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Jan Orvik

COVID-19 and variant levels continue to increase in Grand Forks and North Dakota. Please continue to do your part to avoid the virus and help keep campus safe. If you haven’t already done so, consider getting the COVID-19 vaccine and booster. The vaccine is available to all UND students, faculty and staff. There is no […]

A new federal grant will strengthen rural communities. The North Dakota Rural Health Clinic Network at the Center for Rural Health, part of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, has received a Rural Health Network Development Planning Program grant to aid the Network in providing support for the rural healthcare facilities. The grant will […]

More than 600 students are eligible to receive degrees at the University of North Dakota’s summer commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. Expected to graduate are 281 undergraduates, 279 master’s students and 44 Ph.D. candidates. UND President Andy Armacost will preside over the ceremony, and James Mochoruk, […]

UND’s strategic planning process, which began in February, continues over the summer and will be presented to campus by President Armacost in January. “The strategic plan must reflect great aspiration while focusing on excellence in education and research, building a sense of community both on and off campus, and creating a sense of creativity and […]

University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost announced today that Karla Mongeon-Stewart, current associate vice president for finance, will serve as the school’s next Vice President for Finance & Operations/Chief Operating Officer, replacing Jed Shivers, who is departing for a similar position at a university in New York. Mongeon-Stewart will start her new duties on […]

The Nistler College of Business & Public Administration has been reaccredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, which represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools. This distinction puts the Nistler College of Business & Public Administration in the top 5% of business schools globally, with only 840 institutions accredited by AACSB International. […]

A construction project to replace East Centennial Drive with a pedestrian mall has progressed to the stage where the pedestrian route has been altered for safety. To access Harrington, Gillette, and O’Kelly Halls, as well as the Education Building, please use the Engineering Link and the new STEM quad parking lot. A map is above, […]

Parking permit sales begin July 15 for the 2022-23 school year. Current permits expire July 31, and new permits are effective Monday, Aug 1. You can purchase your new parking permit through the UND parking portal. For additional information about parking on campus, contact Parking Services at 701.777.3551, or parking@UND.edu.  

Jan Orvik, internal communications editor in UND Marketing & Communications, is retiring Aug. 1 after more than 32 years of service to the University. Please join us for a retirement reception, 10 a.m. to noon, on Tuesday, July 26, in the first floor of Skalicky Atrium. Ample parking is available across from Skalicky in the […]

Please join us at the North Dakota Museum of Art from 3 – 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, to celebrate Laurel Reuter’s fifty years at the helm of the North Dakota Museum of Art, and acknowledge her tremendous contributions to the community, state, and global world of art. Reuter’s retirement will coincide with the […]

“What Does it Mean to Be African?” with guest Firoze Manji is now available on Why? Radio. Africa has always been regarded two-dimensionally by Europe and the U.S. It’s been called “the dark continent,” and falsely described as primitive, consisting only of small villages without technology. It’s people are said to be unable to care […]

WWE wrestling returns to Grand Forks at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 15, at 10 a.m. Prices start at $15 plus fees. Experience the WWE Sunday Stunner, with a night full of surprises, and to see your favorite Raw Superstar Takeover in Grand Forks […]

Mary Dawn Anna Howard, retired Dining Services worker, died Friday, June 24, 2022, in Altru Hospital. She was 84. Mary Dawn was born Oct. 6, 1937, in Grafton, N.D., the daughter of Leonard and Anna (Grube) Kemnitz. She grew up in Pembina attending a one-room schoolhouse in McArthur, N.D. She enjoyed riding to school with […]

Independence Day on Monday, July 4, will be observed as a holiday by the University. Only those employees designated by their supervisors are required to work on a holiday.

Chester Fritz Library hours for the Independence Day holiday follow. Friday, July 1, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday – Monday, July 2-4, closed. Tuesday, July 5, regular hours resume, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.