President Kupchella and First Lady Adele Kupchella, along with Juan Pedraza (University Relations) and his wife Debra, visited Osh State University in Kyrgyzstan this fall. This followed a visit to UND by Rector Mukhtar Orozbekov of Osh State University. Osh State is one of the largest universities in Central Asia. Dr. Orozbekov’s visit, in turn, followed Fulbright Scholar Sabyrkul Kalygulova’s year at UND. It was determined that there was an opportunity for UND to assist Osh StateUniversity in developing distance learning technologies and its program in English as a Second Language.
The Flight of the Odegard, a book describing the history of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, was released this year. The book recounts the establishment of the Odegard School and its development as America’s premier aviation/aerospace program.
Seventeen students have begun to study in the R.N. to Baccalaureate and R.N. to Master’s programs in our College of Nursing. These programs are designed for students who are already registered nurses and seeking career advancement.
The RAIN (Recruitment and Retention of American Indians into Nursing) program in our College of Nursing enters its 18th continuous year of funding from the Indian Health Service.
The Otto Bremer Foundation provided a $100,000 grant for the purchase of equipment for the College of Nursing Clinical Simulation Center.
The Pedagogy of American Indian Law conference brought many of the nation’s Indian law experts to UND’s School of Law in October of this past year.
The School of Law received nearly 700 applications for admission this past year, making it one of only 20 schools in the nation that had at least a 10 percent increase in applicants.
U.S. News and World Report ranked UND’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences fifth for its commitment to rural medicine this past year.
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences is one of the best medical schools in the country for producing family medicine physicians, according to rankings released in April by the American Academy of Family Physicians. UND ranked fourth out of 125 medical schools in the United States. |
UND’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences was named a Center of Excellence for Drug Abuse Education by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
UND hosts the nation’s only student-run venture fund, the Dakota Venture Group. Collaborating with the College of Business and Public Administration’s Center for Innovation, the Venture Group got started with a gift from Bart Holaday and his wife Lynn, and is now managed by five students enrolled in UND’s business programs.
UND’s Student-Managed Investment Fund Portfolio completed its first year of active trading. Established through alumni contributions, the portfolio has now grown to $715,000 (third quarter). The fund is guided by Steve Dennis, the Aarestad Chair of Banking, and serves to enhance skills development in managing funds, which includes asset allocation decisions, presenting security research reports, and such.
The College of Business and Public Administration hosted the second annual Olafson Ethics Symposium for faculty, students, and the community in November of this past year. The event featured Ron James, the CEO for the Center for Ethical Business Cultures in St. Paul, Minn.
Michael Kopps, Federal Communications 11 Commissioner, was the headliner for the Ken and Joanne Mellem International Telecommunications Symposium, sponsored by our College of Business and Public Administration.
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, the premier accrediting agency for business colleges across the globe, announced in April of this past year that our College of Business and Public Administration successfully completed its accreditation review. The College thus retains its status as one of an elite group that makes up less than 10 percent of the world’s business schools.
The College of Business and Public Administration was ranked ninth among the top 10 best undergraduate programs in the United States by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. The criteria for this award include an entrepreneurial emphasis in the curriculum, mentoring, experiential learning opportunities, and success of graduating students and alumni.
Our College of Business and Public Administration and School of Law now offer a joint M.B.A./J.D. degree. |
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Graduate students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Administration programs spent a week in Washington, D.C., exploring how business and government interact. Students had an opportunity to meet with the North Dakota congressional delegation and representatives from Cargill, General Mills, the Department of Commerce, the General Services Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, and other organizations during this symposium.
The Center for Innovation provides opportunities for students and faculty to start their own businesses and to assist others in growing and developing businesses. The Center’s Business Incubator program was one of the very first such incubator programs established in association with an American college or university more than 20 years ago. |
Five UND coaches were honored as “Coach of the Year” by their peers.
Fourteen of UND’s 20 athletic teams were represented in NCAA post-season play.
Women’s basketball, coached by Gene Roebuck, once again made it to the Elite Eight, and finished with a record of 34-1.
The men’s and women’s swimming teams finished third and fourth, respectively, nationally.
The bachelor’s and master’s programs in 13 social work were reaccredited for eight years at the January 2, 2007, meeting of the Commission on Accreditation of the Council of Social Work Education. |
The Department of Social Work launched an online Master of Social Work program for students across the United States. Applications this year for admission to social work programs were up at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
In the spring semester of 2007, UND’s international population consisted of 814 foreign nationals, including undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty, professional staff, and their dependents.
American Indian Support Services hosted its first American Indian Summer Aazhogan program, featuring a unique orientation programming for eight incoming American Indian freshman students.
A total of 417 UND students participated in 531 cooperative education placements in 2006-2007.
Career Services’ annual spring Career Fair was attended by 720 students, providing them with an opportunity to interact with nearly 100 employers and organizations.
The Department of Psychology began a new distance M.A. program in forensic psychology, the first such program in the United States offered by a doctoralgranting research institution.
During the 2006-07 academic year, Studio One interns received 53 awards in various broadcast competitions.
In 2006, Studio One formed a partnership with MSNBC’s Campus Update segment, which features Studio One reporters from time to time. Studio One celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2007.
The University continues to be a leader regionally and nationally in the delivery of off-campus degree programs. UND currently offers 24 distance degree programs/certificates at a distance, all administered by the Division of Continuing Education.
UND’s University Within the University delivered 275 training sessions, serving 3,686 staff and student workers last year. |
In concert with UND’s Aerospace Foundation, three new international flight education contracts were initiated this past academic year, including students from Taiwan, The People’s Republic of China, and Japan.
UND women’s cross country runners, coached by Dick Clay, captured the team’s first North Central Conference title since 2001.
UND’s football team, coached by Dale Lennon, captured its second straight NCC championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals, where it lost to the eventual national champion.
UND head coach Dave Hakstol led the Fighting Sioux men’s hockey team to the NCAA Frozen Four for the third straight year.
Women’s golf finished sixth in the nation last spring.
UND swimmers, coached by Maviael Sampaio and Brian Strom, earned seven NCC swimming and diving “Athlete of the Week” honors and three national “Swimmer of the Week” honors on the way to the team’s 20th NCC championship in the last 22 years.
The women’s swimming team won its 25th NCC title in the 27-year history of this illustrious program.
The College of Education and Human Development awarded 38 doctoral degrees this past year, more than half of the total doctoral graduates for the University last year.
The Special Education Resident Teacher program at UND has prepared over the last decade 80 special education teachers who are now employed in 30 different school districts.
The Chester Fritz Library, the largest library in the state supporting student learning and faculty research, now holds 1.4 million volumes. In addition, it provides access to over 30,000 electronic journals and 25,000 electronic books. |
