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An Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is a community-driven, nonprofit organization whose goal is to improve access to health care in rural and medically underserved areas. This is accomplished by forming academic and community partnerships that link the resources of academic health centers with the needs of rural communities. The AHEC challenge is to assist […]

Igor Ovtchinnikov, associate professor of biology, will present an Anatomy and Cell Biology seminar, “Neanderthal Genomics,” at noon Monday, April 12, in Room 5510, School of Medicine & Health Sciences. All are welcome.

The latest issue of the Institutional Research Office newsletter is available online at http://www.und.edu/dept/datacol/newsletter/Apr2010_web.pdf In the April 2010 issue: • Highlights from the College Senior Survey (CSS). • Link to a Quick Facts Brochure. • Form asking for feedback on the OIR newsletter. • How well do you know UND? • Announcement and link to […]

New entering freshmen were invited to participate in the 2009 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Survey. While attending Getting Started during the summer of 2009, 1,549 students (78 percent of the total entering freshman class) completed the 42-item survey along with 20 UND-supplied questions. The results of the survey are now posted to the web […]

The Office of International Programs would like to invite you to Nigeria Culture Night on Thursday, April 8, in the Loading Dock of the Memorial Union at 6:30 p.m. The event will start with a presentation at 6:30, followed by a sampling of Nigerian food. The event is free as always and the food costs […]

Here is a list of upcoming U2 classes. To register, please visit www.u2.und.edu Introduction to Ergonomics Online Open enrollment-March 1 through June 30 (0056) Blackboard session: Attendees will be provided login information upon enrollment. Ergonomics is introduced to participants of this new on-line training! Ergonomics will be defined along with identifying goals associated with the […]

The Wellness Center will be selling the following: • 5 Precor treadmills • 2 Precor ellipticals • 2 Concept II Rowers • Olympic weight plates • Olympic bars Individuals will be given an opportunity to bid on these items through a sealed bid process. Interested individuals who would like to receive a bid packet are […]

Weight-Watchers at Work: new EERC location This is the last week to gain all benefits by joining the new Weight Watchers at Work program at the EERC. Meetings are Tuesdays for 16 more weeks. Weigh-in begins at 11:45 a.m., and meetings run from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Contact Kim Ruliffson, Work Well, at 777-0210 if you have questions, or  […]

The University will present 10 awards for merit of $1,000 each to staff employees. In addition, the Ken and Toby Baker UND Proud Award of $1,000 will be presented. The Meritorious Service Awards will be given to employees in each of five major groups. These groups and the number of awards presented are: Executive, Administrative, […]

The Office of Instructional Development is pleased to announce that Robert Beichner, Director of the STEM Education Initiative and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Physics, North Carolina State University, will present “Active Learning in SCALE-UP and Traditional Classrooms” on Wednesday, April 7, from noon to 1 p.m.  in Swanson 16-18. Everyone interested in student learning […]

The Center for Instructional and Learning Technologies, in collaboration with the Office of Instructional Development, will host the Online Teaching with Technology seminar/workshop. This six-day event is designed for faculty teaching online courses. This includes those who are just getting started teaching online, those who are thinking about teaching online and those who have taught […]

Faculty and staff are encouraged to inform students about online course options during summer and fall registration. With online courses, students can take the classes they need with the flexibility they want. UND offers both semester-based online courses and enroll anytime (independent study) courses. Semester-Based Online Courses: • Tuition is charged at the North Dakota resident […]

Eliot Winer, associate professor, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, will present an Anatomy and Cell Biology seminar at noon Monday, March 29, in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Room 5510. The seminar is titled “Engineering Visualization Capability for Medical Imaging and Teaching.” Winer is one of the developers of BodyViz, a proprietary software that […]

On March 18, fifty-five senior medical students, members of the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Class of 2010 at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, learned where they would spend the next chapter of their lives as resident physicians. On Match Day, medical school seniors across the United States find out where they will complete […]

What are students saying about their involvement with student organizations at UND? Are UND students participating at levels comparable with their peers at other institutions? Read about this topic in this month’s Institutional Research Clips posted http://www.und.edu/dept/datacol/newsletter/clips/2010StudentOrgs.pdf If you have any questions about this study, please contact the Office of Institutional Research at 777-2456. — […]