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Minnesota State University Mankato is a four year university and part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) located in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. The school currently has an enrollment of approximately 14,000 students and 600 full time faculty members. The institution has the distinction of being the first public college in the United States to be headed by a woman, Julia Sears, in 1872. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU) comprises 32 state-supported technical colleges, community colleges and state universities in Minnesota. ...
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. ...
Julia Sears (1840-1929), was a pioneering academic and suffragette. ...
Its athletic teams are called the Mavericks. The men's and women's hockey teams compete in the WCHA, along with 4 other Minnesota based college teams. The school was known as Mankato State University prior to 1998, and is still often referred to by the old name or MNSU by many Minnesotans. Today it is known as MSU or Minnesota State Mankato by most in the community. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
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State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ...
The university operates a radio station, KMSU 89.7 FM. KMSU (89. ...
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Previous names of the school
- Mankato Normal School 1868-1921
- Mankato State Teachers College 1921-1957
- Mankato State College 1957-1975
- Mankato State University 1975-1998
Academic programs The University currently offers more than 100 degree programs in six major academic areas: Art (or the creative arts) commonly refers to the act and process of making material works (or artworks) which, from concept to creation, hold a fidelity to the creative impulse. ...
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Trivia Minnesota State University Mankato is the current location of the training camp for the Minnesota Vikings National Football League team. City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Ragnar and Vikadontis Rex Local radio Flagship stations: KFAN (1130 AM) Announcers: Paul Allen, Greg Coleman, and Joe Senser League/Conference...
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Principals - George M. Gage 1868-72
- Julia Sears 1872-73
- Rev. David C. John 1873-80
Presidents - Edward Searing 1880-98
- Charles H. Cooper 1898-1930
- Dr. Frank D. McElroy 1930-46
- Dr. Clarence L. Crawford 1946-65
- Dr. Melvin G. Scarlett 1965-66 (acting president)
- Dr. James F. Nickerson 1966-73
- Dr. Kent Alm 1973-74 (acting president)
- Dr. Douglas R. Moore 1974-78
- Edward McMahan 1978-79 (acting president)
- Dr. Margaret R. Preska 1979-92
- Dr. John B. Davis, Jr., 1992 (acting president)
- Dr. Richard R. Rush 1992-2001
- Dr. Karen Boubel 2001-02 (interim president)
- Dr. Richard Davenport 2002-
Riots October 4-5, 2003 played host to Homecoming celebrations at Minnesota State University, Mankato. These celebrations annually involve football games, alumni receptions, and much binge drinking by students, alumni, and visitors alike. Alcohol was the main cause of what will be remembered as a "Night of Havoc and Lawlessness" on the Saturday night of Homecoming that year. The events that took place were initially blamed as a reaction to the MSU Mavericks football game which was held that afternoon (a loss for the home team), but that is untrue because the Mavs were already well into having the worst loss in team history. The trouble started in Monks Place apartments on Monks Avenue, no more than 1/4 mile from the MSU campus. Students who had gathered began violating Mankato noise, and public alcohol consumption statutes. The initial units that responded were outnumbered by the students, dozens to one. When the crowd of students that had assembled (police estimated 2,000 individuals) was at it's maximum destructive activities, it was involved in many cases of vandalism, including igniting dumpsters of nearby apartment complexes, tearing down signs for local businesses, and even destroying a car by lighting it on fire. There were also many claims of police activities that were described as, in a best case scenario, as over-zealous and at worst brutality. Many non-lethal crowd control devices were used against the crowd that night, reports of tazers, pepper spray, and beanbag launchers have been cited. Some of the students involved reported innapropriate use of these measures. In a series of events like this, it's hard to know exactly what happened, but it's a series of events that should never have gotten this destructive, and the response should not have been so forceful
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