▁the ▁much - tra ve led ▁walk way ▁to ▁Target ▁Field . ▁ ▁Nick ' s ▁life - size ▁Gold y ▁G opher ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁installed ▁outside ▁C off man ▁Union . ▁The ▁University ▁in ▁a ▁published ▁statement ▁expects ▁that : ▁" A ▁Gold y ▁G opher ▁statue ▁will ▁impact ▁school ▁pride ▁and ▁spirit ▁by ▁allowing ▁the ▁campus ▁community ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁this ▁icon ic ▁symbol ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis , ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁common ▁area ▁to ▁gather ▁outside , ▁and ▁create ▁trad itions ▁that ▁will ▁have ▁long - last ing ▁impress ions ▁on ▁today ' s ▁student ▁population , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁future ▁gener ations ▁to ▁come ." ▁The ▁large ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁is ▁also ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁article : ▁" The ▁bronze ▁Gold y ▁statue ▁will ▁stand ▁six ▁feet ▁three ▁inches ▁high ▁on ▁C off man ▁Memorial ▁Union ' s ▁front ▁pla za . ▁The ▁gran ite ▁block ▁' M ' ▁will ▁span ▁si xty - three ▁inches ▁in ▁width , ▁twenty - four ▁inches ▁in ▁depth ▁and ▁forty - e ight ▁inches ▁in ▁height ." ▁▁ ▁A ▁recent ▁and ▁on going ▁art istic ▁collaboration ▁between ▁Nick ▁and ▁local ▁glass ▁artist ▁Michael ▁Bo yd ▁at ▁FO CI ▁Minnesota ▁Center ▁for ▁G lass ▁Arts ▁has ▁brought ▁a ▁different ▁kind ▁of ▁attention ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁combination ▁of ▁mol ten ▁glass ▁and ▁mol ten ▁bronze . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Nancy ▁S art or ▁at ▁K FA I