Adam Kurtz
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North Dakota higher ed board removes standardized testing requirements for university admission
Board members voted unanimously in favor of removing the testing requirement for admission at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 26. The policy will go into effect on Aug. 1, 2023. → Read More
UND to launch Office of Teacher Recruitment and Retention
According to a news release, the university is setting up an Office of Teacher Recruitment and Retention, in response to teacher shortages in the state and across the nation. → Read More
Grand Forks Park District, UND tree programs aim to eliminate Dutch elm disease
The Dutch Elm Disease Program with the Park District helps slow the spread of Dutch elm disease and removes infected elm trees free of charge to homeowners. → Read More
Minnesota policy group discusses critical race theory during stop in Grand Forks
About 40 people gathered in a ballroom at the Ramada Inn in Grand Forks on Tuesday evening, May 24, to listen to an American Experiment speaker discuss how the organization believes certain principles of CRT are being used in K-12 curricula. → Read More
Northland introduces one-stop enrollment events
The events, called “Take Off Tuesdays,” are meant to help alleviate some of the stress associated with college admissions. → Read More
Mobile medical training even coming to UND medical school parking lot
The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, in the SMHS parking lot. → Read More
Devils Lake educator wins national award for adult education efforts
On April 29 during the 2022 Mountain Plains Adult Education annual conference in Tempe, Arizona, Bridget Hanlan was announced as the organization’s recipient of its Award of Merit, according to a news release. → Read More
Scholarship funding plentiful for Northland Community & Technical College fall semester
According to a Northland release, the foundation has $255,000 in Minnesota state-sponsored funding for workforce development scholarships. → Read More
Pembina bus plant to close in late 2022
According to an NFI Group release, the plant is expected to close sometime in the fourth quarter of 2022. The bus maker is working on a cost-cutting plan, a series of initiatives, to cut costs by $67 million. → Read More
Space Force commits to developing networking center at Grand Forks Air Force Base
The Space Networking Center at GFAFB supports the SDA’s low-Earth orbit satellite mission, and will serve as the backbone for all global U.S. military communications. → Read More
Semi driver facing multiple felonies in deadly Highway 2 crash last July
According to documents filed with the Grand Forks County District Court, Steven Piechowski, 55, of Felton, Minnesota, is facing one charge of manslaughter, three charges of aggravated assault and one charge of reckless endangerment, with extreme indifference. → Read More
Medium Melinda Vail to hold event on Friday at the Gorecki Alumni Center
Vail, who in addition to being a medium, is a life coach, grief counselor and hypnotherapist, will be at the Gorecki Alumni Center on the UND campus from 6-8 p.m., on Friday, May 20. → Read More
No injuries after gas line break on UND campus
According to Danny Weigel, public information officer with the University Police Department, word about the break came in at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Weigel said a crew from Xcel Energy arrived on the scene and shut off the flow of gas a short time later. → Read More
Grand Sky signs deals with weather analysis companies
According to a release from the Grand Sky Development Company, LLC, the goal of these agreements is to develop precise and comprehensive weather measurements, models and forecasts for UAS operations from and around Grand Sky. → Read More
UND signs agreement with Frontier Airlines for pilot training, job pipeline
Frontier is the latest airline to have established a program with the university, whereby aviation students have the opportunity to interview for a job prior to graduation. → Read More
UND scholarship partnership to help students from military families
UND has partnered with the Heart of America Patriot Foundation to provide scholarships for dependents of deceased and permanently and totally disabled veterans. → Read More
Molly Yeh receives honorary degree, Space Force leader tells UND grads to invent their future
President Andrew Armacost presided over the first in-person spring commencement since 2019 Saturday afternoon. → Read More
Jill Louters resigns from North Dakota's State Board of Higher Education
Louters' first four-year term on the board was scheduled to conclude at the end of June and she was eligible for reappointment for a second term. In a statement on Friday, Louters said she has accepted a part-time position with the North Dakota State University Extension Service. → Read More
UND ROTC students commissioned as officers, others soon set to follow
The ceremony saw Anton Alvestad, from Devils Lake, and Colten Demant, from Becker, Minnesota, commissioned as second lieutenants on Friday morning in the Memorial Ballroom. → Read More
Kim Woods to retire from the UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Kim Woods, director of development for the Nistler College of Business & Public Administration, has decided to retire on June 10 after almost 16 years with the foundation. → Read More