Greetings,

This is a historic week for the university and all Minnesotans. After more than three years of hard work at the state legislature, we are happy to announce that Gopher football will return to campus in the fall of 2009! On Saturday night, the House and Senate both passed a compromise bill that will help to fund the construction of a new Gopher stadium on campus. The stadium represents an investment in the people of this state and in the future of Golden Gopher football and the University of Minnesota.

You are invited to join us to witness Gov. Pawlenty’s signing of this historic bill on Wednesday, May 24^th at the McNamara Alumni Center. The program will begin at 3:00 pm and will be followed by a short reception. Join us as our dreams of bringing Gopher football back to campus become reality!

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm 

Place: McNamara Alumni Center

           200 Oak Street SE

           Minneapolis, MN 55455

Please contact your legislators that voted in favor of our bill to thank them for their help in getting this done! For a list of House and Senate members who voted for the final University of Minnesota stadium bill, see: http://www.startribune.com/587/story/445423.html. To find the names and contact information for your legislators, go to: http://ga4.org/u_of_m_leg_net/leg-lookup/search.tcl.

For details on the final bill, visit our website: www.umn.edu/stadium.

Thank you for your help in bringing Gopher football back to campus. This was truly a team effort as your phone calls, emails, and other contacts with legislators made the difference and helped to ensure that Gopher football will be returning to campus in 2009! We look forward to TCF Bank stadium becoming a center of campus life and helping to rekindle a sense of excitement, spirit, and pride in your University of Minnesota!