UMN Advocates

Our Capitol Success Depends on Your Willingness to Act! Visit z.umn.edu/kickoff20 to send a Valentines/Welcome Message to your lawmakers!

Help us change minds at the capitol! Join UMNAdvocates to urge lawmakers to maintain and improve our facilities! z.umn.edu/beheard

Support the U of M's bonding request at z.umn.edu/kickoff20

Tomorrow at 10am is the deadline to sign up for the Twin Cities campus' Legislative Kickoff Breakfast, taking place on Tuesday, Jan 28, from 7:30 to 9am at McNamara Alumni Center.

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Join us at z.umn.edu/beheard to help the University of Minnesota make necessary safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency updates to our 29 million square feet of educational facilities!

Congratulations to the Twin Cities campus! Today at the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, the Gophers took home the award for highest voter turnout in 2018 in the Big Ten...And in the NATION among large, four year, public universities!

This week is all about winning in Gopher Country! Congratulations everyone!

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities recognized for highest voter turnout among largest U.S. colleges

Both the House and Senate have now passed their Higher Ed bills. As you may know, the U of M requested $87 million from the state to maintain excellence by attracting and keeping the best faculty and staff, improving our research infrastructure, and continuing to offer student services that have drastically increased the U of M system’s four-year graduation rates. Since then, Governor Walz proposed $51 million for the U of M. The Senate bill contains $24 million in new base funding for the U of M, and along with being nearly $60 million under what is required to continue meeting needs, it contains language freezing tuition. Today, the House passed its bill, providing $114 million for the U of M, funding our needs and providing enough in additional resources to hold tuition flat for Minnesota resident undergrads at all campuses.

We need you to contact your lawmakers and implore them to support the House version of this bill, and help avoid tuition increases or cuts that hurt the mission. You can quickly take action here.

Legislature enters stretch run Last week, the legislature returned from its Easter-Passover break with about four weeks to go until the constitutionally mandated end of session. The entire biennial state budget has been on the docket, including the Higher Education bill, which...

On April 3, from across Minnesota rallied on the steps of the Capitol and met with lawmakers to discuss the University of Minnesota's legislative request. The day was a great success and a lot of fun! Feel free to tag yourself and your friends in these pictures!

The University of Minnesota Duluth legislative kickoff event is tomorrow morning! Have you registered yet? Do so at http://z.umn.edu/2018kickoff ! Learn about how you can help UMD at the Capitol so they can keep churning out great students like Ben!

Ben Mayerchak Students describe why they chose the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Seth is Duluth, MN through and through. Loves the community, loves University of Minnesota Duluth, and wants to stay and contribute to the Northland, and having his parents keeping him on track is important, too! Students like Seth need modern, 21st century learning environments, which can be provided in partnership with all Minnesotans.

Seth Schweiger Students describe why they chose the University of Minnesota Duluth.