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Focus on successes of the University System

As sure as a hot prairie wind in a North Dakota summer, legislators are generating a lot of hot air over the building cost overruns and procedural glitches at North Dakota State University, the University of North Dakota and other campuses. Lawmakers, some of whom have never been friends of higher education, are taking advantage of short-term administrative failures to beat up campuses that have become national higher education and research leaders.

By The Forum , May 19, 2010

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Board: Dig into college finances

The state Board of Higher Education directed Chancellor Bill Goetz to dig deeper into spending practices at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota after a recent audit revealed noncompliance with state law and board policy.

By By Amy Dalrymple, Forum Communications Co. , May 11, 2010

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Colleges focus more on boosting graduation rates

Area private colleges have more success getting students to graduate in four years, and public universities are taking note. Improving student success is a major focus of the upcoming budget request for the North Dakota University System.

By By Amy Dalrymple, Forum Communications Co. , May 10, 2010

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Audit of univeristy construction complete

Several building projects run by the state university system weren’t properly monitored, including construction of a new North Dakota State University president’s house that was budgeted for $900,000 and cost $2.2 million, according a state auditor’s report released Wednesday.

By By Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press , May 06, 2010

Audit critical of university capital projects

A state audit says capital projects in the North Dakota University System are not adequately monitored.

May 05, 2010

Help for college students: Proposal would provide more funds for counselors on N.D. campuses

When three Dickinson (N.D.) State University softball players died in a tragic accident last fall, counselors from the region descended on the campus to volunteer their services. But after a few days, the volunteers went back to their regular jobs, and the university didn’t have a licensed counselor on staff to assist the grieving students.

By By Amy Dalrymple, Forum Communications Co. , April 05, 2010

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VCSU hosts business technology meeting

VCSU hosts business technology meeting Valley City State University hosted the first meeting of the North Central Regional Chapter of Americas’ SAP Users’ Group on Feb. 18. The meeting gave students the opportunity to meet representatives of these companies and learn first-hand how the software is used to manage the complex operations of leading businesses.

March 30, 2010

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N.D. committee recommends 19.6 percent budget increase

College affordability, technology investments and facility repairs are emphasized in a budget proposal for the North Dakota University System. A committee of the State Board of Higher Education took the first step Monday in forming a legislative budget request for the 2011-13 biennium. The Budget, Audit and Finance Committee recommended a $95.9 percent increase in base funding for the university system, or 19.6 percent. The full board will consider the proposal next week at its meeting in Mayville.

By By Amy Dalrymple, Forum Communications Co. , March 30, 2010

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DSU to partner with Chinese university

Dickinson State University is partnering with another university in China. Northwest A&F University in Yangling, China, is one of the premier agricultural schools in the country.

March 26, 2010

N.D. higher ed board plans incentive program

Future budget proposals for North Dakota’s university system will include financial incentives for colleges that meet new achievement benchmarks being drawn up by the Board of Higher Education, two members said Tuesday. Richie Smith, the board’s president, and Jon Backes, its vice president, told the Legislature’s interim higher education committee that the program’s standards will be developed during the next two years for the system’s 11 public colleges.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , March 03, 2010

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Universities push to get students in Census

It was 5 p.m. in the lobby of the library of Metropolitan State University, and Clara Ware was sitting behind a table covered with pens, notepads and buttons with the Census 2010 logo, calling out like a sideshow barker. “Here comes a prospect,” she said as a student walked up.

By By Chris Williams, The Associated Press , March 01, 2010

Higher ed enrollment up again

Enrollment numbers for North Dakota’s college and university campuses confirm that the University System is an education and financial bargain. Campuses large and small posted nice gains for the spring semester, according to reports released last week. North Dakota State University continued to occupy the top spot for student numbers with 13,411 students a record. The gain is a 6.8 percent increase over last year’s spring total.

By The Forum , February 22, 2010

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N.D. campuses lose Internet service

The Internet connection to the 11 public colleges and universities in North Dakota was disrupted for nearly four hours Tuesday morning.

February 17, 2010

Other views: Smoking ban just a suggestion

It’s been a while coming, but North Dakota State University has taken a small step to a smoke-free campus. President Richard Hanson signed a new smoking policy that was recommended to him by the University Senate. As of March 1, smoking will be prohibited on all university property, including outdoor areas of the main and downtown campuses.

By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , February 12, 2010

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N.D. colleges to limit tuition increases to 3.5 percent

North Dakota’s four-year colleges should limit their tuition increases to 3.5 percent for the next school year, according to guidelines approved Wednesday by a Board of Higher Education subcommittee.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , February 11, 2010

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