Post by Logan on Apr 30, 2016 5:23:53 GMT -6
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton met with some Gophers football boosters last week to discuss topics ranging from the University of Minnesota’s athletics director search to frustration with the lack of success for its high-profile sports teams.
Dayton, who invited the boosters to lunch at his residence in St. Paul last Friday, shared concerns over several issues included in a list of topics presented by Jim Carter, captain of the U’s 1969 football team.
Dayton was joined in the meeting by his senior policy director for higher education, Shannon Patrick. Among other topics: the department’s profile in the wake of recent scandals and fundraising for the school’s $166 million Athletes Village project.
“I enjoyed spending time with these dedicated alumni, and listening to their ideas for how to improve the University’s athletics department,” Dayton said in a statement to the Pioneer Press. “I commend them for their continued commitment to the long-term success of Gophers sports, and to the overall well being of the University of Minnesota.
Read more: www.twincities.com/2016/04/29/gov-dayton-gophers-need-to-fix-tattered-credibility/
Dayton, who invited the boosters to lunch at his residence in St. Paul last Friday, shared concerns over several issues included in a list of topics presented by Jim Carter, captain of the U’s 1969 football team.
Dayton was joined in the meeting by his senior policy director for higher education, Shannon Patrick. Among other topics: the department’s profile in the wake of recent scandals and fundraising for the school’s $166 million Athletes Village project.
“I enjoyed spending time with these dedicated alumni, and listening to their ideas for how to improve the University’s athletics department,” Dayton said in a statement to the Pioneer Press. “I commend them for their continued commitment to the long-term success of Gophers sports, and to the overall well being of the University of Minnesota.
Read more: www.twincities.com/2016/04/29/gov-dayton-gophers-need-to-fix-tattered-credibility/