University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special University Letter Archive Collections 9-28-2001 Volume 39, Number 5: September 28, 2001 University of North Dakota Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/u-letter Recommended Citation University of North Dakota, "Volume 39, Number 5: September 28, 2001" (2001). University Letter Archive. 619. https://commons.und.edu/u-letter/619 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in University Letter Archive by an authorized administrator of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Untitled Document University Letter Volume 39, Number 5: September 28, 2001 Enrollment Rises For Fourth Year Annual Support Of American Indian Programs, Students Totaled $9.7 Million NIH Awards $6 Million To UND, NDSU For Statewide Program EERC Celebrates 50 Years EVENTS TO NOTE UND Plans Forum Thursday To Explore Terrorism Events Physics Colloquium Set For Friday UND Hosts “Entrepreneurship And Engineering Education” Conference Scientist Will Discuss Retinal Degeneration Graduate Committee Meets Monday Events Scheduled For Multicultural Awareness Week GTAs Invited To Session On “Teaching Effectively” Spaghetti Feed Benefits New York Fire Fund WAC Group Will Discuss Writing, Grade Expectations Hikins Will Focus On Human Response To Catastrophe Study Abroad Information Session Spotlights Iceland “Off To The Races” Will Play Wednesday Morning Updated Agenda Listed For Nickname Conference University Community Invited To Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Opening University Senate Meets Oct. 4 International Centre Hosts Thursday Night Program Multicultural Student Services Hosts Speaker Lecturer To Discuss Complementary Alternative Medicine Staff Senate Meets Oct. 10 Three Individuals To Receive Sioux Award During Homecoming 2001 ANNOUNCEMENTS Cheryl Saunders Named Director Of Learning Center Nominations For Faculty Awards Accepted Through Nov. 16 Two Faculty Study Seminars Offered This Fall Phi Beta Kappa Seeks Former Members Studio One Lists Guests New Faculty, Staff Meal Plan Available Upcoming U2 Classes Announced IMPACT Seeks Male, Female Self Defense Instructors Judy Jahnke Won Grand Prize For State Employee Recognition Week IN THE NEWS GRANTS AND RESEARCH Faculty Awarded Instructional Development Grants Research, Grant Opportunities Listed https://apps.und.edu/uletterarchive/uletterOld/sept282001.htm[7/29/2019 11:52:16 AM] Untitled Document Enrollment Rises For Fourth Year The University is reporting an official, third-week enrollment of 11,764, an increase for the fourth straight year. The total is 733 students, or 6.6 percent, higher than what was reported to the State Board of Higher Education at this time last year. The increase is still 5.4 percent when one excludes 135 students taking courses by correspondence, which the State Board requires be included beginning this year. “We couldn’t be more pleased with the trajectory we’re on,” said President Charles Kupchella. “The numbers we are reporting today reflect excellent retention of the large freshman classes we’ve enrolled in recent years, as well as continued success in recruiting new students.” Kupchella singled out the faculty for special credit. “Our people are actively involved not only in recruiting and retaining students but also in providing high-quality instruction students have come to expect at UND.” The president noted that the number of new freshmen – 1,947 – exceeds the target of 1,850 cited in UND’s Strategic Plan, which sets an overall goal of 14,000, including off-campus students, by 2005. The increase in the enrollment of the Graduate School, up 4.4 percent to 1,557 this fall, also bodes well, Kupchella said, in light of UND’s strategic goal of increasing the ratio of graduate to undergraduate students. Robert Boyd, vice president for student and outreach services whose division is responsible for marketing UND to prospective students, also expressed pleasure at this fall’s numbers, although he pointed out that sustaining them, given declining numbers of college-age children in North Dakota, will be a challenge. But, he said, the University intends to continue to expand its efforts at niche marketing, especially with respect to out- of-state and international students. These efforts, he added, mesh nicely with the state’s priority of rebuilding its population base. Boyd noted that more than 40 percent of UND’s student body this fall originated in states other than North Dakota, despite the fact that many of them must pay tuition at rates substantially higher than that of resident students. This interest in UND, he said, reflects in part the growing number of students seeking college degrees in states outside the Great Plains region, a trend that is taxing the ability of many states to provide opportunities for all qualified students. The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, Boyd said, led the way in the number of new out-of-state students, with an estimated one-third of the number. Besides increasing the number of graduate students, Boyd said UND is focusing on increasing the number of students transferring to UND from community colleges and other institutions. Krogh said the University will have in place this year at least 20 new program-to-program articulation agreements with colleges in North Dakota, Minnesota and other states. This means that when prospective transfer students begin at another school, they will know exactly how their courses there will later mesh with UND’s offerings. UND is adding a new staff member in the Registrar’s Office to support the transfer registration process, she said. Here are additional breakdowns, with last year’s official figure, which does not include correspondence students enrolled in fall of 2000, in parentheses: New freshmen, 1,947 (1,837); new transfer students, 839 (724); North Dakota residents, 6,868 (6,540); Minnesota residents, 2,776 (2,637); other nonresidents, 2,120 (1,854). Breakdowns by college: Aerospace Sciences 1,580 (1,367); Arts and Sciences, 2,591 (2,528); Business and Public Administration, 1,5ll (1,452); Education and Human Development, 1,004 (944); Engineering, 661 (628); Graduate School, 1,557 (1,492); Law, 199 (195); Medicine undergraduate, 576 (587); Medicine (M.D.), 223 (222); Nursing, 569 (574); undeclared majors, 1,293 (1,042); total, 11,764 (11,031). Breakdown by class level: freshmen (new and returning), 2,659 (2,382); sophomore, 2,536 (2,394); junior, 1,865 (1,678); senior, 2,725 (2,668); total undergraduate, 9,785 (9,122); master’s, 1,070 (1,019); doctorate, 266 (202); https://apps.und.edu/uletterarchive/uletterOld/sept282001.htm[7/29/2019 11:52:16 AM] Untitled Document graduate special, 221 (271); total graduate, 1,557 (1,492); law, 199 (195); medicine (M.D), 223 (222). Annual Support Of American Indian Programs, Students Totaled $9.7 Million A total of $9.7 million was spent at the University for Indian-related programs and financial aid during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, up from $8.5 million the previous year. According to President Charles Kupchella, the money came from 109 separate sources, many of them federal agencies, but also included the State, tribal governments, foundations and other sources. The report, prepared by the budget office, provides a comprehensive picture of the current funding of the University’s involvement in providing opportunities to Native Americans, Kupchella said. More investment is likely in the future, he added, noting that the recently issued Strategic Plan for the University calls for the University to become the nation’s leading institution for American Indian people. That effort is being led by a new Native American Programs Development Council, chaired by UND Vice President for Academic Affairs John Ettling and Vice President for Student and Outreach Services Robert Boyd. About $5.5 million of the 2000-2001 total was in the form of financial aid to students, with the balance – about $4.2 million – covering the operation of 25 Indian-related programs ranging from the Department of Indian Studies to the Indians into Medicine Program (INMED), which has trained a large fraction of the Native American doctors practicing in the United States. One challenge, Kupchella said, is to find new partners and thereby be less reliant on federal agencies, which now provide about 80 percent of UND’s funding in this area. Last year, 420 UND students identified themselves as Native Americans or Alaskan Natives under the federal government’s definition, Kupchella said. North Dakota and its surrounding states have one of the highest concentrations of Native Americans in the country. State-appropriated funds comprised about $500,000 of last year’s total, devoted mostly to covering programmatic costs. In addition, the North Dakota University System authorized UND to grant 261 full or partial tuition waivers to Indian students under its longtime diversity tuition waiver program, valued at $318,000. Indian students, like most others at UND, typically pay for their educations from multiple sources that include scholarships and grants, loans, part-time jobs, and savings. The estimated cost of attending UND last year, including room and board but excluding personal costs such as clothing, ranged from $7,000 to $11,600 for undergraduates, and higher for graduate and professional students. Other highlights from the report: • More than half the financial aid awarded American Indians last year came from the Pell Grant and other federal programs targeted to low-income students regardless of their ethnicity. • Tribal governments provided the largest number of grants to students, 165 of the 396 awarded. The tribes and the Indian Health Service combined to provide 65 percent of the externally funded dollars granted to students. • American Indian students received scholarships valued at more than $555,000.