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Rural and public health providers, volunteers and organizations were recognized recently with awards. The North Dakota Public Health Association presented two awards: • Public Health Worker of the Year to Wanda Agnew, Bismarck Burleigh Public Health; • Outstanding Service to Joce Koch, Custer Health, Mandan. The North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program’s Making a […]

For some, a job is merely a way to make money to support your family. For others, work is family. Tune in to Studio One to find out how the brothers at People’s Barbers inspire their customers through one death-defying story with every snip, cut and buzz. Also, The American Society for the Prevention of […]

If you are developing or revising a course this summer, and if you plan to incorporate writing in your course, consider taking part in the Teaching with Writing workshop. The 20-hour workshop takes place over six sessions in late May. At the end of the workshop, participants will have a final version of the syllabus, […]

Free bus transportation and registration make it easy for faculty, students and staff to connect with rural community members at the annual Community Connect forum to be held Saturday, April 30, in the Icelandic community of Mountain, N.D. The theme of this year’s forum, an annual event sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement where […]

For some, losing weight consists of proper diet and exercise. On the next edition of Studio One, find out how one woman used the set of a reality television show in addition to traditional weight loss steps. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say more than one-third of U.S. adults are obese. But not […]

Week seven results are in for the RecycleMania competition. This is the third year UND has participated in the program designed to increase recycling and minimize waste. Other North Dakota schools competing are Minot State and Jamestown. The “Grand Champion” competition is based on schools that accumulate the most solid waste and recycling material combined. […]

The University Curriculum Committee will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, in 305 Twamley Hall, to discuss the proposed requests to transition into two Special Education degrees with specializations and terminate the current specific degrees and coinciding Special Education programs: M.Ed. & M.S. Special Education Cognitive/Developmental Disabilities; M.Ed. & M.S. Special Education Early […]

Federal regulations require the University to determine a last date of attendance for financial aid recipients who receive failing grades in all coursework for a semester. This process is required to be completed and all adjustments to the student’s financial aid finalized within 45 days of the end of the semester. To comply with this […]

Purchasing, Non-Employee and Student Travel, and Moving Expense Reimbursement policies have been revised. Purchasing (2.11) Notable Changes: Update to Bids and State Contracts Sections Non-Employee and Student Travel Policy Notable Changes: Updated per diem reimbursement information; omitted obsolete dates; removed the need for paper tickets to be returned if travel is cancelled; updated Airline/Amtrak Ticket […]

A campus-wide comment period will be held March 11-31, for Policy 6.2, Use of State Vehicles. This is a new policy. Policy Statement: The use of North Dakota State Fleet or UND leased vehicles will be limited to travel by individuals who are acting on behalf of the State or UND. Reason for Policy: North […]

The Era Bell Thompson Multicultural Center will host its Sixth Annual Phenomenal Woman Awards along with the 14th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards on Wednesday, March 30. Nominations forms were attached to the Multicultural Center’s newsletter, which was sent out last week. Nominations for both awards are due by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. To receive a copy of […]

On Thursday, March 17, at 5 p.m., there will be a power outage at Merrifield Hall which will last approximately two hours. This outage will include the main communications room where the telephone and data distribution is located. There are backup systems in place that should come on line without any interruption of service, however […]

Nominations are being sought for the Charles E. Kupchella Preventive Medicine and Wellness Awards. The awards recognize the achievements of an individual and an organization who have worked to improve health and wellness through lowered rates of disease and disability by developing and delivering effective health promotion and prevention initiatives. Named for former UND President […]

The University will present 10 awards for merit of $1,000 each to staff employees. In addition, the 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, and Professional (3); Technical/ […]

Each year, Instructional Development and the Faculty Instructional Development Committee fund a number of summer mini-project grants designed to support faculty working on significant teaching/assessment projects that go beyond normal course preparation and can be completed in one to two weeks of full-time effort during the summer. Projects may relate to individual classes or to […]