rd annual Midwest Philosophy Colloquium will address the topic "Frontiers of Environmental Ethics." on thursday and friday, Sept. 25 and 26. |
| "Beur is Beautiful" Film Festival | |
 | Sarah Buchanan, Wednesday, Aug 27, 12:08 p.m. This series of films represents cinematic works created by individuals of North African heritage living in France (the contested term "Beur" refers to the children of North African immigrants), and highlight the conflicts, dreams, joys and concerns of this population. |
| Public can view night sky via telescope | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Aug 25, 4:08 p.m. The public is invited to view the night sky through the 16" telescope in the observatory at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Weather-related cancellations will appear online by 5 p.m. each day. |
| Change for Cougar Volleyball | |
 | Brian Curtis, Monday, Aug 25, 2:08 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris volleyball team will now open the 2008 season at home, instead of on the road in Rochester. |
| Capitol Steps will open Performing Arts Series | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Aug 25, 2:08 p.m. Billed as "the nation's funniest political comedy troupe," Capitol Steps will open the 2008-2009 Performing Arts Series with a performance in the Student Center's Edson Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. September 26. No matter who's in the headlines, the Capitol Steps are equal opportunity satirists of the non-partisan kind. |
| Professors of English will give annual Barber Lecture | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Aug 25, 1:08 p.m. Russ Castronovo, the Jean Wall Bennet professor of English and American studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Dana Nelson, the Gertrude Conaway professor of English at Vanderbilt University, will give the 2008 Barber Lecture on September 22. |
| UMM represented in environmental panel at State Fair Tuesday | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Aug 22, 4:08 p.m. Lowell Rasmussen, David Fluegel and student Tynell Kocer, all representing the University of Minnesota, Morris, will be participants in The Environment and Great Outdoors Panel at the Minnesota State Fair August 26. |
| The right fit | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Aug 22, 3:08 p.m. It appears meant to be that Cheryl Contant came to the University of Minnesota, Morris. Now, after about three weeks in Morris and on campus, Contant feels it's the right fit for her. |
| Festival of Spanish Cinema | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Aug 20, 4:08 p.m. Bienvenidos al Festival de Cine Español de 2008! Welcome to the 2008 Festival of Spanish Cinema! The first annual Spanish Film Festival is underway at the Morris Theatre through October 12. |
| To honor his grandmother | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Aug 18, 3:08 p.m. Douglas Williams is headed to the Democratic National Convention in part to honor his grandmother. In fact, the University of Minnesota, Morris student said, he can go to Denver in part because of what his grandmother did. |
| Chad Braegelmann named Head Volleyball Coach/Intramural Coordinator at UMM | |
 | Brian Curtis, Wednesday, Aug 13, 10:08 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Athletic Director Mark Fohl has announced that Chad Braegelmann is returning to the UMM community as head women's volleyball coach for the Cougars and campus intramural coordinator. <br /> |
| Promise, expectation mark new school year | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Aug 11, 4:08 p.m. "There's nothing like the start of the new school year, filled with promise and expectation," said Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson. First-year students will participate in an orientation program August 24-26. Classes will begin for Fall Semester on August 27. |
| First Gallery exhibit has China focus | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Aug 11, 4:08 p.m. Two artists with separate, but complementary, photography exhibits will open the 2008-2009 exhibition season in the Humanities Fine Arts Gallery. |
| Soccer, a Brazilian Experience | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jul 24, 9:07 a.m. If you were a college soccer player and could go anywhere in the world to play soccer and study, which country would you choose? It's an easy response for soccer aficionados: Brazil, land of the famous Pelé and a record five World Cup championships. |
| Gateway opens UMM experience | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jul 22, 11:07 a.m. Twenty-five students of color from six states, three countries and representing a wide range of diversities were welcomed into this year's Gateway program, which motivates students to succeed at UMM. |
| Summer Scholars explore how landscape inspires artists | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jul 17, 3:07 p.m. Where do ideas come from? How do creative people nurture ideas into works of art and what changes happen to the ideas along the way? Summer Scholars participants explored these and other issues during a visit to the Stevens County Historical Society museum. |
| Thielke faces many challenges, including AML, in young life | |
 | Britney Appier, Morris Sun Tribune, Wednesday, Jul 16, 9:07 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris student Tiffany Thielke and fellow cancer survivor, Barb Lesmeister, were co-chairs for this year's Stevens County Relay for Life. |
| Giving new life to the historic Morris Theatre lobby | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jul 3, 11:07 a.m. Nine students attending the 35th Annual Henjum Creative Study Institute at the University of Minnesota, Morris have painted a mural in the lobby of the Morris Theatre. The work has already "given new life" to the historic structure. |
| Memories are made of this: 2008 WCSA Reunion July 19 | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jul 2, 8:07 a.m. Visiting, reminiscing, food and entertainment will be part of the West Central School of Agriculture All-School Reunion July 19. All WCSA alumni are invited to attend. |
| Ostroushko, MacKenzie and Chouinard in concert | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, May 30, 9:05 a.m. Don't miss your chance to see Peter Ostroushko, Ruth MacKenzie, and Dan Chouinard live Tuesday, June 3, 7:30 p.m. at UMM! |
| Full Circle | |
 | Story courtesy of Tom Larson, Morris Sun Tribune, Friday, May 16, 1:05 p.m. Students have grade-school teachers who they remember as their favorites. Later, they might have college professors who leave a lasting impression on their lives. Rarely are they the same people.<br /> |
| Ice Cream and Lollipops, children's art from the community | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, May 9, 2:05 p.m. In its 39th year, the annual Ice Cream and Lollipops Children's Art Exhibit will be held Thursday and Friday, May 22 and 23, in the UMM Humanities Fine Arts Gallery. The event showcases artwork by local children from preschool to second grade. |
| Reserve free tickets for UMM at the St. Paul Saints | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 8, 4:05 p.m. Join UMM at the St. Paul Saints game—vs. the Wichita Wingnuts—Wednesday, July 23, at Midway Stadium in St. Paul. Free tailgating food and fun! |
| Pomme de Terre Disc Golf Course opens | |
 | Jesh Livstrom '10 , Thursday, May 8, 3:05 p.m. A nine-hole disc golf course, pioneered by University of Minnesota, Morris students opened May 16 at Pomme de Terre Park. It's an experience that all ages can enjoy. |
| UMM athletic award recipients selected | |
 | Brian Curtis, Thursday, May 8, 11:05 a.m. Athletic award recipients for 2007-2008 have been announced by the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics. The awards represent excellence by UMM's student-athletes both on and off the field of play. |
| Kellcee Baker is UMM's first Udall Scholar | |
 | Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville , Tuesday, May 6, 9:05 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris sophomore Kellcee Baker is the first ever UMM student to be selected as a Udall Scholar by the Morris K. Udall Foundation. She is one of 80 students from 64 colleges and universities selected this year. |
| Today's Commencement ceremony is outside, on the Campus Mall! | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, May 5, 9:05 a.m. 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. |
| John Hanson is UMM's first Killam Scholar | |
 | By Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville , Friday, May 2, 2:05 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris senior John Hanson of Falcon Heights is the first UMM student to receive a scholarship from the Killam Fellowships Program. Hanson will be recognized, along with other student award recipients, during the May 16 Student Honors and Awards event at UMM. |
| Building Solutions for Energy Self-Reliance | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 1, 11:05 a.m. 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. |
| Student achievements to be celebrated May 16 | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 1, 10:05 a.m. The excellence of students at the University of Minnesota, Morris will be celebrated during a series of events on Friday, May 16. The public is invited to the celebration. |
| Morris campus to exhibit at Living Green Expo this weekend | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 28, 3:04 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) will be an exhibitor during the Living Green Expo on Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The Expo is Minnesota's largest environmental event and provides real solutions for people to live better, healthier lives with less impact on the environment. |
| Summer Jazz Experience for high school musicians | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 28, 11:04 a.m. Jazz in June will mark the first annual Summer Jazz Experience for high school musicians at the University of Minnesota, Morris. The three-day residential clinic, June 8-10, will feature UMM jazz musician mentors and international jazz greats, Chris Vadala and Allen Vizzutti. |
| ACS Chem Club earns Green Chapter status | |
 | Sarah Deutl '11, Anoka, Monday, Apr 28, 12:04 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris American Chemical Society (ACS) Chemistry Club obtained Green Chapter status and a commendable mention ACS Student Affiliates Chapter Award during the National ACS Conference in April. |
| Tomorrow's Tinman Triathlon cancelled | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Apr 25, 3:04 p.m. Tomorrow's Tinman Triathlon has been canceled due to the weather, announced Intramural, Recreation and Club Sport Coordinator Corey Phelps. |
| Simon Franco, Donna Chollett receive César Chávez Award | |
 | Sarah Deutl '11, Anoka, Friday, Apr 25, 10:04 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris senior Simon Franco, Maracay, Aragua, and Donna Chollett, professor of anthropology, are recipients of this year's César Chávez awards. The awards were presented during a campus ceremony April 23. |
| Bread N Bowls event May 2 | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 23, 11:04 a.m. Share in a wonderful community meal of soup, bread and dessert and support two great local causes—the Stevens County Food Shelf and Someplace Safe—during Bread N Bowls, to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Morris Area Elementary School cafeteria. |
| Senior Art Show features work of 18 graduating seniors | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 22, 1:04 p.m. The work of 18 graduating seniors from the studio art program at the University of Minnesota, Morris is featured during the 2008 Senior Art Show through May 17. |
| Faculty and staff will be recognized during May 1 event | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Apr 22, 8:04 a.m. Seven long-time staff and faculty members will mark their retirement from the University of Minnesota, Morris at the end of this academic year. Their combined service and dedication to the campus will be recognized during the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Dinner on May 1. |
| Pine Hall wins UMM Campus Energy Wars 2008 | |
 | Mike Stammer, University Register, Friday, Apr 18, 1:04 p.m. 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. |
| Gateway Center will provide a portal for entire region | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 15, 3:04 p.m. The recent stamp of approval by Governor Tim Pawlenty to keep the Gateway Center Project at the University of Minnesota, Morris in the state's bonding bill is good news not only for the Morris campus, but for the entire region as well. |
| First campus Relay for Life | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 14, 2:04 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will host it first annual Relay for Life event beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, April 18, and continuing all night to 6 a.m. Saturday, April 19, on the UMM Mall and in Oyate Hall. |
| UMM celebrates Beautiful U Day Thursday | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 14, 2:04 p.m. UMM will join other University of Minnesota campuses to celebrate the 10th annual University of Minnesota Beautiful U Day on Thursday, April 17. The event is set between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. with tables set up in the UMM Student Center lobby for each event and giveaway. |
| First-ever environmental studies major registers | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 14, 2:04 p.m. Sophomore Katie Laughlin registered for her fall 2008 classes as the first ever environmental studies major at UMM. The major will be available for students who choose to attend UMM this fall. |
| Students in Multi-Ethnic Mentorship Program present their work | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Apr 11, 12:04 p.m. Students who have participated in the 2007-08 Multi-Ethnic Mentorship Program presented the results of their work April 7. This year's MMP had 12 projects in the disciplines of art, biology, political science, economics, philosophy, computer science, French, environmental science and education. |
| Pride Week events this week | |
 | Sarah Deutl '11, Anoka, Tuesday, Apr 8, 4:04 p.m. "Pride Week is to celebrate who you are and where you come from," said Jen Hagen, treasurer of E-Quality at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Pride Week, an annual celebration at UMM that also takes place nationwide in late May or early June, is being celebrated locally this week. |
| Seussical performance tonight | |
 | Hayley Saccoman, Monday, Apr 7, 2:04 p.m. The "Seussical" performance that was postponed on Friday evening has been rescheduled for Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. Tickets purchased for the Friday performance can be used for tonight's performance. Contact the Theatre Box Office at (320) 589-6249 with questions. |
| Julie Pelletier receives alumni association teaching award | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 7, 10:04 a.m. Assistant Professor of Anthropology Julie Pelletier is this year's recipient of the UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award. Thanks to the generosity of the UMM Alumni Association, the Morris campus recognizes its outstanding professors through this annual award, created by the alumni in 1994. |
| ZEV stops traffic on campus | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 7, 9:04 a.m. A ZEV is stopping traffic these days on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Morris. For one thing, it has a distinctive look. Secondly, it travels at a slower than usual speed. |
| Senate panel showcases University of Minnesota, Morris | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 3, 3:04 p.m. At a Senate hearing chaired by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar April 3, Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson was among three leading educators who described the way American colleges and their students are leading the fight against global climate change. |
| Chancellor Johnson to give Senate testimony on eliminating UMM's carbon footprint | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 2, 11:04 a.m. Chancellor Jacquie Johnson will be one of three university leaders nationwide to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar invited Johnson to testify during the Senate committee hearing April 3 on "Examining Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at U.S. Colleges and Universities." |
| Ryan Barland "digs" internship at the National Museum of Ireland | |
 | Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville , Tuesday, Apr 1, 8:04 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris senior Ryan Barland attended the 2007 Study Abroad May session, Dig Tulsk, with UMM Professor of Art History Jimmy Schryver expecting to gain archaeological dig experience. Little did he know that he was on the verge of gaining much more. <br /> |
| Public Engagement Day at UMM | |
 | Kim Ukura, The Center for Small Towns, Monday, Mar 31, 3:03 p.m. The West Central Research and Outreach Center is just one of the places that will be featured as an example of public engagement efforts between UMM and the greater Morris community during UMM's Public Engagement Day Friday, April 4. |
| U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison will address this year's graduating seniors | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 28, 2:03 p.m. U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison will address this year's graduating seniors during the annual Commencement ceremony at the University of Minnesota, Morris. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. May 17 on the Morris campus. |
| Mike Kopel certified as second arborist at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Mar 27, 4:03 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris gardener Mike Kopel has successfully completed the certified arborist examination administered through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the local Chapter of the ISA. Kopel, who has been employed by Plant Services at UMM for two years, joins UMM gardener Mieka Hoffman as a certified arborist for the campus. |
| McQuarrie, Schrunk Ericksen receive Horace T. Morse Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 24, 2:03 p.m. Two University of Minnesota, Morris faculty are among eight recipients systemwide of this year's Horace T. Morse University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. Janet Schrunk Ericksen, associate professor of English, and Barry McQuarrie, associate professor of mathematics, have received the award. |
| Undergraduate Research Symposium April 4 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Mar 18, 9:03 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris students will participate in the 8th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at UMM on Friday, April 4. The event celebrates student scholarly achievement and showcases the variety and quality of research on campus. |
| 30th annual Jazz Fest April 3-5 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 17, 11:03 a.m. Jazz Ensembles will host the 30th annual UMM Jazz Fest April 3-5. Several hundred area high school jazz musicians will join UMM and alumni jazzers, along with guest artists, trumpeter Byron Stripling and saxophonist Eric Marienthal, during the three-day event. |
| Concert Choir performs before Minnesota congressional delegation | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Mar 11, 4:03 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Kenneth Hodgson, performed March 10 before members of the Minnesota congressional delegation in the Agriculture Committee Hearing Room in Washington, D.C. The choir will perform a public "home concert" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, in Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| Echoes of Cry of the Marsh broadcast, town hall meeting | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 10, 3:03 p.m. In the late 1960s, Swift County Minnesota resident Bob Hartkopf inspired thousands of young ecologists with his documentary, "Cry of the Marsh." Forty years later, Hartkopf's story is revisited with a more in-depth documentary, "Echoes of Cry of the Marsh," produced by the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| TXT-U launched March 10 on Morris campus | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 7, 2:03 p.m. Beginning March 10, 2008, the University of Minnesota, Morris launched TXT-U, the University of Minnesota's emergency notification text message system. |
| Juried Student Art Exhibition | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 7, 1:03 p.m. Work by both art and non-art majors will be on view during the 2008 Juried Student Art Exhibition in the Gallery of Humanities Fine Arts at the University of Minnesota, Morris. An opening public reception will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27. The show runs March 27-April 19. |
| Showcase Day during Henjum Creative Study Institute | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 3, 3:03 p.m. Thirty students ages 12 to 17 from 18 area schools are on campus to participate in the 35th Annual Henjum Creative Study Institute through June 27. |
| Sherman Alexie will give World Touch Cultural Heritage Week keynote | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 28, 3:02 p.m. A keynote presentation by novelist, poet and screenplay writer Sherman Alexie will kick off the 35th Annual World Touch Cultural Heritage Week, March 24-April 1, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Alexie will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, in Edson Auditorium. |
| Clean Renewable Energy Bonds fuel UMM's energy goals | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 28, 10:02 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson announces that UMM has received three Clean Renewable Energy Bonds that will continue to move the Morris campus forward as a national leader in renewable energy systems and to meet the campus goal of becoming energy self-sufficient by 2010. |
| Mock Trial team places first | |
 | By Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville, Wednesday, Feb 27, 1:02 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Mock Trial team finished first during the Upper Midwest Durst Memorial Regional Competition in Superior, Wis., February 8-10. UMM competed against teams from Madison, Carleton, St. John's and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, among others. |
| State of the U broadcast March 6 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 25, 10:02 a.m. The public is invited to the campus of the University of Minnesota, Morris to view a broadcast of the annual State of the University address at 3 p.m. March 6 in the Science Auditorium. |
| Women, men advance to post-season basketball play | |
 | Brian Curtis, sports information director, Wednesday, Feb 20, 12:02 p.m. Both the Cougar women's and men's basketball teams will make a trip to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference post-season tournament this week. |
| UMM to track sustainability via STARS | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 18, 11:02 a.m. UMM has been selected to participate in the pilot phase of a rating system for sustainability in higher education called STARS—Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System. |
| Local Foods Farmers' Market and Meal | |
 | Theresa McMenomy, Local Foods Intern , Thursday, Feb 14, 10:02 a.m. The public is invited to a night of homegrown food and entertainment on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. The Fifth Annual Pride of the Prairie Local Foods Farmers' Market and Meal is just around the corner! |
| Environmental Studies major is option for UMM students next fall | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 12, 4:02 p.m. A new interdisciplinary major will be available next fall for students who choose to attend the University of Minnesota, Morris. The new major in environmental studies will complement the renewable energy and sustainability initiatives that are already in place or in progress at UMM. |
| Driggs Lecture February 25 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 12, 1:02 p.m. Sheldon Garon, Dodge Professor of History and East Asian Studies, Princeton University, will give the 23rd Annual O. Truman Driggs Distinguished Lecture, "Keep on Saving: How Other Nations Forged Cultures of Thrift When America Didn't." |
| UMM among top 100 "best values," says Kiplinger | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Feb 8, 1:02 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) is ranked among the top 100 colleges nationally as a best value for both in-state and out-of-state students in the 2008 Kiplinger Best Values in Public Colleges exclusive survey. |
| Support the U Day February 20 | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 7, 10:02 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris students, staff and faculty, alumni and volunteers will join with other U of M supporters at the Minnesota State Capitol for Support the U Day February 20. |
| See Paula O'Loughlin's KSTP news interview | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Feb 6, 8:02 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Associate Professor of Political Science Paula O'Loughlin joined the KSTP-TV news team during Eyewitness News at 4:30 p.m. on February 5 to talk about the role of media in politics. |
| Cougar women's soccer team and individuals earn academic awards | |
| Brian Curtis, Tuesday, Feb 5, 12:02 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris women's soccer team has been recognized for their academic accomplishments for the 2007 season. |
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| Hansel and Gretel is next Performing Arts Series offering | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 5, 11:02 a.m. Theatre Sans Fil (Theatre Without Strings) will perform "Hansel and Gretel" by Engelbert Humperdinck at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Edson Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, Morris. This is a UMM Campus Activities Council Performing Arts Series event. |
| "Re-inventing a 'Green' Learning Environment" available online | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 4, 3:02 p.m. Three administrators from the University of Minnesota, Morris gave a presentation on the topic, "Re-inventing a "Green" Learning Environment: 'Scripting' a Sustainable Campus," during the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The presentation is now online. |
| Benefits for Brian "BC" (Curtis) Brummond | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Feb 1, 9:02 a.m. The Student Athlete Advisory committee has planned and will host two benefits for UMM and UMAC Sports Information Director, Brian "BC" [Curtis] Brummond. |
| Morris welcomes Community of Scholars visitors | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 28, 1:01 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will welcome approximately 80 students and their families per day February 1-2 (a total of 160 student visitors for the weekend) during the Community of Scholars Event, UMM's scholarship competition for incoming high school students. |
| UMM presence during AAC&U Conference in Washington, D.C. | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jan 18, 12:01 p.m. Three administrators from the University of Minnesota, Morris will present during the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., January 23-26. |
| Hilda Ladner named Assistant to the Chancellor for Equity and Diversity | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 15, 3:01 p.m. Hilda Ladner has been named as the Assistant to the Chancellor for Equity and Diversity and director of the Multi-Ethnic Student Program (MSP) at the University of Minnesota, Morris following a national search. Ladner will assume her role in March 2008. |
| Works from studio art faculty, past and present, displayed in Gallery | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 8, 1:01 p.m. Artwork from past and present University of Minnesota, Morris studio art faculty members who have made contributions to the studio art program over the past 47 years is on exhibit through March 14 in the Gallery of Humanities Fine Arts at UMM. |
| Ann Reed to perform at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jan 4, 12:01 p.m. Minnesota Public Radio and the University of Minnesota, Morris present singer, songwriter and guitarist Ann Reed in a Minnesota sesquicentennial celebratory concert, "Song for Minnesota," on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Edson Auditorium, Student Center. Special guest pianist Dan Chouinard will also perform. |
| Theatre production "The Birds" starts tonight | |
 | Hayley Saccoman, Theatre Publicity Office, Friday, Jan 4, 9:01 a.m. The time is coming to migrate South of the norm! Be prepared to perch in the Humanities Fine Arts Black Box Theatre February 7-9 and nest down for UMM theatre discipline's production of Aristophanes' "The Birds." Show times are at 7:30 p.m. each evening, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Feb. 9. |
| UMM, District 206 Community Ed, Alexandria, offer lifelong learning courses | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 3, 11:01 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will partner with District 206 Community Education in Alexandria to offer lifelong learning courses in the Alexandria area in April 2008. Indulge your passion for learning with non-credit liberal arts topics taught by current and retired UMM faculty and other regional experts. |
| Jeff Ulrich '95, will deliver the 2008 Latterell Lecture | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 3, 11:01 a.m. Jeff Ulrich '95, will deliver the 2008 Joseph J. Latterell Visiting Alumnus Program Lecture on January 31. His speech, to be given at 7:30 p.m. in Science 1020, is titled "From molecular dynamics to hedge fund mathematics: the career of a UMM physics graduate." |
| Make UMM a capitol priority! | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 3, 10:01 a.m. The primary objective of the Gateway Center Project is to enhance access to one of the richest resources in the state — the University of Minnesota — by creating a portal to this distinctive coordinate campus for visitors, alumni, prospective students and their families, along with benefactors and friends. |
| Fifth graders learn that poetry can be fun | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Dec 13, 10:12 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris students in Introduction to Literature classes have been working on a service learning project to help Morris Area Elementary School fifth graders learn about and write their own poetry. |
| 'Tis always the season for civic engagement | |
 | Jesh Livstrom, '10, Roseville , Monday, Dec 10, 11:12 a.m. Community Service and Volunteerism in the Office of Student Activities at UMM, along with the "service theme floor" in Independence Hall, an on-campus student residence, and other student organizations, are working together and partnering with off-campus groups in a variety of holiday giving projects. |
| Extra! Extra! Blog all about it! | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Dec 7, 2:12 p.m. Want to know what students and faculty say about UMM? Find out what students who go to UMM are really up to by reading their blog. |
| Symphonic Winds to give final concert for semester on December 9 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Dec 4, 12:12 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Symphonic Winds will present its final concert of the 2007 calendar year on December 9 at 3 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. |
| First Year Seminar Jamboree this Thursday | |
 | Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville , Monday, Dec 3, 4:12 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will hold its annual First Year Seminar Jamboree this Thursday, Dec. 6. The Jamboree will feature a variety of presentations, all by first-year UMM students, in various venues throughout the Student Center. |
| Students "break a leg" with CLIMB theatre auditions | |
 | Melissa Weber and Sarah Deutl '11, University Relations , Monday, Dec 3, 3:12 p.m. Thanks to a recent invitation to the company by theatre faculty Siobhan Bremer, UMM students learned firsthand about the world of theatre and got an opportunity to audition for CLIMB theatre of St. Paul. |
| PPTV, Media Services collaborate to broadcast Carol Concerts | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 30, 8:11 a.m. Pioneer Public Television, Appleton, and the University of Minnesota, Morris are collaborating to present the UMM holiday Carol Concert, "Everywhere, Everywhere, Christmas Tonight!" on Pioneer Public Television. |
| Green Prairie Living and Learning Community to open in Fall 2010 | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 29, 10:11 a.m. Planning is underway to build a new residential life facility at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Designed for sustainable living, the Green Prairie Community will provide contemporary undergraduate student housing for 80 students in suite-style dwellings. |
| Christmas Flute Ensemble to provide prelude music for Carol Concerts | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Nov 27, 10:11 a.m. The 2007 Christmas Flute Ensemble, under the direction of Jeanne Richards, will provide a prelude concert prior to the annual Carol Concerts to be performed by the University of Minnesota, Morris choirs. |
| An International Country Fair | |
 | Kim Melchert '10, Waconia , Monday, Nov 26, 11:11 a.m. Students and faculty showcased the country where they have studied, traveled or worked during the annual International Country Fair hosted by the Center for International Programs and the Study Abroad Advising Service at UMM. |
| "Sew" appropriate for the holidays | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 26, 10:11 a.m. Between shows, and as a way to improve their sewing skills, students in the UMM theatre costume shop sew receiving blankets for newborn babies in Stevens County. |
| Dr. Cheryl Contant named academic dean | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 16, 12:11 p.m. Dr. Cheryl K. Contant has been named vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean following a national search. Pending approval by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, Contant will assume her UMM responsibilities in the summer of 2008. |
| Choirs, flute ensemble perform during annual Carol Concerts | |
 | Kim Melchert '10, Waconia, UMM News Service , Friday, Nov 16, 12:11 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris choirs will present the annual Carol Concerts surrounding this year's theme, "Everywhere, Everywhere, Christmas Tonight," on November 30 and December 1 in the Morris Area Schools Concert Hall. |
| Campus video surveillance system under construction | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 15, 3:11 p.m. Funding from Central Security on the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus is being used to provide the infrastructure for and the installation of security cameras on the University of Minnesota, Morris campus. |
| Cornell U scholar will deliver annual Barber Lecture | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 12, 2:11 p.m. Dr. Jonathan Culler, professor of English and comparative literature, Cornell University, will deliver the 2007 Barber Lecture, "Reading the Flowers of Evil Today," at 7:30 p.m. November 27 in 109 Imholte Hall. |
| Cougar basketball home games are Webcast | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 12, 2:11 p.m. For the second consecutive year, the University of Minnesota, Morris is Webcasting Cougar men's and women's basketball home games via the official UMM Cougar Sports Network. |
| Improving the design of familiar tasks | |
 | Kim Melchert '10, Waconia, Thursday, Nov 8, 4:11 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris students involved with a Human-Computer Interaction course hosted a poster session on ways to improve the design of familiar tasks such as doing laundry, carpooling, saving energy and registering for or buying gifts for a wedding. |
| Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser yields over $750 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Nov 6, 8:11 a.m. The annual UMM/City of Morris October Breast Cancer Fundraiser helped to raise awareness and over $750 for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure effort. This year, over 50 UMM student, staff and faculty volunteers, along with others from off campus, knitted and crocheted scarves and hats to sell in the Student Center. |
| Computer science students present at prestigious OOPSLA | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 30, 4:10 p.m. Computer science students Eli Mayfield and Kyle Roth presented a poster about their research on Java generics at the OOPSLA (Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications) Conference. The UMM submission was apparently the only one by undergraduate students. |
| Everybody talks about the weather, but... | |
 | Jesh Livstrom '10, Roseville , Tuesday, Oct 30, 9:10 a.m. The installation of a weather station on top of UMM's science building helps the campus to contribute to the Citizen's Weather Observation Program, which feeds climatic data to such institutions as NASA and more than 4,000 universities and research institutions worldwide. |
| Taking the first STEP | |
 | Sarah Deutl '11, Anoka, Friday, Oct 26, 3:10 p.m. A nearly half million dollar award from the National Science Foundation will be used for student-faculty research to encourage Native American students to graduate from science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics (STEM) fields. |
| Bargaining for biomass | |
 | Kim Melchert ‘10, Waconia, Friday, Oct 26, 9:10 a.m. Area farmers met at the University of Minnesota, Morris in September to discuss the details of supplying biomass for the biomass gasifier that is currently under construction on the Morris campus. |
| Pride of the Prairie Farmer's Market and Meal is today! | |
 | Theresa McMenomy, Local Foods Intern , Friday, Oct 19, 11:10 a.m. The Fifth Annual Pride of the Prairie Local Foods Farmers' Market and Meal will offer information about and an opportunity to purchase locally grown food and hear performances by local musicians on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The public is invited to attend. |
| Vienna Boys' Choir to perform | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 16, 3:10 p.m. The Vienna Boys' Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, as the next offering of the University of Minnesota, Morris Performing Arts Series. The performance, to be held in the Morris Area Concert Hall, will include selections from medieval to contemporary and experimental music. |
| Contours, Altered States in HFA Gallery | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 15, 11:10 a.m. Jennifer Yerdon's "Contours" and Mikel Robinson's "Altered States" are on exhibit in the Humanities Fine Arts Gallery through December 1. Yerdon's work appears in the Main Gallery and Robinson's work is on exhibit in the upper mezzanine gallery. |
| Al Franken at UMM during college week tour | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 9, 12:10 p.m. The Student DFL at the University of Minnesota, Morris will host Al Franken at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the campus Science Auditorium. Franken, a DFL candidate for the U.S. Senate, will include a stop at UMM during his college week tour. |
| ELTAP to Thailand | |
 | Sarah Deutl '11, Anoka, Monday, Oct 8, 5:10 p.m. A dream since her middle school days was realized when Theresa Novak traveled to Thailand this past summer through the English Language Teaching Assistant Program (ELTAP) at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Sam Shepard's "A Lie of the Mind" opens UMM theatre season | |
 | UMM Theatre Publicity , Monday, Oct 8, 5:10 p.m. Examine human existence, debate right and wrong, get down and dirty in classic Greek style and rhyme without reason. Relish the mad variety of human experiences all year long with another exciting, provoking and entertaining theatre season at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Campus Historic Preservation Plan receives Minnesota Preservation Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 8, 4:10 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Historic Preservation Plan has been awarded one of only 15 Minnesota Preservation Awards by the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM). |
| U Board of Regents will visit Morris | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 28, 2:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris and the Morris area community will welcome the University of Minnesota Board of Regents and University President Robert Bruininks October 10-12. The regents will hold their October monthly meeting on the Morris campus. |
| Super Saturday Science | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Sep 27, 3:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will host "Super Saturday Science," an exciting opportunity for girls to expand their interest in science. Girls in grades five through seven are encouraged to attend and explore the fascinating realm of science with professionals. |
| Doris, Nichols to address 32nd Philosophy Colloquium | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Sep 27, 3:09 p.m. John Doris, associate professor of philosophy at Washington University, and Shaun Nichols, professor of philosophy at University of Arizona, will travel to the University Minnesota, Morris for the 32nd Midwest Philosophy Colloquium. They will speak in room 109 of Imholte Hall, UMM, on the topic "Frontiers of Moral Psychology." |
| Cosmo Girl! lists UMM among 100 best colleges for women | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 26, 2:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris offers an extraordinary college experience for women, says <i>Cosmo Girl!</i> UMM is listed among 100 colleges nationwide in <i>Cosmo Girl!</i>'s 100 Best Colleges supplement. |
| Chancellor Johnson featured during U's first Environment Roundtable on campus sustainability | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 26, 9:09 a.m. The role higher education institutions can play in leading efforts towards environmental responsibility will be discussed during the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment's first Environment Roundtable. |
| Study abroad interests continue as undergraduates become alumni | |
 | Kim Melchert '10, UMM News Service , Thursday, Sep 20, 11:09 a.m. Study abroad opportunities at the University of Minnesota, Morris offer students the opportunity to advance both academically and professionally. UMM alumna Kate Thanel '06, who traveled as a UMM undergraduate, is living and teaching English in French Guiana. |
| UMM joins other Minnesota colleges in receiving NSF grant | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 19, 12:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris, along with 15 other Minnesota colleges and universities led by the University of Minnesota, has received a $2.45 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help increase the number of under-represented minority students who complete undergraduate degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. |
| Gateway students aspire to succeed academically and socially | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 12, 5:09 p.m. Fifteen students from Texas, Arizona, South Dakota and Minnesota participated in Gateway 2007 this summer. Students "aspire to succeed not only academically but also socially." |
| Homecoming 2007: A Red Carpet Affair | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Sep 11, 5:09 p.m. You'll receive star treatment during Homecoming 2007 - "A Red Carpet Affair" - at the University of Minnesota, Morris. A fun-filled week of activities, reunions, movies and athletic competition is planned. |
| Neal Conan, Ensemble Galilei open Performing Arts Series | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 10, 9:09 a.m. National Public Radio's Neal Conan and Ensemble Galilei will open the 2007-2008 Performing Arts Series season. Conan, along with actress Lily Knight, will present a multi-media celebration of the world's great explorers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in Edson Auditorium.<br /> <br /> |
| Ken Burns' "The War" preview screening at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 5, 2:09 p.m. Pioneer Public Television and UMM will host a preview screening of the highly anticipated PBS series from filmmaker Ken Burns, "The War," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. The one-hour screening in Edson Auditorium will include selected highlights from the series. The event is free and open to the public. |
| National Student Exchange offers travel option for students | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 5, 8:09 a.m. The National Student Exchange (NSE), a consortium of U.S. and Canadian colleges and Universities that includes the Morris and Twin Cities campuses, offers an affordable travel option for students. |
| Don't miss the 4th Annual Cougar Fest! | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Aug 30, 2:08 p.m. A full day of activities, athletic competition, food and fun await you when you attend the fourth annual UMM Cougar Fest on Saturday, Sept. 15! |
| UMM among best in the Midwest | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Aug 29, 2:08 p.m. UMM has again been designated as "Best in the Midwest" in <i>The Princeton Review</i>'s 2008 survey of college students. The magazine also named UMM an "America's Best Value College." |
| Global Conference delegates tour | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Aug 24, 3:08 p.m. Ninety delegates from over 40 countries stopped in Morris August 22 as part of the USDA Global Conference on Agricultural Biofuels. |
| Former American RadioWorks correspondent to give FYS convocation | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Aug 23, 2:08 p.m. John Biewen of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University will give the opening convocation for the 2007-2008 First Year Seminar. His presentation will be given on Thursday, Sept. 6, in Edson Auditorium. |
| "Natural Constructs" opens Gallery season | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Aug 21, 10:08 a.m. The work of Timothy Frerichs and Brian Roberts are featured during "Natural Constructs," the first exhibit of the season in the Humanities Fine Arts Gallery. Frerichs and Roberts are both Iowa artists and use the natural world as the inspiration for their work. |
| Fall Semester classes begin August 29 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Aug 21, 9:08 a.m. The passing of area county fairs signals the end of the summer for many. It also marks the return of new and returning students, faculty and staff for another academic year at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Classes at UMM will resume for the Fall Semester on Wednesday, Aug. 29. |
| Instinct told Isaiah Brokenleg '05 to help near site of bridge collapse | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Aug 17, 11:08 a.m. A sense of community, perhaps, but basically sheer instinct drove UMM alumnus Isaiah Brokenleg immediately to assist the victims following the collapse of the I-35W bridge. |
| Briggs Library Associates Book Sale | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Aug 15, 11:08 a.m. The Rodney A. Briggs Library Associates will hold their annual book sale on September 13 and 14 in Oyate Hall of the UMM Student Center. Donations of videos, DVDs, CDs and all types of books are still welcome. |
| Familiar names and faces join Cougar football coaching staff | |
 | Brian Curtis, Friday, Aug 3, 11:08 a.m. Two familiar names will join the University of Minnesota, Morris football coaching staff this season. Grant Harding and Mark Ekren will work as linebacker coach and special teams and defensive backs coach, respectively. |
| Rory Larson named Cougar men's basketball assistant coach | |
 | Brian Curtis, Tuesday, Jul 31, 9:07 a.m. Men's head basketball coach Paul Grove announced that Rory Larson has been hired as the assistant men's basketball coach for the Cougars. Both of Larson's parents attended UMM. |
| Amy Balk named Cougar women's basketball assistant coach | |
 | Brian Curtis, Tuesday, Jul 31, 9:07 a.m. Tim Grove, head women's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota, Morris, has announced that Amy Balk has been hired as the new women's basketball assistant coach for the Cougars. |
| Associate Justice Lorie Gildea '83 named distinguished alumna | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jul 19, 10:07 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Alumni Association Board has named Lorie Skjerven Gildea '83 as the 2007 UMM Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. The award will be presented during the Alumni Association annual dinner meeting on Friday, Sept. 28, as part of UMM's Homecoming celebration. |
| Admissions to host open house August 10 for prospective students | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jul 19, 9:07 a.m. Are you looking for college or university that will prepare you for a career and offer you a top-notch education? Look no further than the nationally acclaimed campus of the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Biomass groundbreaking event set for July 27 | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jul 6, 1:07 p.m. The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the new biomass facility to be constructed at UMM. The brief ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 27, at the construction site located next to the campus' Heating Plant. |
| The Lundstroms will provide WCSA All-School Reunion entertainment | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jun 22, 4:06 p.m. Lowell '57 and Connie Lundstrom will provide the entertainment during the 2007 WCSA All-School Reunion on Saturday, July 21, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Kildegaard to research Denmark's wind energy policies | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 21, 12:06 p.m. Kildegaard will conduct research on Denmark's wind energy policies as model for west central Minnesota economic development.<br /> |
| Two key changes to UMM tuition beginning Fall 2007 | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jun 21, 11:06 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris has announced that it will make two key changes to its tuition rates beginning Fall Semester 2007. |
| Fulbright Research Scholar says "thank you, Morris" | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jun 19, 9:06 a.m. As she returns to the University of South Bohemia in the Czech Republic, Iva Stuchlikova wants to say thank you to her colleagues and the new friends she has made. Since February, Stuchlikova has been working in Minnesota as a Fulbright research scholar. |
| Brady Alsaker to study development and culture in India | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jun 13, 4:06 p.m. Brady Alsaker will participate in the Minnesota Studies in International Development program in India beginning this fall. Alsaker received a NSEP scholarship. |
| Chancellor joins in Climate Commitment | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jun 13, 4:06 p.m. Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson joined over 250 other college and university presidents June 12 and 13 in formally committing to sharply reduce and eventually eliminate the campus' global warming emissions. |
| Alum establishes charitable foundation to assist the poor | |
 | Philip D. Drown II, Wednesday, Jun 13, 8:06 a.m. Everyone loves a good success story - especially when that story has connections to the community in which one lives. |
| Biomass groundbreaking event set for July 27 | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jun 8, 3:06 p.m. The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the new biomass facility at UMM. The brief ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 27, at the construction site located next to the campus' Heating Plant. |
| Faculty-student collaborative research at UMM is rock-solid | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jun 1, 8:06 a.m. Some people are uneasy when they find themselves between a rock and a hard place. But that's exactly where Jim Cotter loves to be. An NSF award will fund Cotter's geological research with students this summer in Brazil. |
| Capital Normal University delegation visits UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 30, 1:05 p.m. Five representatives from Capital Normal University in Bejing, China were UMM guests. The school is one of UMM's international exchange partners. |
| RSVP for UMM at the St. Paul Saints/"I Heart Rusty" event | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 24, 11:05 a.m. Bring your family to the fourth annual UMM at the St. Paul Saints event set for Tuesday, Aug. 7. We'll honor UMM's own and former Saints PA announcer, Rusty Kath '03. |
| Ice Cream and Lollipops exhibit in its 37th year | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 16, 4:05 p.m. Now in its 37th year, the annual Ice Cream and Lollipops Children's Art Exhibit will be held May 23-25 in the UMM Humanities Fine Arts Gallery. |
| Osseo science class to learn about renewable energy | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Wednesday, May 9, 3:05 p.m. Thirty-five ninth-grade students from Osseo (Minn.) Junior High School will learn about renewable energy and see firsthand how it can be utilized when they visit Morris on May 18. |
| Students part of winning team in Anishinaabe Quiz Bowl | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Wednesday, May 9, 9:05 a.m. Two University of Minnesota, Morris students took first place as members of the Fond du Lac team during the First Annual Anishinaabe College Quiz Bowl at The College of St. Scholastica. |
| Student Liubing Chen reflects on her UMM experience | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Sunday, May 6, 4:05 p.m. Chen is one of 19 students from China who studied at UMM during the 2006-07 academic year. |
| Obeta, Lopez receive César Chávez Award | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Friday, May 4, 4:05 p.m. Two members of the University of Minnesota, Morris community are recipients of the 2007 César Chávez Award. Andy Lopez, professor of computer science, and junior Miracle Obeta were nominated by the United Latinos at UMM for their outstanding leadership. |
| Student Honors and Awards day events May 11 | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 3, 9:05 a.m. The excellence of students at the University of Minnesota, Morris will be celebrated once more this year on Friday, May 11. The day's events include the Honoring Ceremony for American Indian graduates and the Student Honors and Awards Ceremony. |
| Commencement ceremony is on the Campus Mall | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 3, 9:05 a.m. The 44th annual Commencement ceremony at the University of Minnesota, Morris will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, on the Campus Mall. The event will culminate the UMM experience for over 300 seniors who will receive bachelor's degrees this year. |
| Bike giveaway concludes Speakers and Spokes series | |
 | Matthew Bombyk, Service Learning Program Liaison, Wednesday, May 2, 1:05 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris students Jared Walhowe and Rene Maes gave away free bicycles in downtown Morris April 14. The bike giveaway was the third event in the "Speakers and Spokes" series. |
| Tim Grove named head women's basketball coach | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 2, 1:05 p.m. Athletic Director Mark Fohl announces that Tim Grove has been named head women's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Grove, who was selected following a national search, served as interim head coach for the Cougars women's basketball team this past season. |
| Jacqueline Johnson inaugurated as UMM's fifth chancellor | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, May 1, 8:05 a.m. With all of the pomp and circumstance befitting an academic ceremony and mixed with an ample dose of good-natured humor, the fifth chancellor for the Morris campus, Dr. Jacqueline Johnson, received the inaugural medallion in a daylong public celebration April 20. |
| Concert Choir tours Scandinavia | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Monday, Apr 30, 1:04 p.m. Thirty-six University of Minnesota, Morris Concert Choir members will travel to Scandinavia as a part of this year's May session. Included in eight performances will be combined concerts with the Royken Vocal Ensemble Choir, Copenhagen Christian Church Congregation and the Musikgymnasium Choir. |
| Multi-Ethnic Mentorship Program participants present projects | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 30, 1:04 p.m. Participants in the University of Minnesota, Morris Multi-Ethnic Mentorship Program (MMP) recently presented 10 research projects on a variety of topics. |
| Jen Lund receives Someplace Safe award | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Friday, Apr 27, 8:04 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Campus Police Officer Jennifer Lund has received the Someplace Safe Award in recognition of her work with sexual assault victims. Lund said that she is "very honored to be recognized." |
| "Echoes of the Cry of the Marsh" premieres locally | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 25, 4:04 p.m. "Echoes of the Cry of the Marsh" is a documentary that takes a deeper look at wetland restoration in Minnesota and chronicles one citizen's dedication to that issue. The program, produced by Media Services at the University of Minnesota, Morris, premiered locally at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 29, on Pioneer Public Television, Appleton. |
| Senior Art Exhibitor gets Library Art Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 25, 12:04 p.m. The work of Jacquelynn Sullivan has been selected to receive a Briggs Library Art Award. Her piece,"Deconstruction," was selected from the 2007 Senior Art Exhibit at UMM. |
| Students excel during MICS event | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 25, 10:04 a.m. Andy Korth and Tyler Hutchison won one of the two best undergraduate paper awards for their paper during the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium 2007 held April 20-21 in Grand Forks, N.D. |
| Princeton Review applauds UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 25, 9:04 a.m. UMM is again named one of the "Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges" by <i>The Princeton Review</i>. Listed among the most academically outstanding colleges in the nation, the University's Morris campus is designated as one of the best overall bargains based on cost and financial aid. |
| James Gambrell receives Paterson Award | |
 | Theresa Novak '08, Coon Rapids, Tuesday, Apr 24, 4:04 p.m. Senior James Gambrell has received the 2007 Paterson Award in Psychology for Outstanding Senior Undergraduate Student in Minnesota. The award recognizes and encourages high achievement in psychology at the undergraduate level. |
| Katherine Benson invited as delegate to China this summer | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 19, 10:04 a.m. Katherine Benson will be among over 100 women nationwide to represent the Women in Higher Education Professional Delegation to China. The delegates will visit the cities of Beijing, Xi'an and Kunming in China this summer.<br /> |
| Sixth graders, UMM students partner in creative drama | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 19, 9:04 a.m. Sixth grade students from the Morris Area Elementary School recently participated in a variety of activities with students in Siobhan Bremer's Creative Drama with Children class. |
| Role of biomass in transportation fuels presentation Monday | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 18, 8:04 a.m. Dr. Ravi Randava, president, COO and co-founder of Unitel, will give a free public presentation on "The role of biomass in transportation fuels" at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 23, in the Science Auditorim. |
| Register for Summer Scholars | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 17, 8:04 a.m. For 22 years UMM has offered high school students an opportunity to attend "summer college" through the Summer Scholars program. UMM's two-week Summer Scholars program offers students a chance to earn two college credits and experience college life. |
| Beautiful U Day grants to enhance campus | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Monday, Apr 16, 11:04 a.m. The Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) at the University of Minnesota, Morris, is one of several groups University wide to receive a Beautiful U Day grant. The nearly $1,000 grant, funded by the University system, will fund an art painting project. |
| Tinman Triathlon coming April 28 | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Monday, Apr 16, 10:04 a.m. The annual Tinman Triathlon will be held on Saturday, April 28, starting at 9 a.m. with the first heat in the Regional Fitness Center pool. |
| Five long-time faculty and staff mark retirement this year | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Apr 13, 2:04 p.m. Five long-time staff and faculty members will mark their retirement from the University of Minnesota, Morris at the end of this academic year. The nearly 175 years of combined service and dedication to the campus will be recognized during the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Dinner on April 26. |
| Still time to register for Symposium on Small Towns June 5-6 | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 12, 12:04 p.m. What's in the Future for Our Small Schools and Rural Communities? The theme of the Fifth Annual Symposium on Small Towns June 5-6 at UMM is "Leveraging Resources to Improve Schools and Communities." |
| Rusty Kath '03 "called up" to the majors | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Apr 12, 9:04 a.m. The former "voice of the Cougars" and St. Paul Saints public address announcer is the new in-stadium emcee for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida. |
| Quartetto Gelato is final Series event this year | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 12, 8:04 a.m. Quartetto Gelato will bring classical masterworks, operatic arias and sizzling tangos to the University of Minnesota, Morris Edson Auditorium stage with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21. |
| Pride Week April 9-14 celebrates diversity, accomplishments | |
 | Crystal Oko '07 Woodbury , Wednesday, Apr 11, 12:04 p.m. Annual Pride Week events at UMM will get underway April 9 with the Opening Ceremony at 4 p.m. on the Campus Mall. The week celebrates the diversity and accomplishments of the GLBT supporting community on campus. |
| Sodexho Campus Services recognized | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Wednesday, Apr 11, 11:04 a.m. Sodexho Campus Services is being recognized as a leader in an area related to overall health and wellness, that of implementing a general diet of healthy eating for UMM's students, staff and faculty. |
| ELTAP fulfils Zaq Clemens' quest for South American experience | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Tuesday, Apr 10, 3:04 p.m. A search for international experience on an interactive level led Zaq Clemens '08, Minneapolis, to participate in the University of Minnesota, Morris' English Language Teaching Assistant Program (ELTAP). |
| New York Theatre Tour is learning and collaborative experience | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Tuesday, Apr 10, 11:04 a.m. Nineteen UMM students, Siobhan and Peter Bremer and Morris resident, Mary Ann Scharf, enjoyed a variety of theatre-related experiences during this year's Spring Break Theatre Tour of New York. |
| Wood-fired kiln to be fired April 19-22 | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Tuesday, Apr 10, 10:04 a.m. The seventh firing of UMM's wood-fired kiln will take place April 19-22 at the kiln site just north of the UMM horse pasture. About three cords of dead or dying wood found around the campus will be used over the approximately 60-hour firing process. |
| UMM to exhibit at Living Green Expo | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Monday, Apr 9, 3:04 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will be an exhibitor during the Living Green Expo on Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The Expo is Minnesota's largest environmental event. |
| Alumna Lorie Gildea will give Commencement keynote | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 9, 9:04 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris alumna Lorie Gildea, will be the keynote speaker for this year's Commencement ceremony at UMM, to be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, on the campus Mall. |
| Pride Week: Taking pride in who you are | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Monday, Apr 9, 12:00 a.m. Annual Pride Week events at the University of Minnesota, Morris will get underway April 9 with the Opening Ceremony at 4 p.m. on the Campus Mall. The week celebrates the diversity and accomplishments of the GLBT supporting community on campus.<br /> |
| David Roberts receives Faculty Distinguished Research Award | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Friday, Apr 6, 4:04 p.m. David Roberts, associate professor of mathematics, is the recipient of the 2007 Faculty Distinguished Research Award. The award, established in 2000, recognizes sustained research and/or artistic productivity of a UMM faculty member over the course of a career. |
| Cougars part of Hancock Owls' class act | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Apr 6, 3:04 p.m. They're still talking about the Hancock Owls girls' basketball team and the three coaches who nurtured the team throughout its phenomenal season - three coaches, each with her/his own story and all with close ties to the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Sarah Buchanan is recipient of the UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 4, 4:04 p.m. Sarah Buchanan's gifts of teaching and mentoring students as well as what her students contribute both in and outside the classroom are an unwritten piece of Buchanan's teaching "syllabus" and a key to why Buchanan was chosen as this year's recipient of the UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award. |
| UMMers "Pay It Forward" during annual spring break tour | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Wednesday, Apr 4, 3:04 p.m. Twenty-three UMM students traveled throughout the nation serving communities and people during Spring Break 2007. |
| Paula O'Loughlin is recipient of Horace T. Morse Award | |
 | Crystal Oko `07, Woodbury , Tuesday, Apr 3, 2:04 p.m. Paula O'Loughlin, associate professor of political science, is a 2007 recipient of the prestigious Horace T. Morse University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. |
| Undergraduate Research Symposium will showcase research by UMM students from every academic discipline | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Monday, Apr 2, 3:04 p.m. The research of over 100 UMM students will be showcased during the seventh annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Minnesota, Morris Friday, April 20. The Science Atrium will be filled with poster presentations and Imholte Hall's classrooms will be bustling with oral presentations. |
| Renowned pianist Valentina Lisitsa to perform | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 30, 1:03 p.m. Renowned pianist Valentina Lisitsa will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in Recital Hall of Humanities Fine Arts at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Tickets are on sale at Sarlettes Music, Willie's Super Valu, the Student Center Information Desk at UMM, and at the UMM Music Office, HFA 55. |
| Football standout Adam Turgeon '07 receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Mar 29, 8:03 p.m. Annually awarded to only 87 men and 87 women of the NCAA's 380,000 athletes, the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship honors students who excel athletically and academically, and demonstrate outstanding citizenship and service to others. |
| Eagan Heath is a Truman Scholar | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Mar 28, 8:03 a.m. Eagan Heath, UMM junior from Idaho, is among 65 Truman Scholars named this year. Heath will be awarded a $30,000 scholarship for graduate or professional school tuition to prepare for a career in public service. |
| Emily Stout receives Katherine E. Sullivan Scholarship | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Friday, Mar 23, 4:03 p.m. Most students with two majors, a minor and an area of concentration would never dream of graduating in four years and maybe not even five, but University of Minnesota, Morris student, Emily Stout, Minneapolis, will do just that by continuing her fifth year of education in Ecuador. |
| Benefit for UMM student, Tiffany Thielke | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Mar 21, 5:03 p.m. A Sloppy Joe Benefit for University of Minnesota, Morris student Tiffany Thielke will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Glenwood Senior Center. |
| State of the U address broadcast today | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Mar 21, 12:03 p.m. The public is invited to the campus of the University of Minnesota, Morris to view a broadcast of the annual State of the University Address in the Science Auditorium, Room 2950 Science, beginning at 4 p.m. today. |
| The moon rocks! | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Mar 21, 8:03 a.m. Do you ever find yourself gazing up at the moon? Would you like to know a little more about what it's like up there? Well, here's your chance! |
| Register by June 8 for Henjum Creative Study Institute | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 9, 4:03 p.m. The Henjum Creative Study Institute, a two-week summer enrichment program with day and residential options, offers a unique variety of art, music and technology topics for gifted and talented students age 12 to 17. The Institute will be held June 11-22. Registration forms will be accepted through June 8. |
| UMM and District 206 Community Education in Alexandria to offer lifelong learning courses | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 9, 11:03 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) will partner with District 206 Community Education in Alexandria to offer lifelong learning courses in the Alexandria area in April 2007. |
| Final session of 31st Midwest Philosophy Colloquium | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 9, 10:03 a.m. Eric Olson, professor of philosophy, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, will address the final session of the 31st Midwest Philosophy Colloquium on the Colloquium topic of Personal Identity. Olson will speak on "When Do We Begin and End?" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 26, at the Newman Center. |
| Holte '08 studies at Oxford University | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Mar 8, 2:03 p.m. Study abroad allows Holte the opportunity to experience higher education in England and extensive travel. |
| Molly Kuether '08 to study in Costa Rica and maybe India...again | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Mar 8, 2:03 p.m. As an intern in the UMM Center for International Programs, Molly Kuether shares her love of study abroad with other University of Minnesota, Morris students. |
| Molly Kuether '08 to study in Costa Rica and maybe India...again | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Mar 8, 2:03 p.m. As an intern in the UMM Center for International Program, Kuether shares her love of study abroad with other UMM students. |
| Holte '08 studies at Oxford University | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Mar 8, 2:03 p.m. Study abroad allows Holte the opportunity to experience higher education in Oxford and travel throughout England, and to Scotland, Ireland, Norway, France, and Poland. |
| UMM prepares Norgren '08 for ELTAP in Ecuador | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Mar 6, 3:03 p.m. In a few short weeks, Ecuador and its people challenged University of Minnesota, Morris ELTAP participant Amanda Norgren's mind and captured her heart. |
| Study abroad instills passion for China and its people | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Mar 6, 2:03 p.m. During fall semester, University of Minnesota, Morris junior Savannah Schulze studied at Capital Normal University in Beijing, China.<br /> <br /> |
| Czech Republic: A place to teach and to learn for Hoeschen '07 | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Mar 6, 12:03 p.m. UMM's Global Student Teaching (GST) program fulfills two passions in Rachel Hoeschen's life—teaching and traveling. |
| Peterson '77 "pulled" by the Pacific | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Mar 6, 11:03 a.m. Jeff Peterson '77, an international business attorney, makes Vancouver his homebase, but his work place may be anywhere in the world.<br /> |
| Jessica Nelson '03 studies music in Brazil | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Mar 6, 10:03 a.m. Nelson studies at a Sao Paulo conservatory, teaches bassoon lessons, and plays at every opportunity that presents itself. |
| Becky Houdek '07, finds student teaching in New Zealand challenging and fulfilling | |
 | Judy Korn, Monday, Mar 5, 3:03 p.m. Through the Global Student Teaching Program, UMM students can student teach in 49 different countries. Houdek chose New Zealand, and she's not disappointed.<br /> <br /> |
| Iverson '05 experiences Japanese culture as JET teacher | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Mar 2, 3:03 p.m. Since August 2005, Becky Iverson '05 has been a participant in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET). |
| Chemistry major begins Anderson's career to high-finance | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Mar 2, 3:03 p.m. Denise Anderson '83 makes her home in Zurich, Switzerland, the "financial capital of the world." |
| Brabender '67-leyenda del baloncesto en Espana | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Mar 2, 3:03 p.m. Wayne Brabender, a UMM Cougar athlete and a 1967 graduate, is a basketball legend in his adopted country of Spain. |
| De Montpellier, France a Morris, Minnesota | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Friday, Mar 2, 3:03 p.m. International student Guillaume Chauvin, Montpellier, France, believes studying abroad is a valuable experience,and he's pleased with his decision to study at UMM. |
| Support the U day March 28 | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Thursday, Mar 1, 3:03 p.m. Hundreds of University of Minnesota supporters, including students, faculty and staff from the Morris campus, will join together for a noon rally at the state capitol rotunda on Wednesday, March 28, in honor of Support the U day. |
| Inaugural celebration, Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 20 | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Feb 28, 11:02 a.m. The public is invited to attend the inauguration of Dr. Jacqueline R. Johnson as chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Morris. The event will be held Friday, April 20. |
| Juried Student Art Exhibition | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 27, 11:02 a.m. Work by both art and non-art majors will be on view during the 2007 Juried Student Art Exhibition in the Gallery of Humanities Fine Arts at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Alum Nate Metcalf is champion on "Jeopardy!" | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Tuesday, Feb 27, 10:02 a.m. "Just one game" is what Nate Metcalf, University of Minnesota, Morris alumnus, kept repeating to himself when he was preparing for his appearance on the classic game show, "Jeopardy!" |
| Plan-It-Green re-set for March 31 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 27, 10:02 a.m. Area fifth and sixth grade students will have an opportunity to discover that it IS easy being "green" during a new hands-on program called Plan-It-Green set for March 31. |
| Tlen Huicani performance will be this Sunday | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Feb 23, 3:02 p.m. The Performing Arts Series performance of Tlen Huicani, award-winning musicians from Veracruz, Mexico, originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24, has been rescheduled to this Sunday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Edson Auditorium. |
| Symphonic Winds to perform "Lord of the Rings" Concert | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Feb 23, 1:02 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Symphonic Winds invites the community to a concert on March 4 at 3 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall on the UMM campus. A free reception will immediately follow the concert. |
| Pride of the Prairie Local Foods Expo | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Thursday, Feb 22, 8:02 a.m. Come join in a feast of Minnesota home-grown food and locally grown entertainment during The Pride of the Prairie Spring Local Foods Expo Thursday, March 1, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. The public is invited to attend. |
| Iron Chef competition | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Feb 21, 12:02 p.m. You may have seen it on the Food Network television channel. Now an Iron Chef competition is coming to UMM this Saturday. |
| World Touch Cultural Heritage Week: "Diversity and Civility" | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Monday, Feb 19, 3:02 p.m. "Diversity and Civility—Will it Happen in Our Generation?" will be the focus of the 34th annual World Touch Cultural Heritage Week (WTCHW), March 19-24, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. A variety of events will be sponsored by the Multi-Ethnic Student Program at UMM. The week promotes awareness and educates the community regarding local and world diversity. |
| Trumpet, woodwinds jazz greats are on tap for Jazz Fest 2007 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 19, 1:02 p.m. The Jazz Ensembles at the University of Minnesota, Morris will host the 29th annual Jazz Fest March 29-31. Several hundred area high school jazz musicians will join UMM and alumni jazzers, along with two guest artists, during the three-day event. |
| Opera Workshop to perform March 7-8 | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Monday, Feb 19, 10:02 a.m. Music students from the Opera Workshop class will bring the opera, "Only Fools Fall in Love," to Oyate Hall at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 7-8. |
| Carol Ford grows greens in Milan | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Monday, Feb 19, 9:02 a.m. UMM's own Carol Ford will be one of the presenters during The Home Grown Economy conference, to be sponsored at UMM in April by Congressman Collin Peterson. |
| Party for the U! | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Feb 16, 11:02 a.m. Looking for a good party? Attend the "Party for the U"! Kristen Farmer, University of Minnesota, Morris student legislative coalition director, invites UMM students to attend this recruitment event to prepare for the upcoming Support the U Day. |
| Children's Theatre to present "Wind in the Willows" | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Friday, Feb 16, 9:02 a.m. Every year since 1969 the University of Minnesota, Morris theatre discipline has immersed children in a theater experience through its children's theatre production. This year will be no exception as UMM theatre will present the classic children's tale, "The Wind in the Willows." |
| Mattie Lasch '05 involved with Raptor Force video | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Feb 16, 8:02 a.m. Mattie Lasch '05 served on the Raptor Resource Project team that collected in-flight video for Raptor Force, a PBS Nature documentary. |
| Todd Hickman named Cougar head football coach | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 15, 1:02 p.m. Athletic Director Mark Fohl announces that Todd Hickman has been named head football coach at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Hickman, who was selected following a national search, replaces Ken Crandall who resigned his position in December. Hickman will begin his duties immediately. |
| Students are successful at theatre festival | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 13, 3:02 p.m. Nineteen theatre students from the University of Minnesota, Morris attended productions and workshops and auditioned and competed for a variety of awards during the American College Theatre Festival. |
| Tlen-Huicani is next Performing Arts Series event | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 13, 1:02 p.m. Tlen-Huicani will bring the traditional folk music of Veracruz, Mexico to the University of Minnesota, Morris Edson Auditorium February 24 as a part of the 2006-2007 Performing Arts Series. |
| Today's State of the U address will be rescheduled | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 13, 12:02 p.m. President Robert Bruininks' State of the University address, which was scheduled for this afternoon, will be rescheduled. <br /> |
| Pioneer Public TV special on Saturday to recognize PY&G | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Monday, Feb 12, 4:02 p.m. A special one and one-half-hour program on Pioneer Public Television this Saturday will recognize 20 years of the popular gardening series, "Prairie Yard and Garden (PYG)," which is produced by Media Services at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Student's original composition on CD | |
 | Theresa Novak ‘09 Coon Rapids, Monday, Feb 12, 1:02 p.m. Ben Karlen, a senior music major at the University of Minnesota, Morris, has composed a piece of music which was recorded on a CD, titled "Holidays of the New Era." |
| Student's original composition on CD | |
 | Theresa Novak '09 Coon Rapids, Monday, Feb 12, 1:02 p.m. Ben Karlen, a senior music major at the University of Minnesota, Morris, has composed a piece of music which was recorded on a CD, titled "Holidays of the New Era." |
| Presentation by Unitel president to be rescheduled | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 12, 11:02 a.m. The presentation by Dr. Ravi Randhava, president, COO and co-founder of Unitel, postponed from February 26, will be rescheduled, possibly in April. Watch for more details. |
| Anne Meyer '04 exhibits at Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance Gallery | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Friday, Feb 9, 3:02 p.m. Wood fired ceramics and ink paintings exhibited at the PRCA reflect artist Anne Meyer's experience at St. John's Pottery and her travels to Japan. |
| Tickets for Jazz Fest 2007 | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 6, 2:02 p.m. Ticket order forms are available for "three days of hot jazz," coming to the University of Minnesota, Morris Thursday-Saturday, March 29-31. |
| Four members of Symphonic Winds nominated to the 2007 CBDNA's Intercollegiate Honor Band | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 5, 2:02 p.m. Four members of the UMM Symphonic Winds have been nominated to the 2007 College Band Directors National Association's Intercollegiate Honor Band. |
| Valentines for Veterans | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 5, 11:02 a.m. Veterans who reside at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital will be remembered this Valentine's Day by residence hall students at UMM. |
| Servant of Two Masters | |
 | Theatre Publicity, Monday, Feb 5, 9:02 a.m. It's time for another night at the theatre! And what a night it will be when the UMM theatre discipline presents Carlo Goldoni's classic "The Servant of Two Masters," an Italian comedy fashioned in the Commedia dell' Arte tradition. |
| Saturdays at 7 | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Friday, Feb 2, 3:02 p.m. The Campus Activities Council at the University of Minnesota, Morris will be implementing a new program during the month of February to encourage students to celebrate on campus on Saturday nights. |
| Lineup of events set to celebrate Black History Month | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids , Friday, Feb 2, 3:02 p.m. The Black Student Union at the University of Minnesota, Morris will sponsor a variety of activities throughout February to commemorate Black History Month. |
| Four candidates for head football coach to be interviewed | |
 | Brian Curtis, Thursday, Feb 1, 3:02 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Athletic Director Mark Fohl has announced that four candidates have been selected to interview for the position as head football coach at UMM. |
| Take the pledge! Win the war! | |
 | Troy Goodnough, Wednesday, Jan 31, 3:01 p.m. UMM is engaged in a war where everybody wins. The Campus Wars competition among several Minnesota colleges and universities is designed to lower electricity and heat consumption at a rate that exceeds the month of February over the previous three years. |
| Symphonic Winds perform in Nassau, Bahamas | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Tuesday, Jan 30, 3:01 p.m. The UMM Symphonic Winds traveled to the Caribbean as their 2007 winter tour destination, performing both on land and sea. |
| UMM alumni respond to U-wide Connecting With Our Alumni survey | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 29, 4:01 p.m. Over 15,000 alumni of the University of Minnesota, Morris had an opportunity to participate in the largest alumni survey of all University campuses ever to be conducted by the University of Minnesota. |
| Rescheduled - Collin Peterson to sponsor The Home Grown Economy conference at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 29, 3:01 p.m. To be rescheduled, possibly in April.<br /> <br /> In an effort to address and explore how local foods can be an economic development engine for rural communities, Congressman Collin Peterson has announced that he is sponsoring a conference called The Home Grown Economy: Foods from Local Farms as an Economic Development Tool. |
| The Home Grown Economy conference at UMM rescheduled for April 2 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 29, 3:01 p.m. After winter weather forced postponement, Congressman Collin Peterson announced that The Home Grown Economy: Foods from Local Farms as an Economic Development Tool conference has been rescheduled for Monday, April 2. |
| PZ Myers exchanges theories with Richard Dawkins | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 29, 3:01 p.m. Paul Z. "PZ" Myers, assistant professor of biology at UMM, has a theory of evolution that he recently took right to the source - the birthplace and home of Charles Darwin. |
| The Minnesota Miracle Abandoned? | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Monday, Jan 29, 12:01 p.m. Jessica Anderson grew up in a small rural community in Mapleton, Minn. So when Greg Thorson, UMM associate professor of political science, approached her about co-authoring a research paper that investigates funding in rural schools. Anderson jumped at the chance. |
| Poetry event kicks off Women's Week | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Monday, Jan 29, 11:01 a.m. A variety of events are planned to celebrate women and to showcase their accomplishments during Women's Week at UMM February 5-10. The theme for this year's Women's Week is "Women United."<br /> |
| Search begins for head football coach | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jan 26, 8:01 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Athletic Director Mark Fohl reports that plans for a smooth transition in leadership for the Cougar football program following Ken Crandall's resignation in December have begun. |
| French Film Festival location changed for March 4 | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jan 24, 9:01 a.m. Entre Nous and the French discipline will bring the Tournées Film Festival to UMM and to residents in Morris and surrounding communities. This year, the Festival will include five award-winning feature films from across the francophone world. |
| Global Issues Honors Consortium | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Tuesday, Jan 23, 3:01 p.m. An exciting new program at UMM will offer students a global experience ranging from courses in a UMM classroom to collaboration with other students nationwide and culminating with a travel abroad opportunity. |
| The Minnesota Miracle Abandoned? | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Monday, Jan 22, 2:01 p.m. Jessica Anderson grew up in a small rural community in Mapleton, Minnesota. So when Greg Thorson, an associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, Morris, approached her about co-authoring a research paper that investigates funding in rural schools. Anderson jumped at the chance. |
| Plan-It-Green event to be rescheduled | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jan 19, 9:01 a.m. Plan-It-Green (P.I.G.), a new pilot program for area fifth and sixth grade students originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 17, will be rescheduled, perhaps in the spring. <br /> <br /> |
| Learning by sharing best practices | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jan 18, 8:01 a.m. The Center for Small Towns and the Global Student Teaching Program at UMM will exhibit during the first-ever Quality Fair set for Thursday, Jan. 25, in McNamara Alumni Center. |
| Legislative Network Meeting with U held at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jan 17, 9:01 a.m. Six area legislators and approximately 50 campus and community residents attended a Legislative Network District 11 Meeting held January 12 at UMM. |
| Students involved in campus-community partnerships | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Tuesday, Jan 16, 4:01 p.m. Students have discovered numerous opportunities to work with communities in the west central region by becoming involved in campus-community partnerships facilitated by the Center for Small Towns. |
| A Taste of Asia | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Dec 21, 3:12 p.m. The "Many Faces of Asia" will be the focus during Asian Awareness Week, January 22-27 at the University of Minnesota, Morris. "Everyone is invited to learn about the different people in Morris as well as a lot about the countries that UMM students are from." |
| KUMM tower moves closer to a reality | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Thursday, Dec 21, 10:12 a.m. The student-run radio station at the University of Minnesota, Morris has already written a long chapter in UMM history. This year it will be writing a new chapter as the relocation of the station's tower moves closer to becoming a reality. |
| Research rocks! | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Friday, Dec 15, 3:12 p.m. Jamey Jones, a geology professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris, was recently awarded a grant from Montana State University and the U.S. Geological Survey. |
| Coach Crandall resigns | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Dec 14, 1:12 p.m. UMM head football coach Ken Crandall has announced that he will resign effective December 20. Crandall will assume the head football coaching position at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.<br /> <br /> |
| Multicultural Student Leadership Retreat will focus on issues of white privilege | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Wednesday, Dec 13, 11:12 a.m. About 50 students from the University of Minnesota, Morris will participate in the ninth annual Multicultural Student Leadership Retreat (MSLR) in late January. The retreat, which is coordinated through the Office of Student Activities at UMM, will be held January 26-28, 2007, at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls. |
| Service and learning are ageless | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Wednesday, Dec 13, 10:12 a.m. A group of students at the University of Minnesota, Morris learned a lot about themselves while creating a memorable experience by working with older adults. Students studied adulthood and aging Fall Semester in a course that combines learning with service. |
| Symphonic Winds to perform | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Dec 6, 9:12 a.m. The UMM Symphonic Winds invites the community to attend their 2006 final performance on Sunday, Dec. 10. The performance will feature works to be performed during the group's Caribbean Cruise tour in January 2007. |
| Men's soccer members earn UMAC post-season honors | |
 | Brian Curtis, Monday, Dec 4, 10:12 a.m. In its first year of existence, the UMM men's soccer team had four members who earned Upper Midwest Athletic Conference all-conference honors with two first-team selections and two honorable-mention awards. |
| Cougar women's soccer lands seven on all-conference team | |
 | Brian Curtis, Monday, Dec 4, 10:12 a.m. Seven members of the UMM women's soccer team won first-team Upper Midwest Athletic Conference all-conference honors in the post-season awards announced recently. |
| Karger-Gatzow named women's cross country co-coach of the year | |
 | Brian Curtis, Monday, Dec 4, 10:12 a.m. UMM women's cross country coach Jeremy Karger-Gatzow has been named the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference co-coach of the year.<br /> Karger-Gatzow led the Cougar women's cross country team to their highest finish ever. |
| Volunteers share the holiday spirit | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Friday, Dec 1, 8:12 a.m. In the spirit of the holidays, students, staff and faculty at the University of Minnesota, Morris are coordinating a variety of volunteer projects that will benefit local individuals and families as well as those in communities surrounding Morris. |
| Beadwork workshop culminates American Indian Awareness Month | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Nov 29, 11:11 a.m. Twenty students, staff and faculty - a capacity registration - participated in a beading workshop November 28, sponsored by the Circle of Nations Indian Association (CNIA) at UMM. The event culminated the celebration of American Indian Awareness month. |
| First Year Seminar Jamboree: Exploring human diversity | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Monday, Nov 27, 4:11 p.m. Human diversity will be illustrated in a variety of ways by 27 sections of First Year Seminar students during the annual First Year Seminar Jamboree. The event will be held throughout the Student Center on Thursday. |
| First Annual UMM Senior Banquet | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Nov 21, 3:11 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Class of 2007 will be honored during the First Annual UMM Senior Banquet, which is being sponsored entirely by the University of Minnesota, Morris Alumni Association. Only those students who plan to graduate in December 2006 or May 2007 may attend. |
| Gallery exhibit, - "Lineage" - features works by Tracy Otten | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Nov 21, 10:11 a.m. The UMM Humanities Fine Arts Gallery will present the exhibition, "Lineage," featuring works by Theresa (Tracy) Otten, UMM assistant professor of studio art. The exhibition will feature a selection of Otten's new work as well as prints from artists that have influenced her over time. |
| The Human Face of Immigration | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 20, 9:11 a.m. UMM faculty Steve Gross, assistant professor of history, and Solomon Gashaw, associate professor of sociology, were guest speakers during The National Issues Forum November 8 at the Morris Senior Citizens Community Center. |
| How long does it take a peanut to burn? | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 17, 3:11 p.m. How long does it take a peanut to burn? If you had 40 pieces of candy to divide among 40 people, would you keep all of it or would you share it equally with the entire group? These are among the renewable energy questions that junior high students from Buffalo found answers to when they visited UMM. |
| One of the best buys in college education | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 17, 12:11 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris is one of the Best Buys in College Education, according to Barron's Ninth Edition. "As a public honors college, UMM remains steadfastly committed to its core values of quality, access and service," said James Morales, associate vice chancellor for enrollment. |
| Le Tour de France-UMM style! | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Coon Rapids, Wednesday, Nov 15, 3:11 p.m. Entre Nous, UMM's French Club, and the French discipline sponsored National French Week activities, including the "grueling" Le Tour de Morris. |
| Building community | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury , Tuesday, Nov 14, 8:11 a.m. UMM students are doing more than just hitting the books this fall - they are giving back to the community. The work of Matt Harren, Eagle Bend, and Shawn Olson, Thief River Falls, has impressed others who work with the Stevens County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. |
| The Messiah performance by choir, orchestra | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 13, 10:11 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Choir and Orchestra, under the direction of Ken Hodgson, will perform G. F. Handel's most famous work, "The Messiah." The performance, which is free and open to the public, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, in Recital Hall of Humanities Fine Arts at UMM. |
| The Weir is Meiningens' offering | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 13, 9:11 a.m. Meiningens Student Theatre at the University of Minnesota, Morris announces an exciting and innovative production, "The Weir" by Connor McPherson, part of the 2006-07 theatre season of "Love, Literature, and Laughter." |
| Coach of the Year | |
 | Brian Curtis, Friday, Nov 10, 2:11 p.m. UMM head football coach Ken Crandall was named the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) North Division and Conference Coach of the Year. Crandall led the Cougars to their first-ever UMAC championship with a thrilling 27-20 come-from-behind overtime win over Rockford College at the Metrodome November 3. |
| Star-struck | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 9, 10:11 a.m. When you wish upon a star, it may make no difference who you are, but to Gordon McIntosh and University of Minnesota, Morris students who together are studying the stars, it's the stars that make the difference. |
| Three-peat for UMM women's soccer team | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Tuesday, Nov 7, 3:11 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris women's soccer team upsets top-ranked St. Scholastica 1-0 in double overtime to win their third straight Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) post-season title. |
| UMM Symphonic Winds will host Band Festival and Honor Band | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 3, 3:11 p.m. Two concerts will be performed when the University of Minnesota, Morris Symphonic Winds hosts the 28th Annual Band Festival and Honor Band November 10 and 11. |
| Campus comes together for Anti-Hate Rally | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Nov 1, 5:11 p.m. Students, staff and faculty came together November 1 on the campus mall in what was billed as an Anti-Hate Rally. The rally was sponsored by H.E.A.T. (Hate Education Awareness Team).<br /> |
| Farmers' Market, Fall Feast offer homegrown fare | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Nov 1, 8:11 a.m. Mark your calendars for the Pride of the Prairie Farmers' Market and Fall Feast coming to the University of Minnesota, Morris on Thursday, Nov. 9. The public is invited to enjoy homegrown food and entertainment. |
| UMM joins inaugural committee on renewable energy | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 31, 12:10 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris will join only 25 institutions nationwide in creating a national higher education steering committee on renewable energy. Lowell Rasmussen, UMM's associate vice chancellor for physical plant and master planning, has been invited to serve as a founding member of the Higher Education Steering Committee (HEC) of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). |
| Center for Small Towns, City of Morris win Carter Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 31, 11:10 a.m. The Center for Small Towns at the University of Minnesota, Morris and the City of Morris together have won the Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration. The award was presented by Minnesota Campus Compact during ceremonies held October 30 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. Former astronaut and senator John Glenn was the keynote speaker. |
| New York Theatre Ballet to perform November 11 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 30, 4:10 p.m. Enjoy an evening of superb dance as the Performing Arts Series at UMM presents the New York Theatre Ballet, one of America's most accomplished and widely respected chamber ballet companies. The company's performance of "He Loves/She Loves: A Radio Reverie" will be given at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, in Edson Auditorium. |
| "I am just plain overwhelmed!" | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 30, 3:10 p.m. "I am just plain overwhelmed!" With these words, David C. Johnson described his emotions Saturday (October 28, 2006) as his first Morris residence - a campus residence hall - was named in his honor, David C. Johnson Independence Hall. |
| What a win! | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 30, 11:10 a.m. What a win! What a win! Words can't describe the excitement Friday night (October 27, 2006) at the Metrodome when the University of Minnesota, Morris Cougar football team captured their first-ever Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championship. |
| "Whos" invited to the annual Carol Concerts? The Grinch and YOU! | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Oct 27, 4:10 p.m. The UMM Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Hodgson and in collaboration with the UMM theatre discipline will present the 2006 Carol Concert, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," December 1-3, at the Morris Area Concert Hall. |
| Meth in the Heartland: A Community Response | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Friday, Oct 27, 4:10 p.m. Educating the public and dispelling myths about the drug methamphetamine has been a recent project on which the University of Minnesota, Morris and City of Morris have collaborated. |
| UMM team takes first in computer competition | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Oct 25, 8:10 a.m. One of two UMM teams who participated in the 2006 Digi-Key Collegiate Computing Competition placed first overall. "In fact," declared Nic McPhee, UMM computer science faculty and the group's adviser. "UMM's name was called at least once in the results for every event at this year's event."<br /> |
| Cougars in first-ever UMAC championship game this Friday | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 24, 2:10 p.m. The Cougar football team will play in their first-ever Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championship game this Friday, Oct. 27, in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. UMM will meet Rockford College in an 8 p.m. game. |
| Food drive unofficial results are in! | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Oct 20, 9:10 a.m. <i>(Drum roll, please.)</i> The unofficial results are in: 3,797.2275 pounds of food was collected during the October 18 Trick-or-Can/Cans Across America food drive, a cooperative partnership between UMM and the off-campus Morris community. The food was transported Thursday to the Stevens County Food Shelf. |
| David C. Johnson Independence Hall celebration | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Oct 20, 9:10 a.m. When David C. Johnson became the third chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Morris in 1990, his first home in Morris was a room in Independence Hall, traditionally a student residence hall on the campus. To honor the bond with students that was forged during Johnson's quarter-long stay at this first residence, UMM will rename the hall in Johnson's honor as David C. Johnson Independence Hall. |
| Sarah Buchanan juries at international film festival | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Friday, Oct 20, 9:10 a.m. Sarah Buchanan, UMM associate professor of French, was one of seven women worldwide chosen to participate on the jury for the Second International Women's Film Festival held in early September 2006 in Salé, Morocco. |
| Mike S. Adams to speak at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Oct 19, 4:10 p.m. Mike S. Adams, a professor of criminology and sociology at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, will deliver a lecture, titled "How to Make Friends and Annoy Feminists" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in 109 Imholte Hall at UMM. |
| Classic Film Festival brings together two classic themes | |
 | Crystal Oko '07, Woodbury, Thursday, Oct 19, 9:10 a.m. Two classics will come together during the 8th Annual Classic Film Festival October 27-29. Four classic films will be shown in original 35mm format on the big screen at the historic Morris Theater. |
| UMM a homecoming for Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Oct 19, 12:10 a.m. Johnson tells us more about herself, her family, her first impressions—information not found on a curriculum vitae. Through a question and answer session, you are invited to meet UMM's new chancellor, Jacqueline R. Johnson. |
| October is Scholarship Month | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Oct 18, 5:10 p.m. The Office of Admissions at the University of Minnesota, Morris announces two new competitive first-year scholarships for students who enroll at UMM beginning fall 2007. |
| Sundown Rundown 5K walk/run planned | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Oct 18, 2:10 p.m. Cross-country team and Cougar alumni organize Sundown Rundown 5K walk/run |
| Set a world record, make a local difference | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Oct 13, 1:10 p.m. UMM will attempt to break a Guinness Book of World Records record for the largest food drive by a non-charitable organization in a 24-hour period. You can help during a food drive on October 18. |
| UMM at first-ever Northland Bioneers Conference | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Oct 13, 9:10 a.m. UMM will be a partner, sponsor and exhibitor and interactive workshop presenter at the first annual Northland Bioneers Conference October 20-22 on the Minneapolis Community & Technical College campus. The "earth-honoring conference" is hosted by Northland Sustainable Solutions. |
| Schechtman to address Philosophy Colloquium | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Oct 11, 9:10 a.m. Marya Schechtman, professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will address the first session of the 31st annual Midwest Philosophy Colloquium. Schechtman's lecture, on the Colloquium's overall theme of Personal Identity, will be given at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23. |
| Get the latest buzz about science | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 10, 1:10 p.m. Greg Cuomo, former head of the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris, and Troy Goodnough, sustainability coordinator at the University of Minnesota, Morris, will be Scientists on the Spot during Science Buzz, hosted by the Science Museum of Minnesota. |
| Jawaahir Dance Company is next PAS event | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 3, 2:10 p.m. The Jawaahir Dance Company will bring Middle Eastern culture to UMM's Edson Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, as a part of the 2006-2007 Campus Activities Council Performing Arts Series. One of only three such dance companies in the U.S., Jawaahir will perform traditional folk and contemporary dances that are a fusion of Arabic and Western elements. |
| "Crimes of the Heart" returns to UMM theater | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Oct 3, 1:10 p.m. UMM will open its 2006-2007 theater season with "Crimes of the Heart" by Beth Henley. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. November 1-4 with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. November 4. All performances will be in the Humanities Fine Arts Proscenium Theatre. |
| Take Back The Night observance | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Oct 2, 3:10 p.m. The City of Morris in conjunction with the Women's Resource Center at UMM and the University of Minnesota, Morris, will celebrate the observation of Take Back the Night on Tuesday, Oct. 10. |
| Briggs Library Associates Annual Book Sale | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Sep 28, 2:09 p.m. The Rodney A. Briggs Library Associates will hold their annual book sale in Oyate Hall of the Student Center at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Kirsten Jaglo is Latterell Visiting Alumna | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Sep 26, 12:09 p.m. Dr. Kirsten Jaglo '94, an expert in plant molecular biology and U.S. international climate change policy, is the University of Minnesota, Morris 2006 Latterell Visiting Alumna. |
| Dr. Jerome McGann to deliver Barber Lecture | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Sep 26, 11:09 a.m. Dr. Jerome McGann, John Stewart Bryan University Professor, University of Virginia, will deliver the 2006 Barber Lecture, "Philology in a New Key: Humane Studies in Digital Space," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in 109 Imholte Hall (formerly the Social Science building) at UMM. |
| Artist Don Sherman '64 exhibits during 2006 Meander | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Tuesday, Sep 26, 10:09 a.m. Don Sherman, a 1964 UMM art studio graduate, is one of 45 regional artists participating in the 2006 Meander—Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl, a self guided tour of artist studios, galleries and shops. |
| Wet weather didn't dampen Homecoming spirit! | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 25, 2:09 p.m. Gray skies and nearly non-stop precipitation couldn't dampen the spirit of Homecoming 2006, "The Great Outdoors," this past Friday and Saturday. It was a weekend of wins for Cougar athletics and a successful sampling of fun-filled events attended by returning UMM alumni, current students, staff, faculty and area community residents. |
| Ray Schultz receives Wilde Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 25, 9:09 a.m. Ray Schultz, associate professor of theater at the University of Minnesota, Morris since 2000, has received a Wilde Award for Theatre Excellence from the Detroit Area's GLBT newspaper Between the Lines. The award was for Best Actor in a Drama for his performance last summer in "Take Me Out" at Performance Network in Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Performing Art Series gets MSAB grant | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 25, 9:09 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Office of Student Activities has received a $5,500 grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board for the 2006-07 Performing Art Series. The Series has benefited from an MSAB grant for more than 20 years. |
| Al Franken live and in person | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 22, 1:09 p.m. Controversial radio show host and personality Al Franken will host "The Al Franken Show" live and in person in Edson Auditorium on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Morris. The public is invited to attend the Air America Radio broadcast, which will air live from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6. |
| COPC grant to celebrate milestone | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Sep 20, 10:09 a.m. The Community Outreach Partnership Center's (COPC) Partnership in Morris has reached a milestone. For the past one and one-half years, this program has been creating partnerships between UMM and the City of Morris with a focus on community revitalization. |
| Gallery exhibition: It Came From Left Field | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 18, 2:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris Humanities Fine Arts Gallery will present "It Came From Left Field," featuring works by Harry Melroy, Herbert Rieth and Jayson Triplett. The exhibition, October 4-December 2, will include a number of narrative paintings as well as mixed-media work. |
| UMM receives Osher grant | |
 | Karen Cusey, Friday, Sep 15, 9:09 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Osher Lifelong Learning Institute recently awarded the University of Minnesota, Morris Continuing Education Regional Programs and Summer Session (CERP) with a $5,000 grant. |
| Alyssa Herzog interns at O'Neill Center | |
 | Theresa Novak, Thursday, Sep 14, 3:09 p.m. Alyssa Herzog, a senior at the University of Minnesota, Morris, had a rare and exciting opportunity this summer as an intern with the O'Neill Playwrighting Center in Connecticut. |
| UMM receives Osher grant | |
 | Karen Cusey, Thursday, Sep 14, 2:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Osher Lifelong Learning Institute recently awarded the University of Minnesota, Morris Continuing Education Regional Programs and Summer Session (CERP) with a $5,000 grant. |
| Troy Goodnough is first sustainability coordinator | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Sep 14, 9:09 a.m. UMM has appointed Troy Goodnough as its first campus sustainability coordinator. The responsibilities of the newly established position include creating a campus sustainability plan, assisting faculty and students with research, projects, and curricula promoting green building, landscaping, and recycling policies and serving as a resource to the community and to the region. |
| Fairs to remember | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Sep 12, 5:09 p.m. An appearance at the Minnesota State Fair September 2-4 culminated a summer-long schedule of exhibits at fairs that showcased the University of Minnesota, Morris campus. |
| Backstage at the new Guthrie Theatre | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Sep 12, 3:09 p.m. Sarah Nylander Gullickson '98 serves as associate prop manager at the new Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| Constitution Day 2006 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 11, 3:09 p.m. The University of Minnesota Law School will present a program commemorating the U.S. Constitution on September 19, 2006, from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m. All students are encouraged to participate either by ITV in HFA Studio B or via the web. |
| Celebrating UMM staff | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 11, 1:09 p.m. Staff Day, the annual celebration of civil service and bargaining unit employees at UMM, will be observed on the Morris campus at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at LaFave House. |
| Never Forget: September 11, 2001 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 11, 1:09 p.m. In memory of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, The Counterweight at UMM has established a flag memorial on the campus mall 2,977 American flags to represent each person tragically killed on 9/11. |
| Small Town Faculty and Student Fellows Program | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Sep 11, 9:09 a.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris, in partnership with the Otto Bremer Foundation, offers a Small Town Faculty and Student Fellows Program. |
| Driggs Lecture: "Why they Fought..." | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Sep 8, 2:09 p.m. Professor Kathleen Neils Conzen of the University of Chicago will deliver the 22nd annual O. Truman Driggs Distinguished Lecture on the topic, "Why They Fought: Immigrant Colonists and Minnesota's Civil War." |
| Homecoming 2006: Come back to The Great Outdoors | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Sep 7, 3:09 p.m. Come back to the University of Minnesota, Morris and "The Great Outdoors" during 2006 Homecoming festivities September 20-24. A busy lineup of reunions, events and activities is planned. |
| Students spearhead outerwear drive | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Aug 31, 3:08 p.m. As cold weather approaches, students at the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) are thinking of those residents of Stevens County who may not have access to warm outerwear. |
| UMM is among top Best Midwestern Colleges | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Aug 29, 4:08 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris is one of 163 colleges named a Best Midwestern College by The Princeton Review in its 2007 "Best 361 Colleges" rankings. |
| Big Cat Stadium takes shape | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Aug 28, 4:08 p.m. When big cats meet in the wild they can be either exceedingly cordial or fiercely competitive. Fans can expect a little of both when they fill the stands of Big Cat Stadium, the new UMM/Morris Area High School shared-use football facility, this fall. |
| UMM ranked among top five public liberal arts colleges in the nation | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Aug 28, 3:08 p.m. The University of Minnesota, Morris is again ranked among the top five public liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S.News & World Report in its 2007 rankings of "America's Best Colleges." |
| Listen to Louisiana Gov. Blanco Address | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Aug 18, 3:08 p.m. The Honorable Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, governor of Louisiana, gave the Opening Convocation for students participating in the 2006 First Year Seminar at the University of Minnesota, Morris Tues., Sept. 5. Click <a href=http://www.morris.umn.edu/media/transfer/Blanco/BlancoSpeech.mp3 >here</a> to listen to the address. |
| A new academic year begins | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Aug 17, 3:08 p.m. A new chancellor who will welcome new and returning students, staff and faculty -- all indications that an exciting new academic experience is on the horizon. Classes at UMM officially begin on August 28. |
| I can't believe I got to see Africa! | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Aug 17, 3:08 p.m. You may recall seeing the classic "Road to..." films, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. This summer 12 UMM students took one of those roads "...to Morocco." They will not be quite the same for their experience. |
| What I did on my summer vacation—UMM style! | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Aug 17, 12:08 p.m. UMM students Jessica Anderson '07, Mapleton, Kim Buffington '07, Mound, and Chris Omlid '08, Grand Forks, North Dakota, complete summer internships with Judge Carol Eckersen '80 and meet Justice Lorie Gildea '83. |
| Mythbusters coming to UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Aug 11, 9:08 a.m. Can six packs of Pop Rocks and six cans of soda make your stomach explode? What happens when you strap a JATO rocket to the roof of a '67 Chevy Impala? The popular Discovery Channel series, "Mythbusters," is coming to UMM. |
| Gremmels to enter Hall of Fame | |
 | Brian Curtis, Thursday, Aug 10, 3:08 p.m. Jim Gremmels, who became the first men's basketball coach at UMM during the team's inaugural season in 1960 and was hired as one of UMM's original 13 faculty members, will join the Cougar Athletic Hall of Fame during the UMM Alumni Association Annual Banquet as part of UMM's Homecoming weekend. |
| Starner joins Distinguished Alumni | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Aug 9, 9:08 a.m. The UMM Alumni Association Board has named Stuart Starner '65 as one of two 2006 UMMAA Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The award honors UMM alumni who have made noteworthy contributions in their professional lives, in public service or in service to the University of Minnesota. |
| Mukand joins Distinguished Alumni | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Aug 9, 9:08 a.m. The UMM Alumni Association Board has named Jon Mukand '80 as one of two 2006 UMMAA Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The Award honors UMM alumni who have made noteworthy contributions in their professional lives, in public service or in service to the University of Minnesota. |
| A past and a future with art in mind | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Tuesday, Aug 1, 3:08 p.m. From her UMM experience to a Minneapolis Institute of Art internship: UMM alumna Christy Meyer plans to further her involvement in the future through internships and jobs revolving around art. <br /> <br /> |
| Area community welcomes Jacquie Johnson | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Aug 1, 1:08 p.m. Dr. Jacqueline Johnson has assumed her role as UMM chancellor. "The moment I stepped on campus, I knew that this would be a place where I would love to live and work. I look forward to working with and learning from campus and community members." |
| Gateway: Motivating students to succeed | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jul 20, 4:32 p.m. Students from as near as Fergus Falls, St. Paul and Chicago, along with students from as far as Hawaii, Bejing, China and India, are among those who are participating in the annual Gateway Summer Program. |
| UMM hits the midway! | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jul 19, 1:18 p.m. The West Otter Tail County Fair in Fergus Falls will kick off UMM's summer fair season. UMM will staff exhibition booths as well during the Stevens County Fair in Morris, the Douglas County Fair in Alexandria and the Minnesota State Fair. |
| Tim Grove named women's hoops coach | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jul 18, 1:39 p.m. Tim Grove has been named interim head coach for women's basketball at UMM. A national search is underway for the ongoing appointment. Athletic Director Mark Fohl stated, "We are committed to continuing the tremendous progress we've seen in our women's basketball program." |
| New look to UMAC football in 2008 | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Jul 14, 11:09 a.m. UMM is among four affiliate members admitted to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Conference (SLIAC) beginning in 2008. The other schools playing football in the conference will be: Crown College, Martin Luther College and Northwestern College, all in Minn. |
| Flicker, McKnight Artists in Gallery | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jul 13, 1:22 p.m. The HFA Gallery at UMM, along with the Northern Clay Center, will present an exhibition of new ceramic art by winners of prestigious McKnight Artist Fellowships for Ceramic Artists and McKnight Artist Residencies for Ceramic Artists. |
| Area youth complete Creative Study | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jul 13, 12:41 p.m. Fifty-six students from 16 area schools attended the 33rd Annual Henjum Creative Study Institute held June 5-16 at UMM. A Showcase Day featured student displays, digital movies and radio broadcasts, and concluded with performances. |
| Students conduct geological exploration | |
 | Carol Ford, Division of Science and Mathematics, Thursday, Jul 6, 3:49 p.m. Professor Cotter's all-women geological exploration in Brazil provides opportunity to grow as scientists |
| Giving back to the earth | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jun 29, 4:55 p.m. UMM faculty, staff, student and community volunteers gathered at Margaret Kuchenreuther's home on Lake Crystal June 22-23 to plant approximately 4,000 native plants along the shoreline of her home. |
| UMM recognized as All-Steinway School | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Jun 28, 11:06 a.m. Steinway and Sons, renowned maker of pianos, has recognized UMM as an All-Steinway School. The honor demonstrates UMM's "commitment to excellence," providing quality instruments for faculty and students on which to perform and to learn. |
| Randi Peterson will coach closer to her family | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jun 27, 3:49 p.m. Randi Peterson, head women's basketball coach for the UMM Cougars has resigned. Peterson has accepted the position of head women's basketball coach and assistant athletic director at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. |
| Friends of Cougar Golf tourney | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jun 27, 3:26 p.m. Friends of Cougar Football will gather during the Eighth Annual University of Minnesota, Morris Friends of Cougar Football Golf Tournament July 7 at the Geneva Golf Club in Alexandria. Twenty-eight teams hit the links during last year's event. |
| 2004 senior project reaps rewards | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Jun 27, 8:06 a.m. Music major Jake Rowan's 2004 senior project, a recording of original music and lyrics, leads to winning the 2006 KDWB Battle of the Bands competition. |
| WCSA Reunion significant for "Aggies" | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jun 20, 3:51 p.m. The West Central School of Agriculture classes of 1946, 1951, 1956 and 1961 are among those who will gather during the annual West Central School of Agriculture All-School Reunion set for Saturday, July 15, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Two graduated--one ready to begin | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 15, 2:06 p.m. Three sisters from Sauk Center--Theresa, Cindy, and Sara Lahr--all chose the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Community connections enhance experience | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 15, 2:06 p.m. Sisters Michelle '00 and Jenny Rost '06 participated in community activities that enhanced their University of Minnesota, Morris experiences. |
| Different majors and music, same room | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 15, 1:06 p.m. By coincidence, Mac Wilson '06 was assigned the same Independence Hall room that his dad, Mark Wilson '77, lived in thirty years before. |
| Three very different UMM experiences | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 15, 12:06 p.m. The Lang family celebrates three generations of graduates from the University of Minnesota, Morris--Edith '69, Steve '89, and Alexis '06. |
| Different experiences, same ending | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 15, 12:06 p.m. Katie Haberkorn '06 and legacy parent Jeff Haberkorn '73 compare experiences as students at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| Brittany Kill to Miss Minnesota pageant | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Jun 15, 12:01 p.m. This past year, Brittany Kill has talked to elementary children throughout the area on the topic, "No More Tears," which focuses on the prevention of bullying. Now Kill will take her platform to a different stage. |
| Comparing Morris campus experiences | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 15, 11:06 a.m. Delores Diekman Giroux (WCSA) and granddaughters <br /> Anne '04 and Christy Meyer '06 compare experiences studying on the University of Minnesota, Morris campus. |
| Morris team wins Academic Challenge | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jun 14, 10:16 a.m. The team from Morris Area High School was the overall winner of the 2006 "Academic Challenge" competition. The team earned an all-expense paid trip to compete in Washington, D.C., for the National Academic Challenge Competition in June. |
| Berglund chosen as Kelly Award recipient | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Friday, Jun 9, 9:33 a.m. UMM basketball and softball athlete Malinda Berglund '06, Grand Marais, recipient of the 2006 Willis Kelly Award, plans for the future and a career coaching at the college level. |
| Schwartz receives Henjum Award | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Friday, Jun 9, 9:24 a.m. Kyle Schwartz '06, New Ulm, received the 2006 Arnold Henjum Award in recognition of his University of Minnesota, Morris accomplishments on the track and in the classroom. |
| Mendez receives Honor Athlete Award | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Friday, Jun 9, 9:17 a.m. Track and cross country athlete Alicia Mendez '06, Milwaukee, Wis., is recognized for academic and athletic achievement during her University of Minnesota, Morris career. |
| Krohn receives Men's Honor Athlete Award | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Friday, Jun 9, 8:51 a.m. Austin Krohn '06, Pierz, honored for academic and athletic achievement during his UMM career, will attend the University of Minnesota School of Medicine this fall. |
| UMMers in The Spitfire Grill | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jun 8, 4:57 p.m. From director to actors and technicians, UMM is well-represented in the Prairie Wind Players Community Theatre summer musical. |
| UMM staff association awards scholarship | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Jun 7, 4:03 p.m. The United Staff Association (USA) at the University of Minnesota, Morris presented its 2006 scholarship to Tracy Williams, daughter of Ann and Doug Williams, Morris, both USA members and UMM employees. Tracy will be a senior at UMM this fall. |
| Historic district exhibit at museum | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Jun 2, 4:18 p.m. From June 9 until July 13, the University of Minnesota, Morris' Historic District traveling exhibit will be on display at the Stevens County Historical Museum in Morris, Minnesota. |
| Carla Riley is Alumni Relations director | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 25, 11:00 a.m. Carla Riley has been named Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at the University of Minnesota, Morris, it was announced by Maddy Maxeiner, associate vice chancellor for external relations at UMM. |
| Football Americano in Italy | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 24, 3:06 p.m. The UMM Cougars, along with others who want to make the trip, will travel abroad for the first time in Spring 2007. The experience will focus on student athletes and another culture in addition to football, said Cougar Head Coach Ken Crandall. |
| Logo created for Library Associates | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 24, 2:48 p.m. Brian Bourne, a senior biology major at UMM from Montevideo, submitted the winning entry during a contest to create a logo to represent the Rodney A. Briggs Library Associates. |
| Building homes during Spring Break 2006 | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Tuesday, May 23, 3:18 p.m. Fifteen Habitat for Humanity students from the University of Minnesota, Morris travel to Taos, N. M., to help build homes for others. |
| Alumna's H.S. Band receives Grammy Award | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, May 18, 2:05 p.m. The Brooklyn Center High School Band, under the direction of Chris Porter '00, receives a Grammy Foundation's Signature School Enterprise Award. |
| Pawlenty applauds work of Sam Schuman | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 18, 9:07 a.m. Governor Tim Pawlenty has applauded the distinguished work of retiring UMM Chancellor Sam Schuman in a letter sent to Schuman in mid-May. |
| Athletes named to Chi Alpha Sigma | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 18, 8:46 a.m. Twelve student athletes at UMM are the newest members of the national collegiate athletic honor society, Chi Alpha Sigma. UMM is the first college or university in the state of Minnesota to establish a chapter of this honor society. |
| Football facility construction begins | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 17, 3:28 p.m. Area residents may have felt the earth move under their feet on Monday as work began on the joint football facility that will be used by the Morris Area High School and the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| May Session offers China experience | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 17, 2:05 p.m. Share the adventures of 20 UMM students as they blog their three-week trek across China during the May Session course, Chinese Language and Culture. May Session is a special three-week session that begins immediately after Spring Semester. |
| May Session offers China experience | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 17, 2:04 p.m. Share the adventures of 20 UMM students as they blog their three-week trek across China during the May Session course, Chinese Language and Culture. May Session is a special three-week session that begins immediately after Spring Semester. |
| Symposium and Rural Summit in June | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 17, 10:37 a.m. Minnesota's small towns and rural areas will show how they are "Working Better Together for the Common Good" - the theme for the combined Symposium on Small Towns and Minnesota Rural Summit, June 6 - 7 at UMM. Registration deadline is May 30. |
| Magner named women's soccer coach | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Monday, May 15, 12:25 p.m. UMM Athletic Director Mark Fohl has announced that Dan Magner has been named the women's head soccer coach. |
| Peterson receives human rights award | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 11, 4:20 p.m. Senior Nick Peterson has received the Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship Award. He will travel to London for 12 weeks beginning May 23 to participate in a human rights outreach project. |
| Jacqueline Johnson is UMM chancellor | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, May 11, 8:05 a.m. University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Johnson as the new chancellor for UMM. Johnson's appointment is effective Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of Regents on May 12. |
| Louisiana Gov. Blanco to visit UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, May 9, 2:05 p.m. The Honorable Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, governor of Louisiana, will give the Opening Convocation for UMM's 2006 First Year Seminar on September 5. Gov. Blanco is the mother-in-law of Michael Eble, assistant professor of studio art at UMM. |
| Salvation Army mural speaks volumes | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, May 9, 1:53 p.m. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the new mural installed in the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Morris speaks volumes. Art students in Michael Eble's Media Studies: Mural Project and Public Art course partnered with the local outlet. |
| Peterson gets Human Rights Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, May 9, 1:21 p.m. Nick Peterson has received the Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship Award. Peterson, who has demonstrated an understanding of human rights and dignity throughout his experience as a UMM student, will travel to London for 12 weeks beginning May 23. |
| Nelson receives volunteer award | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, May 9, 9:16 a.m. Senior David Nelson has received the 2006 George Bush President's Volunteer and Service Award. Nelson, from Rapid City, S.D., has volunteered over 500 hours in the past 12 months, both at UMM and in the city of Morris. |
| Ice Cream and Lollipops | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, May 8, 4:46 p.m. The annual Ice Cream and Lollipops Children's Art Exhibit gives local children the opportunity to witness their incredible artwork on display while enjoying an atmosphere of storytelling, music, ice cream, lollipops and other great fun. |
| Original music by student on CD | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Friday, May 5, 2:18 p.m. Senior music major Ben Karlen will have an original composition featured on a CD. Karlen is one of only a few undergraduate students to receive this honor, which is usually afforded primarily to faculty or graduate students. |
| Schuman to gladly teach in retirement | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, May 4, 4:27 p.m. At the end of the academic year, Sam Schuman, University of Minnesota, Morris chancellor, will step down as chief administrative officer and return to teaching—the essence of his academic calling. |
| Global Issues Honors Consortium | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 3, 4:06 p.m. UMM has joined the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Tougaloo College in Mississippi and Dillard University in New Orleans to create the Global Issues Honors Consortium, established with a major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. <br /> <br /> |
| UMM chancellor search progresses | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 3, 1:55 p.m. Following interviews with four finalists for the position of the next UMM chancellor , the Chancellor Search Committee has submitted its report to University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks and Vice President Robert Jones. |
| UMM at Sustainability Conference | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, May 3, 9:19 a.m. Student and staff representatives from the University of Minnesota, Morris will attend the inaugural Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) Conference May 17-19. |
| UMM cited in creative college guide | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, May 2, 12:55 p.m. "The ultimate resource for creative college-bound students" has included mention of UMM. <i>Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers</i>, profiles UMM among 200 creative college programs. |
| Celebrate the excellence of our students | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, May 1, 4:08 p.m. The excellence of UMM students will be celebrated during the 15th Annual Student Honors and Awards Ceremony to begin at 6:45 p.m. Friday, May 12. |
| UMM at the Living Green Expo | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Apr 28, 5:17 p.m. UMM will be an exhibitor at the fifth annual Living Green Expo May 6 and 7 at the State Fairgrounds. The Expo is Minnesota's largest environmental event. |
| An ending and a new beginning | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Apr 28, 11:38 a.m. Commencement day, May 13, will culminate the UMM experience for over 350 seniors who will receive bachelor's degrees this year. It will also mark the final UMM Commencement over which Sam Schuman will preside as chancellor. |
| Klinger to retire after 44 dynamic years | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Apr 28, 11:00 a.m. Professor Klinger's career has touched countless people--students, faculty, staff, fellow psychology colleagues, and the field of psychology itself--in Morris, in Minnesota and around the world. |
| An act of kindness | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 27, 11:49 a.m. UMM students Stephanie Schroder, Sara Bremer, Chelsea Anttila, Tegan Peterson and Kate Shimshock donated their sheared locks recently to the "Locks of Love" Program. |
| Emmy nomination for former UMMer | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 27, 8:48 a.m. Former UMM student, Brent Roske, was nominated for an Emmy for a series he co-produced, titled "Sophie Chase." Roske attended UMM from 1992-1994. |
| Apply for Summer Scholars | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 26, 9:52 a.m. It's not too early to start thinking about summer. More specifically, if you're a high school sophomore or junior ranking in the top 20 percent of your class, it's time to think about attending the Summer Scholars program at UMM. |
| Christiansen gets Google Borg award | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 25, 11:41 a.m. Emily Christiansen is among 28 highly qualified finalists for the 2006 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. The award "encourages women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders." |
| Staff awardees to be recognized | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 25, 9:32 a.m. Several staff employees at the University of Minnesota, Morris have been recognized for their job performance and contributions to the campus. |
| UMM Alumni Labyrinth dedicated | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 25, 9:06 a.m. A monument at the site of the UMM Alumni Memorial Labyrinth was dedicated on Beautiful U Day, April 20. Episcopal students at UMM became interested in labyrinths and proposed building one on campus that would be dedicated to all alumni. |
| Orr recalls years at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 25, 8:33 a.m. Peter Orr will mark over 32 years as the landscape maintenance supervisor at UMM when he retires on May 19, 2006. He remembered the changes that have occurred since he replaced former grounds keeper, Wes Gray, on December 17, 1973. |
| Wintheiser is two-time athlete of week | |
 | Brian Curtis, Tuesday, Apr 25, 8:09 a.m. For the second time this year, University of Minnesota, Morris' Ashley Wintheiser has been named the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference women's track and field athlete of the week. |
| Award-winning novelist visits UMM | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Monday, Apr 24, 2:29 p.m. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, novelist, poet and University of Houston professor of creative writing, was a featured World Touch Cultural Heritage Week speaker |
| Say goodbye right to the Schumans | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 20, 3:11 p.m. UMM students cordially invite everyone to "say goodbye right" to Sam and Nancy Schuman during a farewell picnic from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 1, on the Campus Mall. |
| Opera Workshop set | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 20, 9:52 a.m. Scenes from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" and Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" will be just two of the offerings to be performed during this year's Opera Workshop at UMM. |
| First place at computing symposium | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 20, 9:21 a.m. Seven UMM students and faculty traveled to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, recently to participate in the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium. Nathan Fortuna, Danial Selifonov and Scott Lembcke won first place in the programming contest. |
| Keeler creates board game | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 20, 9:11 a.m. Are you tired of playing Parcheesi and Scrabble? Have you already memorized the answers to most versions of Trivial Pursuit? If so, you might want to try a new board game called "Honest Abe vs. the Xenopods."<br /> |
| Faculty and staff to be recognized | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 19, 11:15 a.m. The 15th annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Dinner will be held next Thursday evening, April 27, at 6 p.m. in Oyate Hall at the University of Minnesota, Morris. All are cordially invited to attend. |
| Find out what Service Learning is all about | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 17, 6:21 p.m. More than 150 students and 1,000 community members were involved in service learning projects this semester. Wondering what Service Learning is all about? Find out during the Service Learning Expo May 3 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Student Center. |
| Jiashan, Morris sign exchange agreement | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Monday, Apr 17, 5:17 p.m. Jiashan and the City of Morris have been accepted into the International Sister City Program. On April 17 at 3 p.m. China time, 2 a.m. Morris time, Chancellor Schuman reported: "We signed the formal exchange agreement."<br /> <br /> |
| Morris, Minn. welcomes Tuna, Texas | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 17, 4:49 p.m. Meiningens Student Theatre and the UMM theater discipline welcomes to Morris, Minnesota the hilarious shenanigans of Tuna, Texas, in the uproarious comedy "Greater Tuna." UMM senior Todd A. Janssen directs this two-person comedic feast April 27-29. |
| Tinman Triathlon is afoot | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 12, 5:58 p.m. UMM will host its 23rd annual Tinman Triathlon on Saturday, April 29. Men and women of all ages are encouraged to take part in this event, either as individuals or in teams. |
| Pride Week begins | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 12, 5:45 p.m. Annual Pride Week events get underway April 13 with the Opening Ceremony at 3:45 p.m. on the Campus Mall. UMM Chancellor Sam Schuman and Morris Mayor Carol Wilcox will speak. |
| César Chávez awards given | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Apr 12, 5:07 p.m. United Latinos President Viridiana Zuniga and Pareena Lawrence, economics/management faculty, are recipients of this year's César E. Chávez Award. The awards were presented during a campus ceremony on April 12. |
| Hunger banquet to raise awareness | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 11, 3:21 p.m. In an effort to raise general awareness on hunger and poverty issues, Movement for Animal Rights by Concerned Humans at UMM will co-sponsor the fifth annual Hunger Banquet on April 17. |
| UMM in Carnegie Classification | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Apr 10, 9:55 a.m. Under the revised Carnegie Foundation classification system, UMM has been identified as a more selective, exclusively undergraduate, four-year public liberal arts institution with a high concentration of majors in the arts and sciences. |
| Student Senior Art Exhibition | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Apr 6, 3:46 p.m. Work by UMM senior art students can be seen during the 2006 Student Senior Art Exhibition in the HFA Gallery. A public opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20. The show runs April 20-May 12. |
| Small Towns Symposium, Rural Summit | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 4, 3:39 p.m. Minnesota's small towns and rural areas will take center stage to show how they are "Working Better Together for the Common Good" - the theme for the combined Symposium on Small Towns and Minnesota Rural Summit, June 6-7 at UMM. |
| Multi-Ethnic Mentorship presentations | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 4, 1:40 p.m. Students who have participated in the Multi-Ethnic Mentorship Program at UMM over this academic year gave oral and poster presentations April 3 on a variety of topics. |
| Writer Rigoberto Gonzalez to visit | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Apr 4, 11:19 a.m. Writer Rigoberto Gonzalez will visit the Morris community Thursday-Saturday, April 6-8. He will give a poetry and fiction reading, participate in Soup and Substance and attend a Story Hour and Children's Activity. |
| CNIA Powwow celebrates, educates | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Mar 30, 1:39 p.m. More than 55 dancers in full regalia and 14 drums gathered during the 22nd annual Circle of Nations Indian Association (CNIA) Powwow held at the University of Minnesota, Morris March 25. |
| Hurricane cleanup during Spring Break | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Mar 30, 1:33 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris students who helped with hurricane cleanup efforts in Slidell, Louisiana, during Spring Break 2006 report the experience was "invaluable." |
| Brian Curtis named UMAC SID | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Mar 30, 9:51 a.m. The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference has named UMM sports information director Brian Curtis as the next director of sports information for the conference. Curtis will remain in his current role with UMM, while taking on the additional conference responsibilities. |
| Chem Club is in its element | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Thursday, Mar 30, 9:30 a.m. If your only idea of chemistry is a laboratory filled with test tubes, Bunsen burners and teachers dressed in lab coats, UMM Chem Club students may change your mind. |
| Service trip changes lives forever | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Mar 29, 4:39 p.m. Eighteen University of Minnesota, Morris students participated in the Pay It Forward Tour during Spring Break 2006. The group performed community service projects at each stop on the tour. |
| Schrunk Ericksen receives Teaching Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Mar 29, 11:08 a.m. Thanks to the generosity of the UMM Alumni Association, the Morris campus recognizes its outstanding professors through the UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award, created by the alumni in 1994. Janet Schrunk Ericksen is this year's recipient.<br /> <br /> |
| NASA internship for student Chris Orth | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Monday, Mar 27, 9:15 a.m. Physics and mathematics major Christopher Orth completed a NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program Internship at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, during summer 2005. <br /> <br /> |
| Chancellor search progresses | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 24, 1:17 p.m. Four finalists for the position of UMM chancellor have now visited the campus. Specific details about the candidates, including their vitae and other meeting opportunities, etc., are posted on the Chancellor Search Web site.<br /> |
| Empowering Women in a Globalized World | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Mar 21, 5:09 p.m. Associate Professor of Philosophy Christine Koggel will address the third session of the 30th Midwest Philosophy Colloquium on the topic, "Empowering Women in a Globalized World." She will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, April 3, at Federated Church. <br /> <br /> |
| Lawrence receives prestigious award | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Mar 21, 8:56 a.m. Pareena Lawrence is a 2006 recipient of the Horace T. Morse Award, which honors faculty who excel in teaching, research, creative activities, advising, academic program development and educational leadership. |
| 28th Annual Jazz Fest | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 20, 11:25 a.m. More than 900 visiting high school musicians will join UMM's internationally renowned jazzers and two guest artists during the 28th annual Jazz Fest. Clinics and performances will also showcase the West Central All Stars and UMM Alumni Jazz Band. |
| Dark Castle is children's play | |
 | Alyssa Herzog '07, Wednesday, Mar 15, 4:23 p.m. This year's Children's Theatre play, "The Dark Castle," bubbles with simply great messages about the importance of asking for help, the idea that one is never alone, the triumph of good over evil and the importance of love and friendship. |
| Dark Castle is children's play | |
 | Alyssa Herzog '07, Wednesday, Mar 15, 4:10 p.m. This year's Children's Theatre play, "The Dark Castle," bubbles with simply great messages about the importance of asking for help, the idea that one is never alone, the triumph of good over evil and the importance of love and friendship. |
| Chancellor addresses Regents' committee | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Mar 15, 3:21 p.m. In a recent presentation to a Regents' Committee, Chancellor Schuman cited two strengths that UMM brings to address its challenges. "The first are our historical core strengths – faculty, staff and students. The second are new initiatives." |
| Cabrera to read at U of M Bookstore | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Mar 14, 12:02 p.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Professor of Spanish and Ecuadorian novelist Vicente Cabrera Funes will read from his fourth novel, <i>Los malditos amantes de Carolina</i>, at 2 p.m. Monday, April 3, at the University of Minnesota Bookstore. |
| WTCH: Diversity among people, nations | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 13, 2:51 p.m. A UMM alumnus, storyteller and artist and a community leader, educator and activist will help UMM celebrate "Diversity Among People and Nations: Messages for the Next Generation" during World Touch Cultural Heritage Week March 20-25. |
| Women medal at swimming, diving | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Mar 6, 8:39 a.m. The Cougar swimming and diving team moved up four spots from last year's Liberal Arts Championship. Head Coach Dave Molesworth thinks "we are headed in the right direction to become a very strong competitive team in the future." |
| Women medal at swimming, diving | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 3, 2:49 p.m. The Cougar swimming and diving team moved up four spots from last year's Liberal Arts Championships to finish ninth out of 15 teams this year. Head Coach Dave Molesworth thinks "we are headed in the right direction to become a very strong competitive team in the future." |
| 2006 Juried Student Exhibition | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Mar 3, 2:26 p.m. Exquisite mixed-media sculptural works and ceramic pieces by both art and non-art majors will be on view during the 2006 Juried Student Art Exhibition in the HFA Gallery March 23-April 15. |
| Herzog headed to Kennedy Center | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Friday, Mar 3, 1:46 p.m. Alyssa Herzog has received an all-expense paid trip to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., to attend the American College Theatre Festival. |
| State of U address presented at UMM | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Mar 3, 9:38 a.m. U of M President Robert Bruininks presented the 2006 State of the University address at UMM on March 2. If you missed this historic event—the first State of the U delivered at a coordinate campus—listen to a recording. |
| Concert Choir tours the West Coast | |
 | Bekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Thursday, Mar 2, 2:01 p.m. Travel adventures, warm weather, and most importantly, opportunities to share their music await UMM Concert Choir members on their 2006 Spring Break West Coast Tour. |
| Empowering to create change | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Wednesday, Mar 1, 12:18 p.m. "Culture can come from so many different places," said sophomore Sarah Vig. Vig and sophomore Linsey McMurrin, along with about 60 other participants, attended the Multi-Cultural Student Leadership Retreat. |
| Pride of the Prairie Expo, Market, Meal | |
 | Amanda Sayles '06, Clinton, Wednesday, Mar 1, 12:11 p.m. You can support local farmers and enjoy locally grown foods when you attend the Pride of the Prairie's 7th Annual Spring Community Food Expo and Farmer's Market and Local Foods Meal. |
| Flutes join UMM Flute Ensemble | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 28, 9:36 a.m. The UMM Flute Ensemble welcomes two new additions to its membership, an alto and a bass flute. The flutes will be permanent additions to the ensemble, which is comprised of UMM, high school and community flutists. |
| Youth can step ahead with music | |
 | Karen Cusey, Monday, Feb 27, 6:04 p.m. Great musicians start by learning the basics of their instrument. "Step Ahead With Music," a two-week day program, June 5-16, at UMM, is designed for fourth, fifth and sixth graders who will be starting their first full year of music. |
| Register for Creative Study Institute | |
 | Karen Cusey, Monday, Feb 27, 6:02 p.m. Since its first two-week program in 1974, the Henjum Creative Study Institute at UMM has provided a unique variety of arts enrichment opportunities for junior and senior high school gifted and talented students during the summer. |
| UMM will add men's soccer | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 27, 5:08 p.m. UMM will add men's soccer to its intercollegiate athletics program beginning Fall 2006. According to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Sandra Olson-Loy, the decision is a response to increased interest in soccer among Minnesota youth. |
| MBB Cougars named all-conference | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Monday, Feb 27, 5:02 p.m. Three Cougars from the men's basketball team have been named to the UMAC all-conference list. The Cougars fell to the number one seed, St. Scholastica, 86-76 in the semi finals of the UMAC post-season tournament in Duluth on Friday.<br /> |
| Cougar WBB season success | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Monday, Feb 27, 4:28 p.m. Cougar women's head basketball coach Randi Peterson's inaugural season has proven to be a successful one. Peterson led the Cougars to the playoffs and has been recognized as the UMAC women's basketball coach of the year.<br /> |
| Will Steger to visit UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 21, 4:05 p.m. Global warming and Minnesota's energy future will be the focus of a slide presentation at UMM by Arctic explorer Will Steger. The presentation will include first-hand accounts of climate change at the poles. |
| Intersexuality expert speaker | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 21, 3:14 p.m. Intersexuality expert and sociology professor at Hamline University Dr. Sharon Preves will discuss her intersexuality research during a presentation, titled "Intersex Revolution: Sexual Ambiguity, Medicine and Social Change." |
| Support for low-income students | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 16, 3:31 p.m. UMM is included with the other U campuses in the expanded Founders Opportunity Scholarship program that will cover qualified incoming freshmen and transfer students. More than 600 UMM students are expected to benefit. |
| Listen to Keillor's UMM show online | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Feb 16, 3:02 p.m. If you missed UMM's "A Prairie Home Companion" performance, you can experience the same great show enjoyed by a filled-to-capacity crowd on campus and more than four million radio listeners around the world. |
| Listen to tonight's basketball games | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 16, 2:16 p.m. Listen to tonight's men's and women's post-season basketball games online. The games will be broadcast on KKOK 95.7 FM and can also be heard on the Web. |
| First study-abroad course in India | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Feb 15, 4:25 p.m. Twenty-one students, accompanied by Professor of Economics Pareena Lawrence, a native of India, paid $4,000 each to travel to India on the first study abroad course offering to India sponsored by CERP at UMM. |
| Doc Carlson inducted into Hall of Fame | |
 | Judy Korn, Wednesday, Feb 15, 2:02 p.m. The Minnesota Music Educators Association inducts Jim "Doc" Carlson '65, professor of music, into the MMEA Hall of Fame in recognition of excellence in teaching and contributions to music education. |
| Civil Rights and Civil Memory | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 14, 4:39 p.m. Kirt Wilson, associate professor and director of Graduate Studies in Communication at the U-Twin Cities, will give the Spring Speech Symposium lecture, "Civil Rights v. Civil Memory: Rhetorically (re)constituting the Civil Rights Movement." |
| Garden show grows interest | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, Coon Rapids, Tuesday, Feb 14, 3:37 p.m. As a child Sue Gooch viewed gardening as a chore. Now she is so enthused by it that she writes and compiles her own scripts for "Prairie Yard and Garden," the popular show produced by Media Services at UMM and seen by thousands of TV viewers.<br /> <br /> |
| Renewable Energy events | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 14, 1:02 p.m. Minnesota's potential for taking the next step in renewable energy will be explored in two separate meetings February 27-28 at the West Central Regional Outreach Center and the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| McNally hits 1,000 point milestone | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Feb 14, 12:24 p.m. Brendan McNally '07, Lindstrom, garners 1,000 career point as Cougar basketball athlete. |
| McRoberts takes CERP helm | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 14, 10:02 a.m. Tom McRoberts does not aspire to create a new mission for Continuing Education and Regional Programs. As new director, he will build on the mission and vision and the tradition of service that has characterized CERP over its entire history.<br /> <br /> |
| Order your Jazz Fest tickets! | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Feb 7, 4:12 p.m. Ticket order forms are available for "three days of hot jazz" at UMM Thursday-Saturday, April 6-8. Guest artists Nestor Torres and Reggie Watkins will join UMM Jazz Ensembles, under the baton of Dr. James "Doc" Carlson, for this year's Jazz Fest.<br /> <br /> |
| "Help Wanted" to perform | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Feb 6, 1:58 p.m. "Help Wanted" is the story of impoverished immigrants who came to Minnesota to seek a better life and to help their family in Mexico. Teatro del Pueblo will perform the play at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in HFA Black Box Theatre.<br /> <br /> <br /> |
| Service learning + math = good equation | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Feb 3, 11:49 a.m. The research of four faculty and staff - Jon Anderson, Peh Ng, Engin Sungur and Ben Winchester - is showcased in a recently published book, the first of its kind about incorporating a service-learning component into college mathematics courses. |
| And the winner is. . . | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Feb 3, 11:48 a.m. The winner of the Winter Break 2006 Photo Contest is UMM senior Amy Brotten, Fridley. The group photo of UMM students who studied in India over break, taken by Pareena Lawrence, associate professor of economics, took second place. |
| Cool dude with book | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 2, 10:00 a.m. Still looking for a "cool" place to study? Or has that book you're reading left you "cold"? Natalie Kinsky checks out this "cool dude with book" sculpture that can be found among other cold, creative creatures on the campus Mall. |
| Administrative changes at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Feb 2, 9:30 a.m. University of Minnesota, Morris Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean Dr. John F. Schwaller has accepted the post of president of the State University of New York College at Potsdam, effective July 1, 2006. |
| Medinger is Women's Week speaker | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Feb 1, 3:37 p.m. Founding director of Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality, Mary Kaye Medinger brings together stories of Brigid of Kildare, Mary of Nazareth, Hidegard of Bingen, the Beguines and Etty Hillesum in her lecture, "Spirited Lives: Women Who Mattered." <br /> <br /> |
| Ready, set, hunt! | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Wednesday, Feb 1, 11:49 a.m. The February Freeze Fest Medallion Hunt kicks off Thursday, February 2. The hunt will continue until the medallion is found. Find your daily clues here. Clue #1 is. . . |
| UMMers exhibit in juried fiber art show | |
 | Judy Korn, Thursday, Jan 26, 2:29 p.m. The work of alumni, faculty, staff and retirees is on display in conjunction with a traveling national exhibition of the Embroiderer's Guild of America, "Through the Needle's Eye." |
| Record number of students apply to UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 24, 3:40 p.m. UMM has received a record number of student applicants for fall 2006. <i>"Never has it been more important for students and families to get the most for their money when it comes to higher education."</i> -Director of Admissions Jaime Moquin. |
| Eberle to address Philosophy Colloquium | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 23, 3:30 p.m. Christopher J. Eberle, associate professor of philosophy at the United States Naval Academy, will present "Religion, Pacifism and the Doctrine of Restraint" at the Midwest Philosophy Colloquium February 9, 7 p.m. |
| Berglund makes, breaks hoop records | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Jan 23, 12:49 p.m. Malinda Berglund is only the 16th player in UMM women's basketball history to reach 1,000 points. The defining basket came with 13:57 left in regulation play. In the process she also set a new single-game record for points at 42. <br /> <br /> |
| Dr. Hayes is Black History Month speaker | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jan 20, 3:39 p.m. Dr. Tyrone Hayes, a biology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, will present the Black History Month keynote, "From Boyhood Curiosity to Scientific Discovery," at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in Edson Auditorium. |
| Pie-in-the-face fun set for Cougar game | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Jan 20, 8:31 a.m. Randi Peterson, head coach of the women's basketball team, has devised a contest that gives new meaning to the basketball term, "bucket," as in "making a basket." Peterson says the contest also ushers in a "new era of winning" for Cougar basketball. |
| UMM: among best values in the nation | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 17, 3:22 p.m. UMM is ranked ninth among top schools as a best value for out-of-state students in the Kiplinger's Personal Finance survey of the 100 best values among public higher education institutions. UMM is the only Minnesota university to make the list.<br /> <br /> |
| Lagergren '85 is Holocaust Museum Fellow | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Jan 17, 11:01 a.m. Alum Mark Lagergren serves as an advocate for Holocaust education in a nationwide outreach program for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. |
| Physics is alive with sound and music | |
 | Theresa Novak '09, UMM News Service, Tuesday, Jan 17, 9:34 a.m. Sylke Boyd's "Physics of Sound and Music" class completed the fall semester with a project designed to challenge students' creativity, resourcefulness and knowledge, as well as to apply what they learned in the class. |
| Body of work by Michael Eble, students | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 10, 3:39 p.m. "Beats of Haiga," a body of work by art faculty, Michael Eble, along with murals created by students in Eble's Media Studies: Mural Project and Public Art course, will comprise the next exhibition in the HFA Gallery. |
| UMM alum Gildea named associate justice | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 10, 2:01 p.m. Governor Tim Pawlenty has appointed UMM alumna Lorie Gildea '83 as Supreme Court Associate Justice. Gildea recalls her UMM experience: "In short, the day I decided to attend UMM was one of the best days of my life," |
| An evening of dance | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Jan 10, 9:50 a.m. Students, faculty and alumni will be featured in an evening of dance and art January 27-28 in the Proscenium Theatre. |
| UMM Concert Choir to perform! | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Monday, Jan 9, 5:11 p.m. The UMM Concert Choir will be the special musical guest during "A Prairie Home Companion" this Saturday at UMM. Other guest appearances include Andy Stein, joining the Shoe Band, Prudence Johnson, Doyle Larson and Quicksilver and Tim Sparks.<br /> |
| CST & Morris up for Carter Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Dec 21, 1:19 p.m. The partnership between the Center for Small Towns and the City of Morris is one of five finalists for the prestigious Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration.<br /> <br /> |
| Campus contributes to holiday projects | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Dec 20, 1:51 p.m. Nearly $1,800 worth of toys was collected during the Toys for Tots drive, and seven families benefitted during this year's Adopt-a-Family, thanks to campus students, staff and faculty at UMM.<br /> <br /> |
| An innovative learning opportunity | |
 | Judy Korn, Monday, Dec 19, 4:12 p.m. High school teacher Andrew Weaver '85 and his biology students raise peregrine falcons in his Stillwater classroom. |
| Jackson Katz is convocations speaker | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Dec 19, 3:03 p.m. Former all-star football player and first man at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to earn a minor in women's studies, Jackson Katz will present "Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity" in a January 18 convocation.<br /> <br /> |
| On or off the field, they're on the ball | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Dec 19, 11:43 a.m. Now in its eighth season, women's soccer has excelled from the beginning on and off the field. A 3.19 team GPA has placed the UMM team among those who earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom as a team. <br /> <br /> |
| Vicente Cabrera publishes fourth novel | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Dec 15, 11:28 a.m. "I like to make literature of my life. It's not that my literature is an autobiography, but rather that my novels are mirrors that reflect my life and the lives of others." Spanish Professor Vicente Cabrera has had his fourth novel published. |
| NASA internship for Chris Olson '05 | |
 | Rebekah Deutl '08, Anoka, Monday, Dec 12, 2:00 p.m. Recent graduate Chris Olson's NASA internship is one more step towards "dream career." |
| Capacity crowd welcomes home area troops | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Dec 6, 11:26 a.m. Friends and loved ones, including more than 100 service veterans from the region, packed the P.E. Center gymnasium at UMM to welcome home from Iraq the soldiers of Charlie Company during a ceremony held December 5.<br /> <br /> |
| UMM and WCROC highlighted in The Furrow | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Dec 2, 9:15 a.m. The renewable energy efforts of the University of Minnesota, Morris and the West Central Research and Outreach Center are highlighted in the December 2005 issue of The Furrow. The article is titled, "Power of the Future." |
| Basketball and Toys [for Tots] | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Nov 29, 4:04 p.m. Contribute to a worthy holiday cause and support Cougar basketball at the same time by attending the UMM women's and men's basketball games on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9ᆞ. Read on to see how you can get free popcorn or free admission!<br /> <br /> |
| Date auction benefits Red Cross | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 21, 9:49 a.m. The Black Student Union student organization at the University of Minnesota, Morris collected over $340 for the American Red Cross during a date auction held in October. <br /> <br /> <br /> |
| Service Learning Expo set December 8 | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 21, 9:16 a.m. View student projects, learn about next semester's courses, and talk to students, staff and faculty who are familiar with each course during the Service Learning Expo, 3Lj p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the Student Center University Room. |
| A Good Enough Holiday Show | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 18, 2:54 p.m. Holiday music, UMM big band jazz and laughter combine for "A Good Enough Holiday Show." Don't miss this special holiday one-time performance on December 9, more than good enough for the entire family. |
| Carol Concerts continue tradition | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 18, 11:40 a.m. An original composition, titled "Magnificat," written by senior music major, Benjamin Karlen, Owatonna, will be featured during the 27th Annual Carol Concerts at UMM. |
| Joint football facility public meeting | |
 | Judy Riley, Friday, Nov 18, 9:52 a.m. A public information meeting regarding the Morris Area School District/University of Minnesota, Morris joint-use football facility will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at the Morris Area High School Media Center. |
| UMM hosts ACM Programming Contest | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 17, 4:52 p.m. Declarative Non-statement, placed first at the UMM site and 22nd in the region during the annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest held November 5 at UMM. |
| Students, alumni get prime theater gig | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Nov 16, 3:05 p.m. The talents of UMM students, Sara Herman, Ryan Rysavy and Lauren Goodrich, along with UMM staff member, Tim Ray, were showcased during the Minnesota premier of "The Benevolent Women's Craft Society" at Prairie Wind Players' Roosevelt Hall in Barrett. |
| Community Forums for next UMM Chancellor | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 14, 3:41 p.m. Area communities are invited to participate in Community Forums to offer input regarding the next chancellor of UMM. |
| HFA receives AIA Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 14, 9:07 a.m. The timeless architecture of the Ralph Rapson-designed Humanities Fine Arts building has been recognized with an AIA Minnesota 25-Year Award. |
| Gravelle wins third with poster | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 10, 2:26 p.m. The only undergraduate to present his poster during competition at the 14th Conference on Trends in Computational Chemistry, Matthew Gravelle placed third. The conference welcomed scientists from all over Europe, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. |
| Naming ceremony honors Imholte | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 10, 11:06 a.m. UMM honored the John Q. Imholte legacy by renaming its Social Science building John Q. Imholte Hall in a ceremony held during Homecoming weekend. |
| Spanish scholar to give Barber Lecture | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Nov 9, 2:12 p.m. Spanish scholar Marvin A. Lewis, director of the Afro-Romance Institute for Languages and Literatures of the African Diaspora at the University of Missouri-Columbia, will give The Barber Lecture in Literature. |
| Raptor Resource Project volunteer | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Nov 8, 12:53 p.m. Student Matthew Lasch, an advocate for protecting raptors and their natural habitats, practices the ancient art of falconry. He'll complete an environmental studies concentration in December. |
| Washington Monthly cites UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Nov 8, 11:44 a.m. UMM has been ranked third nationally among all public liberal arts colleges in the first annual Washington Monthly College Guide. |
| Paulette Fairbanks Molin is recipient of UMM Distinguished Alumni Award | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Monday, Nov 7, 5:12 p.m. |
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| UMM garners Green Power Award | |
 | Judy Riley, Monday, Nov 7, 3:44 p.m. UMM and the City of Morris are partnering in a variety of signficant renewable and alternative energy projects. |
| Women's soccer team wins UMAC, again | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Monday, Nov 7, 3:21 p.m. For the second consecutive season, the UMM women's soccer team entered the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) post-season tournament as the number two seed. For the second straight season, the Cougars brought the tournament championship home. |
| Molin '66 receives Alumni Award | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Nov 4, 2:11 p.m. Paulette Fairbanks Molin ཾ, noted author and educator, received a 2005 UMM Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award during Homecoming gathering. Molin was nominated by UMM professor of history, Bert Ahern. |
| Thao '95 receives Alumni Award | |
 | Judy Korn, Friday, Nov 4, 2:11 p.m. Artist and Representative Cy Thao ྛ (DFL-Minn.), received the 2005 UMM Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award during Homecoming gathering. Thao was nominated by professor of studio art, Jenny Nellis. |
| UMM receives USDA, DOE grant | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Friday, Nov 4, 9:46 a.m. |
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| UMM, City are leaders in renewable and alternative energy initiatives | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Friday, Nov 4, 9:45 a.m. |
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| Winona LaDuke to speak at UMM | |
 | Judy Riley, Thursday, Nov 3, 8:21 a.m. In 1989, Winona LaDuke received the Reebok Human Rights Award, with which, in part, she began the White Earth Land Recovery Project. |
| UMM receives USDA, DOE funding | |
 | Judy Riley, Wednesday, Nov 2, 4:14 p.m. UMM is one of only 11 sites selected to receive funding for the Biomass Research and Development Initiative, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy. <br /> |
| 27th Annual UMM Concert Band Festival | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Nov 1, 2:45 p.m. Approximately 100 student musicians from high schools statewide will participate in the 27th Annual Concert Band Festival November 12 at the University of Minnesota, Morris. |
| 27th Annual UMM Concert Band Festival | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Tuesday, Nov 1, 2:44 p.m. |
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| UMM community shares Rick Rose memories | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Nov 1, 1:11 p.m. Memorial service on the campus mall provides an opportunity for friends and family to honor student Rick Rose's memory and to comfort one another. |
| Autopsy report on UMM student, Rick Rose, released | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Tuesday, Nov 1, 11:19 a.m. |
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| UMM mourns death of student, Rick Rose | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Tuesday, Nov 1, 11:18 a.m. |
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| Winona LaDuke to speak at UMM | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Tuesday, Nov 1, 11:02 a.m. |
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| Jazz musicians' benefit for alumna | |
 | Judy Riley, Tuesday, Nov 1, 10:25 a.m. New Orleans is known for its jazz. That's probably what attracted University of Minnesota, Morris alumna Nancy (Rippe) Burtchaell '88, originally from Glenwood, to the city. |
| New Frontiers in Feminist Research | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Tuesday, Nov 1, 9:48 a.m. |
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| Connecting Students and Communities program | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Tuesday, Nov 1, 9:12 a.m. |
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| Bruss gives inaugural Latterell lecture | |
 | Judy Korn, Tuesday, Nov 1, 8:39 a.m. The Joseph J. Latterell Memorial Visiting Alumnus Program was officially launched on October 24, 2005. UMM was honored to have alum Kenneth Bruss as the guest speaker. Bruss spoke on "Flexible Chemistry: From Foods to Pharmaceuticals." |
| Sculpture project to be unveiled | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Monday, Oct 31, 4:11 p.m. |
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| Oil paintings, digital imagery exhibit | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Oct 28, 12:23 p.m. Christian Angelo Ricco's oil painting portraits and Jenny Kimball's digital images, captured with a flat bed scanner and printed on silk, will be featured at the UMM Humanities Fine Arts Gallery now through December 15. |
| UMM tops national rankings again | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Oct 28, 10:43 a.m. For the fifth straight year, U.S. News & World Report ranks UMM in the top five public liberal arts colleges in the nation. And The Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College ranks UMM one of its three "best college bargains" in the nation. |
| COPC grant forges partnership | |
 | Christine Mahoney, Friday, Oct 28, 10:30 a.m. A recent visit from the Minnesota Design Team is but one phase of a partnership between Morris residents and the University of Minnesota, Morris thanks to a nearly $400,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
| COPC grant again forges Morris community, UMM partnership | |
| Judy Riley, UMM News Service, Wednesday, Oct 26, 4:18 p.m. |
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| Master voice teacher will conduct master |