Campus Happenings

26 Nov NDSU plant sciences professor receives teaching award

Posted at 15:00h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Senay Simsek, NDSU Bert L. D'Appolonia Cereal Science and Technology of Wheat Endowed Professor in hard red spring wheat end quality, received the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Cereals and Grains Association, formerly known as American Association of Cereal Chemists International. The award...

26 Nov NDSU schedules annual Giving Day

Posted at 14:58h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

NDSU’s Giving Day is set for Tuesday, Dec. 3. The 24-hour, online fundraising event is an opportunity to invest in the university and its students. Contributions will be added to “In Our Hands: The Campaign for North Dakota State University,” a seven-year, $400 million fundraising initiative...

26 Nov NDSU institute hosts Cybersecurity Career Awareness speakers

Posted at 14:57h in Campus Happenings by hhotzler

Regional cybersecurity professionals participated in a speaker series, hosted by the NDSU Institute for Cybersecurity Education and Research, for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Nov. 11-16. Cybersecurity career awareness week was proclaimed by Gov. Doug Burgum in North Dakota, and is sponsored nationally by the National...

22 Nov BSC receives $247K grant from USDA for nursing education

Posted at 16:06h in Academics, Campus Happenings by mpiehl

Bismarck State College received a $247,366 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant program to expand and improve the college’s ability to educate nurses in Bismarck and in surrounding rural communities. BSC currently offers distance education...

22 Nov ‘Tis the Holiday Music Season!

Posted at 14:43h in Campus Happenings by cpallai

WILLISTON, N.D. – The holiday music season is back and as always it is a busy one for the Williston State College Music Program. On Friday, November 29, the Williston State Community Orchestra (WSCO) strings will play at the James Memorial Art Center's Warm Up after...

18 Nov WSC Professor Awarded Scholar of the Year

Posted at 17:55h in Campus Happenings by cpallai

WILLISTON, N.D. – Last week, Kim Weismann, Professor of Communication at Williston State College, was honored by the National States Advisory Council (NSAC) for her extensive portfolio of scholarly works and distinctive teaching career and was named the winner of the 2019 Scholar of the...

15 Nov UND’s Jurivich awarded $3.75 million to study geriatrics education in Dakotas

Posted at 17:15h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

GRAND FORKS—Dr. Don Jurivich, chair of the Department of Geriatrics and the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), was recently awarded a $3.75 million grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration. The federal grant will be used to advance geriatrics education and...

15 Nov UND helping workers earn their degrees

Posted at 14:31h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

On campus and off, UND seeks to broaden employee education Charlie Gorecki, left, CEO of the UND Energy & Environmental Research Center, and Tom Erickson, director of the State Energy Research Center, are pursuing their Ph.D. degrees under a University initiative to provide continuing education opportunities...

15 Nov Prodigy Marketing, a UND student-run company, starts to win clients around region

Posted at 14:29h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Alec Spillum (right) is a senior at UND and manager for Prodigy Marketing, a student-run company housed in the UND Center for Innovation. The company’s six members are all students at UND and responsible for running their for-profit firm. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. A new...

15 Nov Leaders in Action: The journey back to UND

Posted at 14:24h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

A U.S. Army veteran pursuing mechanical engineering, Colin Sabie returned to UND after six years of service Back at UND for a second time, Colin Sabie is now studying mechanical engineering. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. When Colin Sabie – fresh out of high school – first...