MINOT, North Dakota, Sept. 8 -- Minot State University issued the following news release: In February 2023, Minot State University had the privilege of welcoming Alaric A. Williams as the new assistant vice president for academic affairs. Williams is from the city of Stamps, in southern Arkansas, and has had quite the adventure on his way to Minot State University. Before developing a passion for academia, he started off as an accounting major in university. "One semester of accounting 1 and   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today rescinded an executive order he issued in January creating an Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee, after legislation took effect Aug. 1 codifying the committee in state law to receive and distribute funds received under settlement agreements and recommend how they should be used by local governments. The state has entered into 11 settlement agreements with 13  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an executive order creating a Teacher Retention and Recruitment Task Force to address the state's chronic teacher shortage. "North Dakota students deserve high-quality teachers in every classroom across our state, and school districts shouldn't be scrambling every summer to fill positions at the last minute," Burgum said. "By bringing together stakeholders from across the  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Sept. 5, 2023: * * * Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement today regarding action taken Friday by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to ban the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, reversing the authorization provided under President Donald Trump in 2020. "At a time when rising energy prices are emptying pocketbooks and choking our eco  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2023: * * * Gov. Doug Burgum today released the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on the easement for the existing Dakota Access Pipeline crossing at Lake Oahe. "For more than six years, the state-of-the-art Dakota Access Pipeline has safely moved over half a million barrels of oil per day from North D  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Sept. 7, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller today announced the 2023 Governor's Awards for Excellence in Public Service, recognizing team members across state government for their commitment to providing the highest levels of service to North Dakota. "We continue to be impressed by the exceptional work and new and innovative ways in which members of Team North Dakota are making a pos  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum are inviting the general public to join them for Recovery Reinvented, an event dedicated to eliminating the shame and stigma of the disease of addiction, on Oct. 5 in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall on the campus of Minot State University. The event will also be livestreamed. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and is currently op  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 7 -- The University of Mary issued the following news: The University of Mary's new Hamm School of Engineering has quickly earned full accreditation for its Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering after launching the programs just seven years ago, in 2016. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) granted maximum certification through September 30, 2029, to each of those degrees -- ret  more