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Water Scarcity On Arizona’S Navajo Nation, As An Environmental Justice Issue, Chenoa Marks

Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal

For the Navajo–or Diné, meaning ‘the people’ in Diné Bizaad (Navajo language)–water is not only a resource. It is life, story, and relationship. It is tied to origin, movement, and balance within the natural and spiritual world. Water exists not only in rivers and rainfall, but in teachings, ceremonies, and the way knowledge is passed down from one generation to the next. In this sense, water is both physical and cultural, shaping how people live, understand the land, and connect to one another.

At the same time, water on the Navajo Nation–known by the Diné as Diné Bikéyah, also translated …

University Of Minnesota Morris Commencement 2026, Communications And Marketing

UMM Commencement

The University of Minnesota Morris's sixty-third commencement, Saturday, May 9, 2026, 1:30 PM.

Wcsa Alumnews: Spring 2026, Office Of Alumni Relations

WCSA AlumNEWS

Contents include: WCSA's agriculture legacy continues: UMN Morris alumni find agriculture as part of their liberal arts education; In your words; From the dining hall to third floor Behmler: Michael Rodriguez is UMN Morris chancellor; Fondly remembered... ; WCSA Legacy Memorial in Horticulture Garden ; 2026 WCSA All-School Reunion

Curriculum Minutes 02/26/2026, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 11/13/2025, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Umn Morris Featured In The Princeton Review Guide To Green Colleges, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Goodnough, Loo Recognized With Umacs Sustainability Awards, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Curricular Changes Proposed For 2025-2027 Morris Catalog, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Morris Climate Action Plan, University Of Minnesota - Morris

Miscellaneous Campus Publications

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century and impacts people, communities, and ecosystems—both locally and globally. The University of Minnesota Morris Climate Action Plan (CAP) provides a road map to address climate change through strategic mitigation and adaptation in alignment with the campus mission, goals and objectives. The 2025 CAP charts the course to reduce campus greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 87% by 2035 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

The CAP was developed in tandem with the 2025 UMN Morris Campus Plan to address intrinsically linked strategic goals stated in MPact 2025 Systemwide Strategic Plan. …

Umn Morris Faculty And Staff Honored, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Faculty/Staff Recognition Celebration 2025, Communications And Marketing

Faculty And Staff Recognition Dinner Programs

Award Winners:

Horace T. Morse Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education: Mark Collier

UMM Faculty Distinguished Research Award: Ann DuHamel

UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award: Sylke Boyd

Morris Academic Staff Award: Matt Johnson

Bill and Ida Stewart Award for Racial Justice Advocacy: Clement Loo

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Award: Cristina Ortiz

Community Engagement Award: Kerry Michael

Mary Martelle Memorial Award: Kathy Dingman

Outstanding Support Staff Awards: Makiko Legate, Kathy Dingman, Lynn Johnson

Retirees: David Brown, Keith Brugger, John Hamerlinck, Sarah Mattson, Mike Miller, Cynthia Schneider, Ray Schultz, Sheila Warner

Curriculum Minutes 02/06/2025, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

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West Central Minnesota Regional Food Assessment, Ed Brands, Daniel Jahngurske, Allison Koos, Kat Kraemer, Argie Manolis, Mikayla Morris, Isabel Olson, Cristina Ortiz, Annabelle Scafe

Center for Small Towns

This project documents food access, barriers, production, and suggestions for improvement in the food system across a largely agricultural five-county (Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse) region in West-Central Minnesota. A variety of methods, including surveys, interviews, and focus groups, were used to gather data. Secondary (e.g., US Census, USDA Census of Agriculture) and historical (e.g., grocery store directories) data were also used in this project.

Approximately half of household food security survey respondents (N= 283) had in the last year at least worried about there not being enough money for food in their household. Respondents experiencing food insecurity were …

Profile: Innovation Through The Liberal Arts, Communications And Marketing

Profile (1996-)

In this issue: Alumnus Chooses to Pay It Forward with Scholarships ; Gallant Makes the Most of Scholarships ; Newell Gives Back with Entrepreneurship Class ; Giving Allows Students to Get Business Ownership Experience ; Competitive Ethics Team Earns National Bid ; Tollefsrud Named Fulbright Finalist ; Noujdi Receives 2024 Undergraduate SEED Award ; Faculty and Staff Awards ; Hands-On Observatory Experience for Physics Students ; Zavada, Students Travel to Peru for Fulbright Research ; Morris Model Wins Second Department of Energy Competition ; 2025 Commencement ; Spotlight: Highlighting the Degree in Three Option ; AI Philosophy Tutor: Using AI …

Scholastic Minutes 11/07/2024, Scholastic Committee

Scholastic Committee

No abstract provided.

Expanding Sustainability Perspectives With Poster Art And Dakota Language, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Campus Assembly Minutes 10/22 & 10/24/2024, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Umn Morris Students Lead Campus Tree Survey Project, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Curricular Changes Proposed For 2025-2027 Morris Catalog Division Of Social Sciences, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 10/10/2024, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

University Of Minnesota Morris 2024 Commencement, Communications And Marketing

UMM Commencement

The University of Minnesota Morris's sixty-first commencement, Saturday, May 11, 2024, 1:30 PM.

2024 Student Senior Art Exhibition Opens April 17, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 04/04/2024, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 01/25/2024, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Profile: Celebrating Sustainability, Communications And Marketing

Profile (1996-)

In this issue: Zavada is First Morton Gneiss Professor; Cougar Days of Giving Event is Resounding Success; Planned Giving is Way for Alum to Give Significant Support; New at UMN Morris: Degree in Three; Cofer Named Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean; Pandemic Challenges Led to Improved Chemistry Lab; Kapemni Program Created with NSF Grant; UMN Morris Archives Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant; Morris Model Wins Competition to Energize Rural Communities; UMN Morris Included in Food Justice Initiative Funding; DuHamel Receives McKnight Musician Fellowship Grant; Peters Receives JEDI Award; Brugger Named Fellow of the Geological Society of …

Umn Morris Included In Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Minnesota Food Justice Initiative Funding, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

A Census That Can Sting, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Campus Assembly Minutes 04/25 & 04/27/2023, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Recognition Celebration, 2023, University Of Minnesota Morris. Chancellor's Office

Faculty And Staff Recognition Dinner Programs

Award Winners:

Horace T. Morse-Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education: Windy Gonzalez Roberts

UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award: Jennifer Goodnough

Morris Academic Staff Award: Adrienne Conley

Bill and Ida Stewart Award for Racial Justice Advocacy: Kerri Barnstuble and liz thomson

Mary Martelle Memorial Award: Beth Zaske

Minnesota Campus Compact Award: Ed Brands

Outstanding Support Staff Awards: Cathy Solvie, Jodi Sperr, and Jean Anderson

Retirees: Sheri Breen, Jerome Danelke, Michael Korth, Margaret Kuchenreuther, and Deb Ericksen

Profile: Beyond The Classroom, Communications And Marketing

Profile (1996-)

In this issue: Her Campus, Her Cause, Helen Jane Morrison: 1921-2022; Gift of Rare Maps; Scholarships Foster Study Abroad and Experiential Learning; Burks Appointed to National Transportation Study Committee; Education Building Renamed in Honor of Bill and Ida Stewart; UMN Morris Included in HHMI Grant; Sloan Foundation Grant to Increase STEM Opportunities for Native American Students; Spotlight on MAX Fund; Environmental Studies Internship Leads to Job; International Student Brings New Perspective to Music Research; Renewable Energy Trail Leads Student to a New Experience in a New Setting; UMN Morris Archives Offers Online Trip Back in Time; Randy Koopman '78, UMMAA …