Since its founding as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890, 15 presidents have paved the way for excellence at NDSU.
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Since its founding as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890, 15 presidents have paved the way for excellence at NDSU.
Members of the NDSU community share what homecoming — the game, the week, the feeling — means to them.
Members of the NDSU community share what homecoming — the game, the week, the feeling — means to them.
NDSU President Dave Cook has been on the job only a few months, but he has a mission to transform the University so that it may be successful today and well into the future.
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NDSU President Dave Cook has been on the job only a few months, but he has a mission to transform the University so that it may be successful today and well into the future.
Jessica Wachter ’09, accomplished artist, grew up between the Badlands and the prairie. Returning home has inspired her to embrace the vastness in her art.
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Jessica Wachter ’09, accomplished artist, grew up between the Badlands and the prairie. Returning home has inspired her to embrace the vastness in her art.
In 2021, NDSU earned recognition as one of the top research institutions in the country, but what does R1 status mean for NDSU’s future?
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In 2021, NDSU earned recognition as one of the top research institutions in the country, but what does R1 status mean for NDSU’s future?
Senior years are full of unknowns, but COVID-19 brought unprecedented challenges to new graduates. For Gwen Toay ’20, it led to an unexpected career that gave her the confidence to take the next step for her future.
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Senior years are full of unknowns, but COVID-19 brought unprecedented challenges to new graduates. For Gwen Toay ’20, it led to an unexpected career that gave her the confidence to take the next step for her future.
In the U.S., more than 25% of adults have some degree of disability. NDSU professor Kwangsoo Park is conducting research to create a more inclusive society for all.
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In the U.S., more than 25% of adults have some degree of disability. NDSU professor Kwangsoo Park is conducting research to create a more inclusive society for all.
Margaret and her husband, Hugh Veit ’79, established the Eleanor S. Fitzgerald Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship to support NDSU students earning advanced degrees in the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences or the Department of Human Development and Family Science.
Core areas of home economics remain part of current NDSU degree programs such as accounting; apparel, retail merchandising, and design; education; family and consumer science; financial planning; human development and family science; interior design; and nutrition science.
Home economics programs opened doors, particularly for women, to earn college degrees and pursue careers in education, Extension, state and federal government, business and industry, health care, and more. NDAC listed domestic economy as one of its courses in its founding year, 1890.
Established by Dr. Teresa Conner, dean of the NDSU College of Health and Human Sciences, and cochaired by Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald ’83 and Col. Esther Meyers ’75, the Wisdom Keepers provide support and share their knowledge and expertise with students, faculty, staff, and leadership in the College.
The home management house at NDAC was the first facility built on a college campus specifically for home management practice. In 1954, it was named in honor of Alba Bales, the first female academic dean at NDAC.