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New nickname task force to be formed

New nickname task force to be formed

Jamie Hutchinson, Staff writer January 23, 2015

The Task Force holding a virtual town hall meeting last month. Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student. The UND Nickname and Logo Process Recommendation Task Force is putting the final touches...

University Senate proposes separate faculty senate

University Senate proposes separate faculty senate

Megan Hoffman, Staff writer January 23, 2015

Melissa Gjellstad speaks at the University Senate meeting. Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student. University Senate hosted its first meeting of the new semester on Jan. 15 and had several big...

Students sent email about diversity, sensitivity at UND

Students sent email about diversity, sensitivity at UND

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer January 22, 2015

Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion Sandra Mitchell. Photo by Nick Nelson/The Dakota Student. Efforts on diversity and inclusion at UND have been at the forefront of the administration’s agenda...

Driver, student die in Larimore bus crash

Driver, student die in Larimore bus crash

Parker Payne, Staff Writer January 22, 2015

Emergency vehicles respond to the bus crash near Larimore, N.D. Photo courtesy of The Grand Forks Herald. On Jan. 5 near Larimore, N.D., a school bus collided with a train killing the bus driver, one...

North Dakota receives substance abuse grant

Jamie Hutchinson, Staff Writer January 22, 2015

An interdisciplinary team of UND faculty members was awarded a $550,000 grant to train students in North Dakota in an evidence-based program which screens patients for alcohol and drug abuse. The United...

Multicultural Center holds grand closing, grand opening

Multicultural Center holds grand closing, grand opening

Jamie Hutchinson, Staff Writer December 13, 2014

Provost Thomas DiLorenzo cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the new Era Bell Thompson Multicultural Center. Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student. Multicultural Student Services bid farewell...

Search for new NDUS chancellor begins

Search for new NDUS chancellor begins

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer December 13, 2014

Interim NDUS Chancellor Larry Skogen. Photo via ndea.org. The search for a new chancellor for the North Dakota University System has begun with Interim Chancellor Larry Skogen stepping down at the end...

College receives $1 million gift

Staff Report December 13, 2014

 The UND College of Engineering and Mines recently announced a $1 million gift to support its the Collaborative Energy Complex project. Alumni Kristine and Robert Solberg are the donors of the gift. “Kristine...

UND scientists identify Lyme disease in Grand Forks

UND scientists identify Lyme disease in Grand Forks

Colin Johnson, Staff Writer December 4, 2014

Assistant professor Catherine Brisette. Photo via med.und.edu. Scientists at UND warn that all the variables for contracting Lyme disease are now present and established in Grand Forks County. Although...

Senate funds Study-a-Thon, tables Big Event

Senate funds Study-a-Thon, tables Big Event

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer December 4, 2014

Senator Alexander Johnson and Taylor Nelson at the last senate meeting. Photo by Chester Beltowski/The Dakota Student. Senate’s last meeting on Nov. 23 before the Thanksgiving holiday saw two bills...

Fire destroys students’ home

Jamie Hutchinson, Staff Writer December 4, 2014

A fire heavily damaged a duplex in a northwest Grand Forks neighborhood where nine people, including eight UND students, were living on the morning of Nov. 24, according to the Grand Forks Herald. The...

TedX open mic night ends in a tie

TedX open mic night ends in a tie

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer December 1, 2014

Natasha Thomas gives her speech, “Being an Amplifier: Discussing Race in Small Town America” during the TedX open mic night Saturday at the Empire Arts Center. Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student. What...

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