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（美）明尼蘇達大學莫里斯分校（創校於1960年，位於明尼蘇達州莫里斯，官方網址：www.morris.umn.edu）

Introduction:
University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) is a public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges located in Morris, Minnesota. A part of the University of Minnesota system, it was founded in 1960 as a public, co-educational, residential liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts degrees. The enrollment is about 1,600 students, consisting of all undergraduates. UMM has a student to faculty ratio of 13 students to every one professor, and the average class size is sixteen students. UMM currently competes in NCAA Division III, the transition to which was finished in 2007, and its team mascot is the Cougar.

History:
Although the UMM officially opened its doors in 1960, the history of what became the current institution reaches back farther. In the 1880s, an American Indian boarding school was formed on the site and run by the Roman Catholic Church and later the US government. The school closed in 1909 and the campus was transferred to the State of Minnesota under the agreement that American Indians would always be admitted free of tuition, the current UMM still follows this agreed policy. In 1910, the University of Minnesota (at the time only the Twin Cities campus), established a boarding school on the campus called the West Central School of Agriculture. In the 1950s, the University of Minnesota began phasing out its regional agricultural school and the people of the Morris region were able to convince the school to develop the campus into a liberal arts college. The current UMM opened in September 1960.

Several historic buildings of the West Central School of Agriculture and Experiment Station are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Music Hall, the oldest building on campus, dates back to 1899. It was the boys' dormitory of the Morris Industrial School for Indians. Camden Hall, Spooner Hall, Saddle Club Barn, Community Services Building, Behmler Hall, Blakely Hall, Social Science Building, Education Building, Pine Hall, and the Recycling Center all contribute to the Register. Most of these buildings were designed by Clarence H. Johnston Sr. in the Craftsman and Prairie School style.

Achievements:
In 2005, UMM was rated fourth out of the 20 public liberal arts colleges and in the third tier of all liberal arts colleges in the U.S. News and World Report's ranking of "America's Best Colleges."

UMM is also known for its commitment to alternative sources of energy. In April 2005, a wind turbine was installed east of campus on a ridge over the Pomme de Terre river. The turbine currently provides about 60% of the campus' electricity, in addition to providing a source for research. Efforts are currently underway to have two more wind turbines installed over the next few years. UMM has also secured funding for a biomass plant for research purposes. When completed, it will provide about 80% of the campus' heat.

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