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Events for Monday, August 20, 2012
'Collaboration: A La Rauschenberg' Exhibition
Monday, August 20, 20129 AM - 5 PM
North Dakota Museum of Art 261 Centennial Dr. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Collaboration: A La Rauschenberg on display July 24 through September 30.
The Museum of Art received $150,000 over three years to support the commissioning of artists Rena Effendi, Bill Harbort, John Hitchcock, Terry Jelsing, Mary Lucier, and Tim Schouten to create work exploring life on North Dakota’s mixed race, multi-cultural Spirit Lake Nation of the Dakota people. The project brings together artists from various disciplines and backgrounds, including Native Americans, to create work with and…Workshop: Getting Started with Blackboard
Monday, August 20, 20129 AM - 10:30 AM
Robertson-Sayre 204370 Oxford St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
This workshop will guide participants through the basic tasks and decisions required to set up a course. First, they will review the course from a student's perspective as they navigate through tools and content. The focus will then turn to the instructor's perspective where participants will walk through the process of creating a Course Menu from planning to adding and organizing links. Participants will gain hands-on experience creating a Course Menu that's suitable for…
The Oakes Twins Exhibition
Monday, August 20, 20129 AM - 5 PM
North Dakota Museum of Art 261 Centennial Dr. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Collaborating since the age of three, the identical twin artists Ryan and Trevor Oakes create perspective drawings from nature and architecture using an innovative concave easel, invented as part of their ongoing exploration of human vision and the experience of space and depth. Among their best known drawings are the Getty Museum garden in Los Angeles; the Anish Kapoor's landmark sculpture Cloud Gate in Millennium Park in Chicago—now on display at O'Hare International Airport; Palazzo…Story Hour at the Bookstore
Monday, August 20, 201210 AM
UND Bookstore Children's Book Department775 Hamline St - Grand Forks, ND 58203
Come into the UND Bookstore this summer for children's story hour every Monday and Saturday at 10 a.m. Join us for "A Summer of Characters." Each week, we will be featuring our most cherished children's literary characters, such as, The Berenstain Bears, Dr. Seuss, Splat the Cat, Skippyjon Jones, Olivia, Frances and Harold with his purple crayon. Each story hour will be followed with a small coloring craft project for the kids to enjoy.
Children's story hour…Workshop: Mastering the Grade Center in Blackboard
Monday, August 20, 201210:30 AM - 12 PM
Robertson-Sayre 204370 Oxford St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
This workshop prepares you to fully leverage the functionality of the Grade Center tool.
You will first experience the student perspective by exploring the My Grades tool and becoming familiar with how grades will appear to your students.
Then, turning to the instructor perspective, you will learn how to navigate the Grade Center and customize it to suit your needs. Next, you’ll learn how to create columns to manage and calculate grades. Finally, you’ll learn…
Workshop: Citrix Remote Access to UND Software
Monday, August 20, 20121 PM - 1:45 PM
Robertson-Sayre 204370 Oxford St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Faculty and students use UND's Citrix server to access computer programs remotely, making it ideal for anytime, anyplace software use. Citrix works with Windows/MAC/iPad/iPhone/iTouch devices and allows users to save files locally or to their UND U-Drive. More than 50 software packages are available, including SPSS, Adobe Products, Ansys, ChemCAD, Mathematica, and Microsoft Office.
Welcome Convocation
Monday, August 20, 20122 PM - 3 PM
Chester Fritz Auditorium 3472 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
In conjunction with Welcome Weekend 2012, UND will host a welcome convocation on Monday, Aug. 20. Although UND has hosted convocations in the past, this event is new to the traditional Welcome Weekend schedule of events.
Just as Commencement marks the culmination of each student’s educational journey at UND, Convocation will mark the beginning. UND’s faculty are unique guides for all students’ journeys. As such, all faculty are invited to join President Kelley in welcoming…
Classes Begin
Monday, August 20, 20124 PM
Classes begin at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20.