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MSA Express

The MSA Express is a free transportation service that promotes safety in the campus community by providing University of Minnesota students with safe rides home.

We operate two eleven-passenger MSA Express vans from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. The service is open to all University of Minnesota-Twin Cities students. MSA Express drivers, navigators, and dispatchers are hired by Boynton Health Service. All employees are University of Minnesota-Twin Cities students who are CPR certified and trained in first aid.

The MSA Express is sponsored by Boynton Health Service, the Minnesota Student Association, the Office of Student Affairs, Parking and Transportation Services, Housing and Residential Life, the Interfraternal Council, and the Panhellenic Council. MSA Express sponsors are committed to promoting the safety of University of Minnesota students.
Award Winning Program

2008 Rookie Campus Life Program, Awarded by University of Minnesota Student Unions and Activities, as part of their Tony Diggs Excellence Awards.
Hours

Fall 2009
10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Friday and Saturday nights
September 4 to December 19, 2009
Closed University holidays.
Pick Up

MSA Express Line (612) 388-6911

To schedule a pick-up, call the MSA Express Line 30 minutes in advance of your preferred pick-up time (sorry, no text messages!)

MSA Express will pick students up from the following locations: West Bank, areas immediately surrounding West Bank (Grand Marc, Seven Corners), Dinkytown, Marcy Park, Como, East Bank, Stadium Village, St. Paul Campus, and anything between East Bank and St. Paul campuses.

While you’re waiting for the MSA Express to pick you up, please stay in a building or in a well-lit area. The MSA Express dispatcher will give the navigator your phone number, and the navigator will call you when the MSA Express arrives at your pick-up location.

Drop Off

The MSA Express will drop students off at residences on or near the west bank, east bank, and St. Paul campuses and Uptown Minneapolis.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Will the MSA Express drive me from my residence to a bar or a house party?
    No! The MSA provides safe rides home.

  2. Can I eat while in the MSA Express?
    No, please do not bring food or beverages other than water into the MSA Express.

  3. Will the drivers take music requests?
    This is up to the navigator! As long is it does not create a distraction, some navigators may let you choose the music.

  4. Do I have any other transportation options?
    These resources are good transportation options if the MSA Express is busy.

    Campus Escorts
    Free walking and biking security escorts to and from campus locations and nearby adjacent neighborhoods for all students, staff, faculty and visitors (612-624-WALK)

    Campus Connector
    Provides direct bus service between the St. Paul, East Bank, and West Bank campuses approximately every five to 30 minutes from 7 a.m. through midnight, depending on the time of day and academic year

    Gophers After Dark Express
    Free late night shuttle that runs every 15 minutes until 2:10am and stops at Coffman Memorial Union, West Bank Skyway, Sanford Hall, McNamara Alumni Center, and Transportation and Safety Building

    Metro Transit
Employment Opportunities

If you are interested in driving, navigating, and/or dispatching the MSA Express, please contact Julie Sanem at jsanem@bhs.umn.edu or (612) 624-1940.


For More Information

For more information about the MSA Express, please contact Julie Sanem at jsanem@bhs.umn.edu or (612) 624-1940.