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Athletics Facilities

Athletic Fields - Softball field, Soccer, and Track

Track

Big Cat Stadium

Stands at Big Cat Stadium during a homecoming football game
Football field at Big Cat Stadium seen from above

Located next to the PE Center, Big Cat Stadium features synthetic turf, collapsible field goals, full lighting for night games, a concession stand, an announcer’s booth with a high quality public address system, and convenient parking. The grandstand seats up to 1,000 people, and bleachers add another 400 seats.

Cougar Sports Center

Cougar Sports Center

The Cougar Sports Center houses basketball and volleyball courts, a weight room, and the competition and diving pools. The gymnasium has served as a large group gathering space for conferences, reunions, and an indoor concert and entertainment venue. The facility may be rented for tournaments, camps, and special events when not used for University of Minnesota Morris academic and athletic purposes.

Regional Fitness Center (RFC)

Regional Fitness Center entrance on a fall evening.

The Regional Fitness Center is a non-profit organization located on the campus of the University of Minnesota Morris. We provide a welcoming atmosphere to help you reach your fitness and wellness goals.

Regional Fitness Center

Regional Fitness Center Services
  • Personal training
  • Group fitness classes
  • Aquatic and gym recreation
  • Full-service workout room
  • Competition and recreation pools

Auditoriums

George C. Fosgate Black Box Theatre

Black Box Theatre

The George C. Fosgate Black Box Theatre is a perfect space for more experimental and intimate theatre. It has flexible seating for up to 175 people. This space is used for both performances and classes. Located in Humanities Fine Arts.

Seating Capacity: 175

Edson Auditorium

Edson Auditorium

Located in the Student Center, Edson Auditorium is a 475-seat theatre style auditorium perfect for lectures, presentations, performances, movies, and concerts. It is on the historic building registry of the West Central School of Agriculture (WCSA).  The facility features a soundboard and sound booth, as well as moveable lighting on stage.

Seating Capacity: 475

Humanities Fin Arts Room 6

Humanitie Fine Arts room 6

A medium-sized classroom with fixed auditorium seating for 60 located in the lower level of Humanities Fine Arts.  It is ideal for lectures with presentations and displays.

Seating Capacity: 60

Imholte Hall Auditorium

Located in Imholte Hall on the campus mall, the Imholte Hall Auditorium features classroom-style seating for 90 people and full media capability. It is used mainly for classes, lectures and presentations.  Imholte Hall is one of the campus buildings listing on the National Registry of Historic Places as part of the West Central School of Agriculture (WCSA) and Experiment Station Historic District. The renovated building reflects campus heritage in the rich, dark woods, art, and display cases featuring WCSA artifacts.

Seating Capacity: 90

Proscenium Theatre

Proscenium Theatre

Located in Humanities Fine Arts, The Raymond J. Lammers Proscenium Theatre was designed by Ralph Rapson, famed for his design of the original Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. It seats 346 people and features a large stage with a light and sound booth, 31-set fly system, orchestra pit, trap door, side stages, and a spiral staircase going up to a "Juliet balcony." This space is used for both performances and classes.  (built in 1973)

Seating Capacity: 346

Science Auditorium

Science Auditorium (room 2950)

The Science Auditorium, located in the Science and Math Building, features fixed auditorium seating with tablet chairs.  The room has full media capacity including full-wall white board, computer projection, and P.A.

Seating Capacity: 290

Science 1020

Science room 1020

Located in the lower level of the Science and Math Building with convenient access to the Student Center tunnel, this medium-sized classroom auditorium features fixed table seating and computer projection.

Seating Capacity: 80

Banquet Rooms

Oyate Hall

Oyate Hall

Located in the Student Center, Oyate Hall is a beautiful ballroom facility that overlooks the campus mall. With a seating capacity of 250, it is perfect for wedding receptions, dances or meetings. Oyate Hall features hardwood floors, full-length windows, vaulted ceiling, and a fireplace with lounge chairs and sofas.

Oyate Hall can be divided into three separate meeting rooms—Alumni Room, Cougar Room, University Room—each with the flexibility to be setup in a variety of configurations such as audience-style seating, display tables, classroom, dining, and boardroom.

Alumni Room

Alumni Room

The Alumni Room seats from 20 to 30 people with the flexibility for setup in a variety of configurations such as audience-style seating, display tables, classroom, dining, and boardroom

University Room

 

University Room

The University Room seats from 50 to 100 people with the flexibility to be setup in a variety of configurations such as audience-style seating, display tables, classroom, dining, and boardroom.

Cougar Room

Cougar Room

The Cougar Room seats from 30 to 60 people with the flexibility for setup in a variety of configurations such as audience-style seating, display tables, classroom, dining, and boardroom.

Casual Unique Spaces

Dining Hall

Dining Hall Interior

Humanities Fine Arts Lobby

Humanities Fine Arts Lobby

Morrison Gallery

Morrison Gallery

The Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery is centrally located in the main floor in the Humanities Fine Arts Building. Ranked as among the best of galleries on small liberal arts campuses in the United States, the Morrison Gallery is a showplace for five to six exhibits scheduled during fall and spring semesters. The artwork features professional artists from all parts of the nation as well as Canada who work in various media of painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and mixed media installation projects. During April and early May, two  exhibits showcase the work of Morris studio arts students.

Explore the Edward J & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery

Science Atrium

Science Atrium

The Science Atrium, located in Science and Math Building, is a lovely gathering place with high ceilings and skylights. With a capacity of 50-70 people, the space works well for a display area or small receptions.

Turtle Mountain Cafe

Turtle Mountain Cafe

Open to the public, Turtle Mountain Cafe (TMC) features seating up to 135 people in booths, square tables, and round tables that may be configured in a number of ways. The space is especially suited to receptions, acoustic concerts, and smaller programs and presentations.

Classrooms

Learning Studio, Humanities Fine Arts 45

Learning Studio, Humanities Fine Arts room 45

Seating Capacity: 48

Humanities Fine Arts Room 6

Humanitie Fine Arts room 6

A medium-sized classroom with fixed auditorium seating for 60 located in the lower level of Humanities Fine Arts.  It is ideal for lectures with presentations and displays.

Seating Capacity: 60

Imholte Hall 112

Imholte Hall room 112

A variety of campus classrooms in various sizes are available for rent when not being used for academic purposes.  The classrooms in John Q. Imholte Hall feature moveable bench tables with chairs for flexible set-ups. All classrooms in Imholte Hall, as well as other campus buildings, are equipped with "smart" touch-pad technology for easy computer and DVD projection.

Seating Capacity: 40

Science Auditorium

Science Auditorium (room 2950)

The Science Auditorium, located in the Science and Math Building, features fixed auditorium seating with tablet chairs.  The room has full media capacity including full-wall white board, computer projection, and P.A.

Seating Capacity: 290

Science Room 1020

Science room 1020

Located in the lower level of the Science and Math Building with convenient access to the Student Center tunnel, this medium-sized classroom auditorium features fixed table seating and computer projection.

Seating Capacity: 80

Science Room 3550

Seating Capacity: 44

Available Technology
  • 25 Macintosh computers
  • 1 Macintosh Instructor/Presentation station
  • Projector

Computer Labs

Imholte Hall 11

Computer Lab, Imhole room 11

Seating Capacity: 47

Available Technology
  • 47 Windows Computers
  • Projector 
  • Papercut Printing

Science Room 3550

Computer Lab, Science room 3550

Seating Capacity: 44

Available Technology
  • 25 Macintosh computers
  • 1 Macintosh Instructor/Presentation station
  • Projector

Meeting Rooms

Learning Studio, Humanities Fine Arts Room 45

Learning Studio, Humanities Fine Arts room 45

Seating Capacity: 48

Camden Conference Room, Camden 10

Camden Hall Conference Room, Camden room 10

Seating Capacity: 16

Available Technology

Whiteboard

Humanities Conference Room

Humanities Conference Room

The Humanities Conference Room is located in Humanities. The boardroom style meeting room seats up to 16 people.

Seating Capacity: 16

Available Technology
  • Whiteboard

Imholte Room 115

Imholte room 115

Seating Capacity: 15

Imholte Room 218

Imholte Hall room 218

Seating Capacity: 12

McGinnis Room, Rodney A. Briggs Library

McGinnis Room, Rodney A. Briggs Library

Located in the Rodney A. Briggs Library, the McGinnis is a lovely room that features art, poetry collections, and large windows with a view of the campus’s cherry trees. It is setup with chairs and table seating for up to 15 people, but can be reconfigured for audience-style seating of larger groups.

Explore the McGinnis Room

Seating Capacity: 15

Available Technology
  • Power Podiumn

Moccasin Flower Room, Student Center

Moccasin Flower Room, Student Center

Seating Capacity: 30

Office of Residential Life Conference Room

Office of Residential Life Conference Room

Seating Capacity: 25

Prairie Lounge, Student Center

Prairie Lounge, Student Center

Seating Capacity: 16

Science Conference Room 2555

Located in the campus’s beautifully renovated Science and Math Building, the Science Conference Room 1 features boardroom style seating for up to 10 people.

Seating Capacity: 10

Science Conference Room 3500

Science room 3500

Located in the campus’s beautifully renovated Science and Math Building, the Science Conference Room 2 features boardroom style seating for up to 12 people.

Seating Capacity: 12

Student Activities Conference Room

Student Activities Conference Room

Located in the lower level of the Student Center, the Student Activities Conference Room provides large windows and boardroom seating for up to 10 people.

Seating Capacity: 10

Timber Room, Dining Hall

Timber Room, Dining Hall

Seating Capacity: 16

Welcome Center 122

Welcome Center room 122

Seating Capacity: 30

Welcome Center 210

Seating Capacity: 12

Outdoor Spaces

Campus Mall

Campus Mall

The large green area in the center of campus serves as an outdoor space for formal events such as commencement and weddings to informal concerts, social gathering and recreation.

Miller Field

Miller Field

A large green area located behind the Education and Science and Math buildings.  Suited for picnics, casual gatherings and recreation.

Science "Hidden" Garden

Science Hidden Garden

Located behind the Science and Math Building, the “Hidden Garden" features a bubbling pond and natural landscaping.  It is an ideal site for an intimate outdoor reception.

Tug Lake/Pond

Tug Lake

Green area linking Clayton A. Gay Hall, David C. Johnson Independence Hall,  and the Dining Hall. Ideal for informal gathering spot in the summer; in the winter it is transformed into a skating pond.

Welcome Center Legacy Courtyard