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Originally Posted by DareDad
The two Minneapolis regionals are hosted on the U of M campus. During the regionals there are continuous tours of campus departments which has led to a measurable uptick in students attending the U of M College of Science and Engineering.
That level of involvement with the school would be difficult in a district model where participation from the U of M would likely be a kid behind a 2'x6' table with some pamphlets.
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I mean, to me, UMN seems like the most likely candidate for holding the State Championship event, provided that was a typical 60 team event. Unless something changes, I don't see UMN support for the program waning any time soon-- I know the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering is a fan of the program and getting a variety of students on campus. And even if we didn't have the State Championship here, I would be very surprised if we didn't have at least one District event.