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Members of the faculty and administrative staff are invited to participate in UND’s Summer Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 5. The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. Those participating are asked to wear academic regalia and report to the lower level of the Chester Fritz Auditorium no later than 2:30 […]

UND has launched a new online Elementary Education master’s program for Fall 2011.  It will help teachers enhance their ability to address the educational needs of elementary school children. “Our master’s degree in Elementary Education is now accessible to all teachers, no matter where they live,” said Bonni Gourneau, associate professor and online program director with […]

UND’s 375 student-athletes have earned a combined 3.089 collective grade-point average during the 2010-11 season. “Once again, our student-athletes performed well in the classroom,” said Brian Faison, UND athletic director. “Across the board we continue to see improvement. Our coaches and student-athletes really do put the ‘student’ first in ‘student-athlete’ here at UND.” For the […]

The School of Medicine and Health Sciences has opened a new forensic science clinical practice facility for its Department of Pathology. Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan was instrumental in securing a grant for the project through the Health Resources and Services Administration. Mary Ann Sens, professor and chair of pathology, said the new clinical site […]

Theatre Arts has a fresh, exciting line-up for its 2011-2012 Season, including a new drama straight from Broadway, two Musical Theatre experiences, and an American classic. “Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies opens our 2011-2012 Theatre season and introduces the theme of ‘time’ in its many variations,” said Kathleen McLennan, professor and chair of the […]

The UND Center of Innovation in Grand Forks is one of just 10 programs–and one of two from rural states–profiled by the Regional Innovation Acceleration Network (RIAN) on its web site. The profile was published on the site this week. Innovation-driven development programs from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Kansas, Tennessee, Michigan and California are also profiled with […]

While still performing on-orbit engineering checkout activities, the UND-built International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC) this weekend collected imagery of the Souris River flooding in Minot. The camera, which was designed and built and is operated by students and faculty at UND, ISSAC just began operations two weeks ago. “We are still learning the sensor’s […]

University of North Dakota Vice President for Finance and Operations Alice Brekke has announced the merger of a number of emergency and safety units and functions to now report under Terry Sando, Director of Emergency Management and Public Safety. The units and functions include: Emergency Management Police Safety and Environmental Health Environmental Training Institute Insurance […]

Eight senior medical students from the Class of 2012 at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society June 16. Keynote speaker Rolf Paulson, clinical professor of Internal Medicine and Family and Community Medicine, provided an inspiring commentary on the importance of community to the humanistic physician. In […]

The UND active directory system underwent a security audit, and we must change the security policy to comply with state regulations.  After five unsuccessful logins, the user will be locked out for five minutes to prevent brute force attacks. This security setting will affect any computer tied to active directory (AD) or any other service/application that uses LDAP […]

UND’s International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC) has successfully captured its first high-resolution image from space. The photograph–taken June 10 and depicting the western coastal region of Florida–is a milestone for the program and represents a decade-long development by UND students and faculty members. “This is a fantastic day for ISSAC and the culmination of […]

President Robert Kelley is pleased to announce his appointments to UND’s inaugural Diversity Advisory Council for academic year 2011-2012. Fifteen individuals were selected after a thorough and inclusive nomination and appointment process, and include students, staff, and faculty from across the UND community. President Kelley has charged the Council with broadening, deepening, and invigorating UND’s […]

Henry Kelly, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and a national expert in clean energy, will be the keynote speaker at the Cleantech 2011 Workshop and Action Summit to be held June 19-21 at the Alerus Center. During the opening reception on […]

The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) announced that its unique refining technologies have produced jet fuel from a combination of both coal and biomass feedstocks. The EERC technology centers on a unique direct liquefaction process utilizing a coal–biomass feedstock and tailoring the product liquids for U.S. military jet fuel applications. Produced under the Cooperative Agreement with […]

2009 Crime Statistics: The University of North Dakota Police Department provides statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes occurring on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by UND; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. 2009 is the most recent required reporting […]