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As with most people who receive an email invitation to attend an event at the White House in Washington, D.C., Laine Lyons was at first suspicious. Lyons, a 2016 UND graduate and the director of development for the College of Arts & Sciences with the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, wasn’t sure if the invitation from the First…
Two finalists for the position of director of institutional effectiveness & accreditation have been invited to the University of North Dakota for on-campus visits. The director of institutional effectiveness & accreditation will provide leadership, vision and administrative oversight for assessing the University’s performance relative to its mission, vision, values and…
The UND community is invited to celebrate the retirement of Paul Lindseth, professor of aviation and former dean of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. A cake reception will be held in Lindseth’s honor on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Robin Hall, in the…
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Isaac Karikari, assistant professor of social work, recently delivered a keynote at the Fargo-Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness’ 7th Annual Conference, in Moorhead, Minn. In his keynote, Karikari discussed what he calls a “vicious triad” of homelessness, substance use and mental health issues. These issues are independently complex, he said,…
Michelle M. Sauer, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of English & Gender Studies, is the winner of this year’s Award for Scholarly Achievement from the Southeastern Medieval Association. The organization’s awards committee, led by President Anne Latowsky, associate professor of French at the University of South Florida, said Sauer is a…
The UND Ceramic Arts Organization is hosting its Holiday Sale in the lobby of the Hughes Fine Arts Center on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will fund the UND Ceramic Arts Organization to attend conferences in their…
Galen Dennis Cariveau, former director of workforce development at UND, 71, of East Grand Forks, Minn., died Thursday, Nov. 10, in Altru Hospital. Galen was born April 3, 1951, in Grand Forks, N.D., the son of William and Myrtle (Bakken) Cariveau. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1970,…