Community Engagement

Students smiling while serving meal at cafeteria.
Campus-Community Partnerships

 

yellow circle that says "carnegie foundation - elective community engagement classification"

The Office of Community Engagement seeks to engage members of the broader community and the University of Minnesota Morris students, faculty and staff in reciprocal, meaningful course-based and co-curricular partnerships.

Partnership mission

  • Meet identified community needs
  • Advance the campus mission, learning outcomes and key campus priorities
  • Work toward more vibrant, just and inclusive communities

Available Programs

Students working on a project with the local k-12 school
Community-Engaged Learning
Two Cougar football players serve soup at a Morris Community Meal.
Community Building Programs
Provides UMM students with opportunities to tutor and mentor children in pre-K through Grade 6
Tutoring, Reading, and Empowering Children (TREC)
Several student leaders enjoy the food at a community meal after serving others.
Employment and Leadership Opportunities
ESL celebration
Morris Intercultural Education Initiative
Four students pose with bags of trash picked up during a park cleanup at a Morris Area Parks sign for Kjenstad Park.
Days of Service

Resources