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==Campuses== ''Note: The flagship University of Minnesota campus is the Twin Cities campus, which comprises grounds in St. Paul and Minneapolis, the latter divided into areas on both the east and west banks of the Mississippi River. Administratively, these are all one campus, but for purposes of simplicity, this article will apply "campus" to its component parts where necessary to avoid confusion with the names of cities.'' {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = 350 | image1 = AerialUMN-MPLS012506.jpg | caption1 = Aerial photo of the Minneapolis campus, facing east | image2 = AerialUMN-SP012506.jpg | caption2 = Aerial photo of St. Paul campus, facing south }} As the largest of five campuses across the University of Minnesota system, the Twin Cities campus has more than 50,000 students; this makes it the ninth-largest campus student body in the United States overall. It also has more than 300 research, education, and outreach centers and institutes.<ref name="timeshighereducation.com"/> ===Minneapolis=== The original Minneapolis campus overlooked the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] on the [[Mississippi River]], but it was later moved about a mile (1.6 km) downstream to its current location. The original site is now marked by a small park known as Chute Square at the intersection of {{proper name|University}} and Central avenues. The school shut down following a financial crisis during the American Civil War, but reopened in 1867 with considerable financial help from [[John S. Pillsbury]]. It was upgraded from a [[University-preparatory school|preparatory school]] to a college in 1869. Today, the university's Minneapolis campus is divided by the Mississippi River into an East Bank and a West Bank. The Minneapolis campus has several residence halls: 17th Avenue Hall, Centennial Hall, Frontier Hall, Territorial Hall, Pioneer Hall, Sanford Hall, Wilkins Hall, Middlebrook Hall, Yudof Hall, and Comstock Hall. ====East Bank==== [[File:UMN-NorthrupMall.jpg|thumb|East Bank]] [[File:Northrop Mall Winter.png|thumb|[[Northrop Mall Historic District|Northrop Mall]] in the winter]] [[File:Walter Library Minnesota 5.jpg|thumb|[[Walter Library]], Northrop Mall]] [[File:University of Minnesota.jpg|thumb|East Bank campus in winter. Ford Hall on the left, Nils Hasselmo Hall on the right of the light rail in the picture.]] The East Bank, the main portion of the campus, covers {{cvt|307|acre|ha}} and is divided into several areas: the Knoll area, the Mall area, the Health area, the Athletic area, and the Gateway area. The Knoll area, the oldest extant part of the university, is in the northwestern corner of the campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uservices.umn.edu/heritage/knoll/historic.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927131946/http://www.uservices.umn.edu/heritage/knoll/historic.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |title=The Campus Knoll |publisher=University of Minnesota}}</ref> Many buildings in this area are well over 100 years old, such as some of the 13 in the [[University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District|Old Campus Historic District]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uservices.umn.edu/heritage/about.htm |title=University of Minnesota Heritage Trail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209121242/http://www.uservices.umn.edu/heritage/about.htm |archive-date=February 9, 2012}}</ref> Today, most [[discipline]]s in this area relate to the [[humanities]]. Burton Hall is home to the [[University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development|College of Education and Human Development]]. Folwell Hall and Jones Hall are primarily used by the language departments. A residence hall, Sanford Hall, and a student-apartment complex, Roy Wilkins Hall, are in this area. This area is just south of the Dinkytown neighborhood and business area. [[Northrop Mall Historic District|Northrop Mall]] is arguably the center of the Minneapolis campus. The plan for the Mall was based on a design by [[Cass Gilbert]], although his scheme was too extravagant to be fully implemented.<ref>{{cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-87351-540-5 |pages=127β128|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society }}</ref> Several of the campus's primary buildings surround the Mall area. [[Northrop Auditorium]] provides a northern anchor, with [[Coffman Memorial Union]] (CMU) to the south. Four of the larger buildings to the sides of the Mall are the primary [[mathematics]], [[physics]], and [[chemistry]] buildings (Vincent Hall, Tate Laboratory and Smith Hall, respectively) and [[Walter Library]]. Smith Hall and Walter Library were built during the [[Lotus Coffman]] administration.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Madsen |first1=Rob |date=Spring 2023 |title=The Cost of Conservatism: The University of Minnesota's Lofted Ideals and Fallen Football Teams |journal=Journal of Sport History |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=85β100 |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/article/918698 |doi=10.5406/21558450.50.1.06 |access-date=|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The Mall area is home to the [[University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts|College of Liberal Arts]], which is Minnesota's largest public or private college, and the [[University of Minnesota Institute of Technology|College of Science and Engineering]]. Behind CMU is another residence hall, Comstock Hall, and another student-apartment complex, Yudof Hall. The [[Northrop Mall Historic District]] was formally listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20180119.htm |title=Weekly List - National Register of Historic Places Official Website--Part of the National Park Service |website=www.nps.gov |access-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016133510/https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20180119.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The Health area is to the southeast of the Mall area and focuses on undergraduate buildings for [[biological science]] students, as well as the homes of the College of [[Pharmacy]], the School of [[Nursing]], the [[University of Minnesota School of Dentistry|School of Dentistry]], the [[University of Minnesota Medical School|Medical School]], the [[University of Minnesota School of Public Health|School of Public Health]], and [[M Health Fairview]] Hospitals and Clinics. This complex of buildings forms what is known as the [[University of Minnesota Medical Center]]. Part of the [[University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences|College of Biological Sciences]] is housed in this area. {{anchor|Superblock}}<!--the page [[Superblock (University of Minnesota)]] redirects to this anchor.-->Across the street from the University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview is an area known as the "Superblock", a four-city-block space comprising four residence halls (Pioneer, Frontier, Centennial and Territorial Halls). The Superblock is one of the most popular locations for on-campus housing because it has the largest concentration of students living on campus and has a multitude of social activities between the residence halls. The Athletic area is directly north of the Superblock and includes four recreation/athletic facilities: the University Recreation Center, Cooke Hall, the University Fieldhouse, and the [[Memorial Stadium (University of Minnesota)#University Aquatic center|University Aquatic Center]]. These facilities are all connected by tunnels and skyways, allowing students to use one locker room facility. North of this complex is the [[Huntington Bank Stadium]], [[Williams Arena]], [[Mariucci Arena]], [[Ridder Arena]], and the Baseline Tennis Center. The Gateway area, the easternmost section of campus, is primarily composed of office buildings instead of classrooms and lecture halls. The most prominent building is [[McNamara Alumni Center]]. The university is also heavily invested in a [[biomedical|biomedical research]] initiative and has built five biomedical research buildings that form a biomedical complex directly north of Huntington Bank Stadium. =====Architecture===== [[File:Pillsbury Hall.jpg|thumb|[[University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District#Pillsbury Hall, 1889|Pillsbury Hall]], one of the oldest buildings on campus (1889)]] [[File:Weisman Art Museum.jpg|thumb|[[Weisman Art Museum]]]] [[University of Minnesota Armory|The Armory]], northeast of the Mall area, is built like a [[Norman architecture|Norman]] [[castle]]. It features a [[sally port|sally-port]] entrance facing Church Street and a tower that was originally intended to be the professor of [[military science]]'s residence. Since it originally held the athletics department, the Armory also features a [[gym]]nasium. Today it is home to military science classes and the university's [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps]]. Several buildings in the [[University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District|Old Campus Historic District]] were designed by early Minnesota architect [[Leroy Buffington|LeRoy Buffington]]. One of the most notable is [[University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District#Pillsbury Hall, 1889|Pillsbury Hall]], designed by Buffington and Harvey Ellis in the [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style. Pillsbury Hall's [[polychromatic]] facade incorporates several sandstone varieties that were available in Minnesota during the time of construction. Buffington also designed the exterior of [[University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District#Burton Hall, 1894|Burton Hall]], considered one of the strongest specimens of [[Greek Revival architecture]] in Minnesota. Many of the buildings on the East Bank were designed by the prolific Minnesota architect [[Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.|Clarence H. Johnston]], including the [[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean]] Folwell Hall and the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] edifices of [[Northrop Auditorium]] and [[Walter Library]], which he considered the heart of the university. Johnston's son, Clarence Johnston Jr, was also an architect and designed the original [[Bell Museum of Natural History|Bell Museum]] building and [[Coffman Memorial Union]] in the 1930s. The [[Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower]], which is the tallest building on the Twin Cities campus, is a noted example of [[brutalist architecture]]. In more recent years, [[Frank Gehry]] designed the [[Weisman Art Museum|Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum]]. Completed in 1993, the Weisman Art Museum is a typical example of his work with curving metallic structures. The abstract structure is considered highly significant because it was built prior to the widespread use of [[computer-aided design]] in architecture. It also ushered in a new era of architecture at the university, which continued with the completion of the [[McNamara Alumni Center]] in 2000 and Bruininks Hall (formerly STSS) in 2010. Another notable structure is the addition to the Architecture building, designed by [[Steven Holl]] and completed in 2002. It won an [[American Institute of Architects]] award for its innovative design. The Architecture building was then renamed Rapson Hall after the local [[modernist architecture|modernist]] architect and School of Architecture Dean [[Ralph Rapson]]. The university also has a "Greek row" of historic [[fraternities and sororities]] located north of campus on University Avenue SE. {{main|List of Fraternities and Sororities at the University of Minnesota}} ====West Bank==== [[File:Rarig Center-20071213.jpg|thumb|Department of Theatre Arts & Dance, Rarig Center]] The West Bank covers {{cvt|53|acre|ha}}. The West Bank is home to the [[University of Minnesota Law School]], the [[Humphrey School of Public Affairs]], the [[Carlson School of Management]], various social science buildings, and the performing arts center. The West Bank Arts Quarter includes the [[Rarig Center]], Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Ferguson Hall (School of Music), Ted Mann Concert Hall and Regis Center for Art. Due to the numerous arts departments on the West Bank, it is home to several annual interdisciplinary arts festivals. Wilson Library, the largest library in the university system, is also on the West Bank, as is Middlebrook Hall, the largest residence hall on campus. The [[Elmer L. Andersen]] Library is home to the University's Archives and Special Collections Department.<ref>Kelsey, Donald G. 2003. "The Elmer L. Andersen Library: Accomplishing the Impossible." ''Library Trends'' 52 (1): 49β59.</ref> ===St. Paul=== [[File:McNeal Hall Minnesota 5.jpg|thumb|McNeal Hall houses the [[Goldstein Museum of Design]]]] The St. Paul campus is in the city of [[Falcon Heights, Minnesota|Falcon Heights]], about {{cvt|3|mi}} from the Minneapolis campus. The default place name for the ZIP code serving the campus is "St. Paul", but "Falcon Heights" is also recognized for use in the street addresses of all campus buildings. The [[University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences|College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences]], including the University of Minnesota Food Industry Center and many other disciplines from social sciences to [[vocational education]], are on this campus. It also includes the College of Continuing and Professional Studies,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ccaps.umn.edu/ |title=COLLEGE OF CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES |publisher=cce.umn.edu |access-date=July 16, 2012 |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002210618/https://ccaps.umn.edu/ |url-status=live}}</ref> College of Veterinary Medicine,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cvm.umn.edu/ |title=College of Veterinary Medicine |publisher=cvm.umn.edu |date=May 16, 2012 |access-date=July 16, 2012 |archive-date=July 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725233339/http://www.cvm.umn.edu/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and College of Biological Sciences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.umn.edu/ |title=College of Biological Sciences |publisher=cbs.umn.edu |access-date=July 16, 2012 |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630184345/http://www.cbs.umn.edu/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The extensive lawns, flowers, trees, and surrounding University research farm plots create a greener and quieter campus. It has a grassy mall of its own and can be a bit of a retreat from the more urban Minneapolis campus. Prominent on this campus is Bailey Hall, the St. Paul campus' only residence hall. Campus Connector buses run every five minutes on weekdays when school is in session, and every 20 minutes on weekends, allowing students easy access to both campuses. The Continuing Education and Conference Center,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ccaps.umn.edu/continuing-education-and-conference-center |title=Continuing Education and Conference Center |publisher=University of Minnesota |access-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412133112/https://ccaps.umn.edu/continuing-education-and-conference-center |url-status=dead}}</ref> which serves over 20,000 conference attendees per year, is also on the St. Paul campus. The St. Paul campus is home to the College of Design's Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel (DHA). Located in McNeal Hall, DHA includes the departmental disciplines of apparel design, graphic design, housing studies, interior design, and retail merchandising. McNeal Hall is also the home to the University's [[Goldstein Museum of Design]]. The St. Paul campus is known to University students and staff for the Meat and Dairy Salesroom,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fscn.cfans.umn.edu/researchandservices/dairysalesroom/ |title=Dairy Salesroom |publisher=Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota |date=January 20, 2010 |access-date=July 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523050352/http://fscn.cfans.umn.edu/researchandservices/dairysalesroom/ |archive-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> which sells animal food products (such as ice cream, cheese, and meat) produced in the university's state-certified pilot plant by students, faculty and staff.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ansci.umn.edu/meatlab.htm |title=Meat Science |publisher=Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota |access-date=July 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715163807/http://www.ansci.umn.edu/meatlab.htm |archive-date=July 15, 2012}}</ref> The St. Paul campus borders the [[Minnesota State Fair]]grounds, which hosts the largest [[state fair]] in the United States by daily attendance.<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Detailed Daily Attendance |publisher=Minnesota State Fair |url=http://www.mnstatefair.org/pages/attendance.html |access-date=July 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083455/http://www.mnstatefair.org/pages/attendance.html |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> The fair lasts 12 days, from late August through Labor Day. The grounds also serve a variety of functions during the rest of the year. Although the Falcon Heights [[North American Numbering Plan|area code]] is 651, the university telephone system trunk lines use Minneapolis [[Telephone exchange|exchanges]] and its 612 area code. ===Commuting=== [[File:Washington Ave Bridge.jpg|thumb|The [[Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)|Washington Avenue Bridge]] connects the East Bank and West Bank portions of the [[Minneapolis]] campus.]] [[File:Green Line, Coffman Union, and bus stop.jpg|thumb|A [[Green Line (Minnesota)|Green Line]] train after leaving the [[East Bank (Metro Transit station)|East Bank Station]], heading towards [[Downtown Minneapolis]]]] Walking and riding bicycles are the most common modes of transportation among students. At times, the University Police has occasionally cited individuals for [[jaywalking]] or riding bicycles on restricted sidewalks in areas surrounding the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pedestrians should exercise caution |work=The Minnesota Daily |date=September 29, 2006 |url=http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/09/29/69182 |access-date=December 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212212526/http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/09/29/69182 |archive-date=February 12, 2007}}</ref> The [[Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)|Washington Avenue Bridge]] crossing the Mississippi River provides access between the East and West Banks in Minneapolis, on foot and via designated bike lanes and a free shuttle service. Several pedestrian tunnels ease the passage from building to building during harsh weather; they are marked with signs reading "[[The Gopher Way]]". The Minneapolis campus is near [[Interstate Highway System|Interstates]] [[Interstate 94|94]] and [[Interstate 35|35W]] and is bordered by the Minneapolis neighborhoods of [[Dinkytown]] (on the north), [[Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis|Cedar-Riverside]] (on the west), [[Stadium Village]] (on the southeast), and [[Prospect Park, Minneapolis|Prospect Park]] (on the east). On regular weekdays during the school year, the Campus Connectors operate with schedule-less service as often as every five minutes during the busiest parts of the school day (between 7 am and 5:30 pm), slowing to once every 15 or 20 minutes during earlier or later hours.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.umn.edu/pts/bus/connectors.html |title=Campus Connectors | Parking & Transportation Services |website=Umn.edu |access-date=May 27, 2017 |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126184405/http://www1.umn.edu/pts/bus/connectors.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The estimated commute time between St. Paul and the East Bank is 15 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pts.umn.edu/bus/campus-connectors |title=Campus Connectors | Parking & Transportation Services |website=Umn.edu |date=May 11, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-date=January 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128074612/http://www.pts.umn.edu/bus/campus-connectors |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, the system carried 3.55 million riders. Although the shuttle service is free, it is comparatively inexpensive to operate; with an operating cost of $4.55 million in 2008, the operating subsidy was only $1.28 per passenger. Even [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]]'s busy [[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro]] [[Blue Line (Minnesota)|Blue Line]] light rail required a subsidy of $1.44 that year, and that was with many riders paying $1.75 or more for a ride.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/transportation/Evaluation2009/Evaluation2009.htm |title=2009 Transit System Performance Evaluation |publisher=Metropolitan Council |year=2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519222803/http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/transportation/Evaluation2009/Evaluation2009.htm |archive-date=May 19, 2010}}</ref> Three [[Light rail in Minnesota|light-rail stations]] serve the university along the [[Green Line (Minnesota)|Green Line]]: [[Stadium Village (Metro Transit station)|Stadium Village]], [[East Bank (Metro Transit station)|East Bank]], and [[West Bank (Metro Transit station)|West Bank]]. The university partnered with [[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro]] to offer students, staff, and faculty members a [[Go-To card#Campus Zone Pass|Campus Zone Pass]] that enables free travel on the three stations that pass through campus,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.umn.edu/pts/bus/campuszonepass.html |title=Campus Zone Pass |website=University of Minnesota Parking and Transportation |access-date=February 24, 2016 |date=Spring 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109142525/http://www1.umn.edu/pts/bus/campuszonepass.html |archive-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref> as well as a discounted unlimited pass for students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pts.umn.edu/bus/upass |title=U-Pass |website=University of Minnesota Parking and Transportation |access-date=May 1, 2018 |date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140638/http://www.pts.umn.edu/bus/upass |url-status=dead}}</ref> More recently, the university has instituted the Universal Transit Pass, which allows most students unlimited access to the Metro Transit light rail and bus networks as well as a number of other transit systems in the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pts.umn.edu/Transit/Transit-Passes/Universal-Transit-Pass |title=Universal Transit Pass |website=University of Minnesota Parking and Transportation Services |access-date=September 10, 2023 |date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=September 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911023930/https://pts.umn.edu/Transit/Transit-Passes/Universal-Transit-Pass}}</ref> ===Campus safety=== The Step Up campaign is a program that helps students prevent excessive drinking, as well as sexual assault and other crimes, by teaching them how to intervene and prevent in a positive way.<ref name="Step Up">{{cite web |url=http://stepup.umn.edu/ |title=Step Up |publisher=University of Minnesota |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212857/http://stepup.umn.edu/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> This is done, in part, by explaining the [[bystander effect]]. The U of M also has a SAFE-U emergency notification text messaging system that sends out a notification to all faculty, staff, and students in case of emergency.<ref name="TXT - U">{{cite web |url=http://www1.umn.edu/prepared/txtu/ |title=TXT- U |publisher=University of Minnesota |access-date=October 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213316/http://www1.umn.edu/prepared/txtu/ |archive-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> The commitment to a safe inclusive campus is also articulated through the comprehensive University of Minnesota Safety Plan, aligned with MPact 2025's Commitment 5, Action Item 5.4, emphasizing the need to assess and improve campus safety continually.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Safety Approach |url=https://safe-campus.umn.edu/safety-approach |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Safe Campus |language=en}}</ref> The establishment of the Strategic Safety Advisory Committee and public safety forums fosters community engagement and dialogue on safety concerns and improvements. Additionally, the university has made strides in off-campus safety through nightly patrols in Dinkytown and the introduction of blue light kiosks and mobile light trailers to enhance visibility and security. Other resources help students get home safely. Calling 624-WALK secures an escort for walks to adjacent campuses and neighborhoods, and Gopher Chauffeur, a van service, offers rides near and on campus. Both are free and open to all students, staff, and faculty.<ref name="Creating a safe U">{{cite web |url=http://www1.umn.edu/prepared/ |title=Safety and Security |publisher=University of Minnesota |access-date=September 30, 2013 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212857/http://www1.umn.edu/prepared/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/12/13/70274 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103094323/http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/12/13/70274 |title=Hitch a ride with MSA |newspaper=[[Minnesota Daily]] |archive-date=January 3, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mndaily.com/2008/04/17/boyntonto-run-msa-express-0 |title=Boynton to run MSA Express |newspaper=[[Minnesota Daily]] |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-date=July 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727174158/http://www.mndaily.com/2008/04/17/boyntonto-run-msa-express-0 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wcco.com/search/Link.ashx?R=http%3a%2f%2fwcco.com%2ftopstories%2fMSA.Express.University.2.365282.html |title=Shuttle Service Provides 'U' Students Security |publisher=Wcco.com |access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://discover.umn.edu/news/campus-community/gopher-chauffeur-service-helps-keep-students-safe |title=Taking them home: The U's Gopher Chauffeur service helps keep students safe at night. |date=November 20, 2013 |website=umn.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729013501/http://discover.umn.edu/news/campus-community/gopher-chauffeur-service-helps-keep-students-safe |archive-date=July 29, 2014}}</ref> In addition, the campus has nearly 200 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and 200 yellow phones for emergency-only calls. The University Police Station has 20 Code Blue phones around campus that immediately connect people to their office. There are also over 2,000 security cameras being monitored 24 hours a day.<ref name="Creating a safe U" /> The university also maintains a vigilant stance on cybersecurity, conducting annual external assessments and updating strategies for risk mitigation. Emergency preparedness is also a key focus, with updated Emergency Operations Plans and disaster recovery protocols ensuring readiness for a variety of potential threats.<ref name=":4" /> ====Sexual assaults==== Minnesota Gophers football player [[Dominic Jones]] was convicted of sexual assault in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/local/west/26011539.html |title=Ex-Gopher Dominic Jones: 'My name now is Inmate' |author-first1=Rochelle |author-last1=Olson |date=July 29, 2008 |publisher=The Star Tribune |work=www.startribune.com |access-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031947/http://www.startribune.com/local/west/26011539.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2009, an appeals court upheld Jones' conviction, but reduced his four-year prison sentence to one year.<ref name=sentence>{{cite news |url=https://www.twincities.com/2009/07/08/ex-gopher-dominic-jones-sex-crime-conviction-upheld-by-appeals-court/#:~:text=Dominic%20Jones%2C%20once%20a%20defensive,in%20guidelines%20for%20the%20felony. |title=her Dominic Jones' sex crime conviction upheld by appeals court |first=Maricella |last=Miranda |publisher=Pioneer Press |date=July 8, 2009 |access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> More than 1,000 sexual assaults on campus were reported between 2010 and 2015.<ref name=Tribune>{{cite web |title=After Authorities Did Not Charge her Rapist U Student Fought Back |url=http://www.startribune.com/after-authorities-did-not-charge-her-rapist-u-student-fought-back/398051931/ |work=Minneapolis Star Tribune |date=October 23, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024221226/http://www.startribune.com/after-authorities-did-not-charge-her-rapist-u-student-fought-back/398051931/ |url-status=live}}</ref> No prosecutions for rape occurred, according to Katie Eichele of the Aurora Center,<ref name=Tribune/> until the conviction of [[2014 University of Minnesota rape case|Daniel Drill-Mellum]] in 2016, for the rapes of two fellow students.<ref name=2016conviction>{{cite web |title=Former University of Minnesota Frat Brother Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Rape |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a63590/university-of-minnesota-daniel-drill-mellum-rape-sentenced-prison/ |work=Cosmopolitan |access-date=October 23, 2016 |date=September 2016 |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024225955/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a63590/university-of-minnesota-daniel-drill-mellum-rape-sentenced-prison/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Drill-Mellum received a six-year prison sentence.<ref name=2016conviction /> It has been alleged that few sexual assaults on campus are reported to University police.<ref name=Fox9>{{cite web |title=1 in 10 rape cases on University of Minnesota campus lead to arrest |url=http://www.fox9.com/news/investigators/12385885-story |work=Fox 9 News |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024223125/http://www.fox9.com/news/investigators/12385885-story |url-status=dead}}</ref> Six resulted in arrest from 2010 to 2015; one was determined to be unfounded.<ref name=Fox9/> In a study by campus police, in the years between 2005 and 2015, sexual assaults at the university remained the same or increased<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Year Part I Crime Statistics |url=https://police.umn.edu/10yearcrime |work=University of Minnesota Public Safety |access-date=October 23, 2016 |date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025045101/https://police.umn.edu/10yearcrime |url-status=dead}}</ref> despite six sexual assault resources and many anti-crime programs on campus.<ref>{{cite magazine |title='Universities and Fraternities Must Tell the Whole Truth' About Sexual Violence |url=https://time.com/100084/campus-sexual-assault-fraternities/ |magazine=Time |access-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025055436/http://time.com/100084/campus-sexual-assault-fraternities/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Working Together to Address Campus Sexual Violence |url=https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ojp/forms-documents/Documents/2015%20Conference%20on%20Crime%20and%20Victimization/Presentations/Sexual%20Violence%20on%20College%20Campuses.pdf |work=University of Minnesota |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210042625/https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ojp/forms-documents/Documents/2015%20Conference%20on%20Crime%20and%20Victimization/Presentations/Sexual%20Violence%20on%20College%20Campuses.pdf |archive-date=February 10, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Here's What's Missing From the Stats on Campus Rape |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/campus-crime-statistics-undercount-sexual-assaults |work=MotherJones |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025111100/http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/campus-crime-statistics-undercount-sexual-assaults |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How the University of Minnesota handles sexual assault |url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/04/01/bcst-sexual-assault-university-of-minnesota |work=Minnesota Public Radio |date=April 2015 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025063511/http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/04/01/bcst-sexual-assault-university-of-minnesota |url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2020, the University of Minnesota agreed to pay $500,000 to a woman who in the fall of 2016, accused several Gophers football players of sexually assaulting her.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.startribune.com/university-of-minnesota-paid-500-000-to-woman-who-accused-gophers-football-players-of-rape/572257372/#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20Minnesota%20paid,sexual%20assault%20in%20fall%202016.&text=But%20a%20source%20confirmed%20the,the%20St.%20Paul%20Pioneer%20Press. |author-first1=Ryan|author-last1=Faircloth|author-first2=Rochelle|author-last2=Olson|title=University of Minnesota paid $500,000 to woman who accused Gophers football players of rape |website=[[Star Tribune]] |date=August 29, 2020 |access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829085034/https://www.startribune.com/university-of-minnesota-paid-500-000-to-woman-who-accused-gophers-football-players-of-rape/572257372/#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20Minnesota%20paid,sexual%20assault%20in%20fall%202016.&text=But%20a%20source%20confirmed%20the,the%20St.%20Paul%20Pioneer%20Press. |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2017, a University of Minnesota panel cleared four of the 10 Gopher football players the woman accused and agreed with investigators' recommendation that four other players be expelled and the other two players should be suspended for a year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-sports/reports-panel-clears-4-gopher-football-players-expels-4-others |title=Reports: Panel clears 4 Gopher football players, expels 4 others |first=William |last=Wilcoxen |website=Bring Me The News |date=March 8, 2018 |access-date=July 14, 2022 |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017035923/https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-sports/reports-panel-clears-4-gopher-football-players-expels-4-others |url-status=live}}</ref>
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