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The University of Minnesota, Morris provides a rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education, preparing its students to be global citizens who value and pursue intellectual growth, civic engagement, intercultural competence, and environmental stewardship.
As a public land-grant institution, the University of Minnesota, Morris is a center for education, culture, and research for the region, nation, and world. University of Minnesota, Morris is committed to outstanding teaching, dynamic learning, innovative faculty and student scholarship and creative activity, and public outreach. Our residential academic setting fosters collaboration, diversity, and a deep sense of community.
Katie Jabri ● (651) 253-1332 ● kjabri@morris.umn.edu
Location: Morris, MN
Website: morris.umn.edu
Virtual Information Sessions: None
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Number of Students: 1,200
Student to Faculty Ratio: 11:1
Percentage of Students Who Identify As Native: 28%
Percentage of Staff Who Identify As Native: 4%
Graduation Rate For Native Students: 32% in 4 years, 63% in 6 years
Admission Requirements
At Morris, we want to get to know you as an applicant. This is why we look at a full range of factors, and why we encourage you to visit and meet with an admissions counselor. Here’s a list of the aspects we consider:
Successful school performance, including high school or college coursework, grades received, high school rank percentile (if calculated) and grade point average
Successful completion of a college preparatory curriculum
Strength of the curriculum through high school graduation, including courses that exceed the core subject requirements and any advanced courses (e.g., honors, AP, IB, college level)
Native Financial Aid Opportunities Offered by the School
American Indian Tuition Waiver
Diploma
Certificate
Associate's
Bachelor's ✓
Master's
Doctorate
On-Campus Native Specific Housing
On-Campus Family Housing
On-Campus Sober Housing
On-Campus Childcare
Support Person For Native Students ✓
Elder-In-Residence ✓
Native American Tuition Waiver ✓
Native Greek Organizations
Arts & Entertainment Degrees
Art History
Communication, Media, & Rhetoric
English/Creative Writing
Jazz Studies
Music
Studio Art
Theatre Arts
Native Degrees
Native American and Indigenous Studies
Native Language(s) Taught
Anishinaabe
Dakota
Native Classes
American Indian Education: History and Representation
American Indian Literature
American Indian Song and Dance
American Indians and the United States: A History
Anishinaabe Song and Dance: An Exploration of Song and Dance, Traditions and Practices
Archaeology and Native Peoples
Beginning Anishinaabe Language I
Beginning Anishinaabe Language II
Beginning Dakota Language I
Beginning Dakota Language II
Contemporary Research Issues in Native America
Digital Workshop in Native American and Indigenous Studies
Honors: Honoring Native Treaties: Human Rights and Civic Responsibilities
Indian Education Past and Present
Indigenous Language and Cultural Immersion Experience
Indian Residential Schools: Their History and Legacy
Intermediate Dakota I
Intermediate Dakota II
Intermediate Anishinaabe Language I
Intermediate Anishinaabe Language II
Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies
Native America in the 20th Century
Native Strategies for Survival, 1880-1920
Representations of American Indians in Popular and Academic Culture
Representations from the Field: American Indian Ethnography and Ethnohistory
Research Seminar: Tricksters-Conjurers in American Indian and African American Literature
Senior Project in Native American and Indigenous Studies
Native Supports Offered
Native American Student Success Program
Native Student Organizations
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Circle of Nations Indian Association
Native Events
Boarding School Healing Ceremony
Cultural Craft Workshops
Graduation Celebration
Indigenous Month Events
Powwow
Ribbon Shirt and Skirt Workshops
Native Preparation Programs
Extended Welcome Program/Orientation
Native High School Programming
None
How Is The School Involved With The Local Native Community?
Connections with Upper Sioux, Lower Sioux, Dakota, Sisseton Wahpeton, White Earth and Mille Lacs Ojibwe and other Nations as opportunities arise.
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