University of Minnesota Duluth

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University of Minnesota Duluth
motto A common bond for all the arts
founding 1947
Sponsorship state
place Duluth , Minnesota
Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin
Students 11,200
University sports Bulldogs
Website d.umn.edu
Darland Administration Building
Weber Music Hall ( César Pelli )
School of Medicine

The University of Minnesota Duluth (also UMD ) is a state university in Duluth in the US state of Minnesota . With 11,200 students, it is the second largest location in the University of Minnesota system . The college was founded in 1947 .

Faculties

  • Humanities
  • medicine
  • Science and engineering
  • Pedagogy and Human Service Professions
  • pharmacy
  • Fine arts
  • Economics (Labovitz School of Business and Economics)
  • Graduate school

Sports

The university's sports teams are called Bulldogs . With the exception of the ice hockey teams, they compete in the North Central Conference (Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ). The ice hockey teams compete in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I).

In 2008, the Bulldogs won in football , the National Football Championship , which is the first title of the UMD in Division II at all. In 2010 this success was repeated.

On April 9, 2011, the men's ice hockey team won the US college championship of the NCAA for the first time with a 3-2 win in extra time against the University of Michigan . The women's ice hockey team has won the NCAA title five times.

Well-known students

Web links

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Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′ 10.2 "  N , 92 ° 4 ′ 54.1"  W.