University of Minnesota, Morris
Morris is an undergraduate, public, liberal arts college of 1700 students. Morris is located in Morris, Minnesota a town of 5,000 people. Morris was founded in 1960, but its history goes back over 100 years as an educational institution. Morris provides a personalized educational experience with the resources of a top-ten research school. Our goal is a renewable, sustainable education.
Morris has a goal of carbon neutrality and energy self-sufficiency by 2010. Morris is a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. Morris is building an integrated small-scale renewable energy platform and has an ongoing, aggressive multi-million dollar conservation approach - over half of the electricity at Morris is provided by a large 1.65MW wind turbine. Morris has built a first-of-a-kind biomass gasification reactor on campus. Students are engaged in a wide variety of sustainability-related research. Morris has a unique shared governance structure that engages students in resource decision-making. Morris is a founding member of Pride of the Prairie - one of the longest running local food initiatives in Minnesota higher education.
