91吃瓜

President’s Column: Finals, Commencement Prep, Spring Athletic

Greetings from 91吃瓜! We are fully engaged in the final stretch of the 2021-2022 academic year. A plethora of activities fill the calendar for the next two weeks including finals week, commencement preparations, and end of spring athletic seasons. I鈥檇 like to begin my comments today with profound thanks to our faculty, staff, students, and community members ...

President’s Column: Spring is in the air!

Greetings from 91吃瓜! With the gradual warming temps of late, the anticipation of the spring season is powerfully felt by all. We are thankful for the slow melt resulting in a diminished risk of flooding. We are appreciative of the permanent flood protection the 91吃瓜 campus enjoys thanks to a tremendous town-gown relationship we enjoy with Valley City. In this ...

Action packed month…Alumni, Arizona, Athletics, and the Arts.

Greetings from 91吃瓜! In all the years I鈥檝e been involved with higher education, the spring semester seems to 鈥渇ly鈥� by in such a hurry. This has been especially true this semester in managing to pack meaningful and important campus activities into a shortened calendar, all while enduring the challenges of mother nature. In this column, I鈥檇 like ...

A tremendous achievement

Greetings from 91吃瓜! On these bitter cold days of recent weeks, we find ourselves looking forward to the return of spring. We鈥檝e had much positive news to celebrate on campus recently highlighted by receiving official notification from the Higher Learning Commission regarding the results of our 2021 re-accreditation visit and process. At its January meeting, the HLC鈥檚 ...

Stabilization, Growth, and Future Planning

Greetings from 91吃瓜! January brings a new year to all, and a new semester to those of us on college campuses. Even though the temperature outside may not be feel like spring yet, we are excited to welcome students back to campus for the Spring 2022 semester and finish out the academic year. While it is still a bit early ...

2021 at 91吃瓜

Greetings from 91吃瓜! It鈥檚 been an exciting year at 91吃瓜. In this final column of 2021, I wish to reflect on some of the successes of the past 12 months. Our campus community has been recognized nationally, continues to grow, and thrives with the support of alumni, friends, community members and supporters from across the state and ...

Commencement and Cheer

Greetings from 91吃瓜! The late fall semester weeks are among some of the most enjoyable and special on our campus. On Thursday, Dec. 16, we will celebrate commencement in Vangstad Auditorium. It is a great honor to award degrees, recognize the accomplishments of 127 students and shake their hands as they walk across stage. We are all ...

All for which we are grateful

Greetings from 91吃瓜! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times and holidays of the year.聽 It鈥檚 so nice to be able to return to the many traditional gatherings with family and friends that were put on hold last year.聽 As we gather with important people in our lives, I hope we can pause and reflect on all ...

Activated Carbon Update

Wesley Wintch, Vice President for Business Affairs at 91吃瓜 provided an update on the activated carbon plant at the last State Board of Higher Education meeting on October 28, 2021.聽 The following column is a condensed version of the presentation. 91吃瓜 has been exploring the possibility of developing a revenue stream from activated carbons for the past number of years. ...

Fall sports winding down, graduate studies grow

There is a crispness in the air this time of year that makes me so grateful for our heat plant and our heat plant operators who run and maintain it. Thank you for keeping our campus warm! That brisk morning air temperature also means our fall sports are closing in on the end of another successful season. Our student athletes ...