UND Student Organization Receives Two National Awards

Student chapter of the American Constitution Society at UND recognized as 2026 Rising Chapter of the Year

The student chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) at the UND School of Law has been selected for two national awards, including ACS’s 2026 Rising Chapter of the Year. As a newly-revived chapter, UND’s ACS student chapter was recognized for overseeing a tremendous year-long effort to rebuild. The chapter held programming on First Amendment rights and democracy; hosted North Dakota Supreme Court justices for a conversation on judicial interpretive tools; and worked to build strong connections across student, faculty, and local communities.

In addition to the Rising Chapter of the Year award, UND’s student chapter also won an ACS Programming Award, which are presented annually to the most active and engaged chapters. UND’s student chapter will be recognized at the ACS National Convention this June in Washington, D.C., where UND student chapter President Andriana Longwell also will be honored as a Next Generation Leader.

ACS is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that looks to the Constitution as a charter of liberty, serving as the blueprint for a noble and unique experiment designed to prevent the excesses of government and to protect the human dignity necessary for individuals to realize the full potential of their lives.

The University of North Dakota School of Law community proudly celebrates the success and continued contributions of this student organization.