Campus Happenings

20 Dec NDSU athletic academics assistant director featured in national newsletter

Posted at 15:12h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Sara Parman, assistant director of athletic academics at NDSU, was featured in the N4A “Research Spotlight” for December. N4A stands for the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals. Parman, who joined NDSU in 2018, conducts research on NDSU’s predictive model for academic support and...

20 Dec NDSU staff member named to national board of directors

Posted at 15:11h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Wendy McCrory, program manager for the NDSU Card Center and Software Services in Information Technology, has been elected to the board of directors for the National Association for Campus Card Users. She is scheduled to begin a three-year-term during the organization’s national conference in Austin,...

16 Dec WSC Welding Student Raffle Returns

Posted at 17:57h in Campus Happenings by cpallai

WILLISTON, N.D. – Second year Williston State College Welding students, under the direction of WSC Welding Instructor, Tim Delorme, are just beginning to work on their newest raffle item, a 12,000lb capacity 12’ by 6’4” hydraulic dump trailer. “I remember seeing a hydraulic dump trailer out...

15 Dec UND will celebrate Winter Commencement in three ceremonies Dec. 19 and 20 — Live Steam and ceremony download information included

Posted at 22:43h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

UND Winter Commencement Live Steam and ceremony download information included in this release, down page Nearly 930 new graduates will be eligible to cross the stage in three commencement ceremonies at the University of North Dakota Thursday and Friday, Dec. 19 and 20. This will be the...

15 Dec UND doctoral student and Minneapolis-area native Joel Runnels preparing for second Fulbright experience in Ghana

Posted at 22:41h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Runnels to use his new award to travel to Ghana to research ‘the Father of Deaf Education in Africa’ GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Dr. Andrew Foster may not be a familiar name to most Americans, but across much of Africa, the Deaf Community, sign language students...

15 Dec University of North Dakota student experiment aboard Blue Origin suborbital rocket deemed a success

Posted at 22:40h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Knowledge gained will complement ongoing research efforts on human body impacts of microgravity NEAR VAN HORN, TEXAS – A team of University of North Dakota’s Space Studies student researchers, called the “Dinonauts,” recently assisted with the successful launch into space and recovery of a research project,...

15 Dec Grand Forks City Council member Katherine Dachtler will get her bachelor’s degree next week, some 14 years after first enrolling at UND

Posted at 22:38h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Some 14 years after first enrolling at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks City Council member Katherine Dachtler is graduating this month with a bachelor’s degree in general studies. In January, she begins her master’s studies in social work at the University. Photo by...

15 Dec UND junior’s journey through Main Street GF Challenge, community partnerships takes small-town idea to next level

Posted at 22:35h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Junior and public affairs major Tyler Larson has worked tirelessly to create a new chapter for the teen hangout spot that he developed in his hometown of Harvey, N.D.: the Penny House. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. As a high school junior in Harvey, N.D., Tyler...

15 Dec Sanford Health wows two UND student veterans by handing them major scholarship awards

Posted at 22:34h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Brandt Bennett (center) was ‘shocked and surprised’ to be handed a check for $5,000 from Sanford Health. The Sanford Health Military and Veteran Scholarship was presented to Bennett by Jessica Reule, UND Veteran and Military Services coordinator; Paul Weckman, director of Veterans and Military Affairs...

15 Dec Lucky 13: Thirteen questions for the 13th president of UND

Posted at 22:32h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Incoming president Andrew Armacost talks college baseball, ‘Uncle Andy’ and juggling Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today. On Dec. 3, Andrew Armacost was selected to become the 13th permanent president of the University of North Dakota. Almost immediately after the announcement, media requests began to roll in. Everyone wanted...