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Michelle Nguyen: 2018-2019 Scholarship America Dream Award Recipient

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“You don’t even know the amount of impact that you have had on my life.” Last month a dream came true for PSPA student Michelle Nguyen. Nguyen was notified that she is a 2018-2019 recipient for Scholarship America’s Dream Award. Nguyen says that the Dream award has helped other recipients in the past that are […]

FedEx Awards UND Aviation Students $100,000 in Scholarships

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This week, FedEx sent nine representatives to personally deliver $100,000 worth of scholarships to UND aviation students. The $100,000 is the first installment of the $500,000 that FedEx has agreed to award UND students over the next 5 years. The scholarships were awarded to 29 students who have committed to becoming certified flight instructors. The […]

2018-19 Faculty Lecture Series: Managing Ethics in Organizations: Current Issues, Opportunities and Challenges

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2018-19 Faculty Lecture Series Managing Ethics in Organizations: Current Issues, Opportunities and Challenges Featuring: Sean Valentine, Department of Management Wednesday, March 27 4 p.m. – Reception | 4:30 p.m. – Lecture Memorial Union Lecture Bowl Employees in various work settings and professions face different issues that have ethical implications, such as self-interest and honesty, workplace bullying […]

UND DECA Students to Prepare for Nationals

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UND DECA member, Izzy Swenson, competed in the North Dakota State DECA competition in February. Swenson placed 2nd & 3rd in her two team events and now has the opportunity to participate in nationals. UND will be sending Swenson and many other UND DECA members to nationals in Florida this April. “I had such a […]

Giving Hearts Day 2019

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The CoBPA would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to the UND Alumni Association for putting on an incredible Giving Hearts Day 2019. Many students were given scholarships that will positively impact their education. Abbie Sheehy is this year’s recipient of the Gate City Bank Scholarship.   “Receiving one of the scholarships it just […]

Kyle Thorson: Making Grand Forks a Better Place

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UND alumnus, Kyle Thorson, received a B.A. in Political Science and a master’s degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Social Business. Thorson is now the owner of Archives Coffee House on campus and also works for Amazon. “UND helped me understand my place in the world and prepared me to run a business […]

UND CoBPA Online MBA and MSAE Receive Top Rankings from U.S. News and World Report for 2019

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The UND College of Business & Public Administration continues to top the charts with new rankings released for the 2019 U.S. News and World Report for Best Online Business programs. These rankings placed UND’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Applied Economics (MSAE) in the following spots:     Best Online […]

University of North Dakota’s Master’s in Economics Program Recognized for Online Learning Excellence

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  AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO), a leader in higher education information, resources and rankings has recognized University of North Dakota for offering one of the best online master’s in economics programs in the country. “In our seventh annual survey of online learning programs across the nation, we wanted to honor the colleges and universities that are providing […]

University of North Dakota’s Master’s in Public Administration Program Recognized for Online Learning Excellence

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AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO), a leader in higher education information, resources and rankings has recognized University of North Dakota for offering one of the best online master’s in public administration programs in the country. “In our seventh annual survey of online learning programs across the nation, we wanted to honor the colleges and universities that are providing […]

Celebrating CoBPA Homecoming Events

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Last week was an exciting week at UND. Along with homecoming week, we also had many CoBPA events scheduled. Alumni, and guests traveled to UND from across the country to be on campus. The CoBPA held many events on campus, a few being the Korus Distinguished Lectureship Series, the Morrison Leadership Summit, and the Accounting […]