Video Messages from the President

April 8, 2025 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Dr. Kalpana Katti, distinguished professor in the department of civil construction and environmental engineering
March 26, 2025 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Battle of the Cents-es with Hailey Highland and Erin Dummer
March 26, 2025 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Avery Koenen and Abby Krzewinski, Bison basketball student-athletes
March 14, 2025 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Alyssa Teubner, Director of Industry Relations at the NDSU Foundation
February 19, 2025 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Aditya Goyal, a doctoral student in materials and nanotechnology, faculty advisor Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah
February 6, 2025 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Legislative Update
January 3, 2025 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Jaxon Duttenhefer, Bison defensive tackle
December 17, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Austin Rinke, a graduating senior in mechanical engineering and student commencement speaker
December 13, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Leah Ecklund, Senior Graphic Artist at the NDSU Foundation, results of Giving Day 2024
November 26, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Ryan Melin, Fire Management Officer with the North Dakota Forest Service
October 24, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Kathryn Birkeland, Ronald and Kaye Olson Dean of the College of Business
October 3, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Dr. Mukund Sibi, Distinguished Professor
September 17, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Lisa Samuelson, Director of Student Activities
September 10, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Carrie Anne Platt, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
August 26, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Student Body President Garrett Kuhn
July 17, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: ND Field Days 2024 Week Two
July 10, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: ND Field Days 2024 Week One

May 1, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Kayla Jones, and Briana Ngyen | Commencement
April 16, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Jilli Schotters | "Proof" NDSU Theatre production
April 2, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: William Grube | Gruvy Education
March 19, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Carter Buchta | ESports Lab
March 7, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Marcel Roy Domalanta | Three Minute Thesis Winner
February 12, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Colleen Fitzgerald, Vice President for Research and Creative Activity |NSF Engines Award
January 24, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Seinquis Leinen, Senior Director of Strategic Enrollment Management
January 10, 2024 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Student Body Vice President, Austin Anderson
December 20, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Holiday Message
December 12, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Student commencement speakers Ambrosia Yellow Bird and Simon Kroll
December 6, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Kate Cook
December 1, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: NDSU Giving Day
November 22, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Emily Giere, undergraduate chemistry student performing research with Dr. Pinjing Zhao
November 17, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Faculty Fellows Barney Geddes and Ying Huang
November 13, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Center for Engineering and Computational Sciences
November 9, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: New Tuition Award Program Announcement
September 5, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Becky Bahe, Director of Career and Advising Center
August 31, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Warren Christensen, Faculty Senate President
August 21, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Kaylee Weigel, Student Body President
August 17, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Welcome Week | President's Councils | Kudos
July 18, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Field Days 2023 Week Two
July 13, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Field Days 2023 Week One

June 27, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: NDSU Transform strategic planning efforts summer 2023 | President's Executive Councils | Recognitions
June 15, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: FFA | Summer Camps | Dean Positions | Re-cap of Legislative Session | Agriculture Field Lab Facility | Waldron Hall | Recognitions | Field Days
May 10, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Graduation | Recognitions | Women's cross-country team | Legislative wrap up
April 12, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Recognitions | StartupBREW and entrepreneurships | Termination of COVID emergency | Sandbagging
January 10, 2023 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Martin Luther King Day | Recognitions | NDSU Transform | Legislature
December 22, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Year in Review
December 14, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Commencement | Recognitions | Mechanical Engineering project
November 15, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Gold Star Marching Band | Native American Heritage Month | Hear the Herd | Harvest Bowl
October 19, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Interim Provost David Bettolini | Recognitions | Retention
September 20, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Challey School of Music | AGCO | Prioritizing our R1 Carnegie classification
August 23, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Social media posts
August 10, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: Welcome back to campus | Recognitions | Staff Appreciation Day
July 20, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: North Dakota Field Days 2022 Week Two
July 13, 2022 - Video | PDF • Message from President Cook: North Dakota Field Days 2022 Week One

June 30, 2022 - Video | PDF Message from President Cook: Research recognitions | Academic prioritization, budget and enrollment | Orientation
June 23, 2022 - Video | PDF Message from President Cook: Recognitions | Dean's list | Student athletes recognitions | Campus safety and security | Higher Education Meeting | Bison Art Gala
June 9, 2022 - Video | PDF Message from President Cook: Meeting legislators, campus community, and community leaders | SBARE | FFA | Naturalization Ceremony | Enrollment
June 1, 2022 - Video | PDF Message from President Cook: Recap the first week on campus | Strategic plan | Share your ideas | NDSU Priorities | Continued listening to campus community
May 25, 2022 - Video | PDF Message from President Cook: Thank you to all who are welcoming | Meeting and listening with campus and community members | Strategic plan | SBHE Retreat
May 17, 2022 - Video| PDF Message from President Cook: NDSU welcomes 15th President David Cook