Student fee recommendation forwarded

On Thursday night, students interjected their consult and voice into the student fee determination process. Earlier in the week, a student fee open forum was held to discuss the 2012-2013 academic year's budget, but Thursday brought about the formation of the official recommendation.

Cloud computing looks to be future of disaster management

NDSU researchers develop cloud-computing-based disaster management system

Our generation thrives on the ability to instantly share what's new on social networks in real-time. This coincides with a growing percentage of people who depend on their smart phones, PDAs and iPads. Although the bulk of what we use this technology for is often considered to be unnecessary, it could play a vital role in the aftermath of a disaster.

IACC proposes electrical upgrades

Center to expand emergency power capabilities

NDSU's Industrial Agriculture and Communications Center has proposed a request for almost three-quarters of a million dollars in electrical upgrades. Mark Dahl, associate director of planning and construction services, explained that the construction will benefit students and faculty by "providing more reliable computing service for data networks; it will just be that much more reliable," Dahl said.

NDSU professor published in national magazine

Bonnie Klamm, an associate professor of accounting and information systems at NDSU, recently co-authored a research paper that was selected by Accounting Horizons journal to be published this June. The reseach paper, titled "Determinants of the Persistence of Internal Control Weaknesses," was written alongside Kevin Kobelsky and Marcia Weidenmier Watson.

Innovation challenge brings bright ideas

Students exhibit projects for innovation week

Students fought for the prize of the innovation challenge last Wednesday. Twenty teams presented their inventive projects to a panel of judges for up to $5,000 in cash prizes. "I think the competition is really good, because it brings together business students and engineering students," said Jonathon McCarthy, team captain of Aqua Loco.

NDSU archives expanding to utilize Flickr website

Expansion to provide historical information for general public

For anybody interested in the rich history of NDSU, the NDSU Archives are a vital resource. These archives are organized by the NDSU Library and are becoming available for viewing on a Flickr website. There are over 700,000 photographs and images in the archives, ranging from the mid-1800s to present day.

Student government makes connection with involved students

The Student Government to You (SG2U) tour is officially underway. As part of their VIBE campaign, student body President Cam Knutson and Vice President Keenan Hauff created an organizational outreach initiative to potentially benefit the roughly 300 student-run organizations on campus.

Student fee open forum gives students voice

During a student fee forum on Tuesday, students demanded answers as to why student fees are potentially rising again. Representatives were posed with challenging questions regarding how students' money is continuously being spent. Student government and student fee advisory board worked together to create the student fee open forum.

Barry Foundation funds Concordia project

Concordia receives gift for new auditorium and scholarship

Much like it did for NDSU in 2007, the Barry Foundation is making a big impact on the Concordia College campus and its Offutt School of Business. A gift from the Barry Foundation will fund a major construction and renovation project for the business school.

Greeks host recruitment events

Spring recruitment underway

Recruitment is off to a fresh start this spring for both fraternities and sororities that are looking for students interested in becoming more involved with the campus and the community. Beginning Monday for the 12 fraternities at NDSU and Tuesday for the three sororities, interested students who missed the more formal recruitment of the past fall semester were able to experience all that Greek life has to offer.

Advising Resource Center hires full-time staff

The Advising Resource Center, or the ARC as it is commonly referred as, answered student demands and gained administrative support by hiring a full-time staff member, taking effect earlier this spring semester. The new staff member, Andrea Weber, will be available to answer general academic inquiries from 8 a.

Bond refinancing to result in savings for university

May will mark the 10-year anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Living Learning Center East. Much has changed since 2002, and perhaps the most notable of these changes has been the climate of the financial market. Before the groundbreaking, NDSU sold 30-year revenue bonds to fund the construction of Living Learning Center East, a practice not uncommon in capital project systems.

Students study abroad with global food systems

A new opportunity offered at NDSU this year is the Global Food Systems Study Abroad Program developed by NDSU's animal sciences department in the College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources. A group of students from NDSU will be traveling to China in May to learn about Chinese culture and the global food system.

Counseling Center announces spring support groups

The NDSU Counseling Center has listed its group counseling programs that will start during the spring semester. These groups span a wide variety of issues that students may deal with and have been created for students who feel that they need help in these areas.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)

The Small Business Association says small, nonfarm businesses in 22 North Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Montana and South Dakota are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans. The SBA's Alfred Judd says the loans offset economic losses in 2011 because of reduced revenues caused by the combined effects of spring snowstorms, frosts and freezes in late spring and early fall, flooding and other weather-related issues.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)

North Dakota's congressional delegation says nearly $10 million in federal highway funding has been awarded to repair roadways damaged by flooding last year on the Spirit Lake Reservation and at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  

JERUSALEM (AP)

The Palestinians' top Muslim cleric faced sharp Israeli criticism Sunday for a speech in which he quoted a religious text that includes passages about killing Jews in an end-of-days struggle.