The University of North Dakota Experience About UND Located in Grand Forks in the heart of the Red River Valley, Students: the University of North Dakota is the largest and most diver- • 12,954 students in 2005-06 sified institution of higher learning in a three-state region. One of only 46 public institutions with both a law school and • 51.9% men, 48.1% women a medical school, UND consistently ranks by most measures • 1,995 graduate students as one of the top 150 universities in the United States. Its • 225 law students nearly 13,000 students – including about 2,000 graduate stu- • 236 medical students dents – come from every state in the union and more than • 54.3% North Dakota 50 countries. residents • 28.4% Minnesota residents • 2.7% from other nations • Nearly 1% from Canada • 22.3: Average of undergraduate students • 33.7: Average of graduate students • 28.8% live in on-campus housing • 3.9% live in fraternities and sororities Quick Facts: • Founded in 1883, six years before North Dakota became a state. • There are 15 residence halls, 800 student apartment units, 20 fraternities and sororities. • UND has over 200 student organizations. • The Dakota Student, the official publication of UND, was first published in 1888. Spreading out from the banks of the scenic English Coulee, the 549-acre University of North Dakota campus has been nationally recognized for its landscaping and beauty. The 223 buildings demonstrate both a classic university-setting archi- tecture blended with more modern-looking facilities in the futuristic Center for Aerospace complex. This year UND is completing a $20 million Wellness Center, and starting both a $20 million state-of-the-art residence hall and a $20 million parking ramp. About the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo The University of North Dakota adopted the coming adversity and winning battles. name “The Fighting Sioux” for its athletic teams In 2000, the State Board of Higher Education reaf- in the 1930s and uses an American Indian head firmed the use of the Fighting Sioux as the nickname representation as its symbol. The name was for UND’s athletic teams. UND insists that the name adopted to honor the first inhabitants of the be used in a completely respectful fashion both on region and because the Sioux warriors were the and off campus to show respect for the American most courageous of all warriors. The great Sioux Indians and their proud and honored culture and Nation epitomized honor, courage, pride, over- heritage. UND-2 A UND Education Notable Alumni With more than 180 programs of study, including an interna- tionally recognized aviation and aerospace program, UND Tom Amberry, ‘46 World record holder with has a vast array of educational choices. The University is char- 2,750 consecutive free throws. acterized by a solid foundation of the liberal arts surrounded Maxie Anderson, ‘56 by a constellation of professional programs, a manageable First to cross Atlantic Ocean, size, high-quality students and faculty, a varied curriculum, North American in balloon. nine colleges and schools, a widely recognized program of Sam Anderson, ‘69, ‘71 graduate education and research, rich cultural resources, and Actor, notably in Lost, an outstanding record of alumni support. Forrest Gump, Friends, ER. Ed Belfour, ‘87 NHL goalie, second all-time in wins. Jason Blake, ‘00 NHL player. Ronald Davies, ‘27, ‘61 U.S. District Judge, ordered 1957 integration of Little Rock (Ark.) high schools. Carl Ben Eielson, ‘21 Aviator, explorer, first to cross Artic Ocean, Antarctica by plane Ralph Engelstad Las Vegas entrepreneur, casino owner Terry Ingstad, ‘67 UND was named 14th in “The Top 25 Most Highly Known as Shadoe Stevens, Entrepreneurial Undergraduate Universities” in the country replaced Casey Kasem as host of “American’s Top 40”, by Forbes.com and The Princeton Review. UND also was announcer for Hollywood ranked 19th in the country on The Princeton Review’s list of Squares, Late Night the “25 Most Connected Campuses.” The UND School of with Craig Ferguson Medicine and Health Sciences consistently ranks in the top Phil Jackson, ‘67 10 for rural health, and in the top 200 of institutions in NBA player and coach, general, according to U.S. News and World Reports. Los Angeles Lakers Chuck Johnson, ‘48 Sports writer and author Rick Kelleher, ‘69 Known as Don Bleu, host of The Gong Show. Cora Smith King, 1889 One of first graduates, firstwoman to pass N.D. state medical examination, perform surgery Chuck Klosterman, ‘94 Writer for Esquire magazine, author of three books. Irv Kupcinet, ‘35 Chicago Sun-Times columnist Karen Nyberg, ‘94 NASA astronaut UND offers 22 doctoral programs, the M.D. degree, the J.D. degree, masters degrees in 57 Fritz Pollard, Jr., ‘39 programs, and undergraduate degrees in 87 fields of study in nine degree-granting colleges: Olympic medalist • College of Arts & Sciences Sally (Wold) Smith, ‘80 • College of Business and Public Administration President and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar • College of Education and Human Development Edward K. Thompson, ‘27, ‘58 • Graduate School Writer, editor of Life • The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences Magazine, publisher or • College of Nursing SMITHSONIAN magazine. • School Engineering and Mines Era Bell Thompson, ‘29, ‘69 • School of Law Author, editor and journalist • School of Medicine and Health Sciences for Ebony magazine UND-3 Administration The tenth president of the University of North Health Center and the state-of-the-art Ralph Dakota since July 1999, Dr. Charles E. Kupchella Engelstad Arena – into a University Village aimed has continued to establish himself as one of the an enhancing campus and community life and state’s top higher education leaders and a champi- adding new sources of revenue. The land is on for the role of higher education in helping the described now as the most valuable piece of real state to develop. estate in North Dakota. In the past year, for example: Telling UND’s story, seeking new partners and • New program-to-program articulation agree- continuing to prepare UND for the future have ments with two-year and tribal colleges through- continued to be priorities for Kupchella. out North Dakota and otherwise within a 250-mile A native of Nanty Glo, Penn., Kupchella radius of UND. received his B.S. Ed. in biology with certification • Fall enrollment numbers showing a general to teach biology and general science in secondary increase over seven years, including the addition schools from Indiana University of Pennsylvania of some of the largest freshman classes ever at (1964) and his Ph.D. in physiology and microbiol- UND, even as North Dakota begins a period of ogy from St. Bonaventure University (1968). He declining numbers of high school students. did post-doctoral research at the University of • Reallocating a portion of UND’s base budg- Illinois, Urbana in 1969. et and new tuition-based resources to begin bridg- Kupchella and his wife, Adele, both grew up in ing the gap between faculty and staff salaries at western Pennsylvania coal-mining towns. He was UND and regional and national averages. one of six children, all of whom earned college Charles Kupchella, • Generating more than $83 million in degrees (including three brothers with Ph.D. President research grants and contracts. degrees). Kupchella met Adele (Kiel), one of ten • Implementing new programs and revising children in her family, in college while he was current programs in response to North Dakota’s playing in a band. They married in 1963. They needs, such as a new bachelor’s degree in business have three children: Rick (Minneapolis), Michele entrepreneurship and the state’s first doctoral pro- Adams (Johnstown, Pa.) and Jason (Bowling grams delivered off campus in Bismarck and Green, Ky.), and five grandchildren. An avid out- Fargo. doorsman, Kupchella enjoys fishing and black- • Continuing to work with outside partners to powder hunting. He also dabbles in art and pho- develop the “Bronson Property” – home to the tography, enjoys singing folk songs, and has even Barnes & Noble Bookstore, the UND Family recorded a song. Greg Weisenstein is in his second Tim O’Keefe’s connection with the year as the University of North Dakota’s University of North Dakota goes back to Provost and Vice President for the early 1900s when his grandfather was Academic Affairs. on campus. Those strong ties have made As Provost, Weisenstein is the senior a very large impression on Tim himself. academic administrator. As UND’s Vice In 1971 Tim joined the UND alumni President for Academic Affairs, family earning a bachelor’s degree in Weisenstein directs the academic divi- education. He has since served as a mem- sion of the largest institution of higher ber of the Athletic Advisory Board, learning in the Dakotas, Wyoming and National Alumni Council, Regional northwestern Minnesota. Alumni Council, and Alumni Weisenstein came to UND from Ambassadors. He was also an alumni Montana State University, where he has representative to the Intercollegiate served as Dean of the College of Athletic Board of Control. Education, Health and Human O’Keefe now serves as Executive Development since 1999. Greg Vice President of the UND Alumni Tim O’Keefe, Weisenstein’s academic credentials Weisenstein, Association, which connects classmates Executive Vice include four books, over 80 articles, and with each other and their alma mater, and 150 major presentations on scientific Provost and UND Foundation, an umbrella organiza- President of the and management topics. He has served tion for alumni and private support for UND Alumni on four U.S. Presidential committees Vice President the ongoing growth and development for through the Department of Labor and for Academic the entire University of North Dakota Association during the past 15 years has generated campus.