College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities Campus
101 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Living in the Twin Cities
Climate and weather
- Hot, cold and in between, Minnesotans enjoy four distinct seasons. Learn more about our climate .
- Coming for a visit? Check out the weather forecast for the upcoming week.
Employment
- If you are looking for an off-campus job, the jobs section of the Star Tribune has a job search advice in addition to job listings.
- ISEEK offers tools for exploring careers in addition to job listings.
- U of M students at the U of M can access GoldPASS, a database listing full-time and part-time jobs, internships and volunteer positions.
Entertainment
The Twin Cities campus lies between Minneapolis and St. Paul, so you’re never far from great restaurants, museums, theaters and concert halls, sports events, and all of the local festivals and fairs.
- Best of Citysearch Twin Cities can help you find what locals consider the best in town.
- What to do? What to do? Minneapolis.org has some ideas.
Housing
The Off-Campus Housing Service, part of Housing and Residential Life, maintains a website that lists apartment, helps people find roommates, talks about tenant rights and provides other information to help in your housing search.
Newspapers
The Twin Cities have two major newspapers, The Star Tribune and The Pioneer Press . There are also numerous alternative papers, such as MinnPost, City Pages and The Rake.
Transportation
Metro Transit provides most of the public transportation service in the Twin Cities, and they have a number of routes that bring people to and from the University day and night.