Campus Happenings

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum announced Tuesday, Nov. 3, that Dickinson State University received three grants totaling $192,150. The grants were awarded under the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER Fund) created by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). In competitive grant applications due...

Written by Kayden Heckaman, DSU Student Intern Many things have changed this year in our society with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: education has shifted to a hybrid model of delivery, social distancing is being observed, and face coverings are being worn in order to keep those who are at risk of complications safe. For some, this has become a new “normal.”   One Dickinson...

Dickinson State University (DSU) is partnering with TrainND Northwest at Williston State College to offer a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training program in Dickinson. The CDL training program is a three-week, 120-hour course that includes both classroom and behind-the-wheel training. The course concludes with the scheduling of the State of North Dakota CDL driving test. The course cost is $6,500,...

Four area businesses have donated essential baking ingredients to the NDSCS Culinary Arts department. These ingredients provide significant support for the department by supplying frequently-used ingredients for the program’s baking projects, while giving students the opportunity to bake using locally sourced products. “We teach our students...

  Cheryl Wachenheim, NDSU professor of agribusiness and applied economics, has been recognized with the Tri-College University Excellence in Innovation and Adaptive Education Award. The honor acknowledges her innovation, creativity and successful use of technology to produce high-quality education under the challenges of transitioning to a fully...

  NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani has announced Interim Provost Margaret Fitzgerald will continue her duties as permanent Provost. Bresciani made the announcement in an Oct. 2 email to the campus community. “Dr. Fitzgerald has been Interim Provost for almost a year, and she has led her...