The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is a regional university part of the University of Minnesota System located in Duluth, Minnesota. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 12 bachelor's degrees in 75 majors, graduate programs in 20 fields, a two-year program at the School of Medicine, and a four-year College of Pharmacy program.

The chief executive officer of UMD is Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin. She has been Chancellor since November 1995 (The chief executive officer of the University of Minnesota System as a whole is President Robert H. Bruininks).

History

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UMD's history began in 1895, when the Minnesota State Legislature created the Normal School at Duluth. In 1921, this institution became the Duluth State Teachers College, offering four years of training for teachers. It wasn't until 1947 that a bill effectively making UMD a coordinate campus of the University of Minnesota was signed by Minnesota governor Luther Youngdahl .

Until the late 1940s, the college was fully located on small area of land by what is today 23 Ave. E and 5th Street. Wanting to expand the campus, 160 acres (64 hectares) of hayfield were purchased by Regent Richard Griggs and others in 1947. Construction on the new campus began soon thereafter, with the science building reaching completion in 1949. The Health and Physical Education Building (now called Romano Gym) was opened in 1953, followed by the original library and the Kirby Student Center in 1956.

Campus

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Today, the UMD campus consists of more than 50 buildings on 244 acres (98.7 hectares) overlooking Lake Superior. Most UMD buildings are connected by concourses or hallways. UMD is also home to the Tweed Museum of Art; the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium; Weber Music Hall, and the Marshall Performing Arts Center. Other UMD facilities include the Research and Field Studies Center; Glensheen Historic Estate; the Lower Campus; Minnesota Sea Grant, the Large Lakes Observatory; and the Natural Resources Research Institute.

Athletics

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UMD's athletic teams are called Bulldogs (after the 148th Fighter Wing). The school competes in the NCAA's Division II in all sports except hockey. Both the men's and women's hockey programs compete in the Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

External links

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• University of Minnesota Duluth
• University of Minnesota Sea Grant

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