The University of Minnesota is a large university with several campuses spread throughout the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are four primary campuses in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Crookston, and Morris. In addition, university services are available in Rochester, and a campus was open in Waseca for a time. The university also operates several research facilities around the state, including some large tracts of land. Another major higher education network in the state is the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... 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 Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. ... Duluth is a town in and the county seat of St. ... Crookston is an American city located in the state of Minnesota. ... Morris is a city located in Stevens County, Minnesota. ... Downtown Rochester and the South Fork of the Zumbro River Rochester is a city located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. ... Waseca is a city located in Waseca County, Minnesota. ... Research is an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry in order to discover, interpret and/or revise facts. ... Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ... The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU) comprises 32 state-supported technical colleges, community colleges and state universities in Minnesota. ...

Campuses

The flagship Twin Cities campus is by far the largest in the system, with a total enrollment of 50,954 as of fall 2004. That made it the second-largest campus in the country at the time, behind Ohio State University's main campus in Columbus. Duluth reported 10,366, Crookston had 2,088, and Morris had 1,839 students, bringing the system-wide total to 65,247 for that semester (numbers for Rochester are apparently counted separately). University of Minnesota, Twin Cities This article is about the oldest and largest campus of the University of Minnesota. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ohio State University The Ohio State University (formal name), also known as Ohio State or OSU, is currently the largest public university in the United States and ranked by US News as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation. ... Columbus is the capital of the U.S. state of Ohio. ... University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) regional university part of the University of Minnesota System located in Duluth, Minnesota. ... The University of Minnesota-Crookston is a univeersity located in Crookston, Minnesota . ... University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) is part of the University of Minnesota system. ... An academic term is the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ...

The colors of the university, which are used system-wide, are maroon and gold. Maroon is a color mixture composed of brown and purple. ... Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ...

Twin Cities

Main article: University of Minnesota University of Minnesota, Twin Cities This article is about the oldest and largest campus of the University of Minnesota. ...

Because of its size and several decades of history prior to the addition of other campuses, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (sometimes abbreviated UMN-TC) is what most people think of upon hearing "University of Minnesota." It can actually be subdivided into multiple parts. Most significantly, Minneapolis and neighboring Saint Paul (actually, the suburb of Falcon Heights) each have distinct campuses. The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are connected via a dedicated bus transitway. The buildings on each campus are connected by a series of underground tunnels and above-ground skyways called The Gopher Way. The campus has 50,954 students currently enrolled. The City of Saint Paul State capitol building in Saint Paul Motto: Nickname: Location in Ramsey County, Minnesota Founded Incorporated 1851 1854  County Ramsey County Borough Parrish Mayor Chris Coleman (DFL) Area  - Total  - Water 145. ... Falcon Heights is a city located in Ramsey County, Minnesota. ... Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a relatively new umbrella term for urban mass transportation services utilizing buses to perform premium services on existing roadways or dedicated rights-of-way. ... Part of Montreals underground city, a concourse in Bonaventure metro station, showing directional signs leading to buildings accessible through the underground city An underground city is a network of tunnels that connect buildings, usually in the downtown area of a city. ... This article is about elevated footbridges. ... The Gopher Way is the systems of tunnels and skyways at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, connecting many of the buildings. ...

The Minneapolis portion is the largest and has a number of colleges dedicated to a variety of subjects. Minneapolis's campus can be further subdivided into the East Bank (main portion) and West Bank, as the Mississippi River flows through it. Students become well-acquainted with the double-decker Washington Avenue Bridge that connects the two sections. There are a number of distinguished graduate and professional schools in the Minneapolis, notably the University of Minnesota Law School, Medical School, Carlson School of Management, School of Public Health, and Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. In addition, Minneapolis houses many research facilities such as The Cancer Center. This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Washington Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis The Washington Avenue Bridge crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota and connects the East Bank and West Bank portions of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. ... The University of Minnesota Law School is in Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... The Carlson School of Management (CSOM) is a premier business college for undergraduates and graduates. ... The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute ranks among the top 15 professional schools of public affairs at public universities in the country; our program concentration in nonprofit management ranks fifth in the nation. ... The University of Minnesota Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. ...

The Saint Paul campus is more focused on agriculture, though several other subjects can be found there. It is also home to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Due to the workings of the U of M phone system, both campuses have 612 area code (Minneapolis) telephone numbers instead of the 651 code that would be expected for the Saint Paul portion. The Minnesota State Fairgrounds is also located in Falcon Heights. The Minnesota State Fair, marketed as The Great Minnesota Get-Together, is one of the largest state fairs in the United States. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... A telephone number is a string of decimal digits that uniquely indicates the network termination point. ... The Minnesota State Fair, marketed as The Great Minnesota Get-Together, is one of the largest state fairs in the United States. ...

The mascot for the Twin Cities campus is Goldy the Gopher, and the sports teams are called the Minnesota Golden Gophers. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big Ten Conference. Its hockey program competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, FL. A mascot is something, typically an animal or human character used to represent a group with a common identity, such as a school, professional sports team, or corporation. ... Goldy the Gopher Goldy the Gopher is the mascot for the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus and the associated sports teams, known as the Golden Gophers. ... Goldy the Gopher is the team mascot The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference is the United States oldest division one college athletic conference. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. ...

Amongst the graduates from this campus are two former U.S. Vice Presidents, Hubert H. Humphrey and Walter Mondale, former NAACP president Roy Wilkins, several Nobel prize winners, several athletes such as Ric Flair, Brock Lesnar, Curt Hennig, Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Jackson of the NBA, and singer Yanni. A wide variety of medical and technological innovations have taken place there as well. For instance, the Internet Gopher protocol was created at the Twin Cities campus. A predecessor of sorts to the World Wide Web, it was named after the school mascot. Hubert Horatio Humphrey II (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was the 38th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Lyndon Johnson. ... Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale (born January 5, 1928 in Ceylon, Minnesota) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. ... National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential (although a racist group) civil rights organizations in the United States. ... Roy Wilkins stamp in the Black Heritage series release by the United States Postal Service Roy Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his stage name Nature Boy (adopted from Nature Boy Buddy Rogers) Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently with WWE on its RAW brand, and is currently its Intercontinental Champion for his first ever reign. ... Brock Edward Lesnar (born on July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his four year career with World Wrestling Entertainment, and his attempt at a career in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings. ... Curt Hennig Memorial. ... Shelton Benjamin (born July 9, 1975 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler now working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)s RAW brand. ... Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973 in East Spencer, North Carolina) is an NBA basketball player, currently playing guard for the Memphis Grizzlies. ... Yanni Yanni, the popular name for Yanni Chrysomallis (born November 14, 1954), is an American keyboardist and composer. ... Medicine on the Web NLM (National Library of Medicine, contains resources for patients and healthcare professionals) Virtual Hospital (digital health sciences library by the University of Iowa) Online Medical Information- medical news, links and resources. ... See also: Innovation By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... Gopher is a distributed document search and retrieval network protocol designed for the Internet. ... Graphic representation of the World Wide Web around Wikipedia The World Wide Web (WWW, W3, or simply the Web) is an information space in which the items of interest, referred to as resources, are identified by global identifiers called Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). ...

Campus media includes the Minnesota Daily newspaper, The Wake Student Magazine, and 770 Radio K (KUOM), an AM radio station that is probably the oldest in the state. The Minnesota Daily is the campus newspaper of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, published every weekday while school is in session, and published weekly on Wednesdays during finals and summer. ... 770 Radio K (KUOM), Real College Radio, is a college radio station operated by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... A radio station is a sound broadcasting service. ...

Duluth

The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) became part of the system in 1947, though the campus has a history stretching back to 1895 when it was formed as the Normal School at Duluth. Their teams are nicknamed Bulldogs. Campus media includes the KUMD FM band radio station. University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) regional university part of the University of Minnesota System located in Duluth, Minnesota. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Country of origin United Kingdom Classification and breed standards For information about many breeds of the bulldog type, see Bulldog breeds. ... Independent Public Radio (IPR) is a public radio network in Minnesota. ... In most of the world, the FM broadcast band, used for broadcasting FM radio stations, goes from 87. ...

Crookston

The Crookston campus (UMC) joined the university system in 1966. Their mascot is Regal the Eagle, and the school nickname is Golden Eagles. The University of Minnesota-Crookston is a univeersity located in Crookston, Minnesota . ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

Morris

The Morris campus (UMM) joined the system in 1960. Their teams are nicknamed Cougars. The school operates an FM radio station, KUMM. University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) is part of the University of Minnesota system. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Cougar is: an animal, the Puma a helicopter type, the Eurocopter Cougar, with the civilian counterpart called Eurocopter Super Puma an armored military vehicle, the Cougar Hardened Engineer Vehicle, HEV [1] an armored fighting vehicle used by Canadian military, AVGP Cougar an alcoholic drink cougar/coug (2) (slang) an... Independent Public Radio (IPR) is a public radio network in Minnesota. ...

Others

The Rochester campus has offered classes since 1966. The school uses the facilities of the Rochester Community and Technical College. University Center Rochester (UCR) is a higher education facility in Rochester, Minnesota. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... University Center Rochester (UCR) is a higher education facility in Rochester, Minnesota. ...

Waseca opened in 1971, but was closed in 1992. 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

History

The University of Minnesota was founded Minneapolis in 1851 as a college preparatory school, seven years prior to Minnesota's statehood. As such, the U enjoys much autonomy from other operations of the state government. The school was closed during the American Civil War, but reopened in 1867. Minneapolis businessman John Sargent Pillsbury is known today as the "Father of the University", and aided the campus through financial troubles as a regent, state senator, and governor. The Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act also helped provide funding for the U. 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... George Vincent (June 27, 1796 – 1831?), English landscape and marine painter, was born, at Norwich in June of 1796. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert H. Bruininks is the current president of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Downtown Minneapolis as viewed from the Stone Arch Bridge Motto: En Avant (French: forward) Nickname: City of Lakes location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Founded Incorporated 1850s 1867  County Hennepin County Borough Parrish Mayor R.T. 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The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are pieces of US legislation which allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges, which would be funded by the grant of federally-controlled land to each of the states which had stayed with the United States during the American Civil War. ...

In 1869 the school reorganized and became an institution of higher education. William Watts Folwell served as the U's first president. An official residence known as Eastcliff has been used by six university presidents since 1958. The 20-room house, originally built by lumber baron Edward Brooks, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lumber is the name used, generally in North America, for wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for the purpose of woodworking or construction. ... Edward Brooks was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Holidays are not observed at the University as often as they are at most other schools, and it is rare for classes to be cancelled on account of weather (at least in the Twin Cities, which is the southernmost campus aside from Rochester). During the traditional autumn through spring year, classes are not held on Thanksgiving Day or the Friday after, and the school traditionally has an extended break covering Christmas and New Year's Day. Classes don't resume in January until the day after Martin Luther King Day. A week-long spring break occurs after the eighth week of the spring term, sometimes coincides with Easter. Evening classes are cancelled once a year to allow students, faculty, and staff to attend the Minnesota caucuses. The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ... Composite satellite image showing the progress of a hurricane weather system approaching the East Coast of the United States Weather comprises all the various phenomena that occur in the atmosphere of a planet. ... Autumn (often referred to as fall in North America) is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition from summer into winter. ... Spring is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in much of North America, generally observed as an expression of gratitude, usually to God. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ... Martin Luther King Jr. ... Spring Break is also the title of the 1983 comedy movie. ... Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred after his death by crucifixion in AD 30-33 (see Good Friday). ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ...

Additional properties

There are many other research and outreach centers across the state owned by the university. As of September 2004, these areas plus the campuses are spread across 28,300 acres (44 miles² or 115 km²). Other areas owned by the state and university bring this up to a total of 57,200 acres (89 miles² or 231 km²) Research is an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry in order to discover, interpret and/or revise facts. ... Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: September 2004 in sports Deaths in September • 27 Tsai Wan-lin • 24 Françoise Sagan • 20 Brian Clough • 18 Russ Meyer • 15 Johnny Ramone • 12 Fred Ebb • 11 Peter VII of Alexandria • 8 Richard Girnt... An acre is an English unit of area. ...

• Cedar Creek Natural History Center
• Cloquet Research Center
• Coleraine Minerals Research Laboratory
• Hormel Institute
• Horticultural Research Center
• Lake Itasca Forestry and Biological Center
• Lamberton Southwest Research and Outreach Center
• Magnuson Research Farm
• Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
• Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory
• North Central Research and Outreach Center
• Northwest Research and Outreach Center
• O'Brien Observatory - Marine on the St. Croix
• Sands Plain Research Farm
• Soudan Underground Laboratory
• Southern Research and Outreach Center
• U of M Outreach and Research Education Park
• West Central Research and Outreach

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (more than 1,000 acres) is a major horticultural garden and arboretum located about 4 miles west of Chanhassen, Minnesota at 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Minnesota. ... The Soudan Underground Mine is described as Minnesotas oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine. ...

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References

• (October 11, 2004) Official Registration Statistics, Fall 2004. University of Minnesota Office of Institutional Research and Reporting. Retrieved January 16, 2005.
• Lori-Anne Williams and Aaron Strozinsky (September 2004). U Buildings At-a-Glance. University Services, University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 2, 2005.