Jan. 15 letter from President Armacost

Dear Campus Community, Today marks a changing of the guard at the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences as Robert Kraus joins the UND team to begin his tenure as the fourth dean in the school’s storied 52-year history. […]
Campus News
Spring 2021 Commencement ceremony will be held online

UND’s Spring 2021 Commencement ceremony, set for May 15, will be held online due to the ongoing pandemic. The announcement is being made early to allow graduates and their families to plan accordingly. Even though the UND commencement ceremonies will […]
- 01/19 Transcript, video available for Jan. 14 faculty/staff town hall
- 01/19 Jan. 14 student and family town hall video, transcript available
- 01/19 University System economic impact is nearly $5.5 billion
Events
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- To Jan. 25: Housing Residence Hall & Apartment Tours
- Jan. 22: Last Day to Withdraw to Zero Credits (75% Refund Date)
- Jan. 23 – Jan 24: Hockey vs. Colorado College
- Jan. 24: The Greater Grand Forks Symphony presents A Russian Winter
- Jan. 25: Spring 2021 Financial Aid & Scholarships Release
- Jan. 26: Career Expo: What to Know Before You Go
- Jan. 25: Microsoft Excel Basics Training
- Jan. 26: Chester Fritz Library Workshop: Distance Students Q & A
- Jan. 26: Conducting a Live Class Session with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
- Jan. 26: Creating Surveys in Qualtrics (Advanced)
- Jan. 26: Writing an Email – Best Practices for Staff
- Jan. 26: Employer Spotlight Session with Northwestern Mutual
- Jan. 26: Microsoft Excel Intermediate Training
- Jan. 27: Excess Aid Refunds Begin
- Jan. 27: Biomedical Sciences Seminar – Dr. Paul Robbins
- Jan. 27: YuJa Advanced Editing
- Jan. 27: Career Expo: What to Know Before You Go
- Jan. 28: Excess Aid Refunds Begin
- Jan. 28: Virtual Student Organization Fair
- Jan. 28: Hands-On Introduction to High Performance Computing
- Jan. 28: Blackboard Ally – Make your Content Accessible
- Jan. 28: Career Expo: What to Know Before You Go
- Jan. 29: Developing Social Interaction with VoiceThread
- Feb. 1 – April 1: Spring 2021 Book Read: How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
- Feb. 1 – 5: Virtual Book Club
- Feb. 1: Zoom Getting Started
- Feb. 1: Mindfulness Practices Now Workshop
- Feb. 2: Transitioning from Academia to Industry: Culture Shock
- Feb. 2: Best Practices in Online Teaching: Making Cheating Less Likely in Your Online Course
- Feb. 2: UND Spring 2021 Virtual Career & Internship Expo
- Feb. 4: UND Dining Super Bowl Party
- Feb. 4: Crafting a Quality Presentation
- Feb. 4: Creating Surveys in Qualtrics (Beginner)
- Feb. 4: Blackboard Getting Started
- Feb. 9: Pancratz Professional Series – Interview Success
- Feb. 9: Intersections: Religion & Spiritual
- Feb. 9: Measuring Research Impact with Altmetrics
- Feb. 10: Biomedical Sciences Department Seminar – Lee J. Quinton, Ph.D.
- Feb. 10: From Academia to the Public Sector: Making the Transition
- Feb. 11: Giving Hearts Day 2021
- Feb. 11: UND Dining Black History Month Upscale Dinner
- Feb. 12: Chinese New Year Celebration
- Feb. 15: Presidents Day Holiday
- Feb. 16: UND Dining Mardi Gras Dinner
- Feb. 16: Using a Citation Manager for the Research and Writing Process
- Feb. 16: Google Chrome Tips & Tricks
- Feb. 17: Black History Month Celebration
- Feb. 17: Pancratz Professional Series – Interview Success
- Feb. 17: Crafting a Quality Presentation: The Talk
- Feb. 17: Turning a CV into an Effective Resume
- Feb. 18: 14-Week Online: Last Day to Withdraw to Zero Credits for a 75% Refund
- Feb. 18: Mindfulness Practices Now
- Feb. 18: Adobe Photoshop – Basic Tools and Concepts
- Feb. 19: Last Day for Undergraduates to Apply for May 2021 Graduation
- Feb. 22: Last Day to Withdraw to Zero Credits (75% Refund Date)
- Feb. 23: From Volunteer to Job Offer: Using Community Service to make your Resume Stand Out
- Feb. 23: LGBTQIA Ally Training
- Feb. 23 – 27: Antigone
- Feb. 24: Microsoft Excel Advanced Training
- Feb. 25: 2021 Founders Day Virtual Celebration
- Feb. 25: Best Practices in Online Teaching: Giving Effective & Efficient Feedback
- Feb. 25: Recruiting Solutions
- Feb. 26 – 27: National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition
- March 1 – 5: UND Dining Student Chopped Competition
- March 2: Crucial Employee Skills for Long Term Success
- March 4: Legal Tech CLE
- March 6: Feast of Nations
- March 7: Report on Unsatisfactory Progress (Deficiencies) Due From Faculty to Starfish
- March 8: Best Practices in Online Teaching: Deep Learning Online
- March 9: Publishing Strategies
- March 9: Intersections: Intersectional Feminism
- March 10: Leadership and Risk Management
- March 15-19: Spring Break
- March 18: 14-Week Online: Last Day to Withdraw to Zero Credits for a 50% Refund
- March 22: Networking: Making Connections and Pursuing Employment
- March 23: Chester Fritz Library Workshop: Finding Data
- March 24: Pancratz Professional Series – LinkedIn
- March 25: Last Day to Withdraw to Zero Credits (50% Refund Date)
- March 25: Holi Festival Celebration
- March 25: How to Have Difficult Conversations in Mentoring Relationships
- March 30 – 31: Age Friendly in the Great Plains Virtual Symposium
- March 30: Chester Fritz Library Workshop: Data Cleanup using OpenRefine
- March 31: Best Practices in Online Teaching: Humanizing the Online Learning Environment
- March 31: How to Stand Out: Tips for Successful Job Applicants
- April 1: Creating Surveys in Qualtrics
- April 2-5: Holiday Break
- April 6: Chester Fritz Library Workshop: Lateral Reading and Civic Digital Literacy
- April 8: Intersections: Queer & Trans Identities
- April 9: Last Day to Change To or From S/U Grading
- April 9: Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course or Withdraw
- April 11 – 17: Online JCP Suit Up
- April 13: Virtual Off-Campus Part-Time & Summer Jobs Fair
- April 14: Developing a Diversity Statement for the Academic Job Market
- April 15 – 24: Songs for a New World
- April 15: Managing Stress: Activating the Parasympathetic Nervous System
- April 15: UND Dining Time-Out Week Theme Meal
- April 15: Professional Series – Internships
- April 22: UND Dining Earth Day Sustainability Theme Meal
- May 3: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
- May 4: UND Dining Star Wars Theme Meal
- 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
COVID-19 testing available Saturday and next week
Members of the University community are encouraged to test often for COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of coronavirus and keep campus open. Please pre-register at testreg.nd.gov. If you have registered once, you do not need to do so again. […]
- 01/20 Enjoy Feast of Nations to go March 6
- 01/19 COVID-19 testing available this week across campus
- 01/19 Nominations for student employee of the year due Jan. 31
- 01/11 University Senate meets Feb. 4; agenda items due Jan. 20
- 01/13 Pre-Give to UND for Giving Hearts Day and earn swag!
- 01/05 Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor nominations due Feb. 12
- 01/05 Sign up for Spring Book Read of ‘How We Fight for Our Lives’
Research
UND to develop augmented reality system for Humvees

The University of North Dakota, already a national leader in developing technology for unmanned aircraft, now is bringing its autonomous-technology expertise to ground vehicles – specifically, the Humvee, the iconic tactical vehicle widely used by the U.S. military. The Department […]
Honors
Tree planted on campus honors memory of Lisa Burger

There is a new tree on campus. Its roots are settling in near the Hopper-Danley Spiritual Center. While it braces for colder weather, the flowering crabapple will be a sight to behold in springtime as it matures. “It’ll put a […]
Bulletin Board
Donations sought for Staff Senate Tubs of Love
Staff Senate Tubs of Love will benefit Journey Home Animal Rescue Jan. 1-31. Most Needed Items Good quality dog food Good quality cat food Exercise pens Dog bones Cat litter Flea/tick preventative Potty pads Paper towels Monetary donations can be […]
In Remembrance

Kathryn A. Thomasson, Professor Emeritus of chemistry, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, at her home in Grand Forks. She was 61. Kathryn was born on Nov. 20, 1959, in Virginia, to John and Joan (Hallbeck) Thomasson. Dr. Kathryn Thomasson spent […]
- 01/12 Remembering Frances Jean (Fran) Kochis
- 01/05 Remembering Randy Rasmussen
- 01/04 Remembering Rose Raymond
- 01/04 Remembering Anna Chaput