MINOT, North Dakota, Aug. 9 -- Minot State University issued the following news release: By Amanda Duchsherer, Digital Communication Specialist Minot State University is implementing a new system of delivering and monitoring mental health and mental health treatment for students, named Stepped Care. The model is a multi-tier system of programs that seeks to meet students where they are in their mental health process while promoting autonomy and empowerment. "The Stepped Care Model is importa  more

MINOT, North Dakota, Aug. 12 -- Minot State University issued the following news release: Minot State University's commitment to fostering a globally inclusive academic environment is reaching new heights with its revitalized office of international programs staff. With Maleeha Latif '18 as the director of international programs, Erin Anderson as the international student/SEVIS coordinator, and Araceli Erickson '17 as the international activity coordinator, the University is poised to further   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today granted a request from the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB) for emergency rulemaking to provide school districts with additional flexibility that will temporarily allow expanded use of student teachers to help address the state's teacher shortage. Burgum also announced the future formation of a task force to address challenges in recrui  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today highlighted progress North Dakota is making in addressing the state's workforce challenges during the National Governors Association's (NGA) 2023 Summer Workforce Symposium in Fargo. In a fireside chat with Tim Blute, director of the NGA Center for Best Practices, Burgum noted the state legislature passed and he signed several major workforce-related bills last sp  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today announced celebrated professional boxer Virgil Hill, a repeat world champion in both the light heavyweight and cruiserweight classes, as the 48th recipient of the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, the state's highest commendation for its citizens. Raised in Grand Forks and Williston, Hill has represented North Dakota in the boxing ring with im  more

RIO GRANDE, TEXAS, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum and the North Dakota National Guard's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, visited North Dakota National Guard soldiers serving along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas today and Monday, thanking them for their work to support efforts by state and federal officials to secure the border, stop illegal immigration and interdict drug and human trafficking. "The work they're d  more

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, Aug. 12 -- The North Dakota National Guard issued the following news: A North Dakota Army National Guard unit has received an alert for mobilization. The Grand Forks-based Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion,188th Air Defense Artillery (1-188th ADA) Regiment, will deploy to the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of operations sometime early fall 2023. Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will provide integrated air defense coverage and early  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has announced the hiring of Jacy Schafer as his deputy communications director. Schafer was previously vice president of government affairs with Nebraska Cattlemen. She has held prior communications and legislative roles in North Dakota, including with the Soybean Growers Association and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer. Schafer has a bachelor's degree in agriculture communications from   more

MINOT, North Dakota, Aug. 12 -- Minot State Development Foundation issued the following news release: The Minot State University Development Foundation announced 1991 graduate Pat Slotsve has joined the Foundation as a development officer. Slotsve, originally from Velva, has been a life-long educator working for the past 32 years in public education, including the past 23 years in the Minot Public School system. He spent 28 years as an elementary principal, retiring as principal of Lewis and C  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 8 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming is part of a coalition of esteemed Northern Plains research institutions that has been awarded a grant of nearly $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring together research support professionals across the region. The group -- spearheaded by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and including other research institutions from South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana an  more