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Budget plan includes state match for university donations
The governor’s billion-dollar budget package for the next two years in North Dakota comes wrapped with a special incentive for the state’s universities and colleges.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The governor’s billion-dollar budget package for the next two years in North Dakota comes wrapped with a special incentive for the state’s universities and colleges.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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UND president giving 'state of university' address
University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley is giving his annual “state of the university” address.
Tuesday, October, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley is giving his annual “state of the university” address.
Tuesday, October, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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NDSU president giving 'state of university' speech
North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani (bruh-SHAW’-nee) is giving his annual “state of the university” address.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani (bruh-SHAW’-nee) is giving his annual “state of the university” address.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The issues and interests behind the higher ed crisis
North Dakota looks poised for a big fight over higher education. Governing the state’s colleges and universities has bedeviled the state since the beginning, and there have been several crises. The current situation seems heading in that direction.
Wednesday, February, 06, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota looks poised for a big fight over higher education. Governing the state’s colleges and universities has bedeviled the state since the beginning, and there have been several crises. The current situation seems heading in that direction.
Wednesday, February, 06, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Get ready to succeed in college
North Dakota’s proud egalitarian tradition of allowing almost any high school graduate to attend a public university has run up against the reality of educational standards. The state Board of Higher Education, at the urging of new Chancellor Hamid Shirvani, is moving with unusual alacrity to revise and upgrade requirements for admission to the state’s three-tiered university and college system.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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North Dakota’s proud egalitarian tradition of allowing almost any high school graduate to attend a public university has run up against the reality of educational standards. The state Board of Higher Education, at the urging of new Chancellor Hamid Shirvani, is moving with unusual alacrity to revise and upgrade requirements for admission to the state’s three-tiered university and college system.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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UND may go west to create oil degree
A branch of the University of North Dakota’s petroleum engineering program may go west as part of an effort to expand the university’s presence across North Dakota.
Thursday, November, 01, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A branch of the University of North Dakota’s petroleum engineering program may go west as part of an effort to expand the university’s presence across North Dakota.
Thursday, November, 01, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Bismarck schools launch public service institute
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Presidents of three Bismarck colleges have launched a joint effort to promote public service.
Sunday, February, 17, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Presidents of three Bismarck colleges have launched a joint effort to promote public service.
Sunday, February, 17, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Bismarck schools launch public service institute
BISMARCK (AP) — Presidents of three Bismarck colleges have launched a joint effort to promote public service.
Monday, February, 18, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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BISMARCK (AP) — Presidents of three Bismarck colleges have launched a joint effort to promote public service.
Monday, February, 18, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Ward County, Minot get $2.4M in flood grants
Minot and Ward County will be getting $2.4 million in state grants to repair damage and help rebuild public works from last year's Souris River flooding.
Thursday, August, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Minot and Ward County will be getting $2.4 million in state grants to repair damage and help rebuild public works from last year's Souris River flooding.
Thursday, August, 30, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Ward County, Minot awarded flood grants
Minot and Ward County will be getting $2.4 million in state grants to repair damage and help rebuild public works from last year’s Souris River flooding.
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Minot and Ward County will be getting $2.4 million in state grants to repair damage and help rebuild public works from last year’s Souris River flooding.
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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UND proposes offering oil degree in the oil patch
A branch of the University of North Dakota's petroleum engineering program might expand into the state's western oil patch.
Wednesday, October, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A branch of the University of North Dakota's petroleum engineering program might expand into the state's western oil patch.
Wednesday, October, 31, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Allen named ESPB chairman
Greg Allen was elected as the chairman of the Education Standards and Practices Board at its June Board meeting.
Saturday, July, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Business
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Greg Allen was elected as the chairman of the Education Standards and Practices Board at its June Board meeting.
Saturday, July, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Business
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Fargo man eyes write-in campaign
Bill Kiefer, a retired Fargo businessman, is running for the open North Dakota U.S. Senate seat as a write-in candidate. Kiefer will run as a “total independent,” with no party affiliation. Former attorney general Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, and Rep. Rick Berg, a Republican, are running for the seat of retiring Sen. Kent Conrad, a Democrat.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Bill Kiefer, a retired Fargo businessman, is running for the open North Dakota U.S. Senate seat as a write-in candidate. Kiefer will run as a “total independent,” with no party affiliation. Former attorney general Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, and Rep. Rick Berg, a Republican, are running for the seat of retiring Sen. Kent Conrad, a Democrat.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Prof says less ND GOP enthusiasm for Berg
North Dakota Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rick Berg pulled fewer votes than other Republicans at the top of the state's ticket.
Saturday, November, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rick Berg pulled fewer votes than other Republicans at the top of the state's ticket.
Saturday, November, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Berg gets fewer N.D. GOP votes
BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rick Berg pulled fewer votes than other Republicans at the top of the state’s ticket.
Monday, November, 12, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rick Berg pulled fewer votes than other Republicans at the top of the state’s ticket.
Monday, November, 12, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Keeping Sioux logo won’t punish NCAA
In the recent Forum Communications poll, 56 percent of those intending to vote on June 12 indicated they would vote yes on Measure No. 4 to retire the Fighting Sioux logo while 44 percent said that they intended to vote no to keep the logo.
Monday, May, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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In the recent Forum Communications poll, 56 percent of those intending to vote on June 12 indicated they would vote yes on Measure No. 4 to retire the Fighting Sioux logo while 44 percent said that they intended to vote no to keep the logo.
Monday, May, 28, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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ND chancellor wants tougher admission standards
Hundreds of freshmen at North Dakota's two largest universities this fall didn't meet the standards for automatic admission.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Hundreds of freshmen at North Dakota's two largest universities this fall didn't meet the standards for automatic admission.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Dayton proposes $750 million bonding bill
Gov. Mark Dayton says 21,000 people would get jobs if the Legislature funds his $750 million public works project proposal. The Democratic governor said he emphasized projects that are ready to begin. They would be funded by the state selling bonds.
Monday, April, 08, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Gov. Mark Dayton says 21,000 people would get jobs if the Legislature funds his $750 million public works project proposal. The Democratic governor said he emphasized projects that are ready to begin. They would be funded by the state selling bonds.
Monday, April, 08, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Higher Ed board looks to merge fees into tuition
North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education approved a plan Wednesday that will eventually do away with most student fees in the wake of a scathing state audit that found misspending of fee money at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education approved a plan Wednesday that will eventually do away with most student fees in the wake of a scathing state audit that found misspending of fee money at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Shirvani makes pitch for adding more staff
Chancellor Hamid Shirvani made an early pitch to legislators Monday to justify why the University System should expand its staff by 30 workers instead of the seven new employees included in Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s budget proposal.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Chancellor Hamid Shirvani made an early pitch to legislators Monday to justify why the University System should expand its staff by 30 workers instead of the seven new employees included in Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s budget proposal.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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