Morris, Minnesota

==Higher education==
The [[University of Minnesota Morris]] (UMM) is one of five campuses in the [[University of Minnesota system]]. It was established as a public college in 1960, on the grounds of the [[Morris Industrial School for Indians]], which had also operated as an agricultural school. UMM has an enrollment of about 1,900 students and 145 teaching faculty. Some 61 students made up the first graduating class in 1961. Since then, Morris has conferred more than 10,000 degrees.

[[File:West Central Research and Outreach Center.jpg|thumb|left|The Children's Garden at the West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris.]]

Morris is home to the West Central Research and Outreach Center, a division of the greater [[University of Minnesota]]'s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. WCROC's faculty and staff study [[agronomy]], soil science, [[livestock]], [[horticulture]], [[renewable energy]] and [[swine]] production.

WCROC is home to the University of Minnesota's Horticulture Gardens. During the last decade, the privately funded research gardens have gained increasing popularity. Their design has increased in aesthetic appeal while maintaining a research base. Each summer, the gardens are host to thousands of visitors.