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COLLEGE Profiles University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis and St. Paul * twin-cities.umn.edu I development, students can get a well-rounded education at a university that prepares them to meet the challenges facing today's world. On top of career-building opportunities, students have access to more than 800 organizations, including an AISES chapter. And for those who are sports enthusiasts, the UMN has a tradition of athletic excellence - it's won seven national football championships and a combined 11 national titles in women's and men's hockey. Plus, the school is the birthplace of cheerleading. In 1898, Jack "Johnny" Campbell picked up a megaphone at the final football game and led the crowd with a rousing cheer for "Minn-eso-tah!" (The team won.) When not in class, students can explore the campus of more than 1,150 acres. Pillsbury Hall has a world-class meteorite exhibit with more than 100 specimens, and the library features the world's largest collection of Sherlock Holmes material. On the St. Paul side you'll find a climbing and bouldering wall and a dairy and meat salesroom. And once students learn to navigate the inside passages of the Gopher Way, they don't have to go outside to reach much of the campus - a particularly pleasing option in the Minnesota winter. The university is also one of the only Big Ten schools within walking distance of a major metropolis that has a lot to offer. Students can visit art galleries, attend festivals, explore historic architecture, and grab a bite at a local restaurant before catching the game of one of seven professional sports teams that all call "the Cities" home. In fact, in 2014 this cosmopolitan urban center was named one of the best cities for millennials by Vox and a top 10 American city by the Huffington Post. - Tracy Campbell COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES (2) n the land of 10,000 lakes - technically 12,000 lakes plus 70,000 miles of rivers and streams - water is an integral resource. But managing that resource presents a challenge. That's why the University of Minnesota is home to some of the world's most advanced water research - and that's just one focus of this Big Ten school. With more than a dozen colleges ranging from dentistry to design and pharmacy to public affairs, the UMN Twin Cities aims to change lives through research, education, and outreach. Students have not only tested the effects of wastewater on farmlands, they've also helped create artificial corneas, designed underwater turbines, experimented with energy-producing crops, and more. Because research-based education is a top priority, students have the chance to learn from professors who have won Guggenheim Fellowships, MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, and Nobel Prizes. Plus, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) lets students get hands-on experience in their field, travel abroad using UROP funding, expand their network, and enhance potential graduate school applications - all while getting paid for their work. They can also participate in year-round or summer-only research programs in fields like electrical and computer engineering, cardiovascular medicine, Earth-surface dynamics, and physics and astronomy. Degrees are available in fields as diverse as biochemistry; genetics, cell biology, and development; applied economics; fisheries and wildlife; aerospace engineering and mechanics; astrophysics; bioproducts and biosystems science, engineering, and management; psychology; computer science; and more. And because there are also colleges devoted to liberal arts, business, and human 58 WINDS OF CHANGE * 2016-2017 SPECIAL COLLEGE ISSUE aises.org http://twin-cities.umn.edu http://www.aises.org

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