• Franz, Chapman and the Minard Hall Collapse Behind the Scene.
• NDSU, however one defines it, hasn't done anything wrong: only two individuals, one, the Fargo Forum's man of the year
• This coming Monday. the mostly unqualified NDSU Presidential Search Committee will announce which of the under qualified candidates it prefers to be NDSU's next president.
• Steve Swiontek , chair of the presidential search committee at NDSU, even though not being formally associated with the University, announced the finalists for the position.
• American's accomplishment should not be belittled. We scored in sports for which the podium had been only viewed from a distance by US athletes.
• Cormac McCarthy(Brokeback Mountain, No Country for Old Men), The Road, is no playing on the off Broadway screen at the Fargo Theatre.
• Obama Pays North Dakota Big in 2009 Healthcare Debate
• This decline has been going on at NDSU for well over thirty years, and I see it as a crisis.
• Condition of NDSU is Bleak....Creeping Meatballism
• Graduation North Dakota State University 2009

To our students, faculty and staff:

After reviewing the details of NDSU’s adjusted appropriated budget for
2009-2010 it is apparent that our tuition revenue will not meet budget
projections. I believe two major factors have contributed to this:
lagging tuition collections and a greater number of tuition waivers.
Therefore, the budget shortfall amounts to approximately $1.8 million.

To ensure a balanced appropriated budget, I am issuing a temporary
hiring freeze. I am asking that there be no new hires and that no vacant
positions be filled until further notice. However, as we review our
spring tuition revenues, we will revisit this decision.  In the
meantime, we will increase our tuition collection efforts and we are
reviewing our tuition waiver process.

Reviewing our budgeting process is an important step in maintaining our
university commitment to excellence.

I appreciate your support and I will continue to keep you informed.

Richard A. Hanson, Ph.D.
President