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The College of Nursing broke ground on a $3.9 million Northern Plains Center for Behavioral Research in August of last year. The Center will be used by faculty of the College and the Department of Psychology to explore conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, alcoholism, diabetes, nutritional disorders, and other conditions by helping patients alter their behaviors.
The EERC’s newest building expansion, the National Center for Hydrogen Technology, was nearing completion at the time of this writing. This building was funded in part by the state’s Centers of Excellence program. The Center is leading more than $45 million in hydrogen-related contracts with more than 60 private-sector partners.
Corporate and private gifts facilitated the updating of a classroom and two office suites within Gamble Hall. Gate City Bank contributed funds to renovate a management classroom. Carol Berg, spouse of the late John Berg, and special friends provided gifts to improve the Department of Accountancy main office and reception area. The Otter Tail Corporation’s private gift supported the renovation of the entrepreneurship, graduate student, and faculty offices.
On September 26, 2006, UND opened its $20 million Student Wellness Center, funded through student fees. The Center, which has now won a number of awards, takes a very innovative approach to health and wellness across a comprehensive array of programs. The Wellness Center was named the winner of the 2007 Outstanding Facility of the Year Award by the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association. By May 2007, over 90 percent of all UND students had visited or used the new Wellness Center.
An all-new type of campus housing, University Place (pictured on the cover) was constructed this past year. It opened on August 16. The four-story, 108,000-squarefoot complex includes 75 apartments and is home to 275 students in the current school year. It includes lounges and a coffeeshop, and features more space and amenities for the occupants.
| The Hopper-Danley Memorial Chapel was dedicated in May.
A new five-deck parking ramp opened this fall. The $16 million project can accommodate 750 vehicles.
Facilities completed renovation of the third floor of the Ireland Laboratory to accommodate classroom and lab activity for forensic anthropology.
Building identification signs were finalized in 22 locations last year, completing a multi-year project to improve signage throughout the UND campus.
The remodeling of the Squires Hall Dining Center began in March of last year.
Ground was broken last year for the Center of Excellence in Life Sciences and Advanced Technology adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn.
Development continued on the Bronson Property with construction of a new bank and a second mini-mall, featuring six apartments on the second floor managed by UND Housing. The second phase of new town homes was also completed in fiscal year 2007.
A $65,000 renovation project in the Memorial Union was completed this past year. Since 2004, some $300,000 has been invested in this facility.
The Center for Community Engagement was relocated to its new quarters at 317 Cambridge Street.
The new parking ramp was built immediately east of Swanson Hall and the Memorial Union. A skywalk spans Columbia Road to connect the ramp with the parking lot north of Memorial Stadium.
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The Hopper-Danley Memorial Chapel was built through a bequest from the estate of the late Roy and Elnora Danley. Elnora (Hopper) Danley graduated from UND in 1937 and taught English in Milton and Stanley, N.D., before moving to California. Her husband, Roy, a native of Cando, attended UND for two years before moving to California, where he had a career in engineering. The chapel can be used for meditation, prayer, small worship groups, and weddings.
The Danley’s gift of $10 million was the third largest facilitated through the UND Foundation. The gift also made possible a garden and lounge for the Student Wellness Center, the restoration of the Adelphi Fountain, and an endowed professorship in the College of Education and Human Development. Funds from the gift will also support scholarships and other priority needs. |
