Video Messages from the President
An archive of President Cook’s videos along with university administrators and guest speakers can be found below. Meet staff, faculty, and students from across campus and learn about the many things that are happening at North Dakota State University.
Academic Year 2024 - 2025
| 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 |
Academic Year 2023 - 2024
| 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 Theater 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 Fitzgerlad, Vice President for Research and Creative Activity | NSF Enginges 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 |
Academic Year 2022 - 2023
| June 27, 2023 - Video | PDF | Message from President Cook: NDSU Tranform 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 |
Academic Year 2021 - 2022
| June 30, 2022 - Video | PDF | Message from President Cook: Research recognitions | Academic prioritizatin, 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 | MMessage 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 membes | Strategic plan | SBHE Retreat |
| May 17, 2022 - Video| PDF | Message from President Cook: NDSU welcomes 15th President David Cook |