Program Spotlight: NDSU Nice Center
North Dakota State University's Nice Center, founded in Jan. 2019 and funded by philanthropy through the In Our Hands Campaign, supports students'…
The NDSU Foundation recognizes excellence through award opportunities and programs. Meet the 2021 Award Recipients.
Stories
Meet the Faculty: Dr. Lokesh Narayanan
In 1997, a photograph emerged of one extraordinary mouse sitting inside a petri dish on a white laboratory table. Like most mice,…
Meet the Faculty: Dr. Julie Pasche
If asked to envision a potato, what do you see? A side of fries next to a burger? A mound of mashed…
Download the latest issue of the NDSU Foundation Magazine!
Fall 2021
Cover art by Leah Ecklund
Bison Athletics Features
Making an Assist
Two photos in the home of Dale Peppel ’53 help tell the story of the role basketball played in shaping his childhood…
Defining Success in the NFL and After
Former Bison fullback Chad Stark shares how NDSU set him up for success on and off the field.
Where Champions Are Made
For NDSU student-athletes, the clock never stops. Jalen Bussey '23, a Bison running back, spent his summer on campus. Every Monday, Tuesday,…
Past Stories
Enduring Opportunities
Beginning in fall 2021, all incoming first-generation students enrolled in the College of Business at North Dakota State University will be awarded…
In Our Hands Campaign Surpasses Goal 20 Months Ahead of Schedule
In April 2021, the NDSU Foundation announced it had surpassed the $400 million fundraising goal for In Our Hands: The Campaign for…
Doosan Bobcat Continues to Demonstrate its Commitment to STEM Programs at North Dakota State University
Doosan Bobcat North America (Doosan Bobcat) recently donated a new robotic cobot and two previously used robotic arms to help outfit a…
NDSU Field Trip: The Babbling Brook
In mid-June, I crossed University Drive from the Harry D. McGovern Alumni Center and walked, for the first time, to the Babbling…
A Way Forward Through Philanthropy
Prakash Mathew, Dr. Thomas Riley, and Dr. James Jorgenson each served — in varying faculty and administrative roles — as diligent and…
From NDSU to the Moon
In October 1957, Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite, began orbiting Earth. As it raced overhead, Americans listened to radio broadcasts of…
Impact Stories
A Hub for Diverse Work
The Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth, an interdisciplinary research institute, is inspired by Mancur Olson...
Supporting Future Innovators
Sadiyo Hassan (2022, Computer Engineering) learned about NDSU’s opportunities in STEM while she was a high schooler in West Fargo....
More Than Winning
At NDSU, Mike Vipond was the recipient of a track scholarship, so he knows just how important donor support can...
Giving Students Real-world Experience
Funded by a grant, Lydia Tackett (Professor, Geosciences) conducts research with the help of paid undergraduates contributing to her lab....
More Than a Scholarship
Alex Meyer (Class of 2020, Apparel, Retail, Merchandising and Design), recipient of several scholarships in the College of Human Sciences...
More Than a Mission
Ciara Houser (Class of 2019, Spanish) took the opportunities she was given at NDSU to find the perfect career that...
