The winners and finalists for the Peter F. McKenzie Memorial Award, architecture, and the Dennis Colliton Memorial Award, landscape architecture, for the best design thesis projects, will be exhibited in the first floor gallery. Landscape architecture projects will be on the second floor gallery (northeast corner of the building) and architecture projects will be in the fifth floor display space.

“The exhibit is a showcase of the talents and abilities of our students,” said Cindy Urness, associate professor of architecture and interim chair for the department. “Please visit us in the downtown campus and join us in celebrating the achievements of our students.”

Carolyn Braus, a senior saxophone performance major from Bismarck, N.D., placed first in the North American Saxophone Alliance Regional Competition, held April 19-21 at Minot State University.

Students from colleges in North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska competed during the conference, which is held every two years and features professional performances and research presentations in addition to the student competitions. 

Braus performs with the NDSU Saxophone Quartet, Jazz Ensemble and Wind Symphony. She plans to pursue a master of music degree at Arizona State University.

Andrew Long, a junior saxophone performance major from Fargo, N.D., is a member of the Tri-College Jazz Combo that placed first at the Eau Claire University Jazz Festival, recently held in Eau Claire, Wis. Students from NDSU, Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College participate in ensembles coached by faculty from NDSU and MSUM. They rehearse weekly during the semester and perform throughout the community.

In addition to the Tri-College Jazz Combo, Long is a member of the NDSU Jazz Ensemble and Wind Symphony.

While there are no foreseen threats to the Fargo NDSU campus, we will continue to follow these procedures for the duration of this event, and respond appropriately if conditions change.

Fausti is a member of the Department of Economics and the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. He teaches mathematical economics and applied risk analysis and conducts research on price discovery issues affecting the beef cattle market. His specialty area is livestock marketing, risk management and international trade.

The Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics are organizing the presentation.

Transportation and Logistics Program director Denver Tolliver discussed NDSU’s Master of Managerial Logistics Program in the April edition of Military Advanced Education. Tolliver’s comments were included in the article, “Logistically Speaking,” which outlined how pursuing a degree in logistics or supply chain management can help service members advance in both the military and civilian worlds. NDSU was one of several schools featured in the article. 

Tolliver notes NDSU’s program includes key courses such as logistics, supply chain management and international logistics. “That nucleus is then complemented by courses in crisis analysis and homeland security and technology advances in logistics,” he said. 

A highlight of NDSU’s program is a capstone course that synthesizes concepts from previous classes and helps students crystallize and apply their knowledge to new and emerging problems. 

Keiswetter led the Metro D.C. chapter, which has more than 1,000 members, from 2004-08. He also has been active in the organization’s Straight for Equality program that offers corporations and government agencies training on LGBTQ issues in the workplace. His wife, Gerda, has been actively involved in support groups, especially on transgender issues.

Keiswetter will share his family’s story and offer ideas for discussion. Depending on the size of the audience and time, he will do a short exercise to demonstrate the difficulties of being closeted.

Guest parking is available in the visitor’s lot north of the Construction Management and Engineering building. Special needs requests or questions can be directed to Dennis Cooley at dennis.cooley@ndsu.edu or 701-231-7038.

The presentation is sponsored by NDSU’s Northern Plains Ethics Institute and Diversity Initiatives Grant.

One such intervention, eCHECKUP TO GO, has been required for all NDSU first-year students since fall 2009 as part of the NDSU President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs’ “Strategic Plan to Address High-Risk Alcohol and Other Drug Use.” Students are notified of the requirement by the dean of student life at the beginning of their first semester at NDSU and are given six weeks to complete the personalized tool.

In fall 2009, the requirement was piloted with a goal of a 50 percent completion rate for first-year students during their first semester at NDSU. Since then, the goal was to increase the completion rate to 95 percent of all first-year students. The goal was achieved in 2012-13, with more than 95 percent of NDSU first-year students completing eCHECKUP TO GO in the fall and spring semesters.

“We know that eCHECKUP TO GO has been shown to be effective at reducing risky drinking among college students. That’s why we are so pleased that the vast majority of our students complete this requirement during their first semester at NDSU,” said Janna Stoskopf, dean of student life.

eCHECKUP TO GO is an online intervention and personalized feedback tool designed to motivate students to reduce their alcohol consumption using personalized information about their own drinking and risk factors. eCHECKUP TO GO was selected for use with NDSU first-year students because of its research-based efficacy, ease of administration and affordability. Students also are encouraged to take the assessment on multiple occasions throughout their college career in order to reflect on their drinking behavior and track changes from previous assessments.

The broadcast addressed current American Indian health policies, disparities that exist in health resources for American Indians and policy/program strategies to reduce existing disparities. 

Warne also is scheduled to present on American Indian health policy and health disparities on Wednesday, March 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Brower Center in Berkeley, Calif. His talk is co-sponsored by the Center for Health Public Practice and UC Berkeley. For more information, visit www.regonline.com/Register/ Checkin.aspx?EventID=1201729. 

NDSU team members are Burton Fischer from Ada, Minn.; Matt Lewis from Oronoco, Minn.; Justin Juckem from Chilton, Wis.; and Neal Eidenschink from Medina, Minn. They are all seniors who are majoring in mechanical engineering. 

“We want to keep it simple – that’s been our theme,” Fischer said about the team’s snowmobile. “We are concentrating on fuel economy, emissions and noise output more than any other aspects this year. These areas are worth the most amount of points in the competition and will aid to our first place goal.” 

A total of 14 teams, including NDSU, are registered in the event’s internal combustion category. Diesel-powered entries from NDSU and the State University of New York at Buffalo will face teams using flex fuels. The sleds will be measured on quietness, emissions and fuel economy. Teams also complete a 100-mile Endurance Run, which is a measure of reliability. In addition, there are acceleration and handling events. 

Teams registered in the internal combustion category are NDSU; Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y.; École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal; Kettering University, Flint, Mich.; Michigan Technological University; Northern Illinois University; Rochester Institute of Technology; SUNY Buffalo; University of Idaho, University of Maine, the University of Waterloo, Ontario; University of Wisconsin- Madison, University of Wisconsin-Platteville and University of Minnesota, Duluth. 

Seven additional teams are entered in the challenge’s zero-emissions category, which is for battery-powered electric sleds.

The Staff Senate Scholarship Endowment funds awards up to $100 scholarships to broadbanded staff and up to $500 to their dependents. Staff Senate General Scholarships of up to $500 also are available to all NDSU students. 

Applications will be available on the Staff Senate website at www.ndsu.edu/staff_senate, beginning Feb. 15. Applicants also may pick up a paper copy after Feb. 18 in the Student Financial Services office