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U of MN MorrisA hybrid renewable energy
environment
Lowell Rasmussen
Vice Chancellor Finance and Facilities
Oct 24, 2013
Public liberal arts and
land grant
•Develop intellectual capacity in civically engaged,
informed citizens who are stewards of the
environment
•Intentional and provocative campus life
•Access and inclusivity
•Model local solutions for global problems and
improve the local economy
University of Minnesota, Morris
today
•1,900 undergraduate students
•Selective in admissions requirements
•20+ per cent students of color
•12 per cent American Indian students
•1 in 3 students are first generation
•Nationally ranked
Strategic Asset Allocation
Understanding how the
natural resources in the
region could provide a
roadmap to carbon
management.
Hybrid renewable energy platform *
* Ministry Data
Demonstration Scale Projects
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Energy Systems ( Distributed Generation)
Local Food Programs
Composting systems for cold climates
Computer assisted ride share ( Zim Ride)
Center for Small Towns ( Outreach)
Carbon College (WCROC/UMM/Soils Lab)
Low carbon campus community
Environmental Curriculum
• 34 Env Sci majors. 26 are major /minor and 8 are double
majors.
• Combined with:
Biology/Chem/Geology/Econ/French/German/Statistics/and
Pre-Engineering
• 40 Env Studies majors. 21 are major minor and 19 are double
majors
• Combined with: Political Science/ American Indian
Studies/Econ/English/Hist/Management/Art/Theater/
Philosophy/Pre Law/ Spanish
Disruptive Technology
Morris Computer Science Programs
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Internet of things
BACnet / ZigBee/Network Ready
Open architecture data programming
Bridging the gap between proprietary and IP
addressable interfaces.
• Device specific control and reporting metrics
Value Added Curriculum
• Wide variety of majors and minors
• High percentage go onto to graduate
programs
• Working in STEM fields with minority
populations
• Next generation of citizens and entrepreneurs
who understand what possible.