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Curriculum Minutes 11/23/2016, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Catalog program changes in the Division of the Humanities, the Division of Education, and Interdisciplinary Studies

Assessment Of Student Learning Minutes 11/15/2016, Assessment Of Student Learning Committee

Assessment of Student Learning Minutes (Inactive)

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 11/09/2016, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Catalog program changes in the Division of Science and Mathematics and the Division of the Social Sciences.

Morris Holds Fourth Founders Scholar Forum On The Liberal Arts, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The fourth annual Founders Scholar Forum on the Liberal Arts will take place on Tuesday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. The topic for the forum is “Making the Case for the Liberal Arts: So You Want to Change the World?”

Division Course Change Proposals 10/20/2016, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Weekly News Digest 10/19/2016, Jenna Ray

Weekly Bulletin Archive

News

• All Invited to Attend 2016 Prairie Gate Literary Festival Events and Workshops

Weekly News Digest 10/12/2016, Jenna Ray

Weekly Bulletin Archive

News

• Theatre Arts Discipline Announces 2016–17 Season

Environmental Studies Discipline 5-Year Assessment Plan 2016-2021, Environmental Studies Discipline

Assessment of Student Learning Reports

No abstract provided.

Weekly News Digest 09/28/2016, Jenna Ray

Weekly Bulletin Archive

News

• Hakala ’98 Earns Mike Mansfield Fellowship

Weekly News Digest 09/07/2016, Jenna Ray

Weekly Bulletin Archive

News

• Morris is one of Sierra ’s Top 30 Cool Schools for 2016
• Washington Monthly and Colleges of Distinction Commend Morris

Refsnider '04 Named 2016 Latterell Visiting Alumnus, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Kurt Refsnider ’04 will return to campus to discuss “Ancient features in glaciated landscapes on Baffin Island, Arctic Canada and implications for today’s changing climate.”

Paron '16 Coordinates K-12 Environmental Education, University Relations

Campus News Archive

University of Minnesota, Morris alumna Jasmine Paron '16, Shakopee, has shown dedicated commitment toward her education and future career goals. To practically apply lessons learned from her majors—communication, media, and rhetoric and environmental studies—Paron has worked with instructors from K–12 schools and environmental educators. This network has allowed her to develop curriculum and workshops promoting students' environmental stewardship.

Red Rock Lake: A Path Forward, Colette Millard, Edwin Brands

Center for Small Towns

The quality of lake water in West Central Minnesota have a been a growing concern in recent years for both residents and state and local governments. This reports evaluates the water quality for the Red Rock Lake Association by summarizing years of existing reports by Minnesota MPCA, DNR and Douglas County about Red Rock Lake into a user-friendly document for the association and lake community residents. The reports also presented a set of recommendations for improving water quality that individuals residents, the lake association and other stakeholders in the Red Rock Lake can discuss and pursue.

University Of Minnesota, Morris 2016 Commencement, University Relations

UMM Commencement

The University of Minnesota, Morris's Fifty-Third Commencement Saturday, May 14, 2016 1:30 p.m.

25th Annual Recognition Dinner, 2016, University Of Minnesota Morris. Chancellor's Office

Faculty And Staff Recognition Dinner Programs

Award winners:

Distinguished McKnight University Professorship: Michael Lackey

UMM Faculty Distinguished Research Award: Michael Lackey

Horace T. Morse-Minnesota Alumni Association Award: Heather J. Peters

President's Award for Outstanding Service: Windy Roberts

Mary Martelle Memorial Awards: Stephanie Ferrian and Bailey Stottrup

Outstanding Support Staff Awards: Lacey Fahl, Marie Hagen, and Delores Rathke

Morris Academic Staff Award: Judy Korn

Retirees: Christopher T. Cole, Nancy Erdahl, Mark Fohl, Henry Fulda, Vicki Graham, Jacqueline R. Johnson, Corrine Larson, Dale Livingston, and Tim Soderberg

Planning Minutes 04/20/2016, Planning Committee

Planning Committee

No abstract provided.

2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Book, Academic Center For Enrichment

Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Books

Abstract book from the 2016 Sixteenth Annual UMM Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) which celebrates student scholarly achievement and creative activities.

Planning Minutes 03/30/2016, Planning Committee

Planning Committee

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 03/21/2016, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Curriculum Changes in the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies; and a Preliminary Discussion of a Major/Minor in Medieval Studies

Biodiesel Drives Hannah Goemann '17, University Relations

Campus News Archive

What drives Hannah Goemann ’17, Wells? The possibility of biodiesel production at the University of Minnesota, Morris. The junior biochemistry major is partnering with the Office of Sustainability (OOS), Facilities Management, Dining Services, and the Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, and Chemistry Disciplines to research the feasibility of a campus production project. Goemann’s work will help her reach her professional goals and could put the campus one step closer to carbon neutrality.

Curriculum Minutes 02/08/2016, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Course Approvals, Request for Gen Ed Designator on Directed Study, Continued General Education Discussion, and Sustainability Leaders of the Future Program: Possible Implications for the Curriculum

Undergraduate Symposium Abstracts

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Forty-First Annual Midwest Philosophy Colloquium, 2016-2017, University Of Minnesota - Morris. Philosophy Department

Midwest Philosophy Colloquium

Programs for the forty-first Midwest Philosophy Colloquium at the University of Minnesota Morris in 2016-2017.

Biology Discipline 5-Year Plan 2016-2021, Biology Discipline

Assessment of Student Learning Reports

No abstract provided.

November Soup And Substance To Focus On Rural Vibrancy And Sustainability, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The conversation will take place on Wednesday, November 18.

Morris Holds Third Founders Scholar Forum On The Liberal Arts, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The topic for the forum is “Making the case for the Liberal Arts: How’re you gonna land a job with THAT degree?”

Weekly News Digest 10/07/2015, Jenna Ray

Weekly Bulletin Archive

In This Issue:

● Gary Segura to Deliver Jooinn Lee Lecture

● Green Prairie Community Wins B3 Award

● Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Attend Prairie Festival

● Mike Vandenberg ’03 Praised by Trains Magazine

Ummra Info: Volume Xvii, Number 6, University Of Minnesota, Morris Retirees' Association

UMMRA Info

This newsletter includes: a letter from the UMMRA president, upcoming events, faculty and staff news, sad news,and a section titled "Hats off to UMM"

Institutional Databook 2014-2015, University Of Minnesota, Morris Office Of Institutional Research

Campus Documents and Reports

No abstract provided.

Institutional Data Book 2014-2015, University Of Minnesota, Morris Office Of Institutional Research

Institutional Effectiveness and Research Reports

No abstract provided.