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A Morris education is renewable and sustainable. In fact, fours years at Morris becomes a model for students to live the rest of their lives. A Morris experience challenges students to challenge themselves, try new things, and become effective leaders. At Morris, students engage in the practice of liberal learning: thinking analytically, solving complex problems, and adapting a changing world.
“You really can go anywhere with a Morris liberal arts education. I have advanced in my career because of how I learned to think at Morris. The ‘Morris’ name opens doors, too. People know it as a place for students who are serious about learning.”
—Jeff Ulrich '95
physics and computer science
“There are truly unique individuals at Morris and I believe I will stay in contact with many of the wonderful people that I met there in professional and social settings for years to come.”
—Jessie Zepeda '04
elementary education
“The campus community is one in which you have many opportunities to interact and work with your professors and really get to know them. The academics are challenging, but definitely achievable because the professors are very willing to work with you and help you succeed.”
—Steve Harren '10
biology, secondary education licensure
The University of Minnesota, Morris is proud of its more than 18,000 alumni who went on to very successful, meaningful careers. Among Morris alumni who have made their mark are: Rachel L. Brand, attorney, WilmerHale, Washington, D.C.; Honorable Carol Eckersen, workers compensation judge; Hon. Lorie Skjerven Gildea, Minnesota Supreme Court associate justice; Bruce Helmer, WCCO radio; Bruce Johnson, president and CEO of Porchlight Entertainment; Carolina Pallares, United States border patrol agent.
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The skills taught and embraced at liberal arts colleges like Morris are those which chief executive officers of Fortune 500 companies recently cited as the most desired characteristics of new employees.
Nearly all (98 percent) of Morris graduates are employed within 12 months of graduation. And nearly half of all Morris graduates, which is well above the national average for public universities, enter graduate or professional schools within five years after graduation.
Morris graduates are the most satisfied in the University of Minnesota system too. In a recent survey nearly 80 percent of Morris graduates cited being “very satisfied” with their Morris experience. Ninety percent of graduates express pride in their connection and appreciate the value of their Morris degree and view it as a smart investment.
