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North Dakota State University has a 93 percent rate of EMPLOYMENT FOR GRADUATES, according
to the 2003 Annual Employment Report released by the NDSU Career Center. Approximately 1,300 students were surveyed
upon graduation in 2002-2003. Almost 950 said they were employed and more than 250 were attending graduate school.
North Dakota State University
North Dakota State
University is on the
move—transforming
and emerging as a leader
among its land-grant peers.
Accepting President
Joseph A. Chapman’s challenge
to rise to the next level,
departments across campus are
working
diligently to
enhance and
further
develop
NDSU’s
reputation for
strong
academic and
research
programs.
Progress
is evident at
nearly every
turn. As
Chapman said
in his 2002
State of the
University Address, “These
are truly exciting times for
scholarship and research at
this institution. The opportunities
that lie before us will help
to create a future that will
benefit our students, the
public, businesses, our faculty
and staff.”
With more than 11,100
students as of fall 2002, NDSU
has seen a 14 percent enrollment
growth since 1999. Being
recognized as a vibrant,
innovative campus has allowed
NDSU to recruit from among
the nation’s best and brightest
students.
New academic opportunities
abound. Since January
2000, the university has
initiated 19 doctoral programs,
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bringing the total number of
doctorates offered to 37.
NDSU has doubled its
research and development
expenditures, rising to 128th
among the nation’s institutions
of higher learning, according to
National Science Foundation
rankings. The university’s
research portfolio has reached
more than $80 million in
expenditures; and the campus
is expected to soon attain a
$100 million annual research
budget, a truly significant
milestone.
The physical appearance
of the campus is rapidly
changing, with no fewer than
six major construction projects
nearing competion. The $3.2
million Minard Hall addition,
which is primarily a classroom
building, and the innovative $8
million Living/Learning Center
residence hall project were
scheduled to be ready for fall
classes. The Residence Dining
Center has undergone a $1.18
million remodeling effort. The
400-stall horse barn for the
NDSU Equine Science Center
was scheduled to be completed
in July.
In addition, construction
on the Center for Nanoscale
Science and Engineering in the
NDSU Research and Technology
Park is scheduled to be
finished in January 2004. The
structure
will contain
cleanrooms
and stateof-the-art
synthesis
and
characterization
equipment,
and provide
space for
more than
125 researchers
and support
staff.
The
NDSU Downtown campus
project also has started, and is
scheduled for occupancy in fall
2004. The former Northern
School Supply building will be
renovated to house facilities
for the visual arts and architecture
and landscape architecture
departments. It will include
studios, classrooms, a wood
shop, computer laboratory,
gallery, an outdoor sculpture
area and offices for the Tri-
College University.
This comes on the heels of
other recent construction
projects such as the Wellness
Center, Ehly Hall and the
Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Center.
And the near future holds
plans for a College of Business
Administration building and
renovation of the Bison Sports
Arena.
More than 110 years of
service
The state’s first land-grant
university began as North
Dakota Agricultural College on
March 8, 1890. The first class
of 30 students was welcomed
by a five-member faculty as
they took a winter agricultural
course. Old Main, the campus’
landmark building, was
completed in 1892.
Renamed in 1960 as North
Dakota State University of
Agriculture and Applied
Science, the institution
educates students for a
multitude of career opportunities.
The university is comprised
of nine educational
units—the College of Science
and Mathematics; College of
Engineering and Architecture;
College of Agriculture, Food
Systems and Natural Resources;
College of Human
Development and Education;
College of Business Administration;
College of Pharmacy;
College of Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences; College of
University Studies; and the
Graduate School.
The number of program
offerings continues to grow.
As of June 2003, NDSU offered
97 undergraduate degrees, 52
master’s degrees, 37 doctoral
programs, one specialist degree
and seven certificate programs.
With 593 full-time professors,
assistant professors,
associate professors and
instructors, the student-tofaculty
ratio at North Dakota
State is 18-to-1.