NDSU 总统 David 烹饪 speaks during the 2023 State of the University Address at Festival Concert Hall on campus.
NDSU 总统 David 烹饪 outlined the work completed on his top priorities and discussed university goals for the future during his annual State of the University Address on Friday, 9月. 在节日音乐厅.
烹饪, who became NDSU’s 15th president last year, opened by sharing his gratitude to faculty, 工作人员, students and alumni for helping him along the way.
“I’ll say something I say quite a bit, 我是真诚的, deeply honored and privileged and proud to be the president of 乐虎电子. It’s probably the hardest job I’ve ever done and the most rewarding job I’ve ever done.”
烹饪 highlighted the ongoing work within his first year on the five key areas that allign with NDSU’s strategic plan. 它们包括:
- Enhancing enrollment, retention and student success
- Prioritizing NDSU’s R-1 Carnegie classification
- Investing in the well-being of the people across the NDSU community
- Building a stronger culture of diversity, inclusion and respect
- Embracing NDSU’s critical role as a land-grant university
Moving forward, 烹饪 wants to focus on three investment priorities that include:
- 投资学生体验
- 投资师资队伍
- Investing in partnerships for research
“We did a ton of hard work last year. Part of this is you kind of have to grind, 你必须去挖掘, 你必须去挖掘 a little deeper and sometimes you have take a step back or two to really transform where we need to go in five and 10 and 15 years, 这真的很难. But I think if we can come together we have an awesome plan to get there,库克说。.
库克还宣布了诺玛·珀尔蒂埃, 乔·珀尔蒂埃的妻子, a 1951 NDSU graduate with bachelor’s degrees in education administration and mathematics, will receive an honorary doctorate during the winter commencement ceremony on Friday, 12月. 15, at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.
The Peltier family has long supported NDSU through philanthropy, including the establishment of the Peltier Innovation in Teaching Award and several student scholarships.
“People know this, but the Peltier name is synonymous with NDSU,库克说。. “You’ve got a bunch of family members that are all graduates of NDSU and a long list of ways in which the Peltier family has impacted this institution, 影响了我们的学生.”
NDSU’s agricultural products development center currently under construction will be named the Peltier Complex. The complex will be NDSU’s largest academic facility and honors one of the region’s most long standing supporters of teaching, research and extension in agriculture.
The Peltier family made philanthropic gifts to support the private fundraising portion of the project, which partnered with the 北达科他 Legislature to complete the overall financing package.
库克对新州立大学校友约翰. 克莱二世于9月11日去世. 2. Klai, 奥斯纳布罗克人, 北达科他, earned his bachelor’s degree in architectural studies from NDSU in 1977, and Bachelor of Architecture in 1978.
毕业后, Klai moved to Las Vegas where he started his career expanding Caesars Palace and its signature brand. In 1995, Klai和其他NDSU校友, 丹朱巴, 成立了自己的公司, Klai Juba建筑事务所, now Klai Juba Wald architecture + interiors, 领导设计, development and expansion of many Las Vegas icons, 包括曼德勒湾, 米高梅大, 卢克索, 坚硬的岩石, 好莱坞星球和LINQ, as well as projects that expanded economies of communities across the country.
In 2007, one of NDSU’s downtown Fargo buildings was named Klai Hall. Klai received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, NDSU’s highest honor, in 2018.
“He’s been an amazing person to our students, to our faculty being a philanthropist, caring deeply about this institution,库克说。. “We’re very proud of all that he’s done for us, so we will miss you, John.”
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