Letter from President Armacost: Contemplating Change and Overcoming Obstacles
Dear Members of the UND Community, In my remarks during the Oct. 5 UND presidential inauguration, I talked about the “Chain of Office” and how it symbolizes both a connection with the past and the need to contemplate change. A […]
Campus News
State of University address and U Council meeting available
The University Council meeting and President Armacost’s State of the University address, which took place Tuesday, Oct. 26, are now available. The State of the University address, which was part of the U Council meeting, is available here. The University […]
- 10/27 From Chancellor Hagerott and NDUS Presidents: Holding back the flood and keeping campuses open
- 10/27 Nominations due Nov. 1 for Task Force on the Future of Education at UND
- 10/26 UND and United Way – Neighborhood Heroes, Unite!
- 10/25 Two Zoom Town Halls set for Nov. 4; separate events held for faculty and staff, students and parents
- 10/26 UND’s experts, President Armacost to appear at 14th Annual UAS Summit & Expo on Wednesday, Oct. 28
Events
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- To Nov. 18: Book Study – How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- To Nov. 3: Where to Vote in Grand Forks
- Oct 28 – 29: UAS Summit and Expo
- Oct. 29: Suffrage Centennial Lecture and National Votes for Women Trail Marker Dedication
- Oct. 29: MHEC: 5 Books in 4 Years – How do we do it?
- Oct. 29: A Candid Conversation with Justice McEvers and Retired Justice Kapsner
- Oct. 29: Blackboard Getting Started
- Oct. 29: Creating Surveys in Qualtrics (Beginner)
- Oct. 29: Halloween Spook-tacular: Hocus Pocus Theme Meal
- Oct. 29 – Nov. 16: Spring 2021 Registration Drive
- Oct. 30: Spring Registration Appointment Times Available in Campus Connection
- Nov. 1: Last Day to Withdraw to Zero Credits (50% Refund Date)
- Nov. 1: UND All-State Workshop
- Nov. 2: Registration Opens for Spring 2021
- Nov. 3: Navigating Conflict
- Nov. 3: Introduction to Creating Blackboard Tests
- Nov. 4: Faculty & Staff Town Hall
- Nov. 4: Student & Parent Town Hall
- Nov. 4: Headshot Day
- Nov. 4: Effective Assessment of Student Work and Learning
- Nov. 4: Having Difficult Conversations
- Nov. 4: Recruiting Solutions
- Nov. 4: Developing Social Interaction with VoiceThread
- Nov. 5: UND Writers Conference Reading: Roy G. Guzmán
- Nov. 5: Q&A for Canadians practicing law in the US
- Nov. 5: UND Aerospace Career Speaker Series | Episode 7
- Nov. 5: Alaska Seafood Sustainable Dinner Theme Meal
- Nov. 5: Google Chrome Tips & Tricks
- Nov. 5 – 7: Once the World Stopped Theatre Arts Production
- Nov. 6: Crock Pot Cooking
- Nov. 8: Zoomphony: A New Music Zoom Concert, performed by Section 17 (UND’s New Music Ensemble)
- Nov. 9: UND International Student Monthly Forum
- Nov. 9: Zoom Getting Started
- Nov. 10: Doctoral Examination for Attia Noor
- Nov. 10: NDUS: Getting Started with OER Initiatives on Campus
- Nov. 10: Introduction to the Blackboard Grade Center
- Nov. 11: Veterans Day Holiday
- Nov. 12: Interacting with Students – Blackboard (Blogs, Wikis & Discussion Boards)
- Nov. 12: Microsoft OneDrive Training Presented By Patti Heisler
- Nov. 13: Last Day to Change To or From S/U Grading
- Nov. 13: Last day to Drop a Full-Term Course or Withdraw from School
- Nov. 13: The Accounting Profession: Leading Through Disruptive Times
- Nov. 16: Intersections: Unseen Biases
- Nov. 16: OmniUpdate Training
- Nov. 17: English Department Open Mic Night
- Nov. 17: Conducting a Live Class Session with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
- Nov. 17: Creating Surveys in Qualtrics (Advanced)
- Nov. 18: Faculty Lecture Series – ‘Blaming Teachers’ by Diana D’Amico Pawlewicz
- Nov. 18: YuJa Advanced Editing
- Nov. 19: UND Writers Conference Reading: Matt Young
- Nov. 19: Virtual Olafson Ethics Symposium
- Nov. 19: Authorship and Intellectual Property
- Nov. 19: Blackboard Ally – Make your Content Accessible
- Nov. 21: Honors Program Preview
- Nov. 25 – 27: Thanksgiving Break
- Nov. 30: LGBTQIA Ally Training
- Dec. 2: Biomedical Sciences Department Seminar Series: Jason Jenkins and Grant Adkins
- Dec. 2: UND Aerospace Dean’s Forum
- Dec. 3: Winter Wonderland Upscale Dinner Theme Meal
- Dec. 7: Making Progress on the Thesis/Dissertation: Overcoming Common Roadblocks
- Dec. 9: Biomedical Sciences Seminar – Mikhala Cooper-Robinson
- Dec. 10: Last Day of Class for Fall 2020
- Dec. 10: Arts & Sciences UNDergraduate Showcase
- Dec. 10: Moonlight Breakfast
- Dec. 11: Reading & Review Day
- Dec. 14-18: Finals Week
- Dec. 16: Biomedical Science Seminar – Harpreet Kaur & Santhosh Mukundan
- Dec. 18: General Winter Commencement
- Dec. 19 – Jan. 2: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker: Christmas Stream
- Dec. 25: Christmas Day Holiday
- Jan. 11: Classes Begin at 4 p.m.
- Jan. 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Jan. 20: 14-Week Online – Last Day to Add/Drop (100% Refund Date)
- Feb. 15: Presidents Day Holiday
- March 15-19: Spring Break
- April 9: Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course or Withdraw
- May 6: Last Day of Class
- May 8: Law School Commencement
- May 8: School of Medicine & Health Sciences Commencement
- May 10-14: Finals Week
- May 15: Professional & Graduate Degrees Commencement
- May 15: Undergraduate Degrees Commencement
Announcements
Veterans Business Outreach Center plans events for Veterans Small Business Week
Each year the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrates, connects, and empowers service members, veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses during National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW). This year marks the seventh annual NVSBW. Regionally, Veterans Business […]
- 10/27 Oct. 29 Wilkins Lecture features talk on Cora Smith Eaton, one of UND’s first graduates and suffrage leader
- 10/27 UND Vivo andChamber Players Concert set for Nov. 4
- 10/26 UND Theatre Arts students present online play, ‘Once the World Stopped,’ Nov. 5-7
- 10/25 Students establish new chapter in the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals
- 10/25 ND Small Business Development Center in Dickinson reopens with new host
- 10/24 Cybersecurity Awareness: The future of connected devices
- 10/23 Some parking lots will close over winter
- 10/21 UND libraries now offer self-checkout
- 10/21 Applications open for U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship Program
Research
Colin Combs awarded $1.4 million from NIH to study inflammation in Alzhemer’s Disease
Colin Combs, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, has been awarded a 4-year, $1,420,768 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The project, “Communicating Intestinal Inflammation […]
- 10/20 UND aims to turn corn stalks, stems and leaves into jet fuel
- 10/13 Nominations invited for Founders Day Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Research and Creative Activity Award
- 10/13 Nominations invited for Founders Day Faculty Research Award
- 10/13 Nominations invited for Founders Day Departmental Research Award
Honors
Grad student published as lead author in Sports Medicine Journal
The thesis project for a UND graduate student in kinesiology has been published by Sports Medicine, a top-ranking journal. Trevor Dufner is the lead author of the study, which brought together one of the largest datasets on handgrip strength ever […]
Bulletin Board
Pestilence with a Purpose: 2020 Ability Experience Bikeathon set for Oct. 30, 31
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity is holding an Ability Experience charity fundraiser. On Oct. 30 and 31, the fraternity brothers will take turns riding a stationary bike in costume and exercising our demons for 24 hours. The event will be live […]
In Remembrance
Joyce Mae Stoltman, retired Dining Services staff mamber, Grand Forks, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. She was 90. Joyce Mae Paschke was born on Jan. 17, 1930, in Oslo, Minn., the daughter of Frank […]