University Letter (U-Letter)

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 […]

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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

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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. […]

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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 […]

11/30 Nuri Oncel and colleagues receive applied research grant

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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 […]

12/15 Medical Laboratory Science students receive scholarships for 2020-21

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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 […]

01/03 Transfer your balance to the University Federal Visa

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In Remembrance

Remembering Kathryn Thomasson

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 […]