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March, 2019

FedEx Awards UND Aviation Students $100,000 in Scholarships

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This week, FedEx sent nine representatives to personally deliver $100,000 worth of scholarships to UND aviation students. The $100,000 is the first installment of the $500,000 that FedEx has agreed to award UND students over the next 5 years. The scholarships were awarded to 29 students who have committed to becoming certified flight instructors. The […]

2018-19 Faculty Lecture Series: Managing Ethics in Organizations: Current Issues, Opportunities and Challenges

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2018-19 Faculty Lecture Series Managing Ethics in Organizations: Current Issues, Opportunities and Challenges Featuring: Sean Valentine, Department of Management Wednesday, March 27 4 p.m. – Reception | 4:30 p.m. – Lecture Memorial Union Lecture Bowl Employees in various work settings and professions face different issues that have ethical implications, such as self-interest and honesty, workplace bullying […]

UND DECA Students to Prepare for Nationals

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UND DECA member, Izzy Swenson, competed in the North Dakota State DECA competition in February. Swenson placed 2nd & 3rd in her two team events and now has the opportunity to participate in nationals. UND will be sending Swenson and many other UND DECA members to nationals in Florida this April. “I had such a […]

Giving Hearts Day 2019

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The CoBPA would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to the UND Alumni Association for putting on an incredible Giving Hearts Day 2019. Many students were given scholarships that will positively impact their education. Abbie Sheehy is this year’s recipient of the Gate City Bank Scholarship.   “Receiving one of the scholarships it just […]

Kyle Thorson: Making Grand Forks a Better Place

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UND alumnus, Kyle Thorson, received a B.A. in Political Science and a master’s degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Social Business. Thorson is now the owner of Archives Coffee House on campus and also works for Amazon. “UND helped me understand my place in the world and prepared me to run a business […]