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Ten staff members were given Meritorious Service Awards and one staff member received the Ken and Toby Baker UND Proud Award at the annual recognition ceremony for staff personnel May 17. The Meritorious Service Award recognizes staff for excellence and dedication. They received certificates and checks. Awardees were: * Kaylynn Bergland, administrative secretary, Rural Health […]

Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, announced that the UND Writers Conference has been recommended for a grant of $15,000 to support the 43rd Annual UND Writers Conference “humanimal” and the preservation of archival footage from past conferences. The Writers Conference is one of 1,145 not-for-profit national, regional, state and local organizations recommended […]

UND recently received a $1 million federal energy grant, the second such grant in two years. “The grant is an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Energy Efficiency Improvement Program for State Facilities,” said Randall Bohlman, an analyst with UND Facilities and a member of the UND Sustainability Council. This is a federal grant that is […]

The School of Medicine and Health Sciences presented the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Faculty to the following individuals during commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 15. •Joseph E. Adducci, M.D., Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Williston •Charles O. Allen, D.O., Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Bismarck •Brent P. Bruderer, […]

Jared Lennon, a UND junior triple-majoring Norwegian, International Studies, and Political Science, is part of a Norwegian student choir that will be featured by NRK TV next week for a story connected with Syttende Mai. NRK—Norsk rikskringkasting AS, or Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation—is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company and the largest media organization […]

Jaakko Putkonen, assistant professor, Geology and Geological Engineering, and graduate student Theodore (Ted) Bibby head to the high country of Nepal to lead a three-week geology field camp for students from all across the country. The UND geology team also will be conducting research that follows up on their findings in Antarctica earlier this year. “Ted […]

A groundbreaking was held Friday, May 6, at the site for the new Gorecki (pronounced go-RETS-key) Alumni Center on UND campus. The new 30,000-square-foot building will rise just west of the Chester Fritz Auditorium over the next 16 months. Its stunning façade and location will make it a gateway to UND for alumni, students, their parents and others. […]

We invite you to serve as a “Green Vest” volunteer at UND’s spring commencement Saturday, May 14, at the Alerus Center. Volunteers assist by seating guests, helping organize graduates in the assembly room, and by greeting visitors. Commencement begins at 1:30 p.m. and all volunteers are asked to report to the Alerus Center Ballroom by […]

We want to thank all of you who participated in making the 31st Annual Frank Low Research Day a success. We appreciate the participation of students and faculty at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, UND Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences Joshua Wynne, and […]

UND is one of the country’s greenest schools, according to the Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges-2011 Edition. The Guide profiles 308 institutions of higher education in the United States and three in Canada that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation. The Green Ratings […]

Earl Pomeroy, who served as North Dakota’s congressman for 18 years, will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree during the UND Spring Commencement at 1:30 p.m. May 14 in the Alerus Center. Pomeroy was nominated for the honor by Mark Jendrysik, chair, Political Science and Public Administration, and Kathryn Rand, School of Law dean. […]

U.S. Sen. John Hoeven will be the featured speaker at the School of Law spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, in the Chester Fritz Auditorium. At total of 79 students are eligibile to cross the stage and hear Sen. Hoeven’s commencement address. President Robert Kelley will confer the academic degrees and law school dean […]

When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) decided to fire up a new rain tracking satellite series, the University of North Dakota’s research jet team was tapped as part of an elite pre-launch test program. The UND Cessna Citation II flew to Ponca City, Oklahoma earlier this week to participate in an intensive six […]

The new email system for students, Microsoft Live@edu, was available as of Monday, April 18. The first phase of the transition from U-mail to the Live@edu is making the service available for students to try before the official changeover during fall semester. This phase allows students to preview and work with the new system. The […]

Members of the University Council are invited to nominate outstanding individuals for an honorary degree to be awarded at winter commencement ceremonies. The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, May 27. Qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following State Board of Higher Education criteria (see SBHE, Policy 430.1): The candidate should have had […]