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For fourth consecutive year, University plays host to naturalization ceremony on anniversary of founding document\u2019s adoption<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From left to right: New U.S. citizens Massi Riley, Adriana Gonzalez and Krista Wikstroem pose with their certificates at the Memorial Union. Photo by Joe Banish\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pursue strategies that enable us \u201cto value and appreciate both our collective identity as humans and the tremendous variation within our humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note:\u00a0<\/strong>In the\u00a0UND LEADS Strategic Plan<\/a><\/strong>, the\u00a0Equity<\/strong><\/a> core value calls on UND to pursue strategies that enable us \u201cto value and appreciate both our collective identity as humans and the tremendous variation within our humanity.\u201d This story reports on the University\u2019s three-year-old Constitution Day tradition of hosting a naturalization ceremony for New Americans from around the globe.<\/em><\/p>\n

This story originally appeared in UND Today on Sept. 18.<\/em><\/p>\n

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On the 238th<\/sup> anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, 50 newly minted citizens swore their allegiance to the founding document — becoming the nation’s newest citizens in the process.<\/p>\n

The new citizens, representing 28 different nations of origin, gathered at the Memorial Union on Wednesday, Sept. 17, to complete the final step in their rigorous application process \u2013 a naturalization ceremony concluding with the Oath of Allegiance. The ceremony, which has been a Constitution Day tradition at UND since 2022, is administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) \u2013 an agency within the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

To qualify for citizenship, applicants must be residents of the United States for at least five years, pass a background check, attend an in-person interview with the USCIS and demonstrate proficiency in both English and U.S. civics.<\/p>\n

Alice Senechal, magistrate judge for the United States District Court of North Dakota, presided over the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Following the Oath of Allegiance, UND President Andy Armacost<\/strong><\/a> greeted the new citizens and urged them to reflect on the oath\u2019s meaning \u2014 particularly as it pertains to the Constitution\u2019s first three words, \u201cWe the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I was listening to the oath you just took, it sent tingles down my spine,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, I took a similar oath many times in my career. When we think about the national motto \u2018E. Pluribus Unum,\u2019 which stands for \u2018from many, one,\u2019 that recognizes what our nation is about. Coming together from different backgrounds and nations for the betterment of society within this nation. Which, I think makes the world a better place \u2013 recognizing the rich cultures you bring to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Armacost added that a university campus like UND \u2013 with its commitment to upholding the fundamental freedoms of speech, assembly and voting enshrined in the Constitution \u2013 is an ideal venue for a naturalization ceremony.<\/p>\n

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UND President Andy Armacost speaks at a naturalization ceremony, held in the Memorial Union. Photo by Joe Banish\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Krista Wikstroem, her path to citizenship followed her husband\u2019s. Both natives of Helsinki, Finland, Wikstroem\u2019s husband obtained permanent residency through the State Department\u2019s Diversity Immigrant Visa Program \u2013 commonly referred to as the \u201cgreen card lottery.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas annually to natives of countries with historically low rates of immigration to the U.S., according to its website.<\/p>\n

After receiving his green card, Wikstroem\u2019s husband enlisted in the U.S. Army, which placed him on a path to citizenship.<\/p>\n

Now in their tenth year of living in the U.S., the couple is happy to call Grand Forks home \u2013 having previously resided in Texas, Georgia and South Korea. No strangers to the cold, they embrace North Dakota\u2019s harsh winters, jokingly calling the state \u201ca flatter version of Finland.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new citizens were also welcomed by North Dakota First Lady Kjersti Armstrong. A native of Oslo, Norway, Armstrong recently became a naturalized U.S. citizen and encouraged attendees to continue telling their diverse stories.<\/p>\n

Effective storytelling, she added, is an antidote to divisiveness and xenophobia.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me tell you something beautiful about this country \u2013 you do not have to leave behind who you are,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cThis country is at its best when we embrace all of who we are. It\u2019s a patchwork quilt, made richer by every thread that we bring into it. And you all contribute to its beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Armstrong has embraced her role in such storytelling. She is one of 15 naturalized citizens residing in North Dakota who participated in the New Americans Project<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 conceived and led by Joongwha Lee<\/strong><\/a>, associate professor and interim chair of UND\u2019s Department of Communication<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Joongwha Lee, associate professor and interim chair of UND’s Communication Department, and North Dakota First Lady Kjersti Armstrong, pose at the new Americans photo exhibit located in the Memorial Union. Photo by Joe Banish\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The UND CONNECT initiative, which also features the work of three UND Communications student interns \u2013 Kiera Musil, Dylan Niemi and Lauren Huso \u2013 documents its participants\u2019 diverse pathways to citizenship. Some came to the U.S. to pursue higher education and employment, while others arrived decades ago as children, fleeing conflict in their homeland.<\/p>\n

Prior to Wednesday’s naturalization ceremony, the project culminated in a video featuring interviews with the 15 new Americans — screened at the Memorial Union’s Social Stair. The New Americans project also features an exhibit titled “From Many Places, One Community,” a collection of portraits and quotations on display at the Memorial Union Gallery. (A separate story about the project can be found in today’s edition of UND Today.)<\/p>\n

The project’s student interns agreed that their work has positively impacted their worldview.<\/p>\n

“The stories highlighted today have left a permanent mark on me,” Huso said. “They remind me of the power of resilience, freedom and the meaning of citizenship.”<\/p>\n

Niemi cautioned attendees not to take the opportunities afforded in the U.S. for granted.<\/p>\n

“I was fortunate to grow up with a roof over my head and three meals every day,” he said. “To me, and everyone else I knew, this was just a normal routine. But to many others out there, this was the American dream. The only downside of being born in the United States, is that you don’t have a proper appreciation or understanding of what it took to build the standard here.”<\/p>\n

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>>\u00a0<\/strong>Questions or comments\u00a0<\/strong>about the\u00a0UND LEADS Strategic Plan<\/a>?<\/strong>\u00a0Your thoughts are welcome! Please contact\u00a0Ryan Zerr<\/a><\/strong>, associate vice president for Strategy & Implementation, or\u00a0Anna Marie Kinney<\/strong><\/a>, coordinator of the University Writing Program, the co-chairs of the UND LEADS Implementation Committee. You also may offer your thoughts by visiting the\u00a0UND LEADS Strategic Plan home page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and clicking on the \u201cProvide your feedback\u201d link.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you for your support of the UND LEADS Strategic Plan!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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