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11 Feb Steady enrollment continues at WSC

Posted at 18:53h in Campus Happenings by cpallai

WILLISTON, N.D. – Steady enrollment continues at Williston State College with 1,189 registered students for the Spring 2020 semester according to census totals released Tuesday, February 11. Released four weeks after the first day of a new semester, census totals provide a snapshot of enrollment for...

10 Feb NDSU faculty member to give Hina doll presentation

Posted at 21:04h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Ann Braaten, associate professor of practice in the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Interior Design and Hospitality Management, is scheduled to give a presentation during a Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society Hina Doll Collection display on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Fargo Air Museum. The educational...

07 Feb How Dickinson State University’s Natural Sciences’ programs have responded to STEM workforce development needs

Posted at 16:44h in Campus Happenings by crhoades

By: Dr. Craig Whippo, Associate Professor of Biology and Co-Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences & Dr. Corinne Brevik, Professor of Physics and Co-Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences Students today can learn content at a distance from online written materials, videos and self-paced exercises. The need for asynchronously delivered online educational opportunities to teach content will continue to grow. On the other hand, critical...

07 Feb NDSU Three Minute Thesis competition spotlights student research

Posted at 15:22h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU graduate students will present their research and vie for prize money in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20. Preliminary rounds are set for 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. in NDSU’s Memorial Union, with the final round scheduled for 2...

06 Feb UND’s Surojit Gupta presents Feb. 19 Faculty Lecture on future of high-performance materials

Posted at 16:08h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Mechanical engineering to address critical requirements for advanced cutting tools, hypersonic vehicles, high-temp electrodes and more Surojit Gupta, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of North Dakota, will give the next talk in the Faculty Lecture Series. He will present “Imagine Materials: Next Generation Functional...

05 Feb NDSU announces new commencement regalia

Posted at 15:09h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU’s spring commencement will have a distinctive new look. Undergraduate students earning their bachelor’s degrees will now wear dark green caps and gownsinstead of the traditional black. “By transitioning the undergraduate gowns to the custom NDSU color, all graduates participating in the ceremony will have a distinguished...

04 Feb NDSU faculty member honored by athletic trainers’ group

Posted at 22:26h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Nicole “Nikki” German, associate professor of practice In the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, has been honored with the Service Award by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. She will be recognized this summer at the NATA Clinical Symposium in Atlanta. The award recognizes association...

04 Feb NDSU Human Resources offers virtual tour of campus

Posted at 22:24h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU Human Resources has unveiled an innovative virtual tour of the campus to help new employees get around. Previously, NDSU had offered a bus tour of campus for new employees quarterly, but it was determined that a virtual tour would be more effective and more readily...

03 Feb Simulators on campus: Big rig for UND Petroleum Engineering is big deal

Posted at 18:03h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

UND’s Department of Petroleum Engineering will soon host world’s largest oil drilling simulator At $40 million, the drilling and completion lab at UND’s Petroleum Engineering department will soon be the sole facility of its size and scope in the world. Vamegh Rasouli, professor of petroleum engineering,...

03 Feb Simulators on campus: UND Aerospace launches VR flight trainer

Posted at 18:00h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Odegard School’s new Virtual Reality lab represents pilot training’s next frontier Students hone their flying skills in the new Virtual Reality Lab in the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. When he was being recruited as Associate Dean of the...

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