Katherine: My grandfather went to Morris when it was an agricultural high school
. Even though campus has
changed a lot since he was here, he told me to check it out
Kellcee: Since I’m an only child, I didn’t have an older
anyway. And when I did, I understood exactly why he loved
brother or sister who could tell me what to expect at
Morris. It just felt right. Rodney: I love food. I will watch
college. I thought it would be pretty intimidating. But at
any TV show about food. I need something in my stomach
Morris, I felt comfortable right away. Matt: There are a lot of
before I can study, sing, or even clean. So it’s nice that
sibling groups at Morris. Maybe it’s word-of-mouth from an
Morris puts on an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast
older sister to a younger brother. Or, in my case, among
before finals every semester. Bacon and eggs, too. I’m
me, my twin, Mark, and our little sister, Sammy
going to miss that when I graduate.
.
Katherine: I have a job on campus working with the
Kellcee: At Morris, 11 percent of the students are
Center for Small Towns. The project I work with is the
American Indian. In the student organization, the Circle of
Community Outreach Partnership Center Grant. The
Nations Indian Association
money goes toward improving the city of Morris—building
our community and issues our culture faces as a whole. Our
a bond between the campus and the community. A mix of
goal is to combat negative images and help the world
people work together on common concerns, and we deal
understand our culture in its true form.
with anything you can think of—including where to plant trees. Pa: Ideally, I want to run a healthcare clinic back home in the Twin Cities for my Hmong community. Hmong people struggle to follow instructions if hospital workers don’t speak their language. Some of the elderly Hmong don’t see why it’s important to take medication, and some patients are unable to understand how the insurance process works. So there’s a big gap I can help fill.
, we discuss topics outside
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