Author: jrostad

25 Nov

Posted at 15:11h in News and Media by

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

Posted at 15:01h in News and Media by

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

Posted at 14:56h in News and Media by

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...

02 Nov

Posted at 14:51h in News and Media by

Burning Glass Technologies contract provides campuses with labor, program data   A new multi-year contract between the North Dakota University System (NDUS) and Burning Glass Technologies has expanded the system’s ability to view raw data that is said to shed more light on program and labor market...

22 Oct

Posted at 19:57h in News and Media by

The rise of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quickly escalated the migration of higher education classes and programs to the online world. The North Dakota University System transitioned roughly 11,000 face-to-face courses to digital formats last March at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. As...

28 Sep

Posted at 15:29h in News and Media by

The State Board of Higher Education met this week to discuss the ongoing novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, policy changes and strategy.   NDUS Smart Restart Board Chair Nick Hacker opened up the business of the day by asking for an update on the NDUS Smart Restart...

23 Sep

Posted at 14:19h in News and Media by

Representation from North Dakota’s varied educational boards joined together virtually this week for their annual joint boards meeting. Individuals from North Dakota University System, the State Board of Higher Education, the Department of Public Instruction, the Department for Career and Technical Education, and the Education Standards...

02 Sep

Posted at 15:13h in News and Media by

We are extremely impressed with our students, faculty and staff and how they have approached the start of the fall semester. Testing, face coverings, plexiglass shields, and social distancing are just some of the safe practices in place at all of our institutions. Student leadership...

28 Aug

Posted at 13:19h in News and Media by

The State Board of Higher Education met again recently for its usual monthly meeting to focus on managing the spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), among other updates. Chairman Nick Hacker said it was important for the North Dakota University System (NDUS) to stay the...