Campus Happenings

Aviation body meets on campus for first time since group’s founding under John Odegard [caption id="attachment_9713" align="aligncenter" width="800"] UND President Joshua Wynne welcomes Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) to UND during the group’s annual meeting, which kicked off last Tuesday. Wynne recognized UND Aerospace for its...

The North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N.D., awarded degrees, diplomas and certificates to Wahpeton, Fargo, N.D., and online spring 2019 graduates. The graduates include: ALASKA Soldotna: Brian Van Nostrand, A.A.S., Precision Machining Technology CALIFORNIA Long Beach: Breana Iverson, A.A., Liberal Arts FLORIDA Clewiston: Veronica Mojica, A.A.S., Practical Nursing ILLINOIS Orland...

UND alum John Disher helped NASA’s Apollo moon mission meet JFK’s deadline [caption id="attachment_9691" align="aligncenter" width="800"] President John J. Kennedy speaks to a joint session of Congress in May 1961. During the speech, he committed the U.S. to a goal of landing on the moon before...

UND’s space research certain to impact future NASA missions [caption id="attachment_9687" align="aligncenter" width="800"] UND Space Studies graduate student Stefan Tomovic was recently featured in National Geographic magazine wearing a space suit designed for NASA by Pablo de León, director of the University of North Dakota Human...

After overcoming life’s adversities, Amy Joshua climbs the ladder of the nursing profession [caption id="attachment_9680" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Graduating this summer with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Amy Joshua has stayed firm on her career path even when life served obstacles. Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today.[/caption]   Amy Joshua...

At most recent Founders Day, associate dean of students Cassie Gerhardt captured what Memorial Union meant to many [caption id="attachment_9671" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Celebrating 136 years of UND, this year’s Founders Day honored faculty, staff and the Memorial Union. The storied building in the heart of campus...

President Wynne shepherds revised plan to decrease student impact of funding new student center; State Board gives go-ahead [caption id="attachment_9676" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Members of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) unanimously gave UND the green light to begin razing the existing Memorial Union,...

UND alumna creates movement to help young girls love themselves for who they are   [caption id="attachment_9666" align="aligncenter" width="800"] With her non-profit BIO Girls, Missy Heilman teachers adolescent girls how to rise above the superficial beauty standards of a social-media society.[/caption] With her non-profit BIO Girls, Missy Heilman...