This month: Welcome President Cook and Dr. Katie Cook | Mark your calendars for President Cook's North Dakota Tour | Submit your nomination for an NDSU Foundation award | The summer issue of the NDSU Foundation Digital Magazine is live | Philanthropy in action | Campus News

Welcome President Cook and Dr. Katie Cook
The Cooks gather with NDSU alumni and friends

NDSU President Dave Cook and Dr. Katie Cook met with NDSU alumni and friends at the McGovern Alumni Center on May 24, 2022. They discussed their academic journeys, how parenthood influences President Cook's perspective as a university president, how Katie sees her role, and what they're most looking forward to as they join the Bison Family.

You can read a Q&A of their conversation with NDSU Foundation President/CEO John Glover in the summer issue of the NDSU Foundation Digital Magazine.

Mark your calendars for President Cook's North Dakota Tour
July 11-21, 2022

Please join NDSU President Dave Cook at any of the North Dakota Tour events July 11-21 in Bismarck, Watford City, Wahpeton, and Grand Forks. President Cook will be joined by NDSU Athletics staff and coaches. Each event will begin with a short program, followed by a social.

These events are free and open to the public. Registration is required and space is limited.

Learn more about the North Dakota Tour on the NDSU news page.

Call for nominations
Submit your nomination for an NDSU Foundation award

There are countless outstanding NDSU alumni and university friends who deserve to be honored for their accomplishments and contributions. The NDSU Foundation strives to recognize excellence through award opportunities and programs. Applications must be completed and submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Nominations are active for three years. Posthumous nominations are accepted.

The summer issue of the NDSU Foundation Digital Magazine is live
Read the latest issue online today!

Enjoy the latest stories from the NDSU Foundation in the summer issue of the NDSU Foundation Digital Magazine. Get to know President Cook and Dr. Katie Cook in a Q&A with NDSU Foundation President/CEO John Glover; meet Isabella Anderson '22, the inaugural Chandice Johnson Writing Fellow; catch up with pro Bison Easton Sick and hear his thoughts on football, family, faith, and philanthropy; get summer garden and landscaping tips from NDSU horticulture major Quinn Nowacki '23; and read a study abroad diary from Katrina Dietz '22, '24, who shares the lessons she learned from spending a semester in Costa Rica.

Philanthropy in action
Football, family, faith, and philanthropy

Pro Bison Easton Stick had a record career as an NDSU quarterback, but it was a monumental loss that shaped his outlook on football — and life.

"We had experienced what it felt like losing in '16. We'd bounced back the next year to beat James Madison and kind of redeem that game, in a way," Easton said. "We set some pretty big goals going into that last season. We wanted to go undefeated, and we wanted to be talked about as one of the better teams that's ever played at North Dakota State."

Hear more from Easton about that semifinal loss in 2016, and learn how faith and family help him balance his NFL career in the summer issue of the NDSU Foundation Magazine.

Campus news
NDSU field days schedule set

The NDSU Research Extension Centers annual field days have been scheduled. The events will take place at the Research Extension Center sites across the state and feature speakers, presentations, and tours covering an array of topics. NDSU President Dave Cook will attend the field day activities. Get the full Field Days schedule on the NDSU news page.

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