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06 Oct The ‘Year of Retention’ at UND

Posted at 21:30h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

After gaining ground with graduation rates, emphasis shifts to another Strategic Plan goal: student retention Dubbing this academic year the ‘Year of Retention,’ Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Tom DiLorenzo wants to make sure the One UND Strategic Plan is successful on all fronts,...

06 Oct Four Latin American countries represented in UND’s latest Inflatable Mars/Lunar Habitat mission

Posted at 21:27h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Members of the first international mission in UND’s Inflatable Mars/Lunar Habitat are, from the left, Atila Meszaros, Peru; David Mateus, Colombia; Marcos Bruno, Argentina; and Danton Basaldua, Mexico. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. The first international mission in UND’s Inflatable Mars/Lunar Habitat (IMLH) was launched...

06 Oct UND Art Collections puts on an exhibit to mark 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage

Posted at 21:23h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

UND Art Collections manager Sarah Heitkamp holds a collage by Madelyn Camrud as the two talk about the piece, which is part of the Her Votes Count exhibition opening today at the Empire Arts Center in downtown Grand Forks. Photo by Dima Williams/UND Today. Resting on...

06 Oct UND English Department course puts popular Prairie Public Radio program on paper

Posted at 21:20h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

English instructor David Haeselin holds a copy of Dakota Datebook: North Dakota Stories from Prairie Public. Published by The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota, the compilation of the popular radio program’s short historical features was edited by Haeselin and a team of...

06 Oct UND Presidential Search Committee selects 12 candidates for video interviews

Posted at 21:17h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Casey Ryan (left) co-chair of the UND Presidential Search Committee, introduces Jim McCormick and Janice Fitzgerald from AGB Search, a firm that will assist the committee. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. Twelve semi-finalists will be interviewed via video as UND’s presidential search moves forward. The UND...

06 Oct In first talk of 2019-20 Faculty Lecture Series, Dr. Don Warne addresses integrating traditional American Indian healing, modern medicine

Posted at 21:14h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

In front of a record crowd, Dr. Don Warne, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences at UND, delivered the first lecture of the 2019-20 Faculty Lecture Series. Guest speakers introducing Warne included North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum...

06 Oct Army ROTC at UND celebrates its centennial this Homecoming Week

Posted at 21:10h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

The Armory has overlooked the University’s quad for 100 years. Archival photo. Lt. Col. Jason Murphy was once simply Jason Murphy, a freshman at the University of North Dakota and a cadet in the school’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). In the 1990s, in Murphy’s freshman...

06 Oct Meet 2019 Sioux Awards and Young Alumni Achievement honorees

Posted at 21:08h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

During Homecoming Week, UND AA&F celebrates recent grads, bestows its highest honor on University alumni The Sioux Awards recognize UND alumni for their professional achievements and service. What do a long-time University of North Dakota administrator, a doctor at the forefront of treating Hepatitis C, a former...

06 Oct CVIC and UND co-host annual North Dakota Clothesline Project and Take Back the Night march/rally this week in stance against violence

Posted at 20:25h in Campus Happenings, Uncategorized by ddodds

Thursday night rally at Chester Fritz Auditorium to include ‘Peacemaker Award’ presentation The Grand Forks Community Violence Intervention Center and the University of North Dakota invite campus community and public at large to attend a series of free events as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month,...

04 Oct DSU President Dr. Thomas Mitzel selected as next President of Kentucky Wesleyan College

Posted at 17:09h in Campus Happenings by crhoades

Dr. Thomas Mitzel, President of Dickinson State University (DSU), has been selected as the next President of Kentucky Wesleyan College. Mitzel has grown enrollments and forged new financial pathways as the President of DSU, a position he has held since 2015. During a distinguished career in higher education, Mitzel has excelled in every...

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