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Celebrate Women’s History Month with UCW+ on March 22

Categories: Announcements

Join the University Council for Women+ (UCW+) for hot breakfast, warm friendship, and cool research! UCW+ invites UND faculty and staff to a Women’s History Month Breakfast on Friday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., in the Memorial Union Henry Family Ballroom. The breakfast will feature a panel discussion on UND research impacting […]

Pie for Pi Day on March 14

Categories: Announcements

Celebrate Pi Day with pie! Starting at 11:30 a.m. on March 14, UND’s Department of Mathematics will be serving slices of pie in the link between O’Kelly and Gillette halls. Pie will be served until 1 p.m. or until the pie is gone. Stop by for a slice in recognition of 3.14. Hope to see […]

Digital Storytelling Summit for ND high school students is June 3-7

Categories: Announcements

The UND Department of Communication will host the 2024 Digital Storytelling Summit for high school students in North Dakota from June 3 to June 7, 2024, at the UND Memorial Union Ballroom. This is a free event sponsored by the North Dakota Newspaper Association Education Foundation, the UND College of Arts & Sciences, and the […]

Welcome reception for UIT’s new Deputy CIO, Phil Goldblum, is March 13

Categories: Campus News

All are invited to join UIT in welcoming its new Deputy CIO, Phil Goldblum, to UND on Wednesday, March 13, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the UIT help desk in the Chester Fritz Library. This event will be an opportunity for the campus community to meet and connect with Goldblum. Refreshments will be served. […]

Announcing the winners of Graduate Research Achievement Day 2024

Categories: Announcements

The School of Graduate Studies would like to thank all of those who participated in the 8th Annual Graduate Research Achievement Day (GRAD) event. More than 400 people took part in this event as presenters, judges and volunteers, as well as interested community members, undergraduate students and representatives from prize sponsors who attended to see […]

‘Exploring the Exoplanet Frontiers’ is topic of next Astronomy Public Talk

Categories: Announcements

UND’s Department of Physics & Astrophysics will be hosting an astronomy public talk and telescope observing session on Monday, March 18 at 8 p.m. in Witmer Hall, Room 114. The talk, “Exploring the Exoplanet Frontier,” will be presented by Parker Johnson, a student in the Department of Physics & Astrophysics. Following the talk, attendees will […]

March 19 Cosmic Pi Podcast: Special guest Ian Shelton, discoverer of Supernova 1987A

Categories: Announcements

On February 24, 1987, astronomy student Ian Shelton, working at a remote mountaintop observatory in Chile, discovered the nearest and brightest supernova seen in nearly 400 years. Since 1987, astronomers have undertaken detailed studies of the aftermath of the supernova explosion, uncovering secrets on how massive stars die. Shelton will be a guest on the […]

Rescheduled: UND Wind Ensemble and University Band concert is March 19

Categories: Announcements

The UND Wind Ensemble and University Band, conducted by James Popejoy, will present a combined concert on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. The concert – rescheduled from Feb. 27 due to inclement weather – is free and open to the public and will also be livestreamed on the UND […]

‘Youth on Campus’ live webinar is April 9

Categories: Announcements

The Office of Extended Learning is excited to offer the opportunity to attend “Youth on Campus: Policies & Best Practices to Protect Your Young Guests & Your Institution,” a live webinar regarding hosting youth on campus, on Tuesday, April 9, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. This online event is free and recommended for anyone on […]

Chester Fritz Library posts Spring Break hours

Categories: Bulletin Board

The Chester Fritz Library has posted its hours of operation for the Spring Break period. Friday, March 1: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2: CLOSED Sunday, March 3: CLOSED Monday to Friday, March 4-8: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9: CLOSED Sunday, March 10: 4 p.m. – Midnight Regular hours resume […]

NDUS implementing DUO for Blackboard

Categories: Campus News

With the increase in cybersecurity incidents across industries, the North Dakota University System (NDUS) will implement multi-factor authentication (MFA/DUO) on Blackboard for faculty and staff on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. MFA for students will be implemented on Monday, May 13, 2024. MFA adds an extra layer of security to protect your online accounts against cyber […]

Open Education Resources grant open for submissions

Categories: Announcements

Are you interested in supporting student success by reducing the cost of textbooks? Would you like to tweak course materials to be more relevant to your students? Do you wish to make information openly available? With the generous support of the Office of the Provost, the University Senate OER Committee announces that the 2024 UND OER Grant application is open […]

Book donations sought for English Graduate Student Association fundraiser

Categories: Bulletin Board

Are you interested in donating any books? The English Graduate Student Association is seeking donations for their annual book sale fundraiser. EGSA is interested in book donations of all genres and kinds. Books can be dropped off in the English Department main office (Gamble Hall, Room 265) during regular UND business hours. If you have […]