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22 Nov Search committee names three finalists for UND president

Posted at 16:36h in News and Media by Billie Jo Lorius

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Three finalists have been chosen to interview with the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education for president of the University of North Dakota. The Presidential Search Committee, at their meeting Friday, Nov. 22, has named the following finalists: Dr. Andrew P....

22 Nov OER Conference on Friday, March 6 in Fargo.

Posted at 16:09h in News and Media by jrostad

North Dakota University System is sponsoring an Open Educational Resources Conference next spring at the Fargo Holiday Inn. Preliminary Program topics will include: National Landscape of OER in Higher Education Landscape of OER in North Dakota – a panel presentation on campus OER adoption experiences Open...

15 Nov DSU interim president selected

Posted at 17:48h in News and Media by Billie Jo Lorius

BISMARCK, N.D. – During a special State Board of Higher Education meeting held via teleconference today, Stephen D. Easton, J.D., was named interim president of Dickinson State University. Easton has a strong personal connection to Dickinson State University. Easton, who graduated summa cum laude from DSU...

25 Oct Strategic planning updates underway

Posted at 18:30h in News and Media by jrostad

“There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.” Those words were once spoken by President Theodore Roosevelt, a man who himself was as adaptive as he was iconic. Change remains as...

25 Oct State Board talks presidential contracts

Posted at 18:28h in News and Media by jrostad

A large topic of consideration at this week’s State Board of Higher Education meeting revolved around newly-proposed details to incoming presidential contracts. Board member Dan Traynor brought forward the proposed revision to the presidential contract requirement, which would create the possibility of extending the contract from...

22 Oct Applications for DSU interim president sought

Posted at 18:44h in News and Media by Billie Jo Lorius

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education is seeking applications for an interim president of Dickinson State University. A competitive search process will be followed, as required by North Dakota Century Code chapter 37-19.1, and finalists will be recommended to the...

07 Oct Board discusses strategy, policy

Posted at 19:37h in News and Media by jrostad

At its September meeting, the State Board of Higher Education drilled into policies, goals and emerging trends that will affect ongoing strategy and operations of the North Dakota University System. During a presentation to the Board, Mark Schill of Praxis Strategy Group discussed “Trends and Talent...

01 Oct New Rockford-Sheyenne Elementary School named National Blue Ribbon Award Winner

Posted at 14:14h in News and Media by jrostad

A North Dakota school district with ties to the State Board of Higher Education has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon Award Winner. On September 26, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized 362 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Elementary...

25 Sep Higher ed initiative to benefit military students

Posted at 15:12h in News and Media by jrostad

Current members of the U.S. Armed Forces and its veterans can now receive credit for military training through the North Dakota University System and Tribal Colleges in the state. Although outreach to service members and veterans has been occurring for some time, the new move will...

13 Sep NDUS Institutions Adopt Free Speech Policies

Posted at 20:39h in NDUS, News and Media by jrostad

The State Board of Higher Education and all of North Dakota University System’s 11 public colleges and universities have adopted free speech policies in response to recent state legislation. During the last legislative sessions, Senate Bill 2320 directed the SBHE and university system’s institutions to adopt...