Campus Happenings

14 May UND grads cap academic careers in front of thousands at commencement ceremonies

Posted at 15:56h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

More than 2,000 students were eligible to graduate this spring, creating the third-largest graduating class in UND history. Photo by Shawna Schill/UND Today. Serve others. Don’t be afraid to fail. Be nice. And above all, honor your family and friends. Those were just some of the words of wisdom speakers...

14 May NDSCS students place in Colorado TopTech Skills Competition

Posted at 15:13h in Campus Happenings by jsveet

Students from the North Dakota State College of Science Diesel Technology program took top honors in the Colorado TopTech Skills Competition. Mason Vogeler was named the top student technician, and Dillon Bischoff placed second. The participants’ scores from each of nine categories were combined for...

13 May Dworshak and Sease named DSU’s 2019 Outstanding Graduates

Posted at 16:02h in Campus Happenings by crhoades

Allisha Dworshak and Thomas Sease were named Dickinson State University’s (DSU) 2019 Outstanding Graduates at the Outstanding Graduate awards ceremony held Friday, May 10, in the Student Center Ballroom. The Outstanding Graduate Award is the highest honor bestowed on two graduating seniors by the University. Dworshak and Sease were nominated along...

13 May NDSU graduates first medical diagnostic sonography class

Posted at 14:35h in Campus Happenings, Student by hhotzler

The first-ever NDSU graduating class in medical diagnostic sonography is 100 percent employed and achieved 100 percent pass rates on their national board exams. The program is the only one of its kind in North Dakota in a partnership with NDSU and Sanford Health. Five of the...

10 May Jane Vangsness Frisch Selected as a 2019-2020 Aspen Presidential Fellow

Posted at 15:05h in Campus Happenings by jsveet

NDSCS Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Jane Vangsness Frisch has been selected by the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program to join the 2019-2020 class of the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence. This leadership program is aimed at preparing the next generation of...

09 May NDSCS Students Excel at North Dakota SkillsUSA Contest

Posted at 19:51h in Campus Happenings by jsveet

Students from the North Dakota State College of Science received a number of awards at the North Dakota SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, which was held at NDSCS in April. By achieving gold medals at the state level, 13 of these students qualified to...

09 May Quartet of UND INMED students graduate with intentions giving back to Native American communities

Posted at 16:10h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

From left: Mylan Panteah, Jessica Johnson, Shyleen Hall and Ciciley Littlewolf form the latest cohort of the INMED program at UND to earn the title “medical doctor.” Their achievement was marked with a Native American blanket ceremony, an honor ritual, during a pow wow in...

09 May UND has a bright future, say leaders at annual University Council meeting

Posted at 16:07h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Tuesday’s University Council meeting highlighted University’s achievements, legislative outcomes and the future of campus. Archival image. UND has a bright future and is moving forward, said Paul Todhunter, geography professor and chair of the University Senate. Todhunter emceed the annual University Council meeting May 6, highlighting Senate...

09 May UND’s new SELFI initiative a product of University Senate with input from Student Government

Posted at 16:04h in Campus Happenings by ddodds

Starting this week, SELFI scores will be available to students, faculty and staff through a dashboard that will allow users to view data for classes, instructors and departments. Photo by Jackie Lorentz/UND Today. Kara Kohns has a vivid memory of the first day of one class...

08 May WSC Honors Graduates this Week

Posted at 20:56h in Campus Happenings by cpallai

WILLISTON, N.D. – Williston State College will celebrate its graduating students for the 2018-2019 academic year this Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10 with two of its most anticipated events. For the first time, the Nursing Pinning Ceremony will be held on the Thursday evening...