Author: ddodds

30 Jul

Posted at 12:45h in Campus Happenings by

NDUS search committee mulls visions for the future, attributes of next UND leader [caption id="attachment_9736" align="aligncenter" width="800"] At the inaugural meeting of the presidential search committee, members discussed results of three prior listening sessions and the recruitment process for finding UND’s next leader. Photo by Connor...

23 Jul

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While working full-time, Blades studies civil engineering through UND’s pioneering online program [caption id="attachment_9719" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Brendan Blades says University of North Dakota’s online civil engineering program lets him pursue his dream while he works full-time in Seattle. Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today.[/caption]   The pyramids in Egypt....

23 Jul

Posted at 12:33h in Campus Happenings by

Aviation body meets on campus for first time since group’s founding under John Odegard [caption id="attachment_9713" align="aligncenter" width="800"] UND President Joshua Wynne welcomes Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) to UND during the group’s annual meeting, which kicked off last Tuesday. Wynne recognized UND Aerospace for its...

16 Jul

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UND alum John Disher helped NASA’s Apollo moon mission meet JFK’s deadline [caption id="attachment_9691" align="aligncenter" width="800"] President John J. Kennedy speaks to a joint session of Congress in May 1961. During the speech, he committed the U.S. to a goal of landing on the moon before...

16 Jul

Posted at 15:55h in Campus Happenings by

UND’s space research certain to impact future NASA missions [caption id="attachment_9687" align="aligncenter" width="800"] UND Space Studies graduate student Stefan Tomovic was recently featured in National Geographic magazine wearing a space suit designed for NASA by Pablo de León, director of the University of North Dakota Human...

16 Jul

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After overcoming life’s adversities, Amy Joshua climbs the ladder of the nursing profession [caption id="attachment_9680" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Graduating this summer with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Amy Joshua has stayed firm on her career path even when life served obstacles. Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today.[/caption]   Amy Joshua...

16 Jul

Posted at 15:40h in Campus Happenings by

At most recent Founders Day, associate dean of students Cassie Gerhardt captured what Memorial Union meant to many [caption id="attachment_9671" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Celebrating 136 years of UND, this year’s Founders Day honored faculty, staff and the Memorial Union. The storied building in the heart of campus...

16 Jul

Posted at 15:39h in Campus Happenings by

President Wynne shepherds revised plan to decrease student impact of funding new student center; State Board gives go-ahead [caption id="attachment_9676" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Members of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) unanimously gave UND the green light to begin razing the existing Memorial Union,...