Service
Engage in collaborations that serve the evolving needs of our people, tribal nations, the state of North Dakota, and our global community.
The people of UND strive to serve, using our talents and resources to make our campus and broader communities better. We are committed to embracing the strengths of others, building on what we share and valuing differences as opportunities to grow and learn. Through our world-class faculty and staff experts who bring knowledge, research, artistic endeavors and a passion to serve, UND supports cultural, economic and educational collaborations that can help build a better future.
We will prepare students for a rapidly changing workforce; expand economic opportunities that retain talent in the state’ and contribute to the cultural and educational vibrancy that make out communities strong. We will encourage opportunities for our students to embrace meaningful service while they are at UND and help them discover ways in which their academic goals are tied to responsible global citizenship. By embracing collaboration and cross-disciplinary work, we will meet the unique needs of our students and communities across the entire state of North Dakota, the nation, and the world.
Service Strategic Priorities
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Address Regional Needs |
Address the health, educational, safety, cultural, economic, and workforce needs of our community, state and region via research and educational collaborations. |
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Innovation & entrepreneurship |
Expand innovation and entrepreneurship to bring about the creation of new jobs and economic opportunities. |
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North Dakota partnerships |
Cultivate North Dakota partnerships that highlight our national and global leadership in areas such as Rural Health, Autonomous Systems, Energy and Environment, Space Studies and National Security. |
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Arts and humanities |
Promote the arts and humanities, which contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the state and help attract and retain talent in our communities. |
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Front Doors |
Create “front doors” to UND, helping streamline ways for people and partners to engage and collaborate. Embrace practices that allow flexibility and encourage positive risk taking. |
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Services & programs for historically underserved populations |
Strengthen services and cultivate programs for recruiting, mentoring and advancing historically underserved and marginalized students and employees. |
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Lifelong-learning opportunities |
Provide lifelong-learning opportunities that appeal to community members of all ages, and capitalize on the expertise at UND. Provide curricular and co-curricular opportunities for UND students to give back and serve their communities. |
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UND alumni |
Engage UND alumni as community ambassadors, guest lecturers and thought leaders. |
Newsletters
In Service, UND plays role as leading economic engine
To extend its Service commitment even further, UND is pursuing a special designation from the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, key administrators say
SafeUND: The right spot right away
‘SERVICE’ strategic priority: ‘Create front doors to UND, helping streamline ways for people and partners to engage and collaborate’
UND Alumni Association & Foundation wins 2024 CASE Circle of Excellence Award
‘SERVICE’ strategic priority: ‘Engage UND alumni as community ambassadors, guest lecturers and thought leaders’
From the clinic to the doorstep: grant aims to deliver supplies by drone
‘SERVICE’ strategic priority: ‘Cultivate programs for recruiting, mentoring and advancing historically underserved and marginalized students and employees’
The sound of music — up close and personal
‘SERVICE’ strategic priority: ‘Promote the arts and humanities, which contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the state’
For a healthier state, build a strong health workforce
‘SERVICE’ strategic priority: Address the health ‘and workforce needs of our community, state and region via research and educational collaborations’
In Service, addressing North Dakota’s workforce needs
By inspiring students from middle school through graduate school, UND strives to produce the health professionals North Dakota needs, say deans of College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines and School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Porcelain exhibition at UND delves into ‘DNA’ of ceramic bowls
‘Service’ strategic priority: ‘Promote the arts and humanities, which contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the state and help attract and retain talent in our communities’
Start the presses: UND to bring back journalism major
‘Service’ strategic priority: ‘Address the health, educational, safety, cultural, economic, and workforce needs of our community, state and region via research and educational collaborations’
UND researchers hit milestone in rare-earth minerals production
‘Service’ strategic priority: ‘Expand innovation and entrepreneurship to bring about the creation of new jobs and economic opportunities’
From Grand Forks to the White House: Mark Pfeifle returns to UND
‘Service’ strategic priority: ‘Engage UND alumni as community ambassadors, guest lecturers and thought leaders’
‘Service’ strategic priority: ‘Strengthen services and cultivate programs for recruiting, mentoring and advancing historically underserved and marginalized students and employees’
From ‘We will succeed’ to ‘We have succeeded’
UND LEADS dashboards will help campus community track progress of UND LEADS Strategic Plan
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