UND, city to hold Martin Luther King Jr. Day program
The city of Grand Forks and UND will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Day program Monday morning.
The program titled "The Dream in Action" will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday in the Gorecki Alumni Center.
Opening and closing remarks will be presented by UND President Mark Kennedy and Grand Forks Mayor Michael Brown. Kathy Fick, pastor of Christus Rex, will be the keynote speaker.
New UND art collection set to open downtown
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A new art collection will be available for viewing beginning Tuesday at the Empire Arts Center in downtown Grand Forks.
The UND Art Collections opening, "Fables, Insults, and Reverence: the Animals of UND Art Collections," will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Empire Arts Center.
This exhibition will give viewers the opportunity to see a selection of animal-centric works of art, a university release stated.
"From the chicken-people of Francisco Goya to the horses of Walter Piehl, a variety of insects, birds and mammals have come together to tell a tale of how they have each been employed by artists across centuries to illustrate stories, create allegory and demonstrate their relationships with humankind," the release stated.
The reception is free and open to the public. A gallery talk featuring UND Art Collections Manager and Curator Sarah Heitkamp will begin at 5 p.m.
The exhibit will run through March 31.
UND online business programs receive top rankings
U.S. News and World Report has ranked UND's Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Science in Applied Economics among the best online business programs in 2019, the university announced in a press release.
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The Masters of Science in Applied Economics program was ranked 24th in the nation and 12th in the nation as a program for veterans. The school's Masters in Business Administration program was ranked 31st.
U.S. News evaluates distance education by gathering data at the individual program level versus the school level, the release stated. Methodologies are based on student engagement, faculty credentials, student services and technology. Programs must all be degree-granting programs at regionally accredited institutions and offered primarily online.
"I am incredibly proud of the work being done in each of these critical graduate programs. Our Online MBA program is now ranked in the top 15 percent of all such programs, and the MSAE ranking confirms its spot among premier specialized graduate business degrees," Dean Amy Henley said in a statement.
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