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The stop sign on Campus Road for west-bound traffic southwest of the Museum of Art will be removed during the Christmas holiday. Campus Road will then be a through street for both east- and west-bound traffic. Davis Drive (between Gustafson Hall and the Museum of Art) dead-ends at that intersection and will remain a controlled […]

Calls to North Dakota State University (NDSU), Mayville State University, (MaSU) and the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) in Wahpeton can be placed at no charge by using a five-digit dialing plan. The five-digit dialing plans are as follows: For NDSU, press “1” followed by the last four digits. For Mayville State University, press […]

International programs is now taking faculty applications to teach at the American College of Norway (ACN) in Fall 2011 or Spring 2012. Proposed courses must have general appeal to college students early in their academic career (especially 200 level courses) and essential studies courses are especially suited to ACN. Please call Ray Lagasse in the […]

Martin Luther King hours for the business areas in the Memorial Union are: Friday, Jan. 14 Sign & Design – closed Union Sevices – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Info – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lifetime Sports – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 Sign & Design – closed Union Services – noon to 5 p.m. Info […]

The latest issue of the Institutional Research Office newsletter is available online at www.und.edu/dept/datacol/newsletter/newsletter-2011-jan.pdf. Highlighted in the January 2011 issue: Highlights from the ACT Alumni Outcomes Survey Progress Report Dashboards Thank you for using the USAT labels A look at Student (Profiles) Dashboards NSSE and FSSE announcements — Carmen Williams, director, Institutional Research.

What do surveys tell us about working and attending school? Some differences in engagement levels, satisfaction, and retention of students working while attending college are explored in the latest edition of Institutional Research Clips. Check it out online at www.und.edu/dept/datacol/newsletter/clips/2010WorkandSchool.pdf. — Carmen Williams, Institutional Research.

An innovative program at UND is training students to conduct ethical research with native populations and nurturing the next generation of scientists—many of whom are Native American themselves. Read more at www.apa.org/gradpsych/2011/01/indian-country.aspx.

The Library of the Health Sciences hours for the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend: Friday, Jan. 14 – 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 – 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 – 1 to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17 – 10 a.m. to midnight — April Byars, Library of the Health Sciences, 777-3893, april.byars@med.und.edu.

Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Day, will be observed as a holiday by faculty and staff.  Only those employees designated by their supervisors will work on this holiday.

The weather has caused icy conditions on our parking lots, roads, and sidewalks. We will continue to salt and sand to reduce the slipperiness as much as possible. Please report any hazardous conditions to Facilities, 777-2591. There are some things that you can do to help reduce the risk of falling on ice. Here are […]

The Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre announces open auditions for Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues at the Fire Hall Theatre Jan. 16 and 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. There is no experience necessary and nothing to prepare, and all women 18 years and older are invited to audition. Actors will be asked to read from […]

The Law Library will be open Monday, Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Day, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The following faculty members were awarded Faculty Instructional Development Committee (FIDC) grants during the Fall Semester. Materials Grant Awards were made to: Julie Abrahamson (Chemistry), “Purchase of Water Kit Models for use in Chemistry Teaching” $214 April Bradley (Psychology), “Purchase of five DVDs from the American Psycholog Association that focus on Learning to do Psychotherapy” […]

Summer Instructional Development Professorships (SIDPs) fund course development grounded in sound teaching practices. Designed to allow faculty to work full-time on instructional development for four weeks during the summer, these Professorships provide a salary stipend of $4000. Work must go beyond normal course development (the program does not fund updating of course content for example) […]

On behalf of local health and human service agencies and their clients, United Way would like to thank all of UND’s staff and faculty who contributed to our campaign this year. A total of $87,276 was raised , and is the second largest amount (2009 – $88,766) ever raised for United Way at UND. We also […]