We are proud of Jessica’s representation of DEMNDSU through her participation on a panel at the Natural Hazards Workshop yesterday. She spoke directly to critical issues facing hazards and disaster…

Today we congratulate the DEMNDSU faculty for being exceptional educators. Each semester every student has an opportunity to evaluate every instructor in every class they take at NDSU. The scores are…

Congratulations to Drs. Jensen and Kirkpatrick on the acceptance of their manuscript, Exploring the Job Placement of Recent Emergency Management Degree Program Graduates, by the Journal of Emergency…

Today our very own Jessica, Associate Professor in and Head of our Department, was awarded the longest standing, most prestigious emergency management higher education award—the Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard…

DEMMDSU was well represented at the FEMA Higher Education Symposium today. Dr. Kirkpatrick presented on job placement research she and Dr. Jensen have done. Our incoming colleague, Dr. Hackerott was…

We could not be more delighted to announce that Dr. Caroline Hackerott will join DEMNDSU as an Assistant Professor this fall!

Dr. Hackerott has decades of disaster experience from working with the…

Zeina Abouelazm was awarded the George A. Youngs Jr. Emergency Management Scholarship in recognition of her passion for emergency management. It was her second award of the day—she also won the…

Sawyer Heller, Hope Brighton, Maeve Williams, and Chrystn Knutdson were announced Emergency Management Scholarship Award Winners at today’s End of Semester Celebration! This scholarship recognizes…

A huge thank you to Fargo Cass Public Health Emergency Preparedness staff, Matt Nelson and Doug Murphy, for speaking in Dr. Klenow's class about social vulnerability in this area. They gave students a…

Where in the world is Professor Klenow now??? He’s at University of North Texas serving on the external review team for the undergraduate and graduate programs in the Department of Emergency…

North Dakota Department of Emergency Services visited Dr. Jensen’s planning class today to tell the tale of how the state recently became the 12th in the nation to get a FEMA approved enhanced…

A huge thank you to the Cass Fargo Emergency Management team for presenting in Dr. Jensen’s planning course today! Their presentation naturally and beautifully supported so much of what’s been…

DEMNDSU students packed the Cass-Fargo Public Safety Building yesterday. The students were hosted by the city and county emergency management team who spent time in QandA and then giving the group a…

Look who stopped by DEMNDSU today!!!! James Sink, alumni class of ‘15, and current FEMA PFT, Regional Flood Insurance Liaison for FEMA Region 5. Faculty got to catch up with him. BUT, better yet, he…

This week 9 of our students are attending the MN Governor’s Conference. 7 of these students are attending with both a registration scholarship from HSEM and, thanks to our generous alumni, $100 of…

This morning, Dr. Daniel J. Klenow woke up in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is there as a member of the Renewal of Accreditation Review Team for Rabdan Academy’s business continuity and emergency management…

7 students will receive $100 each to support lodging costs associated with attending the upcoming MN HSEM Governor’s Conference thanks to the generous contributions of our alumni and other supporters…

Another manuscript of Dr. Kirkpatrick’s, entitled "Disaster Relief Trials—Perceptions of a Disaster-Themed Bicycling Event", has been accepted for publication in Disaster Prevention and Management! We…

Our speaker line up this week was amazing. Mary Senger, long time North Dakota county emergency manager, and Blake Nelson, Senior Continuity Specialist at Qualcomm and @demndsu alumni, both spoke in…

We couldn’t be more excited to share that we’ve signed formal collaborative partnership agreements with both North Dakota Department of Emergency Services AND Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency…

Congratulations to Breanna Koval who was awarded the DEM Alumni of the Year Award at the First DEM Reunion, September 30, 2017. Breanna was nominated for the award by a number of alumni and current…

At the First DEM Family Reunion, September 30th, none-other-than Dr. Carol Cwiak announced that she is beginning a new scholarship for EM students--the George A. Youngs Jr. Scholarship--which will…