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We’re So Back (Spring Break Edition)

Categories: Awards, Events, Human Interest, News, Student Recognition

THE TLC BLOG IS BACK!!! After a year off, we’re touching grass and posting again                 Alright chat – lore drop! We Have a New Student Council – and You Can Join CEHD elected its first Student Council for the 2025-26 academic year. The council is advised by […]

CEHD Connects with Acclaimed Alumni to Form New Board

Categories: Human Interest, News

Teachers, educational researchers, and two retired professors. A principal and an assistant superintendent. A director and a COO in STEM. A nurse. A poet. A former SPED and PE instructor. A Fulbright scholar and a former North Dakota state senator. What do these accomplished individuals have in common? They are all esteemed alumni who are […]

‘Tis the Season for Self-Care

Categories: Human Interest

As we approach the end of 2024 and wrap up the fall semester, it’s easy to become stressed and sleep-deprived preparing for final exams and getting ready for the holidays. That’s why it’s so important to exercise self-care by protecting your physical and mental health. “Good mental health is all about balancing effort,” said Michael […]

Teacher Education Helps Students Dress for Success

Categories: Events, News

Putting together a professional wardrobe on a student budget isn’t easy. That’s why for the second year in a row, the Future Educators of UND (FEUND) are sponsoring a clothing drive for students who are about to begin student teaching or working in career environments. “The students had expressed perhaps a need or interest in […]

Education career showcase in CEHD lobby

Future CEHD Students See Education in Action

Categories: Events, News

Education career showcase in CEHD lobby

SEA OTRR event drew future education majors to UND’s campus    Teacher education and education careers were front and center at this fall’s See Education in Action for Outreach in Teacher Recruitment and Retention (SEA OTRR) event on October 9. The event drew over 100 high school students from within a 90-mile radius of Grand […]

5 Questions with CEHD Dean Shelbie Witte

Categories: News

If you were away from UND and CEHD for the summer, you may not have realized that CEHD has a new dean. Dr. Shelbie Witte, a native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, assumed the deanship of the college on July 1 of this year. The Grand Forks Herald stopped by the college and interviewed her for a […]

Disability Awareness Day Educates the UND Community

Categories: Events, News, Research, Student Recognition

  Dr. Alan Bruce, CEO & Director of Universal Learning Systems, speaks at UND’s inaugural Disability Awareness Day. Photo by Kenya Zarns.    On Monday, March 18, 2024, UND hosted its first-ever Disability Awareness Day at the Memorial Union. The event was the brainchild of Dr. Lee Ann Williams, program director of Inclusive Rehabilitation Sciences […]

CEHD’s Month In Review – November 2023

Categories: Events, News

November was surprisingly busy for students and faculty alike. Check out CEHD’s Month In Review.   Nov. 30: Dr. Ryan Summers and CEHD future educators used liquid nitrogen to offer stone-cold instruction to middle schoolers From banana splits (flash frozen) to splitting atoms   Nov. 30: UND Today’s story about online student Muhammad Nasir put […]

CEHD Alumni Shine as Exceptional ND Leaders

Categories: Events, News

  Last September, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum created the Task Force for Teacher Retention and Recruitment to address the critical and ongoing teacher shortage in the state. On Tuesday, Oct. 31, Burgum released the names of the 15 appointees who will represent the education community in this initiative. The only appointee from an institute […]

Trauma Lecture Tells Future Educators to Support their Students – and Each Other

Categories: Events

Room 5 in the Education Building was packed Tuesday night with future educators and other UND students who were there for…trauma. UND Teacher Education worked with the National Center for Safe Supportive Schools (NCS3) to present “Trauma-Informed Practices”, an enlightening and interactive presentation that challenged how attendees understood and perceived trauma. Dr. Tali Raviv, a […]