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EXPERIENCEAT NORTH DAKOTASTATE UNIVERSITY,YOU'LL GET ADIFFERENT KINDOF EDUCATION.BUILD YOUREXPERIENCEExperience travel and studyingOUTSTANDINGdifferent cultures. ExperienceFACULTY ANDcompetition and improvingMODERN FACILITIESlives through creative ideas.BRING CLASSROOMExperience learning throughCONCEPTS TO LIFEparticipation in studentTHROUGH HANDS-organizations. Your NDSUON EXPERIENCES.education sets you apart andprepares you for a successfullife and career. Where will yourNDSU experience lead you?

EXPERIENCEDEVELOP AGLOBAL MINDSETWill Odland, a senior in industrial engineering andmanagement from Alexandria, Minnesota,participated in two study abroad trips to Europe.First, as a sophomore business student, he travelledto the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Afterchanging majors as a junior, Odland explored Rome,Florence and the Tuscany region of Italy.Odland chose NDSU’s Global Seminar Program,which combines on-campus coursework withtwo-week learning experiences abroad during theuniversity’s winter, spring or summer break. He said itwas the perfect amount of time for him to learn andexplore. Full semester study abroad experiences alsoare available for students in a variety of majors.travelIF YOU LOVE TRAVELING, LEARNING ABOUT NEW PLACES, CULTURESAND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, CONSIDER A STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE.“I was able to see beautiful buildings, landscapesand museums. I was able to eat great food andinteract with locals,” Odland said. “I learned a lotfrom the tour guides and faculty on topics includinghistory, architecture, business and politics. One ofthe benefits I experienced was developing a globalmindset. Experiencing different cultures, languagesand political systems gave me a better appreciationof other countries and their cultures.”Odland visited landmarks and made new friendswhile learning from the people who lived in eachlocation. He said connecting with people of differentbackgrounds helped him during his recent internship.“I worked with teams from Ireland and India,” he said.“Thanks to my study abroad experiences, I was moreaware of cultural nuances, more flexible and betterat communicating with a diverse set of co-workers.”Learn, travel and create your own adventure with anNDSU study abroad experience.

FAST TRACKYOUR SUCCESSNDSU students put classroom concepts to usethrough teamwork and competition. One exampleis the NDSU Formula Electric Team — 15 studentsbuilding a “shrunken down, open-wheeled Indystyle race car.” The car is being designed andbuilt for an international competition sponsoredby the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).NDSU’s electric-powered car will be about ameter wide and three meters long with a tubeframe under the body and will feature a doublewishbone suspension and state-of-the-artelectronics. The motor currently produces35 kilowatts of power, which will providerapid acceleration.Jordan Baker, a mechanical engineering studentfrom Maple Grove, Minnesota, leads the team.“This club has helped me connect my passion formotor sports with my degree, and to realize theycan coexist,” he said. “I’m getting a lot ofexperience, and I think it really helps teammembers prepare for their first internshipor job.”NDSU historically has participated in the SAEcombustion engine competition, and this isthe club’s first electric car. The worldwide eventreally puts the competitors to the test, witha technical inspection; student presentations;and acceleration, skid pad, autocross andendurance events.Baker highly recommends NDSU for potentialstudents interested in engineering careers."Here at NDSU, everybody in the program knowsyou – that’s pretty nice. Taking part in SAE andthis club helps bridge the gap between what youlearn in the classroom and how to apply it in thereal world,” said Baker, who is interning for PolarisInc. and hopes to be a design engineer for thecompany after graduation. “That’s a huge thingfor me; it gives you a head start so you can hitthe ground running.”EXPERIENCEINVOLVEMENTIN CLUBS ANDCOMPETITIONSAT NDSU CANACCELERATE YOURKNOWLEDGE ANDPROFESSIONALSUCCESS.

EXPERIENCESINK THECOMPETITIONNew experiences with friends are a big part of collegelife. With that in mind, NDSU offers a competitionyou’ve likely never heard of: Canoe Battleship. Duringthe competition, teams compete to be the last canoefloating in the Wallman Wellness Center pool.Three-person teams use buckets of water to sinkopposing canoes within a 10-minute time limit.Lifeguards push canoes closer together as time moveson. All three participants must stay in the canoe theentire time, or the team is eliminated. Scores arebased on the time it takes to sink the other canoe."It's a wild experience and there's no correct wayto approach it, except to expect to get wet," saidMitchell Johnson, a pre-nursing student fromRockford, Minnesota. "Everyone has a blast. My teamhas been working out, because a five-gallon bucketof water is much heavier than we thought."Participants can catch water thrown at them, butthey are not allowed to bail water out of their canoe.If a participant is caught cheating, one full bucket ofwater will be added to the canoe as a penalty.The free event began in 2016. It’s held twice a yearand any NDSU student can participate.“This is my second time competing in CanoeBattleship; I love it," Johnson said. “It’s an awesomeway to meet new friends on campus. After the lastevent, many of us stayed to enjoy the rest of thenight at the wellness center. I ended up talking withsome of the guys from the winning team, and nowwe are not only great friends, but also roommates.”FUN EVENTSLIKE CANOEBATTLESHIPOFFER PLACESTO MEET NEWPEOPLE, BECOMPETITIVEAND MAKEGREATMEMORIES.splash

reportEXPERIENCETELL THE STORYNDSU’s journalism program teaches skills forsuccess. Just ask Allye Doyle, who has wanted towork in the media industry since she was a child.the ‘Today’ show. I don’t know how realistic thosedreams are, but I won’t stop striving for them,”said the senior from Maple Grove, Minnesota.“Journalism is a beautiful thing. The stories youinvestigate, the wording that you use, will directlyaffect the lives of your viewers or readers.”“I’ve always loved the energy that comes froma studio or a recording booth. I pictured myselfgoing from college to political correspondent inD.C., then to ‘Nightly News’ and finally landing atIn NDSU’s program, students are immersed inboth print and broadcast journalism. A strongemphasis is placed on cross-platform reportingand multimedia storytelling.HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES IN A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS GIVE JOURNALISMSTUDENTS THE TOOLS TO BUILD A STRONG PORTFOLIO AND RESUME.“My professors are amazing,” Doyle said.“They really get to know you personally, andthey want to make sure you get the most outof your experience in the program.”“We get to take the camera equipment out toshoot our own stories, and then come back tothe lab and utilize the incredible video editingsoftware in the BIN studio,” she said.In addition to coursework, NDSU offers manypractical, hands-on learning opportunities atthe Bison Information Network (BIN) televisionstudio, KNDS Radio and The Spectrum studentnewspaper. Doyle’s choice is the BIN, where sheis the general manager.“Experience is the only way to get a job in theworld of journalism and NDSU gives you all thetools to build your resume before you step outthe door.” Doyle said. “This department doesa really good job of setting you up for successcome graduation.”

EXPERIENCEDESIGN PRODUCTSTO IMPROVE LIVESHelping a friend is the goal of an extraordinary seniordesign project by NDSU students Krystal Jamison,Ashley Jacobson, Amber Younggren and Sonny Bawi.Their friend had complaints about her wheelchair – itdidn’t match her body shape, the design wasn’t rightfor her active lifestyle, and it cost about 20,000.So the mechanical engineering majors went to workto design a much improved model, customized toher physical dimensions and built for her active dailyneeds. It also will only cost about 2,000, but evenbetter, she won’t have to pay a penny for it, sincethe Department of Mechanical Engineering not onlyapproved the project, but also agreed to fund it.The students improved the chair’s back support,moved the wheels for better stability and put thefootplate in a more comfortable position. “We willfix all these design flaws in hopes of making the bestwheelchair for her needs, while also learning as muchas we can through this design and manufacturingprocess,” said Jamison, who is from St. Paul, Minnesota.The project has been a great hands-on learningeffort for everyone involved.“I like it because it’s a realistic experience,” saidBawi, who is from Baghdad, Iraq, and plans to designanother wheelchair for his brother-in-law. “Theprocess we are going through right now is reallyclose to the actual process in industry. The team mayget bigger, but the process is the same.”Not all engineers get this type of experience,demonstrating how well NDSU prepares students.ngiesdEXPERIENCE WITH REAL-WORLD PROJECTS THATCOMBINE TEAMWORK AND THE CREATIVE PROCESSWILL SET YOU APART IN THE JOB MARKET.

EXPERIENCEHEAL THE WORLDAlmost 200 NDSU nursing and pharmacy studentsbecame part of history while gaining practicalexperience during the global coronavirus pandemic.Upper-level students were trained to help healthcaresystems to administer COVID-19 vaccinations tofront-line healthcare workers.NDSU nursing students in Bismarck were the firsteducational partners to assist in administering theCOVID-19 vaccination to frontline workers in the city.serveEXPERIENCES LIKE ADMINISTERING VACCINES DURING THE COVID-19 CRISISSERVE THE COMMUNITY WHILE EXPANDING YOUR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.“After a wild year, this vaccine is the light at theend of the tunnel and I feel honored to have beenable to be a part of history,” said Sumeja Mujanovic,a student at NDSU School of Nursing at SanfordHealth in Bismarck. “This experience will definitelybe something I will remember for my entire career.How cool is it that I get to say I was one of thepeople in the world to administer the first-everCOVID-19 vaccination?”In Fargo, NDSU pharmacy and nursing studentsalso assisted Essentia Health and Sanford Healthin providing vaccinations quickly to front-linehealthcare workers.“I participated because there is a tremendousamount of hope being given with this vaccine.As a pharmacy student, I can help to distribute thathope,” said Martin McNichols, fourth-year pharmacystudent at NDSU. “As the night went on (during thevaccination clinic), people seemed more and moreupbeat, setting a possible end to this pandemic anddefeat of this virus.”

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ACCELERATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. EX PERI ENCE compete FAST TRACK YOUR SUCCESS NDSU students put classroom concepts to use through teamwork and competition. One example is the NDSU Formula Electric Team — 15 students building a “shrunken down, open-wheeled Indy- style race car