NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Doug Burgum named 37th Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award recipient
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Doug Burgum has been named North Dakota’s 37th recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.
The award was presented today by Gov. John Hoeven on the Microsoft campus in Fargo.
By Helmut Schmidt , November 20, 2009
Board approves contract for NDSU’s interim president
NDSU Interim President Dick Hanson will receive a $157,500 salary and $17,500 toward retirement under terms approved today by the Board of Higher Education.By Amy Dalrymple , November 19, 2009
Committee named for choosing Chapman's successor at NDSU
An 18-member committee has been named by the North Dakota Board of Higher Education to choose a successor to Joseph Chapman as North Dakots State University president.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Cost overruns on North Dakota State University president's house OK'd
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has approved NDSU's use of $196,000 in school funds to cover cost overruns with the president's house.By Amy Dalrymple , November 19, 2009
NDSU says farewell to Joseph Chapman
About 250 campus and community members gathered Wednesday at the Memorial Union to shake Chapman’s hand and thank him for leading North Dakota State University through a transformation. Banners signed by supporters read “Thank you for 11 years of leadership and Joe-mentum.”By Amy Dalrymple , November 18, 2009
Former female college leaders in North Dakota urge diversity
Former Valley City State President Ellen Chaffee and former Lake Region State President Sharon Etemad are among a group of female higher education officials in North Dakota sent a letter to the State Board noting that the leaders of all 11 campuses in the state univerity system are men, and to consider a woman to be NDSU's next president.By Associated Press , November 17, 2009
AROUND THE REGION: Dentist slaying hearing ... Tiny school to close .. Canola iindustry seeks funds ... more.
A man accused of hiring his handyman to kill a Fargo dentist is scheduled to be in an Oklahoma City courtroom Nov. 25 for a hearing to determine whether he should be sent to North Dakota to face charges. Gov. John Hoeven signed papers last week supporting the extradition of Gene Carl Kirkpatrick, 63, Jones, Okla. Kirkpatrick is accused of hiring Michael Allen Nakvinda to kill Philip Gattuso, who was Kirkpatrick’s son-in-law.By Associated Press , November 16, 2009
Students at Concordia College work to form secular student organization
A student working to start a secular student club at Concordia College said he doesn’t think the group will take away from Concordia’s Lutheran values.
By Amy Dalrymple , November 14, 2009
Student veterans at NDSU look for space to gather 
Military veterans attending North Dakota State University say more staffing and a space they can gather on campus could smooth the transition from the armed forces to academia.
By Forum Communications , November 10, 2009
MATTERS AT HAND: 'Wild Bill' Langer's ambiguous legacy
Fifty years ago today, North Dakotans awoke to the news that William Langer had died. Perhaps no person in the state’s history had so many ardent friends as this man, nor so many bitter enemies. Nor has any other commanded the headlines in quite the way that Langer did.
November 08, 2009
OBIT: John Mashek, former Fargoan, journalist, athlete
John Mashek was a political reporter for the Dallas Morning News, US News and World Report and the Boston Globe. He covered every presidential election from 1960 to 1996 and sat on two televised presidential debate panels. After retiring, he wrote a popular blog for US News and was a fellow at Harvard University.
By Mila Koumpilova , November 08, 2009
William C. Marcil, Forum Communications CEO, column: Move past ‘debacle’ of president’s house
We need to get this affair behind us. Too much damage has already been done. NDSU lost arguably its most successful president, and divisions have developed between the Development Foundation, the Board of Higher Education, leaders in the Legislature and NDSU.
November 07, 2009
Old blue jeans don't fade away -- they insulate homes for Habitat for Humanity
Like wood chips and corn stover, the cotton in millions of pairs of blue jeans in this country are a form of biomass, and that biomass now is being collected by students at North Dakota State University and other universities to insulate homes for Habitat for Humanity.
By Matt Bewley , November 01, 2009
AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: Team mulls deaf services ... Police clear Fargo murder scene ... Hoevens to treat goblins ... more
A team of parents, legislators, community members and alumni of the state School for the Deaf are working on a long-term plan to serve North Dakotans who suffer from hearing loss. The 13-member transition team is holding a series of meetings, starting with a session this past week at the state Heritage Center.
By Associated Press , October 31, 2009
ND higher ed board sets new construction rules
To prevent a repeat of cost overruns, the North Dakota Board of Higher Education has approved new rules for campus construction projects.
By Associated Press , October 23, 2009
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UPDATED: Hermanson races her way to second at nationals
Shortly after noon today, I flipped over to CBS to catch the Division I track championships and watch North Dakota State's Laura Hermanson continue her amazing story. Last year, Laura ran her way into the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. She followed it up this year by qualifying for t
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