NDSU is set to host its sixth annual Campus Community Partnership flag raising to recognize how the Tri-College University benefits the community. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 22, at 10:30 a.m., at the NDSU Flag Plaza located in the southwest corner of campus at 12th Avenue North and 18th Street.
The Tri-College University has given students broader access to educational opportunities for more than 40 years. NDSU, Concordia College and Minnesota State University Moorhead were founding members when the cooperative education partnership’s articles of incorporation were filed in 1970. It allows a student enrolled at one institution to take classes at the other schools without paying extra tuition or going through additional admission procedures.
In 2015, the partnership expanded to include Minnesota State Community and Technical College, known as M State, and the North Dakota State College of Science. The collaboration between the five institutions supports about 35,000 students.
Representatives from the five campuses include:
• Dean L. Bresciani, NDSU president
• Anne Blackhurst, MSUM president
• Peggy Kennedy, M State president
• John Richman, NDSCS president
• Larry Papenfuss, Concordia College’s Office of Advancement and Dovre Center for Faith and Learning, representing President William Craft
President Bresciani established the Campus Community Partner program in 2012 to recognize public and private sector collaborations with the university that benefit the community. Past recipients include Microsoft, Gate City Bank, Sanford Health, Appareo Systems and John Deere Electronic Solutions.
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