University of Minnesota

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The University of Minnesota, the locals often referred to only as " U" or " U of M ", is a state university in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2012, a total of 68 418 students were enrolled at the University, of which 51 853 alone on campus in Minnesota -St. Paul; the university is so after the Ohio State University and Arizona State University, the third largest in the United States. The university is part of the University of Minnesota system and a member of the Association of American Universities, an existing association of leading research-intensive since 1900, North American universities.

The colors of the University are maroon and gold.

Campus

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are the main campus of the University of Minnesota system and are summarized as Twin City campus. At the University of Minnesota system also includes colleges in Duluth, Crookston and Morris. Further, the university network part of its services in Rochester are available, and for a time there was a campus in Waseca. The University runs several research institutions within the state, including much real estate.

With 51 853 students matriculated in the Twin Cities campus is by far the largest campus of the University and the sixth largest in the United States. It is traversed by the Mississippi River and accordingly distinguished in the East Bank and West Bank. The East Bank here is the far greater part; here the main building of the University are housed. It covers an area of ​​124 ha and is for better navigation on the campus in other areas divided: the Knoll Area, which is the oldest part of today's campus and houses mainly the human sciences; the Mall Area (including Northrop Mall ) on which are the natural and engineering sciences; the Health Area, which includes the areas of Biology and Pharmacy; the Gateway Area in the East, primarily houses administrative buildings; as well as the Athletic Area, on which the name of the sports facilities and the swimming pool are located accordingly.

In addition, located on the East Bank several notable buildings. The Armory (Eng. " Armoury ") is a castle-like building that was built in 1896 after a major fire in 1894 in the previously settled there building was burned down. Originally, the building served as a residence for the professor of military science. In addition, there are the Pillsbury Hall and the Weisman Art Museum on the East bank.

On having a size of 21 ha significantly smaller part of the West Bank are mainly building the art and music studies, including, for example, the dance and music school located.

The two parts are connected by the Washington Avenue Bridge. The bridge has two floors: While vehicles can cross the Mississippi River on the lower part, the upper part of pedestrians and cyclists is available.

Sports

Most sports teams of the University are known as Golden Gophers, the Women's Hockey Team as Laddy Slippers. The university is represented with an American football team in the Big Ten Conference and also has an ice hockey team that plays in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association of the NCAA.

The women's basketball team came in 2004 in the top four college teams in the United States.

The university was several times the organizer of the national championships in men's ice hockey (2002 and 2003 ), women (2004 and 2005) and in the Gulf ( 2002).

Media

The University has its own newspaper, The Minnesota Daily. It is edited by students at the University of Minnesota and is published from Monday to Thursday as print media, as it is on Fridays only published online. During the semester break, the Minnesota Daily appears only a week on Wednesday. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 1 May 1900. Came in 2006 with the weekly magazine The Wake Student Magazine published another of the University magazine added, also published monthly the Minnesota Republic.

In addition, the University operates its own radio station.

Known graduates

• C. Elmer Anderson (Governor of Minnesota)
• Wendell Anderson (Governor of Minnesota)
• Jimmy Baikovicius ( Uruguayan managers and entrepreneurs )
• Christiaan Barnard ( led first heart - transplant )
• Bobby Bell ( American football player)
• Sara C. Bisel ( archaeologist )
• James Blanchard ( Michigan governor and U.S. ambassador to Canada )
• Norman Ernest Borlaug ( Nobel Peace Prize )
• Walter Brattain (Nobel Prize for Physics )
• Michele Brekke ( first female director of NASA)
• Melvin Calvin (Nobel Prize in Chemistry )
• Mary Ellen Chase ( U.S. writer )
• Theodore Christianson (Governor of Minnesota)
• Tony Dungy (former American football player and coach of the Indianapolis Colts )
• Carl Eller (American football player )
• Orville Freeman (Governor of Minnesota and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture )
• Verne Gagne ( wrestler, American football player)
• Robert W. Gore (inventor of Gore- Tex)
• Grover Krantz ( anthropologist )
• Ernest O. Lawrence ( Nobel Prize for Physics )
• Tom Lehman (Golfer)
• Edward B. Lewis ( Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine )
• Clarence Walton Lillehei ( founder of cardiac surgery )
• Richard Lillehei ( surgeon who performed the first transplant of a pancreas)
• Kevin McHale (former NBA player for the Boston Celtics )
• Daniel McFadden ( Nobel Prize in Economics )
• Jack Manders ( American football player of the Chicago Bears )
• Karl Mecklenburg (American football player of the Denver Broncos )
• Paul E. Meehl, psychologist and philosopher of science
• Walter Mondale ( U.S. Vice President )
• Bronko Nagurski (American football player, wrestler )
• Leo Nomellini (former American football player)
• Don Perkins, American football player of the Dallas Cowboys
• Jack Tracy (music editor, writer and music producer)
• Luther Wallace Youngdahl (Governor of Minnesota)
• Charlie Sanders ( American football player)
• George Svendsen ( American football player, basketball player)
• Barry Tallackson ( Hockey Players)
• Rick Upchurch (American football player )
• Thomas Vanek ( Austrian professional hockey players and the Buffalo Sabres )
• Dick Wildungsmauer (American football player of the Green Bay Packers )