Southwest Minnesota State University
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| Established | 1963 |
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| Type | Public |
| Faculty | 148 |
| Students | 3,700 |
| Location | Marshall, Minnesota, USA |
| Address | 1501 State St. Marshall, MN 56258 |
| Telephone | 1-800-642-0684 |
| Campus | Rural, 216 acre |
| Colors | Brown and Gold |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
| Affiliations | MnSCU |
| Website | www.southwestmsu.edu |
Southwest Minnesota State University is a public, four-year university that is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It is located in Marshall, Minnesota, a city of 13,000 people. The school was founded in 1963 as Southwest Minnesota State College. It admitted it's first class of students in 1967. The college became Southwest State University in 1975, and adopted its current name in 2003.
The school has a full-time enrollment of approximately 3,000 students and employs 140 faculty members. In recent years, the university has enrolled a variety of international students, including many from Malaysia, Nigeria, Kenya, and Nepal. There are no fraternities or sororities. The most popular majors are Business Administration and Education.
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[edit] Academic programs
Southwest Minnesota State University provides undergraduate education in the liberal arts and professional studies for the following areas: Accounting, Agribusiness Management, Anthropology, Art, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Culinology, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Science, Foreign Languages, Global Studies, History, Honors Program, Hotel / Restaurant Administration, Humanities, Indigenous Nations and Dakota Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Justice Administration, Marketing, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Rural and Regional Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Speech Communication, Theatre Arts, Wellness and Human Performance, and Women's Studies. The university also offers masters degrees in Business Management and Education.
[edit] The campus
Most of the SMSU campus was constructed between 1965 and 1969 according to a unified plan. The brick and concrete buildings are interconnected via tunnels and enclosed walkways, providing a continuous and controlled environment during both summer and winter. The residence halls, however, are not connected. There are many courtyards with gardens between the buildings. The campus is virtually barrier free, allowing easy access to students in wheelchairs. In 2005, Southwest Minnesota State University opened a new Student and Conference Center, and completed a major renovation of the library. In 2006, new residence halls were built, and planning began for a multi-purpose, regional event center.
[edit] Athletics
The school sports teams are called the Mustangs and compete in NCAA Division II. Programs for men include basketball, wheelchair basketball, baseball, football, and wrestling. The programs for women are basketball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. The student booster group for basketball is the Mustang Maniacs. Their slogan is, "Our team loves us and our opponents fear us". An annual basketball tradition is Hawaiian Night.
[edit] Noteworthy
- U.S. News and World Report designated Southwest Minnesota State University as the No. 1 regional public liberal arts college in the Midwest nine times.
- In December of 2001, a fire destroyed the Student Center, which originally featured an underground living area and a glass dome. The concrete framework for the dome was incorporated into the new Student Center and is still visible in the food court area.
- The first two years of the anime convention, Sogen Con were held at Southwest Minnesota State University.
- In 2005, SMSU developed the first bachelors degree culinology program in the nation to be approved by the Research Chefs Association.
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| Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
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| Bemidji State • Concordia Saint Paul • Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota State Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State |
