Just after the sun rises on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, nearly 40 students, faculty, and staff are boarding a bus headed for the State Capitol in St. Paul.
Bulldog Lobby Day, an annual event, starts at around 7:45 a.m. as the group gathers in the Kirby Bus Hub, 1208 Kirby Drive. They are scheduled to depart at 8 a.m. Participants are available for interviews at this time.
“Bulldog Lobby Day is a student-created event that takes students directly to the State Capitol to speak with state legislators,” says UMD Student Association President Mike Kenyanya. “It’s the cornerstone of our advocacy campaign.”
Bulldog Lobby Day Schedule
The Bulldog Lobby Day schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Students gather in the Kirby Bus Hub
11:15 - 11:45 a.m. Speakers and UMD presence in the Capitol Rotunda
12 - 3 p.m. Break into small groups for individual meetings with legislators
The Advocating Agenda
University of Minnesota Capital Request
Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) money includes funding for UMD and each UMN campus
$4.3 million for AB Anderson Hall at UMD
University of Minnesota Budget Request
$87 million in base funding for the system to support the core mission (I.e. compensation, keeping tuition affordable, research and outreach)
The first Bulldog Lobby Day was held in 2012.