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TIAA-CREF financial counseling sessions available on campus

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TIAA-CREF representatives will be on campus Feb. 2-4 and March 23-25 to give individual financial counseling sessions. These sessions can help simplify your retirement by: – Providing objective advice and asset allocation based on your individual needs – Showing you how you can obtain a personalized actionable plan – Recommending fund selections to keep you […]

Museum is offering art classes

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The North Dakota Museum of Art is offering art classes for adults and children, starting in February. These classes, taught by Museum artists, are held every Tuesday and Saturday of each month in the Museum Galleries. In an effort to expand their education program, the Museum is offering ten different art classes. The classes range […]

Refresh your math skills with new online course

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Do you know of a student or someone else who may be looking to refresh their math skills? If so, there is an online class designed just for them. They can enroll today in the Remedial Math 100: Refresher Course to sharpen their basic math skills, or to prepare for college algebra or a math […]

Writing Center supports writers across campus

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The Writing Center is a writing resource for the University community. Through one-on-one sessions, writing consultants support writers in any discipline and at any stage of the writing process. We offer dialogue to spark ideas, feedback on works in progress and resources on documentation and style. The Writing Center is open Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m. […]

Bookstore can carry suggested reading

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Faculty, if you have any suggested reading titles for your class that you did not put on your textbook adoption list, please feel free to send me an email. I would love to help out your students by carrying the books in our General Books section. Please send me the title, ISBN and a rough […]

Accounting Services announces in-state mileage rates

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Mileage reimbursement for use of personal vehicles within the state is allowed as follows: the lesser of the privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement rate established by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for an automobile if no government owned vehicle is available or the standard mileage rate allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. As of […]

University Within the University (U2) lists new classes

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Lunch With a Dietitian: Re-Charge Your New Year’s Resolution(s) Jan. 25, 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch Session. Memorial Union, Badlands Room It’s been a few weeks since you made the resolution to “eat healthier foods,” “work out more,” or even “lose 15 pounds” this year. How is that going? Approximately 64 percent of […]

OLLI@UND seeks course proposals for summer semester

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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UND (OLLI@UND) fosters accessible lifelong learning for mature adults 50 years and better. The intent is to provide a positive, fun-learning environment that enables older adults from all backgrounds and levels of education to pursue learning simply for the joy of learning, without term papers, tests or grades. We […]

Deadline for Models of Innovative & Best Practices in Teaching & Learning is Feb. 1

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For the last few years, we have been gathering models of good teaching practice here at UND, and you’ll find fifteen models from 2008 and 2009 — ranging from help with online discussion boards and in class simulations to innovative graduate curriculum — at the OID website under the Program tab (http://www.und.edu/dept/oid/Models_of_Practice%20call.html ). The Faculty […]

Print document development available at GaPS

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Do you need a brochure, poster, or other print document designed but don’t have the time or ability to do it yourself? Maybe you want photographs taken, a web site developed or improved, or Power Point slides created. If so, you might consider hiring creative and talented students affiliated with UND’s Graphics and Photography Society […]

Health Promotion Office announces flu vaccination opportunities

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If you haven’t had a chance to receive your seasonal or H1N1 flu vaccination, you still have several options available to protect yourself. Students, faculty and staff can also take advantage of seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccinations being offered by Grand Forks Public Health. Anyone (6 months of age or older) interested in getting vaccinated […]

Clinical trials aim to detect and prevent breast cancer

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Women who would like to be part of the UND clinical trials aimed at determining the most effective means of prevention and early detection of breast cancer are invited to contact the medical school’s Department of Surgery by contacting Julie Dahlman at 777-4862 or jdahlman@medicine.nodak.edu or Rebecca Lessard, RN, BSN at 701-777-6368 or rlessard@medicine.nodak.edu. All […]

Student Government launches Presidential and Senate elections

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Student Government will be holding elections for Student Body Presidential tickets and Student Senate positions on March 3. Candidates must be currently enrolled in at least one course at UND, and not be on either academic or conduct probation. Prospective candidates can check out an application for candidacy from the Student Government Office on the […]

"Regular" Denim Day is Jan. 27

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It’s the last Wednesday of the month, so Wednesday, Jan. 27, is “regular” Denim Day. Wear your denim and your button and enjoy going casual and knowing your $1 goes to charity. Need buttons or a copy of the 2010 poster? Just let me know.