Travel and Accommodations

The University of Minnesota Morris is located in westcentral Minnesota, in the small town of Morris, MN.  

Travel to Morris

• Official visitor information for the University of Minnesota Morris campus can be found here: https://morris.umn.edu/visitor-information/directions-parking-information . 

• More information about interesting places in town and area: https://morris.umn.edu/visitor-information/explore-morris-area 

• The City of Morris has a tourism website: https://www.morrismntourism.com/ 

By Airplane:

The nearest airports are Minneapolis/St Paul MN (MSP, about 3 car hours away), Fargo ND (about 2 car hours away), and Sioux Falls SD (about 3 car hours away). 

By car:

• from Minneapolis: Follow I-694 to I-94 W, follow about 90 mi. Exit I-94 at 127 Sauk Centre and follow MN Hwy 28 to Morris (55 mi).

• from Fargo ND: follow I-94 E to Fergus Falls to exit 61; then use US-59 South to Morris.

• from Sioux Falls: follow I-29 N to exit 232, then follow SD Hwy 10 East. It becomes MN Hwy 28. Follow 28 E to Morris.

University of Minnesota Morris:  Conference locations on campus

• A parking map for campus can be found here: https://morris.umn.edu/morris-public-safety/parking-information/parking-map 

• The Central Parking Lot and the northern end of the East Lot are close to the conference accommodations in the Green Prairie Community (building 69).

• Most conference events, including registration, will be held in the Science Building (building 50). The West Lot is close to the Science Building.

• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be served in the Dining Hall (building 56).

• Conference Dinner on Friday, June 6, will be held in Oyate Hall in the Student Center (building 47).

Accommodations

Spaces for SCOPES participants are available in the Green Prairie Community. The registration form will ask about your preferences with regard to room sharing. These costs are covered by the grant from the Heising Simons Foundation.

You also can consider other options, perhaps as listed here: https://morris.umn.edu/visitor-information/lodging