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09 Apr Finalists Named in Williston State College President Search

Posted at 21:43h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

The Williston State College Presidential Search Committee, charged by the North Dakota University System to evaluate candidates for the WSC presidency, has narrowed the pool of applicants to four finalists. Six candidates were invited to Williston for on-campus interviews this past week. During those campus visits,...

26 Mar Board hears details of presidential searches, evaluations

Posted at 21:53h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

The State Board of Higher Education focused this week on high level tasks coming due in the near future, including a presidential search, changing presidential evaluations, the strategic planning process and an update on the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Dr. Joshua Wynne gave the Board its...

11 Mar Students Inducted to 2021 All North Dakota Academic Team

Posted at 17:13h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

Seventeen North Dakota community college students have been named to the 2021 All-North Dakota Academic Team, which recognizes the academic achievements of community college students. Members of the team and the colleges they attend are as follows: Ashlei Stanczyk, Bismarck State College Eden West, Bismarck State College Michael...

26 Feb Board tracks COVID

Posted at 14:31h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

Among the major presentations heard by the State Board of Higher Education at its recent meeting were updates on how campuses were dealing with the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as updates on the strategic plan, and behavioral health at the campus level. A...

29 Jan COVID update among topics heard by Board

Posted at 16:46h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

The State Board of Higher Education again brought focus to the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic this week when it met for its regular meeting. Among the COVID-19 topics were an update from the North Dakota University System (NDUS) Smart Restart Taskforce, and an update...

18 Dec Behavioral health tops Board agenda

Posted at 16:16h in News and Media, Uncategorized by Chris Erickson

The State Board of Higher Education this week conducted a wealth of year-end housekeeping and policy review, including taking time to hear from directors of two counseling centers at North Dakota State University and Valley City State University. Before getting into the bulk of the meeting’s...

27 Nov Rostad Named Vice Chancellor for Strategy and Strategic Engagement

Posted at 19:01h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

North Dakota University System has named Jerry Rostad as the new vice chancellor of strategy and strategic engagement. In the position, Rostad is responsible for engaging all stakeholders in the State Board of Higher Education’s vision for the NDUS and for leadership in the development,...

25 Nov FirstLink offers first response

Posted at 15:11h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

NDUS partnership provides after-hours support to all campuses The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted campuses and communities in varied ways over the past year, especially for services that aim to aid health and welfare. Luckily for North Dakota University System, a partnership with an entity...

02 Nov The value of higher education

Posted at 15:01h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

Numerous outlets ranging from the great daily and weekly state newspapers throughout North Dakota to national outlets like the New York Times have been doing their very best to cover the ongoing and shifting challenges of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Understandably, that...

02 Nov Board talks ongoing COVID response

Posted at 14:56h in News and Media by Chris Erickson

The State Board of Higher Education met this week with a continued focus on its response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 related topics included an update from Dr. Joshua Wynne, the dean of the University of North Dakota’s School of Medicine and Health...

Author: Chris Erickson