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June 2023
NDSCS holds Commencement for the class of 2023.
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The summer semester was off to a good start on Tuesday, June 6th. Students in dental and diesel had a fun time reuniting with their classmates and getting right to work. Summer term goes from June 6th to July 28th.
The President’s Honor List for the spring 2023 semester was released by the Registrar’s office and has been submitted to external news outlets. Find the full list of students online here
Summer hours for the College will go through Friday, August 11. Campus hours will be 7:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7:45 a.m.-3 p.m. on Fridays.
Please work with your supervisors to ensure you are getting your necessary hours in each week.
It may have been a hot and humid May day, but our hearts were warm with happiness as we celebrated our students at the 2023 Commencement. This year we had 353 students participate in the ceremony. Our second highest in NDSCS history. It was truly an exciting day for the entire NDSCS Wildcat Family. Commencement is not just an event put on by the Registrar’s Office, it requires the assistance from every department across campus. While the event is to celebrate our graduating students, it is also time to reflect on our hard work to get them to this day.
From the Registrar, Mike Paolini: thank to all of those who volunteered and assisted in making this commencement ceremony one to remember. Go Wildcats!
See photos of NDSCS Commencement here.
During their time cheering the Wildcats on at the National Tournament, President Flanigan and his wife, Michele, were able to talk with many of the student athletes about their experience at NDSCS. Nearly every one of the players wished they could have attended the Commencement ceremony, finalizing their education at NDSCS. At least one of the players is a first-generation college grad. Another player was a 2020 high school graduate who didn’t get to have a ceremony at that time.
President Flanigan decided that since they missed the May 12th NDSCS commencement ceremony due to qualifying for the National tournament, the eight graduating softball players deserved a special commencement ceremony to honor their academic accomplishments.
The special ceremony was held on Monday, May 29, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Gayle Miller Softball Field on the NDSCS campus. Family and friends of the athletes, along with numerous faculty and staff attended the ceremony that was planned and put on by the President and his wife, Michele.
Re-play the livestreamed video on this Facebook Live - Graduation.
See photos of both NDSCS Commencement ceremonies here
Marylin Vertin created a new archival display outside of President Flanigan’s office, titled “Our Early Firsts” utilizing resources available through the Library’s archives.
Some of the items featured include:
The Dakota Scientist article titles and date of issue.
• New Gateway Being Built at Entrance (5/1/1931)
• Science-Build Plane Makes Initial Flight (1/8/1932)
• St. Cloud Girl Enrolls in Aviation Department Here (9/27/1934)
• Telephone System To Be Installed on Campus (11/1/1935)
• Every One of North Dakota’s 53 Counties Represented By Students At the State School of Science This Year (4/5/1940)
• Lieut. Cdr. Marvin L. Coon, Pres. Riley Rush Plans for Arrival of First Group of Trainees (5/8/1942)
• First Nursing Course Inaugurated (9/22/1950)
• Neon S Signs Installed To Brighten Main Tower (10/20/1950)
• Rod Thompson, Dunn Center Youth, Is School’s First 1000th Enrollee (1/25/1957)
• 1000th Female Student Enrolls at SSS This Fall (9/22/1977)
Agawasie articles and dates of issue.
• 50,000th Graduate (1998)
Stop by outside of the President’s office to enjoy the display!
NDSCS Automotive Technology graduate, O’Ryan Bosek joined AJ Foyt Racing as a front-end mechanic and tire changer in May, 2021. He is currently working in the pit crew for Santino Ferrucci, who drives the No 14 car in the IndyCar Series, and was at the INDY 500 the last week in May, working for the No 14 car. Thank you to Lynette Krack, former NDSCS employee, for sharing about O’Ryan’s trip to the INDY 500.
The next campus auction is scheduled for July 12, 2023 in the Patterson Maintenance Center. If you have any questions, please contact Facilities Management at 3-2313.
Article submitted by Park Masterson
Last Thursday, June 8th, we held our 2023 Catbacker/Letterwinners Club Athletic Raffle and the 36th annual Wildcat Golf Open; both of which were great successes! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket, sold tickets, or attended the golf outing! We had 132 golfers at the outing and gave away over 20 prizes including a $25,000 grand prize! Listed below are the raffle winners.
Winners of the 2023 Catbacker/Letterwinners Club Athletic Scholarship Raffle:
• $25,000 Grand Prize – Jen Oehlke
• $1,000 Gift Card from Bell Bank - Ashley Puetz
• $1,000 Gift Card from Bell Bank - Nancy Lambrecht
• $1,000 Gift Card from Bell Bank - Michelle Devereaux
• $1,000 Gift Card from Bell Bank - Samantha Passa
• $1,000 Gift Card from Bell Bank - Vanessa
Kummer
• $750 Gift Card from Bremer Bank - Jim Reiff
Upcoming dates for New Student Registration include:
Wahpeton – July 14, August 7
Fargo – June 26, July 11, August 9
Learn more at NDSCS.edu/Registration and continue to encourage prospective students you know to apply and get registered!
• $750 Gift Card from Bremer Bank - Thomas Shogren
• $750 Gift Card from Bremer Bank - Adam Brevik
• $750 Gift Card from Gate City Bank - Rachelle Marquette
• $750 Gift Card from Gate City Bank - Curt Mund
• $500 Cenex Gift Card - Bruce Terpening
• $500 Marathon Gift Card - Mike Neppl
• $500 Ace Hardware Gift Card - Bob Homan
• $500 OK Tire Gift Card - Carl Casey
• $500 Check (Steer for Science sponsored by the 1999 NDSCS Football Team) - Tanner Jones
Find photos of the event on the NDSCS Flickr page.
Next year’s 37th Annual Wildcat Golf Open and 15th Annual Catbacker / Letterwinners Athletics Raffle with be held on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
• Wildcat Boys’ Basketball Camp – June 18-21
• Wildcat Volleyball Camp – July 17-19
• Kid ‘Cat Basketball Camp – July 24-26
• Kiddy ‘Cat Volleyball Camp – August 9-10
Find out more at NDSCS.edu/YouthPrograms
From June 19-23, the following NDSCS students are attending the national SkillsUSA conference, and competing in the area listed behind their name. Good luck to all of our students! Watch for a full news release following the competition to announce national winners.
• Shayne Hoffman – Architectural Drafting
• Karl David – Automotive Refinishing
• Wyatt Krueger – Collision Repair
• Dylan Johnson – Carpentry
• Noah Pfeiff – Welding
• Benjamin Klemen – Welding (HS)
• Tucker Renfrow – CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer
• Judson Guericke – CNC 2-Axis Turning Programmer
• Ruari Devlin – CNC Programmer
• Cale Mouser – Diesel Technology
• Zachary Lahlam – Power Equip Tech
• Matthew Bergh – Marine Service
• Taylor Crohn – Motorcycle Service Tech
• Andrew Palan – Auto Service Tech
NDSCS press releases and news articles are included on this page. Help spread the word by sharing NDSCS news on social media!
NOTE: Some sites require a paid subscription to view full articles linked below.
• Graduation once more for NDSCS
Wahpeton Daily News – May 12, 2023
• Back-to-back-to-back! NDSCS headed to DIII World Series
Wahpeton Daily News – May 15, 2023
• View From the Cab
DTN Progressive Farmer – May 14, 2023
• NDSCS wins first two games at NJCAA
DIII World Series
Wahpeton Daily News – May 24, 2023
• Corning CC softball team loses national championship in stunning fashion
Star Gazette – May 27, 2023
• Corning CC Softball falls in the NJCAA
Division III title game
My Twin Tiers – May 27, 2023
• NDSCS softball rallies twice to win NJCAA
Division III national title
Inforum – May 28, 2023
• NDSCS wins first national title with all-time college softball comeback
Wahpeton Daily News – May 28, 2023
• WATCH: NDSCS softball returns home after winning national championship
Wahpeton Daily News – May 29, 2023
• North Dakota State College of Science softball, with multiple Montanans, wins national title
406 MT Sports – May 30, 2023
• North Dakota State College of Science softball, with multiple Montanans, wins national title
Billings Gazette – May 31, 2023
If you need login access for these news sites, please contact the Mildred Johnson Library 701-671-2618 or NDSCS.Library@ndscs.edu.
NDSCS will be hosting a Block Party again this year in the Oval during opening weekend, Sunday, August 20th, 2023, and part of this year’s goal is to have representation of all clubs and sports, as well as, programs and departments.
As planning for this event begins, the committee is asking for your club or organization to consider hosting an information table or fun activity to highlight your program. For example, Athletics did a fantastic job setting up different extremely popular activities last year.
If you are interested in being a part of this event, please click HERE to sign up.
The Residential Life Department is seeking a Resident Director to assume a leadership role in establishing a living-learning environment wherein students can grow academically, culturally and personally. Please help us promote this job opportunity by sharing with your professional networks.
Logan Mammenga – started June 1 as Resident Director in Robertson Hall
Megan Johnson – Resident Director in Nordgaard Hall Both are NDSCS graduates.
NDSCS Softball team became Region XIII champions for 3rd consecutive year, and then won the DIII World Series, becoming NDSCS’s first-ever National Championship team.
After an impressive win against Anoka-Ramsey College on Friday, May 12th, the Wildcats Softball team became back-to-back-to-back Region XIII Champions. Some students were slated to graduate that day, but instead of walking across the stage for their diploma, they received a different kind of award – an NJCAA Region XIII championship plaque.
NJCAA said “You had to see it to believe it!” NDSCS fans, from College employees, students, alumni, families, and other friends were all cheering as those who couldn’t attend were able to watch the game online through the NJCAA Network. NDSCS is proud of the tenacity and grit of the team that brought home the first National championship in school history!
Read more about their season here.
Following that win, they were ready to head to the DIII World Series in DeWitt, NY on May 24-27. The Wildcats entered the championship series as the number 1 seed. The team played a total of 6 games during the series, with a 5-1 record. Fortunately, during the final day of the tournament, NDSCS Wildcats beat the Corning Red Barons TWICE back-to-back to win the National Championship title! The first game was won with a score of 11-4, and the second game came down to the bottom of the 7th inning, where the Wildcats rallied and scored 6 runs to win the game!
News outlets are calling this one of the biggest comebacks in college softball history! Of the rally, the
Article submitted by Denise Laymon
The smiles were plentiful, and the lobby of the Hektner Student Center echoed with laughter, shoutouts, and welcomes as 250 alumni, faculty, staff, and business partners began to register on Friday, May 12th for the North Dakota State College of Science Electrical Department and Barnard Hall 100th Anniversary.
Graduation followed early-bird registration Friday afternoon as the 100th graduating class received their diplomas and for the first time joined the 100th Anniversary event as alumni. These young graduates had the opportunity to visit with generations of electrical graduates who were still in the workforce or have retired.
Friday evening a social was held at the City Brew Hall where Kim Nelson was the Master of Ceremony and entertained the audience with some electrical history and introductions, but most rememberable were her electrical jokes.
Ivan Maas greeted attendees at the Saturday morning breakfast as Master of Ceremony sharing
a presentation on the past 100 years. Arden R. Helland, ’58 Alumnus captured the attention of the audience sharing his expertise and recapping the years of electrical advancements that have been made.
Saturday afternoon was filled with campus tours, family picnic and activities, music, group photo, ice cream social, and conversation. We were delighted to see that face painting was for big kids also. Yoney Fobb opened the evening as Master of Ceremony. NDSCS was honored to have North Dakota Lt. Governor, Tammy Miller, as the keynote speaker. Lt. Governor Miller shared the importance of the electrical
Alumni Meet and Greets are being held this summer in:
• Bismarck, ND – June 22, 2023
• Ottertail, MN – July 8, 2023
• Nome, ND – July 19, 2023
industry to the growth of North Dakota. The evening concluded with Comedian, Moody McCarthy.
A special thank you to the sponsors and volunteers. Your commitment made this event possible. The NDSCS Alumni Foundation has announced that an Electrical 100 Year Technology Endowment is being established for student scholarships and program equipment.
See photos from the event here.
• Redhawks Baseball game in Fargo, ND –August 10, 2023
• Rapid City, SD – September 21, 2023
Watch the Alumni Meet & Greets webpage for more details as they are finalized.
Homecoming will be here before we know it!
Homecoming 2024 will be held October 2-7, 2023 –Save the date!
NDSCSalumni.com/Homecoming
• USA Clay Target sponsor for the ND & MN State High School Clay Target Competitions in June
Digital Advertising
• Digital Geofencing Campaign targeting larger high schools in North Dakota and the FargoDome and Alerus Center
• Advertising sponsor on the ND Scorefeed App
Intranet Downloads
• Request Forms (Social Media, Website Updates, Design Projects)
• Brand & Email Standards
• Logo, Letterhead & Powerpoint Template Downloads
Print & Display Advertising
• Lobby display in the Breckenridge H.S.
• Billboards - Hwy. 75 north of Breckenridge, Hwy. 13 west of Wahpeton, 19th Ave. NDSCS-Fargo, and I-29 by the South Dakota border
NDSCS Branded Wallpapers
At the request of President Flanigan, the College Relations & Marketing department has created a new official NDSCS email signature. This new version allows our recipients to be directed to the NDSCS application page and to our various social media sites for easy access.
We are asking that all NDSCS employees adopt this new version; the file to access the correct formatting can be downloaded from the College Relations & Marketing Intranet page
NDSCS Official Email Signature
Name | Title
Department
North Dakota State College of Science
Phone
Likes, comments, and shares help spread the NDSCS story, increase community engagement, and help increase enrollment.
/NDSCS /NDSCS /NDSCSwildcats
If you are a supervisor, please review your department area on the directory, and help ensure your employees get their directory photos taken as soon as possible. If you have questions about who needs their photo taken, feel free to reach out to Rebecca Truesdell at 701-671-2458.
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Photos are taken at Print Services in Horton Hall during regular business hours.
NDSCS Alumni Foundation Official Email Signature
Name | Title
Department
North Dakota State College of Science
Phone
Please utilize the Marketing Request Form (link below) for all College Relations and Marketing projects. This includes design and social media requests, website updates, and news/media requests. The marketing request form will allow you to enter your request online and upload files all at once. Remember to enter a completion date to help us prioritize projects. If you have questions, call 701-671-2458 or email ndscs.Marketing@ndscs.edu
Marketing Request Form
New employees will be featured in this section every month – or as new employees join the NDSCS team!
Residential Life
• Logan Mammenga – 6/1/2023 as a Resident Director
Health, Physical Education & Recreation
• Richard Mullin – 6/9/2023 as an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Enrollment Services / Athletics
• Michael Oehlke – changed from part-time to full-time as a Head Softball Coach/College Recruiter
Kimberly Alarid 5/5/2023
Trese Saar 6/15/2023
Hollie Veurink 6/23/2023
Kathie Granfor 6/30/2023
Kalai Brink 7/2/2023
Joseph Larson 7/2/2023
Chad Hayden 7/2/2023
Lee Larson 7/2/2023
Lonnie Wurst 7/2/2023
Elizabeth Schlepp 7/2/2023
Below is a listing of current job openings at NDSCS:
• Agriculture Instructor
• Building Servcies Technician – PM Shift
• Building Servcies Technician – Evenings
• Building Servcies Technician – Residential Life
• Building Services Technician / General Maintenance
• Business Affairs Generalist
• Campus Police Officer – PT
• CDL Program Trainer - Wahpeton – PT (non-benefitted)
• Coordinator of Concessions – PT (nonbenefitted)
• Dean of Career & Technical Education
• Diesel Technology / JD Tech Instructor
• Diesel Technology Instructor
• Dining Services Assistant & Barista
• Director for Student and Residential Life
• Executive Director of Enrollment Management
• Resident Director
• Robotics, Automation & Mechatronics Technology (RAMT) Instructor
• Sound & Light Technician – PT (non-benefitted)
• Systems Administrator
• Vice President of Operations – Fargo
• Welding Technology Instructor – Fargo
• Welding Technology Instructor – Wahpeton
• JUNE 14
Ryan Bernard – Facilities Management
Kathy Coykendall – Math & Science
• JUNE 16
Patrick Anderson – Diesel Technology
Wade King – English & Humanities
• JUNE 17
Kelcey Hoffmann – Agriculture
Lorelei Johnson – Athletics
• JUNE 20
Sadie Russenberger – NDSCS-Fargo
• JUNE 22
Rhonda Edwardson – Allied Dental Education
• JUNE 23
Simon Burrell – Facilities Management
Emilee Lundby – Nursing
• JUNE 25
Brenda Boll – Auxiliary Enterprises
Dean Kappes – Facilities Management
Ruby Koch – Auxiliary Enterprises
• JUNE 26
Leah Schauer – Academic Service Center
• JUNE 27
Alissa Sherven – Human Resources
• JUNE 28
Fern Sessing – Student Life
• JUNE 29
Cooper Hinrichs – Facilities Management
Debra Smith – Nursing
Christopher Weber – NDSCS Police
• JULY 1
Ashley Mettert – Nursing
Jason Rohr – Agriculture
• JULY 2
Brenda Korinek – Facilities Management
Tayler Leysring – Nursing
• JULY 3
Michael Thompson – NDSCS Police
• JULY 5
Alissa Herbranson – Student Life
Joseph Larsen – Diesel Technology
Marylin Vertin – Library
Valerie Erickson – Arts, Science & Business Division
• JULY 6
Michael Paolini – Enrollment Services
John Pollard – Allied Dental Education
Jaymes Feil – Paramedic Technology
• JULY 7
Chanel Malone – Allied Dental Education
• JULY 8
Jessica Morin – Auxiliary Enterprises
Karen Dahlgren – Student Success Center
• JULY 9
Paula Comeau – Math & Science
Jody Haug – Facilities Management
Jennifer Neumann – Facilities Management
• JULY 10
Vanessa Berg – Nursing
Jerome Migler – AQIP
• JULY 11
Peter Pfeiff – Automotive Technology
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