The University of Minnesota is one of the most comprehensive public universities in the United States and ranks among the most prestigious. It is both the state land-grant university, with a strong tradition of education and public service, and the state's primary research university, with faculty of national and international reputation. Founded in 1851, the University of Minnesota has four campuses?Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris, and Crookston?a collaborative center in Rochester, extension offices, and research and outreach centers throughout the state. The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world. The University's mission, carried out on multiple campuses and throughout the state, is threefold: Research and DiscoveryGenerate and preserve knowledge, understanding, and creativity by conducting high-quality research, scholarship, and artistic activity that benefit students, scholars, and communities across the state, the nation, and the world.

　　明尼苏达大学是美国最全面的公立大学之一，亦属顶尖学府之列。作为该州赠地大学，它秉承深厚的教育与公共服务传统;同时作为州内主要研究型大学，其师资队伍享有国内外声誉。该校创立于1851年，拥有四个校区——双城校区、德卢斯校区、莫里斯校区和克鲁克斯顿校区——以及位于罗切斯特的合作中心、遍布全州的推广办公室及研究与推广中心。明尼苏达大学秉持“知识滋养万民”的创校理念，致力于通过知识传播丰富人类生活。双城校区、德卢斯校区、莫里斯校区和克鲁克斯顿校区，并在罗切斯特设有协作中心，全州范围内还设有延伸办公室及研究与推广中心。明尼苏达大学秉持“知识赋能人类”的创校理念，致力于推动学术进步与真理探索;通过教育为多元群体共享知识;并将所获知识应用于造福本州、国家乃至全球民众。该校在多校区及全州范围内践行的使命包含三大核心：研究与探索——通过开展高质量的研究、学术及艺术活动，创造并传承知识、洞见与创造力，惠及全州、全国乃至全球的学生、学者及社区。教学

　　Teaching and Learning Share that knowledge, understanding, and creativity by providing a broad range of educational programs in a strong and diverse community of learners and teachers, and prepare graduate, professional, and undergraduate students, as well as non-degree-seeking students interested in continuing education and lifelong learning, for active roles in a multiracial and multicultural world. Outreach and Public Service Extend, apply, and exchange knowledge between the University and society by applying scholarly expertise to community problems, by helping organizations and individuals respond to their changing environments, and by making the knowledge and resources created and preserved at the University accessible to the citizens of the state, the nation, and the world.

　　教学与学习在强大而多元的学习者与教师共同体中，通过提供广泛的教育项目，分享知识、理解与创造力，为研究生、专业学生、本科生以及对继续教育和终身学习感兴趣的非学位寻求者做好准备，使其能在多民族、多元文化的世界中发挥积极作用。社会服务与公共贡献 通过运用学术专长解决社区问题，协助组织与个人应对环境变化，并将本校创造与保存的知识资源开放给本州、本国乃至全球公民，实现大学与社会间知识的延伸、应用与交流。

　　In all of its activities, the University strives to sustain an open exchange of ideas in an environment that embodies the values of academic freedom, responsibility, integrity, and cooperation; that provides an atmosphere of mutual respect, free from racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice and intolerance; that assists individuals, institutions, and communities in responding to a continuously changing world; that is conscious of and responsive to the needs of the many communities it is committed to serving; that creates and supports partnerships within the University, with other educational systems and institutions, and with communities to achieve common goals; and that inspires, sets high expectations for, and empowers individuals within its community.

　　在所有活动中，大学致力于在体现学术自由、责任、诚信与合作价值观的环境中保持思想的自由交流; 营造相互尊重的氛围，杜绝种族歧视、性别歧视及其他形式的偏见与不宽容;协助个人、机构及社区应对瞬息万变的世界;关注并响应其服务对象——众多社区的需求;在大学内部、与其他教育体系及机构、与社区建立并支持合作伙伴关系以实现共同目标;激励社区成员，对其寄予厚望，并赋予其能力。