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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...

30 Aug Turtle Mountain Community College Interim President Kellie Hall named to UND Presidential Search Committee

Posted at 17:57h in News and Media, Uncategorized by Billie Jo Lorius

Hall, a UND alumna, set to replace Cankdeska Cikana Community College President Cynthia Lindquist, who resigned to be part of the North Dakota Ethics Commission Kellie Hall, vice president and interim president of Turtle Mountain Community College, has been appointed to the University of North Dakota...

19 Aug ND Career Builders program opens application process for scholarships and student loan repayment

Posted at 14:48h in News and Media by jrostad

BISMARCK, N.D. – A new program called ND Career Builders is aimed at increasing workforce in high need and emerging occupations in the state. The program originates from House Bill 1171, passed by the 2019 legislature, and provides a skilled workforce scholarship and student loan...

30 Jul NDUS Releases New Information on UND Presidential Search

Posted at 19:02h in Campus Happenings, Campus Info, News and Media, SBHE by Billie Jo Lorius

Updates on official website include descriptions for preferred candidates and qualifications The North Dakota University System (NDUS) announced Tuesday that it has released important new information about the search for the next permanent president of the University of North Dakota on its official UND Presidential Search...

17 Jul Core Technology Services receives national recognition

Posted at 19:08h in News and Media by jrostad

North Dakota University System’s Core Technology Services was recently named as the recipient of a national award by Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement. Core Technology Services handles all of the digital infrastructure and related technical needs for the...

01 Jul Board looks at future of workforce, evaluations

Posted at 19:04h in News and Media by jrostad

Workforce, workforce and workforce. That was the overarching theme when the State Board of Higher Education met for its annual strategic retreat this week. Among workforce-related topics were a presentation from the Oil and Gas Industry, presidential evaluations, and tenure. The Board also reviewed the State...

01 Jul Board kicks off process to update strategy

Posted at 19:00h in News and Media by jrostad

“We have to become masters of change, or become victims of change.” Those were the opening words of outgoing Board Chairman Don Morton during the State Board of Higher Education’s annual retreat. The topics that followed helped follow-up on the tone and hopefulness of that message...

10 Jun NDSU named Military Spouse Friendly School

Posted at 14:12h in Campus Happenings, Campus Info, News and Media by hhotzler

North Dakota State University has proven its commitment to creating sustainable and meaningful benefit for military spouses. Military Friendlyhas included NDSU in its recently-released 2019-2020 Military Spouse Friendly Schoolslist. The list is a reliable resource for military spouses, and has set a standard for higher education institutions to provide...

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