North Dakota Spirit - The Campaign for UND

Vision

Reignite your North Dakota Spirit and join us in our most ambitious campaign ever. Your partnership supports UND's commitment to its passionate students, inspirational educators, innovative programs, and extraordinary places.

President Kelley's Vision

Dear Alumni & Friends

The University of North Dakota is committed to enhancing North Dakota and our society through reaching and learning, research, scholarship, and creative activities, and service. These tenets form the foundation from which we will continue to build.

My vision for the future is one in which the UND student experience will make a demonstrable difference in the values, the talents, and the critical thinking and problem solving that graduates must be able to bring to a global society.

UND aspires to be a partner institution known for providing students with the foundation for a fulfilling career, able to be accomplished across both general and specialized fields.

UND is about the development of the "human infrastructure," if you will, involving an integration of the liberal arts and humanities with other specialized courses of study. UND values innovation and creativity in literature, music, visual and performing arts, history, sociology, philosophy, languages and linguistics, as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. All must be valued parts of the vibrant intellectual environment at this University.

North Dakota Spirit | The Campaign for UND is the means to bring this University to new levels of distinction.

We must become a leader in fulfilling every individual's quality of life by embracing both intellectual and physical pursuits: arts and humanities, including music and theatre; science and technology; physical exercise; intelligent conversation on issues of the day; travel and an informed interest in what's happening around the world; and personal relationships.

UND's top priority - and its legacy - will always be our students and our graduates. Our legacy will only be as strong as the opportunities we provide them to excel in the classroom, laboratory, studio, clinic, cockpit, business incubator, or in athletic competition.

UND can make a difference in preparing for the society of tomorrow. We have the talent, the commitment, the collegial and collaborative attitudes - and we have you - to show others that the University of North Dakota is indeed a special place.

I invite you to reignite your North Dakota spirit and join us in our most ambitious campaign ever. Your partnership will support UND's commitment to its passionate students, inspirational educators, innovative programs, and extraordinary places.

Every college and unit at North Dakota's flagship university is committed to a shared vision that will redefine our great state. Your support of this campaign is your chance to be part of moving UND - and North Dakota - from great to exceptional. I invite you to join us.