Campus Happenings

09 Oct NDSU to hold groundbreaking ceremony for Grandmother Earth’s Gift of Life Garden

Posted at 16:14h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU has selected a new location for the Grandmother Earth’s Gift of Life Garden on campus. The garden, which honors and connects campus to Indigenous cultures and lifeways, will be located near the Memorial Wall on the southwest side of campus just before the 12th...

01 Oct NDSCS Division for Workforce Affairs partners with Microsoft

Posted at 18:08h in Campus Happenings by jsveet

The NDSCS Division for Workforce Affairs, in conjunction with TrainND Southeast, has partnered with Microsoft to launch UpskillingND to support job seekers looking to build their skills for in-demand careers. Through this new initiative, NDSCS and TrainND will form cohort groups who will utilize self-paced...

01 Oct Dickinson State University announces members of Strategic Planning Committee

Posted at 15:59h in Campus Happenings by crhoades

Dickinson State University (DSU) President Stephen Easton, J.D. is pleased to announce the Strategic Planning Committee members who have been asked to write the University’s next 5-year Strategic Plan. “I am proud to introduce this group of distinguished supporters of Dickinson State University,” said Easton. “Each...

23 Sep Investiture of Dickinson State University’s 13th president to be held Oct. 9

Posted at 22:37h in Campus Happenings by crhoades

Dickinson State University (DSU) will celebrate the investiture of its 13th president, Stephen D. Easton, J.D., during a formal ceremony Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at 9 a.m. MT in Dorothy Stickney Auditorium. Easton began his appointment as interim president Nov. 14, 2019. During a State Board...

22 Sep NDSU sees increase in first-year students

Posted at 21:37h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU’s fall enrollment includes a freshman class of 2,307, four percent higher than last year’s first-year class of 2,218. Overall, enrollment is 12,846. Last year’s overall enrollment was 13,173. “We are pleased with the increase in first-year student enrollment,” said Laura Oster-Aaland, NDSU vice provost for...

22 Sep NDSU researchers awarded grant for Indigenous-based STEM education

Posted at 21:36h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (known as EPSCoR) and partner institutions across the nation have been awarded a one-year, $770,143 collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation to address the underrepresentation of American Indian and Alaska Native students in the science,...

22 Sep NDSCS announces Fall 2020 Enrollment

Posted at 15:22h in Campus Happenings by jsveet

Fall enrollment numbers are now official at the North Dakota State College of Science. Total student enrollment is 2,829, which includes Wahpeton, Fargo, Online and Early Entry students. While the enrollment number is a decrease of 4.97% when compared to the fall 2019 enrollment of 2,977,...

21 Sep NDSCS and Midwest Community College Partners Join Forces with NRCS

Posted at 14:46h in Campus Happenings by jsveet

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) is partnering with North Dakota State College of Science and eight other Midwest community colleges to support hands-on student learning in the field, to develop future conservation-minded farmers and ranchers, and to cultivate more...

16 Sep Care19 app aims to slow the state’s spread of virus

Posted at 16:22h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

An NDSU alumnus is an important player in North Dakota’s fight against COVID-19. Tim Brookins, BS ’87, MS ’90, electric and electronic engineering, is the founder of ProudCrowd LLC, a software company that has developed the state’s new Care19 Alert app. The smartphone app designed to...

16 Sep Women’s Entrepreneurship Week set for next week at NDSU

Posted at 15:23h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU’s Nice Center is a founding partner and lead organizer for the second annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Week, scheduled for Sept. 21-25. More than 30 events are planned across the community. Virtual and small in-person events will help participants build their businesses, provide access to experts on...