Athletes Village
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Thursday, July 6, 2017 - 2:30pm  Brandon Eggum, Minnesota's head wrestling coach, recently had an opportunity to tour the Land O’Lakes Center for Excellence construction site. As an alum, Eggum has a unique perspective on the impact the new facility will have on student-athletes. ... Read more |
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - 4:15pm  Land O'Lakes and the U of M celebrated a construction milestone on April 28 when the final structural beam was placed in the U of M’s Athletes Village project, which includes the Land O'Lakes Center for Excellence. Also called “topping off,” the ceremony is traditionally a celebratory time as the last beam, which is painted white and signed by key stakeholders, is placed atop a structure. ... Read more |
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Monday, April 17, 2017 - 4:45pm  How do U of M student-athletes maintain a collective G.P.A. above the campus-wide average, despite their demanding athletic schedules? Learn more—including how the innovative Land O'Lakes Center for Excellence is poised to become one of the premier academic centers in the nation. A $15 million leadership commitment from Land O’Lakes is... Read more |
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Friday, February 17, 2017 - 3:15pm  Watch the Land O’Lakes Center for Excellence rise from the ground in this 66-second time lapse video of progress on the Athletes Village project. A $15 million leadership commitment from Land O’Lakes is supporting construction of the innovative center, on the left portion of the video. Learn more about the Land O'Lakes ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 - 9:00am  A $15 million leadership commitment from Land O’Lakes is supporting construction of the innovative Land O’Lakes Center for Excellence. Take a virtual tour by “flying” through the academic, leadership development, and nutrition centers in the facility, which is currently under construction as part of the Athletes Village project on the U of M campus. It is scheduled to open January 2018. |
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 1:30pm  Chris Policinski joined U of M President Eric Kaler, Mortenson representatives, and other top donors at a “Placing of the Beam” ceremony on November 22. Also called “topping out,” it is traditionally a time of celebrating when the last beam, which is painted white and signed, is placed atop a structure during its construction. The ceremony marked a milestone in the construction of... Read more |
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Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 3:15pm  Land O’Lakes executives Peter Janzen and Lydia Botham donned hardhats in late August for a tour of the Land O’Lakes Center for Excellence as construction continues on the facility. Guided by representatives from Mortenson Construction and Intercollegiate Athletics, Peter and Lydia saw progress on the site first hand and learned more about how student-athletes will benefit from the Center and... Read more |
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 4:00pm  Progress occurs daily on the Athletes Village project, including the new five-story Land O’Lakes Center for Excellence immediately east of the Bierman and Gibson-Nagurski buildings on the Minneapolis campus. “It’s exciting to see all the movement each day,” says Athletic Director Mark Coyle. Through spring and into early summer, crews worked through soil remediation and installation of... Read more |
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 11:15am Want to see up-to-the-minute progress on Athletes Village construction? Check out the Athletes Village Live Cam - it’s just under President Kaler’s Twitter feed on the front page of Building the Future Together. |