Minnesota State University, Mankato
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| Established: | 1868 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Dr. Richard Davenport |
| Faculty: | 600 full-time |
| Staff: | 1,300 |
| Students: | 14,747 (Fall 2008) |
| Undergraduates: | 12,826 |
| Postgraduates: | 1,795 |
| Doctoral students: | 126 |
| Location: | Mankato, MN, USA |
| Campus: | Small city / >300 acres (1.2 km²) |
| Sports teams: | Mavericks |
| Colors: | Purple & Gold |
| Mascot: | Stomper |
| Website: | www.mnsu.edu [1] |
Minnesota State University, Mankato [MSU] is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota. It is located 85 miles southwest of Minneapolis-St.Paul. As of Fall 2008, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 14,700 students, with the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus ranking first. There is also a satellite campus in the Twin Cities suburb of Edina. It is the top university in the state when it comes to raising private funds. Students are served by 600 full-time faculty members creating a 28:1 student to faculty ratio. The school was founded in 1868 with only 27 total students enrolled and is now part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). The current President is Richard Davenport, who began his term in 2002. The athletic teams are known as the Minnesota State University Mavericks with school colors of purple and gold. Teams primarily compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The exceptions are the Men's and Women's ice hockey teams who compete at the NCAA Division I level, in the highly regarded Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Minnesota State University currently offers 158 undergraduate programs of study, 82 graduate programs and is the first institution in the United States to offer a Master of Fine Arts degree in Forensics.
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[edit] History
The institution has the distinction of being the first public college in the United States to be headed by a woman, suffragette Julia Sears, in 1872.
Minnesota State University, Mankato has previously been named:
- Mankato State Normal School 1868-1921
- Mankato State Teachers College 1921-1957
- Mankato State College 1957-1975
- Mankato State University 1975-1999
- Minnesota State University, Mankato 1999-present
[edit] Principals
- George M. Gage 1868-72
- Julia A. Sears 1872-73
- Rev. David C. John 1873-80
[edit] 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 McMahon 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-present
[edit] Academic profile
MSU currently offers 158 undergraduate programs of study, including 16 preprofessional programs, and 82 graduate programs. These are divided into six major academic areas:
- Allied Health and Nursing
- Arts and Humanities
- Business
- Education
- Science, Engineering and Technology
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
MSU also confers Master's degrees in these areas, and is the first institution in the United States to offer a Master of Fine Arts degree in Forensics. Doctorate degrees are offered in Nursing Practice, Education and Psychology.
The university is accredited by 25 national accrediting agencies, including the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
[edit] Student accommodations
MSU has four student housing complexes.
- McElroy Residence Community, 1000 residents, consists of five four-story halls. All the halls are connected to each other through a central hallway.
- Crawford Residence Community, 800 residents, consists of four four-story halls. All the halls are connected to each other through a central hallway. Crawford and McElroy are connected by Carkoski Commons.
- Gage Residence Community, 1200 residents, consists of two thirteen-story towers. The two towers are connected through Gage commons.
- Julia A. Sears Residence Community, 600 residents, consists of four four-story halls. All the halls are connected to each other through a central hallway.
[edit] Athletics
The athletic teams of Minnesota State are the Mavericks. More then 600 students participate each year in athletics each year for the university. It offers teams in men's and women's hockey and basketball, football, baseball, golf, swimming, track, cross country, tennis, wrestling, soccer, golf, volleyball, and softball. The men's and women's ice hockey teams both compete in the Division I WCHA, along with four other Minnesota-based college teams. Other university athletic teams will compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference of NCAA Division II starting in 2008-09 due to the disbanding of the North Central Conference.
Minnesota State University has been the location of the summer training camp for the Minnesota Vikings National Football League team for over 40 years.
Former PGA Professional Mike Zinni is the head coach of the MSU Men's Golf Team. In 1947 the Mavericks lost in the championship game to Marshall University 73-59. Minnesota State head men's hockey coach Troy Jutting was named the WCHA Coach of the Year for the 2007-08 season.
Minnesota State's wrestling squad finished the 2007-08 campaign with a second-place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships.
Minnesota State wrestlers Jason Rhoten and Andy Pickar each won individual national championships during the 2007-08 season.
Junior pole vaulter Kaitlin Rains claimed her second NCAA Division II Indoor Pole Vaulting championship and was named the USTFCCCA National Field Athlete of the Year.
Five former Maverick men's hockey players are playing in the NHL (Ryan Carter, Steve Wagner, David Backes, Tim Jackman and Jon Kalinski).
Former Maverick Ryan Carter became the first former MSU hockey player to have his name etched into the Stanley Cup as he was a member of the 2007 Anaheim Ducks squad.
Minnesota State men's basketball player Atila Santos was named an All-American by the NABC and the Division II Bulletin this year.
Minnesota State finished third in the NACDA Director's Cup Division II 2007-08 rankings.
The Minnesota State Lady Mavericks won the 2009 Division II Women's National Basketball title over Franklin Pierce University, 103-94 on March 27, 2009.
Over 500 students participate every year in intermural athletic teams in such as flag football, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Adrienne Armstrong - Wife of Billie Joe Armstrong, the singer/guitarist of the punk band Green Day
- David Backes (ice hockey) - NHL forward, St. Louis Blues (hockey)
- Ryan Carter - NHL forward, Anaheim Ducks
- Jim Dilling - High jumper, 2007 USA Outdoor Champion
- Lieutenant General Dennis Hejlik - USMC Commanding General, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
- Jay L. Fennel - President, Clinton Community College, New York
- Donald D. Gerdts - Co-founder, KOCE-TV
- Jennifer Hudspeth - Miss Minnesota 2007, Miss America Pageant
- Tim Jackman - NHL forward, New York Islanders
- David M. Jennings - former Speaker of the house, Minnesota House of Representatives
- Jon Kalinski - NHL forward, Philadelphia Flyers organization
- Michael Martin - Chancellor, Louisiana State University
- Dennis Miller - former President and CEO, Midwest Wireless
- Brad Nessler - Sports commentator, ESPN/ESPN on ABC
- Jeff A. Smith - Stage, Film and Voice Actor; Graphic Designer
- Grant Stevenson - NHL forward, Atlanta Thrashers
- Melissa Peterman - Actress, Reba (TV series)
- Glen Taylor - Founder, Taylor Corporation and Owner, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Steven Wagner - NHL defenseman, St. Louis Blues (hockey)
- Andy Welti - DFL Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives
- Cedric Yarbrough - Actor, Reno 911!
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Coordinates: 44°08′49″N 93°59′57″W / 44.147048°N 93.999281°W
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