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North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) announced today that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly® School designation.

More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey, with 665 earning the designation. The 2023-2024 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in the May issue of the G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at www.militaryfriendly.com/schools.

Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Methodology, criteria and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in higher education. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution’s survey scores with the assessment of the institution’s ability to meet thresholds for student retention, graduation, job placement, loan repayment, persistence (degree advancement or transfer) and loan default rates for all students and, specifically, for student veterans.

NDSCS offers a variety of online courses and programs to provide an educational opportunity to those who are place bound or timebound and cannot attend traditional classes. These courses and programs also provide an opportunity for current and former members of the military to enhance their education or seek new skills. To find out more about specific military programs that may provide educational information and financial support visit www.ndscs.edu/military.

NDSCS’s VA Certifying Official, Mike Paolini, stated, “This designation serves as an affirmation of our institution’s efforts in serving our military student population. This also serves as a reminder to us to continue looking for new ways to support our military population now and into the future.”

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North Dakota State College of Science will celebrate its 100th Anniversary of Electrical Technology education in 2023! To recognize this milestone, a celebration will be held May 12-13, 2023, on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton, N.D. All electrical alumni and those from programs housed in Barnard Hall are invited to participate in this event. A special section will be reserved for those returning for the reunion during the graduation ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on May 12. In addition, the weekend will include a Friday evening social, a Saturday night banquet with entertainment, Saturday campus tours, and family-friendly events.

For more information, to register, or volunteer for the weekend, please contact the NDSCS Alumni Foundation at 701-671-2247, email NDSCS.alumni@ndscs.edu. Reserve your hotel room by April 12, 2023, and be sure to mention NDSCS Electrical Reunion. Hotel accommodations are also listed on the website.

We would like to thank the following business sponsors: North American Coal, Coyote Creek Mine, Falkirk Mine and Freedom Mine, Expanse Electrical Co., JDP Electric Inc., Otter Tail Power Company, Encore Electric, Xcel Energy, A&K Development Company, Cass County Electric Cooperative, Electric Utility Workshop, Parsons Electric, Scott’s Electric, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bergstrom Electric, H&H Electric, Lake Region Electric Co-op and Operation Round-Up, Lesco, Inc., Montana Dakota Utilities, North Central Electrical League, Inc., Summerville Electric, Border States Electric, Central Power Electric Cooperatives Inc., Dakota Valley Rural Electric Co-op, Eagle Lake Electric, Gary & Son Electric Service, Inc., International Association of Electrical Inspectors, North Central Electrical Engineering Society, North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Co-op (NDAREC), and Northern Plains Electric Cooperative.

Return to NDSCS, join your fellow alumni, and celebrate this great program, facility, and milestone!

Fun facts: Other things that are 100 years old – the automatic watch, the bulldozer, instant cameras, cotton swabs, and the 3-light traffic signals.

NDSCS Alumni Foundation is inviting the NDSCS community to the 28th annual DREAMS Auction, which will be back at the Clair T. Blikre Activities Center (BAC) on the NDSCS Wahpeton campus! Please join NDSCS Alumni Foundation, faculty, staff, and friends on April 14, 2023, for our event. Unable to attend in person? You can still join us and do your bidding online!

Please call 701-671-2187 to reserve your spot, tables/tickets will not be sold on the night of the event. The fabulous NDSCS Culinary Arts students will be providing and serving an all-you-can-eat strolling buffet, so guests are sure to be impressed; these students put on quite the spread! Doors open for the in-person DREAMS event at 5:30 p.m. on April 14 and the live auction begins at 7:45 p.m.

Again this year, an online platform will be available for bidding on our silent auction items and starting April 1, the community can view all items and register to bid in advance. Online bidding will open at noon on April 14, 2023, and will continue until 9 p.m. To register to bid, go to our website at NDSCSalumni.com/DREAMS. Here you will find the most up-to-date information about the auction, times, and featured sponsors, and see items up for auction!

Want a sneak peek of some of the items that will be available? Make sure you follow our social media pages! We are on Facebook and Instagram: NDSCS Alumni. Watch for postings with some of the available auction items leading up to the event.

DREAMS is an important event for our NDSCS community — it’s an opportunity to show your support, visit with friends, and eat delicious food from the NDSCS Culinary Arts students, all while supporting the DREAMS of NDSCS students. In 2022, we were able to provide over $1 million in scholarships, and that’s because of the unwavering support of our donors.

We are proud to host this event, which helps support the current and future students of North Dakota State College of Science and we thank you for your continued generosity to the college, students, and programs — creating the strong culture that is NDSCS!

If you have questions, please reach out to us at 701-671-2247, by emailing NDSCS.alumni@ndscs.edu, or by stopping into the Alumni Foundation office located in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center building on the NDSCS Wahpeton campus.

Please mark your calendars for April 14th. GO CATS!!

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