What makes Rochester the place for a new University of Minnesota campus?
When you say “Rochester, Minnesota” outside of Minnesota, people immediately think of the Mayo Clinic and all that involves. When you look from a statewide and even from a national perspective at the assets in the Rochester area–with Mayo, IBM, and all of the other associated high-growth industries–and you know that we’re trying to build more knowledge- or innovation-based economies, a critical ingredient that needs to be part of that cluster is a research university. It’s a good, strategic investment that the state is making to raise the quality of life for all of Minnesota I’d read a lot about the commitment to higher education in Rochester, but to experience it is something different. The people of Rochester truly value education as a public good, and they understand the importance of growing and developing the presence of the University of Minnesota in that region to their long-term economic vitality. Their commitment is–I’ve been using the word “contagious.” What’s happening ri
