The University of Minnesota Waseca (UMW) was a two-year technical college specializing in agriculture and located in
Waseca, in the
U.S. state of
Minnesota. A part of the
University of Minnesota system, it operated from 1971 to 1992 and served nearly 20,000 students during that time. Their mascot was "Ramus" the ram.
It maintained a college cable-FM radio station with the call letters KUMW.
[ Its campus was previously an agricultural boarding high school known as the Southern School of Agriculture.
]
History
Southern experiment station
The University of Minnesota has existed at this location since 1912.Southern Research and Outreach Center History
- University of Minnesota The university purchased 246 acres south and west of the city of Waseca.
Southern School of Agriculture
The Southern School of Agriculture was a boarding school for students who were primarily from farm families. It opened in 1953. The school term went for six months to allow time for students to participate in spring planting and fall harvesting.
Correctional Institution (present use)
After the closing of UMW, part of the campus was converted into a
federal correctional institution, which currently houses only females. This institution once housed former
Enron CEO
Jeffrey Skilling. The remainder continues to operate as the
university's Southern Research and Outreach Center.
References
External links
UMW/SSA Alumni Association
"A Death in the Family" - Minnesota Daily article about UMW closing
{{University of Minnesota system
Universities and colleges established in 1971
Educational institutions disestablished in 1992
Defunct universities and colleges in Minnesota