Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State)
is a
public university in
Mankato, Minnesota,
United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide.
Founded in 1868, it is the second-oldest member of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, and is commonly referred to as the flagship institution.
It was established as the Second State Normal School in 1858
and officially opened as Mankato Normal School a decade later. Minnesota State University, Mankato is a significant contributor to the local and state economies, adding over $781 million to the Minnesota economy annually.
Across seven colleges and schools, Minnesota State offers over 130 undergraduate programs of study, over 85 graduate programs, and 4 doctoral programs. It hosts the only nationally, regionally, and state accredited aviation program in Minnesota. Students are served by 750 full-time faculty members, creating a 21:1 student to faculty ratio.
In addition to the main campus, it operates two satellite campuses: one in the Twin Cities suburb of
Edina
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and the other in
Owatonna. Through the College of Extended Learning, it provides bachelor's degrees online and at the
Normandale Partnership Center in
Bloomington.
The
Minnesota State Mavericks compete in 21 intercollegiate sports, most at the
NCAA Division II level in the
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
Its men's and women's ice hockey teams compete at the
Division I level, respectively in the
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and
Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).
History
Early years
The State Legislature recognized the need for an education center in southern Minnesota by 1858.
In 1860 the legislature chartered the development of state run normal schools to serve areas outside of Winona. The largest and fastest growing cities outside of Saint Paul, Saint Cloud and Mankato were selected for the sites dependent on local fundraising to establish the schools with seed money. Through the efforts of local attorney turned state legislator Daniel Buck, the newly formed
City of Mankato donated $5,000 raised from the area community and sold $5,000 in bonds for the founding of the second state
normal school, Mankato Normal School.
Chartered in state law in 1860, the first classes were held in 1868 with an enrollment of 27 students. The institution's original mission was to train and educate teachers for rural schools throughout southern Minnesota. Early course work included sciences, mathematics, civil engineering, agriculture, western classics, and basic pedagogy. The
cornerstone of the first Normal School-owned building was laid on June 22, 1869. George M. Gage served as the first principal of Mankato Normal School from 1868-1872.
During this early period, Mankato Normal School provided educational certificates that allowed for graduates to become school teachers and a majority of the students were women.
In relation to this focus on women's education, Mankato Normal School is noted as the first public college in the United States to be headed by a woman, suffragette
Julia Sears, in 1872. In 1873, Sears was demoted by the State Normal Board to assistant principal and was replaced as principal by Rev. David C. John. Sears' salary as assistant principal was reduced from $1,500 to $1,200 and resulted in a letter to Gage that it was doubtful that she would see him again in Minnesota. In response, the position as assistant principal was offered to Cornelius Hyde. Both Sears and Hyde arrived for work on September 1, 1873.
After it was determined that Hyde would receive the position, 41 students refused to attend classes and 32 were expelled for failing to return after 3 days. 60 residents signed a petition requesting that Hyde return to his position as instructor and that Sears would be reinstated as assistant principal. This became known as the "Sears Rebellion", which lasted until Sears left the school for a professorship at
Peabody Normal School. These events would later come to be remembered as a new residence hall was dedicated in honor of Sears in 2008 and a commission on the status of women was founded to support the advancement of women's education at the institution in the 1990s.
State Teachers College
By 1921, the school had grown significantly to the point that it began to offer four-year bachelor's degrees. As a result, it was renamed the Mankato State Teachers College. The original
Old Main building was destroyed in a fire in 1922 and a new building was completed on April 4, 1924. Enrollment then dipped during
World War II and the college refocused its extension programs on providing education to members of the
Works Progress Administration and Naval Corps.
Rapid post-World War II expansion
During the post-World War II period, student enrollment expanded greatly. The original university buildings were then located in what was known as the Valley Campus. It was located geographically down the hill in lower Mankato. The size and footprint of the Valley Campus could not sustain the space needed to handle the growing student body. The Mankato Teachers College received 12 former Army
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as a short-term solution. By the late 1950s work began on constructing an entirely new, modern campus atop the river valley bluff. This became the Highland Campus.
A new experimental school called the Wilson School was built on the Highland Campus to research and apply new teaching methods for students in grades K-12. The intent of this school was to provide student teachers the opportunity to learn and experiment with new methods in a university environment.
Transition to comprehensive university
By 1957, the mission of the institution had broadened to comprehensive four-year college education, the state legislature changed the name of the college to Mankato State College. The following years saw additional enrollment growth. By the 1960s the institution had grown so fast and so large that there was a bill created in the State Legislature to designate it the University of Southern Minnesota by state Senator Val Imm and later an amendment to the bill by state Representative Mike McGuire would have renamed it Minnesota State University. These were proposed long before the popular television show ''
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'' aired. It was proposed to be a second and independent state university equal in stature to the
University of Minnesota at a time when there was only one research institution. There was significant opposition from the University of Minnesota and from Governor
Karl Rolvaag at the time.
In 1975, the college successfully made the case to transition to comprehensive status and was renamed to Mankato State University. This change reflected a further 40% growth in the student body to 12,000 students by 1972.
Following this period was a movement toward increasing the number of available programs including science, technology, engineering, health sciences and others. The university became more comprehensive in its programmatic offerings. While the transition to "state university" was being considered, administration also explored the prospect of combining the "Valley Campus" buildings with the "Highland Campus" on recommendation of a consultant hired by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Despite some faculty opposition to the merger, Mankato State University received permission to consolidate in May 1977 and completed the consolidation under President Margaret Preska on May 5, 1980. The Valley Campus was eventually sold to a private developer and the Highland Campus grew in size.
Change to Minnesota State University
In 1995, the seven state universities were transferred to the newly created
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system by a mandate from the state legislature. Shortly after this, the University was renamed Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1998 in recognition of its significant contribution to the state's higher education system. This name change was also intended to broaden recognition of the university in the Midwest region. Dr.
Richard Rush
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, then the president of the university, had famously stated about the name change that "Our goal is to make this University the other great public university in Minnesota." This marked a significant change in direction in the history of the institution, one that would later be realized as it fought for the authorization of being able to award doctoral degrees. It was during this time that the institution began to refer to itself as Minnesota State.
In 2007, in another major milestone, the university was authorized to begin offering applied doctoral degrees.
Names
The university has previously been named:
*Mankato Normal School: 1868–1921
*Mankato State Teachers College: 1921–1957
*Mankato State College: 1957–1975
*Mankato State University: 1975–1998
*Minnesota State University, Mankato: 1998–present
Organization and administration
The university is organized into seven discipline-specific colleges. Academic programs, schools, and extended learning are divided among them. These units are:
In addition, there are several other research centers and state-created units:
Academics
Minnesota State currently offers over 130 undergraduate programs of study, 13 preprofessional programs, and over 85 graduate programs. The university provides a comprehensive education, each undergraduate program of study includes general requirements for students to learn mathematics, writing, cultural diversity, speech, information technology and the environment.
As part of its quality education, it is also one of the top producing universities in the country of its type that participates in the
Fulbright Scholar
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program. It has produced eight student awards in the past ten years and over 37 Fulbright Scholars in the past 30 years.
Each year over 3,000 students graduate from the university. On average over 3,000 bachelor's, 600 master's, 50 specialist, and 10 doctorate degrees are awarded yearly during commencements that occur in the spring and fall. The campus' Career Development Center reports that 85% of graduates find employment in an area related to their field, and 90% of graduates were employed or continuing their education within 12 months of graduation.
The university is accredited by 26 national and regional accrediting agencies. These include accreditation by the
Higher Learning Commission,
American Association of University Women
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,
American Board of Engineering and Technology,
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
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,
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
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, and
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
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.
Notable programs
Minnesota State has a history of creating new programs to meet the demand of new and developing fields. It has the only accredited bachelor's degree program in Aviation, and supplies pilots to the entire region. It was the first institution in the United States to offer a Master of Fine Arts degree in
Forensics
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. It has one of the first and oldest continuing program in Experiential Education.
It also offered one of the first interdisciplinary programs in Urban Studies and Local Government Management.
Some of the notable programs include:
*The Aviation and Airport Management program is the only nationally accredited aviation program in the State of Minnesota. Enrollment has grown over 60% over the last several years. Minnesota State has a strategic role in providing the training for a majority of the professional pilot trainees in the State of Minnesota. Graduates are often hired to work in nearby states as the program also serves the needs of the region. The university has developed unique national partnerships with
Delta Air Lines and
Sun Country Airlines
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that provide on the job training and direct hire before graduation programs for students in the aviation and airport management program.
*Master of Arts Program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology – In the
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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's last rankings of graduate programs, the program ranked first in students' ratings, fifth in program resources, and 7th in program culture. The I/O Department also runs their own consulting company entitled The Organizational Effectiveness Research Group.
*Master's Degree in Experiential Education – The master's degree in Experiential Education is the oldest graduate degree program in experiential education in the United States. This program was originally started in 1971, as a joint venture between the University and Minnesota Outward Bound School.
*Doctor of Psychology in School Psychology – The
Psy.D.
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Program is NCATE accredited, and trains students to attain certification to practice as school psychologists or pursue other doctoral level employment such as university teaching. The program operates a clinic on campus, and has a history of providing school psychology services to primary and secondary school students in Belize.
Enrollment
Minnesota State commonly has a student profile that reflects a cross section of society. It includes a large percentage of residential full-time students. It currently attracts the second-largest number of incoming Minnesota freshmen each year. For 2013–2016, the institution had rolling admissions with an acceptance rate of 65.5%, and the average accepted student ACT score ranged from 20 to 25.
Since the fall of 2012, the university has been the largest university in the Minnesota State system according to the total number of full-year equivalent students (14,443), as
St. Cloud State
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(13,938) has a significantly larger percentage of
PSEO
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and part-time students that causes a headcount to be higher.
Campus
Main Campus
Minnesota State University's main campus currently contains 30 buildings spread over 303 acres.
The campus includes on-campus housing, academic buildings, a main library, a music library, two astronomy observatories, experimental research stations for alternative and renewable energy, a recreation center, an athletics complex, a student center, an administration center and over 50 acres of athletics fields including the
Blakeslee Stadium for
football
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. The
Minnesota State Mavericks men's and women's hockey teams also use and have administrative space at the
Verizon Center Verizon Center may refer to:
* Verizon Center (Mankato, Minnesota), now Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, a multi-purpose arena in Mankato, Minnesota
* Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.), now Capital One Arena
See also
*Verizon Arena, now Sim ...
and the
All Seasons Arena located off campus.
Student housing
There are five residence communities within Minnesota State, housing up to 2,900 students: McElroy Hall, Crawford Hall, Preska Hall, Julia Sears Hall, and apartment-style Stadium Heights. On-campus housing is optional. There are over a dozen
Learning Community programs that range from academic to hobby-based interests.
Satellite campuses
Edina Campus
This campus is located at 7700 France Ave. S. in
Edina
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, and serves a diverse student body from the southwest
Twin Cities metropolitan area. Programs at this campus include 12 undergraduate programs including bachelor's degrees, bachelor's completion programs, undergraduate minors and teaching licensure. The College of Graduate Studies offers 23 graduate programs including master's degrees in Accounting, Engineering, Education Leadership and other specialty areas.
Owatonna Campus
Located on the southwest side of
Owatonna, the Owatonna College and University Center was established on 27 acres by the state to meet the needs of college graduates in the Owatonna area. This site is a collaboration of Minnesota State University, Mankato, South Central College, and Riverland Community College to provide lower division liberal arts, career and technical education, and upper division and graduate-level studies in one location. On average 4,000 students attend this location for-credit coursework.
Normandale Partnership Center
A partnership center was established in 2012 to offer several targeted bachelor's degree in the southwest Twin Cities area at
Normandale Community College in
Bloomington. Several trial programs originally offered at the Normandale Center such as the Twin Cities Engineering program were expanded to other Minnesota State system community colleges in 2016.
Student life
Student organizations and Greek life
There are more than 200 academic student groups, intramural sports, leadership and religious organizations, honorary and professional fraternities and sororities, and special interest groups that students can join. There is an active Panhellenic Council and Intrafraternity Council. Active fraternities include
Phi Kappa Psi,
Sigma Nu
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,
Lambda Chi Alpha,
Tau Kappa Epsilon,
Sigma Chi, and
Phi Delta Theta
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. Active sororities include
Alpha Chi Omega,
Gamma Phi Beta,
Alpha Sigma Alpha,
Sigma Sigma Sigma, and
Zeta Phi Beta.
Media
Print
Founded in 1926, The Reporter is the university's official student-led newspaper. The Reporter covers Minnesota State sports, campus happenings, editorials and thought pieces, as well as state and national news. Editions are released weekly during the academic year. Its office is located on the second floor of the Centennial Student Union.
Radio
89.7
KMSU
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'The Maverick' is the official radio station of Minnesota State University, Mankato.
It was founded in 1963. Its office is located in the Alumni Foundation Center.
Centennial Student Union
Opened on 27 October 1967, the Centennial Student Union is a 213,000 square foot space that serves as a central campus hub. The CSU is home to many university departments including: Student Activities, Student Government, The Reporter, Counseling Center, Kearney International Center, the Multicultural Center, the Veterans Resource Center, the LGBT Center, Maverick Bullpen, Ostrander Auditorium, and the campus bookstore.
The CSU is also home to MavAve, a collection of fast-food establishments including: Starbucks, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, and a wide assortment of other options.
Student Activities
Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato is home to a wide variety of departments including: Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), Community Engagement Office, Greek Life & Off-Campus Housing, and Student Events Team. Student Events Team hosts campus-wide events including homecoming concerts and the annual CSU Haunted House Takeover.
LGBT Center
Minnesota State University, Mankato is home to the second-oldest LGBT resource center for students in the nation. Originally named the "Alternative Lifestyles Office", the center was founded by Minnesota State alumnus
James Chalgren in 1977. Located in the Centennial Student Union, it is an independent office within the university's division of Student Affairs. Minnesota State was voted as one of the top 100 campuses in the nation for LGBT students according to ''
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''.
Student government
The Student Senate provides leadership and policy action as an advisory council to the student body. It oversees student activity fee allocations, hires a student legal aid, communicates with the university faculty and leadership, provides grade appeals, awards a yearly scholarship, and partners with the Memorial Library to operate a textbook rental/reserve program for commonly requested books.
The Student Government (formerly the Minnesota State Student Association) represents Minnesota State University, Mankato students at the institutional, local, state, and federal governing levels through listening to and voicing the thoughts, ideas, and concerns of all students. It advocates on behalf of university students along with
Students United
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.
Athletics
The
Minnesota State Mavericks consists of eight men's and ten women's varsity teams. More than 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, women's swimming, track, cross country, women's tennis, wrestling, soccer, golf, volleyball, and softball. The men's and women's
ice hockey teams both compete in
NCAA Division I—the men in the
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the women in the
Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The men's team had competed in the WCHA through the 2020–21 season, but was one of the seven men's WCHA members that left after that season to reestablish the CCHA, leading to the WCHA disbanding its men's division. Other university athletic teams began competing in the
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference of
NCAA Division II in 2008–09 following the disbandment of the North Central Conference.
The school mascot is
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the Maverick, a caricature of a wild steer. He is known for helping to rally the fans and crowds at sporting events through various antics. He can be seen as part of giveaways and other competitions and is often playfully waving to children. The school colors are purple and gold.
Minnesota State athletics teams have placed favorably in national competitions in
NCAA Division II athletics in several sports including hockey, football, baseball, women's basketball, men's basketball, men's track & field, wrestling, women's soccer and softball. Since 1993, the Mavericks have captured the most individual national championships out of all sixteen colleges and universities in the
Northern Sun Conference. The 2015 season marked the 14th straight year that the Mavericks finished in the top 25 in the country in the national standings, and the seventh time Minnesota State had posted a top-five placing for the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup. It has also won the NSIC US Bank All-Sports Award four times and placed second twice during the last six-year period of the 2008–2015 competition seasons.
The Minnesota State fight song is "
The Minnesota State Rouser The Minnesota State Rouser, also known as The Maverick Rouser is the fight song of the Minnesota State University, Mankato. It is played at all Minnesota State Mavericks athletics games, rallies and at many alumni events. The Maverick Machine, the M ...
," also known as the "Maverick Rouser." It is played at all the athletics events as well as other events, along with the school song, "
The Minnesota State Hymn
The Minnesota State Hymm is the institutional anthem of the Minnesota State University, Mankato
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". The
Minnesota State University Marching Band is called the "Maverick Machine," and drives enthusiasm and school spirit at athletics events.
Minnesota State hosted the
Minnesota Vikings summer training camp from 1966 to 2017. Each year over 60,000 fans traveled to
Blakeslee Stadium to watch the team practice, attend signing events and meet and greets, followed by a fireworks show. In 2017, the Vikings ownership announced they would move the annual tradition to
Eagan, Minnesota, following the construction of a new facility. The Vikings have since established a scholarship for Minnesota State students.
Facility renovations and upgrades
The Taylor Center opened in the fall of 2000, and was made possible by the donations of alumnus
Glen Taylor. The 4,800-seat facility houses Maverick basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. The MNSU Admissions office is also located here, and the 5,000 square-foot Hall of Champions showcases the university's history. In addition to MNSU athletic events and other sporting activities, Taylor Center hosts commencement ceremonies, concerts and lectures.
In 2008, expanded outdoor athletic facilities were constructed in the southern portion of the campus. These additions included over 20 acres of baseball fields, a soccer field, a jogging track, walking trail, and experimental wind power facilities.
Notable alumni
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Adrienne Armstrong
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– record producer, clothing designer, and wife of
Billie Joe Armstrong of the band
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David Backes
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Boston Bruins,
Team USA (Vancouver 2010)
*
Bob Barrett – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives; Director of Market Research for the
Hazelden Foundation
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*
Adrian Battles
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guard,
Green Bay Packers
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Lou Bellamy
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– founder of
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*
Bob Bird – Alaskan Republican politician and organizer
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David Bly
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– member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
*
Jerilyn Britz – professional golfer, Minnesota State Maverick Athletics Hall of Fame
*
LaMark Brown
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– wide receiver for the
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*
Ryan Carter
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NHL
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*
Jim Dilling
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– high jumper, 2007 USA Outdoor Champion
*
Barbara Fister
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Brandon Girtz
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– 2007 NCAA All-American wrestler, current
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USMC) – commanding general of
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Tim Jackman
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–
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
forward,
Calgary Flames
*
David M. Jennings
David M. Jennings (December 17, 1948 – May 21, 2023) was an American politician from the state of Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the superintendent of Eastern ...
– former
Speaker of the House
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
,
Minnesota House of Representatives
*
Jon Kalinski
Jonathon Brent Kalinski (born May 25, 1987) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played parts of two National Hockey League (NHL) seasons as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Playing career
The Philadelphia Flyers s ...
–
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
forward,
Philadelphia Flyers
*
Becca Kufrin – winner of the
twenty-second season of ''
The Bachelor'' and the lead on the
fourteenth season of ''
The Bachelorette A bachelorette is an unmarried woman. Bachelorette may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions:
** ''The Bachelorette'' (American TV ser ...
''
*
Connor Mackey –
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
defenseman for the
Calgary Flames
*
Travis Morin
Travis Andrew Morin (born January 9, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey player who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars. He most notably played with the Stars American Hockey League (AHL) affil ...
– professional hockey player and
American Hockey League MVP
*
Brad Nessler – sports commentator,
ESPN/
ESPN on ABC
*
Zach Palmquist
Zach Palmquist (born December 9, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Previously, he played ...
–
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
defense,
Minnesota Wild
*
Melissa Peterman – actress, ''
Reba''
*
Chris Reed –
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
offensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts
*
Christian Rosenmeier
Christian "C." Rosenmeier (1874–June 3, 1932) was a Danish-American lawyer and Minnesota State Senator from 1923 until his death in 1932. He was responsible for legislation that created Charles A. Lindbergh State Park and Camp Ripley.
Early ...
–
Minnesota Senator
*
Gary J. Schmidt
Gary J. Schmidt (born January 26, 1947) is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 5th District.
Schmidt was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. He graduated from a high school in Oneida, Wisconsin before attending the Saint Paul Semin ...
– Assemblyman,
Wisconsin State Assembly
*
Stephanie Schriock
Stephanie Schriock (born 1973 (confirms birth year)) is an American political strategist and former president of EMILY's List, a position she assumed in 2010.
Early life and education
Schriock was born in Mankato, MN in 1973. She attended Butte ...
– former President,
Emily's List; former campaign manager for Senator Al Franken (D-MN)
*
Grant Stevenson
Grant Thomas Stevenson (born October 15, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks during the 2005–06 season.
Playing career
Stevenson was born in Spruce ...
–
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
forward, Augsburger Panther of the DEL
*
Steve Strachan – former Member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives, former Sheriff of
King County, Washington
*
Glen Taylor – founder, Taylor Corporation; owner,
Minnesota Timberwolves and
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017.
Founded pr ...
*
Adam Thielen –
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
wide receiver,
Minnesota Vikings
*
Arthur S. Thomas
Arthur Sam Thomas (July 15, 1935 – January 19, 2001) was a Roman Catholic priest and the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force from 1995 to 1997.
Biography
A native of Mankato, Minnesota, Thomas was a Roman Catholic priest. He was ...
– Chief of Chaplains of the
U.S. Air Force
*
Steven Wagner –
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
defenseman,
Adler Mannheim
The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest-level ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the northern pa ...
*
Tim Walz – 41st governor of Minnesota
*
Andy Welti
Andy J. Welti (born May 28, 1980) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Democrat, he was first elected in 2004, defeating four-term incumbent Republican Bill Kuisle. Just 24 years of age at the time, his victory over Kuisle (w ...
– Representative,
Minnesota House of Representatives
*
Cedric Yarbrough – actor, ''
Reno 911!''
See also
*
List of colleges and universities in Minnesota
There are nearly 200 post-secondary institutions in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Twin Cities campus of the public University of Minnesota is the largest university in the state with 51,721 enrolled for fall 2010, making it the sixth-largest ...
Notes
References
External links
*
Minnesota State Athletics website
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Public universities and colleges in Minnesota
Education in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Education in Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Education in Nicollet County, Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
Educational institutions established in 1867
1867 establishments in Minnesota