News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Join President Andrew Armacost and fellow University leaders at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, for the president’s State of the University Address, where Pres. Armacost will discuss the exciting initiatives UND will be working on during the upcoming academic year. The address will take place in the Memorial Union ballrooms. It will also be live-streamed for […]
Over the past ten days, UND has posted multiple videos dedicated to discussions ongoing at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In the first video from May 13, Pres. Armacost speaks with Dr. Jacob Warren, director of the UND Center for Rural Health. Warren became director of the Center for Rural Health in […]
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The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) will confer the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree on graduating medical students in a Commencement Ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, at UND’s Chester Fritz Performing Arts Center. Along with UND President Andrew Armacost, Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, vice president for health […]
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences will host the 50th (!) granting of the Doctor of Medicine Degree at 10 a.m. at UND’s Chester Fritz Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 3. All SMHS faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. Featuring comments from SMHS Dean Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, […]
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Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, dean of the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) and vice president for Health Affairs at UND, would like to congratulate Dr. Judy Solberg on being selected as the next Chief of Staff for UND’s Office of the President. “My years at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences have been some […]
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Following UND’s webinar this week, SMHS Dean Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, UND President Andrew Armacost, and the SMHS Executive Committee invite you to a virtual town hall where SMHS faculty and staff can ask questions of the School’s leadership about recent developments in Bismarck and Washington, D.C. The SMHS webinar will be held from 8:15 to 9 a.m. via […]
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On Thursday, Feb. 13, the Carnegie Foundation — the organization that regularly classifies universities into tiers of research activity — informed UND officials that the University has satisfied all requirements for designation as a Carnegie “R1” institution, placing the University into a grouping of the most highly regarded research universities in the nation. Institutions that […]
It’s legislative season! To that end, SMHS Dean Dr. Marjorie Jenkins will present to the North Dakota Legislative Assembly’s Senate Appropriations Committee (Education and Environment Division) in Bismarck on Friday, Jan. 17. Following UND President Andrew Armacost’s own presentation, Dr. Jenkins will begin her presentation around 9:30 a.m. (Central). Check out the proceedings via the Legislature’s website.
Categories: From the Dean
As the day approaches when I’ll turn over my administrative duties as Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of your School of Medicine and Health Sciences to incoming Dean Marjorie Jenkins, President Armacost, Dr. Jenkins, and I have had any number of conversations to ensure that the changeover is as seamless and smooth as […]
This past Monday there was a very special event for Susan and me. President Armacost, on behalf of UND, oversaw a celebration of what we together have accomplished over the past 15 plus years that I’ve had the pleasure and honor of serving as Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of your School of […]