Video of Rep. Jasper Schneider Press Conference -- http://www.kxmc.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=266339
Video of Opening Fall Semester Session at Minot State University.............
http://www.kmot.com/News_video.asp?news=21536
Sessions at Minot State University on Thursday .......
Informative mini-sessions scheduled Aug. 21
Convocation activities continue Aug. 21, with a morning of informative mini-sessions. The presentations are being held in Main 106 and the Conference Center; coffee and breakfast snacks will be served in the hallway outside of the sessions, 8-8:30 a.m.
The presentations are "Campus Connection Upgrade," by Registrar Jennifer Sick, and "Rethinking What It Means to Be a Beaver: Opening the Dam for the 21st Century Learner," by faculty members Eric Anderson, Kristi Berg, Conrad Davidson, Andrea Donovan, Jane la Plante, Cheryl Nilsen and Deb Olson. The concurrent sessions are at 8:30-9:50 a.m. and 10-11:30 am.
Due to recent upgrades and significant changes to PeopleSoft, all faculty are required to attend either the 8:30 or 10 a.m. session of "Campus Connection Upgrade."
The "Rethinking What It Means to Be a Beaver: Opening the Dam for the 21st Century Learner" presentation is a compilation of information gathered at the Association of American Colleges and Universities 2008 Institute on General Education, which was held May 30 to June 4. This annual institute is an opportunity for campus teams to work together with consultants on reforming their general education programs.
A complete schedule grid has been provided to all employees via campus mail. Employees are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible.
Senator Dorgan Meeting in Fargo and Other IT Information
Nominations sought for IT Awards:
ITCND is seeking nominations for its 2008 IT Awards. The nomination deadline is Friday, Sept. 5.
Nominations are sought in the following categories:
· Outstanding Achievement in Business recognizing businesses with a primary focus of developing and providing IT business solutions
· Innovative Business User of Technology recognizing businesses that, through the use of innovative technology, have demonstrated they are on the cutting-edge of providing products or services in today’s competitive markets
· Entrepreneur Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial success in the development of a technology-based commercial business that has its origins and is currently a North Dakota business
· Outstanding Achievement in Education recognizes an individual associated with a North Dakota educational institution or program who has demonstrated excellence in the promotion and/or use of technology in the academic realm
· Outstanding Achievement in Digital Government recognizes individuals or teams who have demonstrated foresight, innovation and implementation of programs or services that provide information technology to serve and connect with the public on the state or local level
· Legislative Award recognizes a North Dakota legislator who is a champion of bringing technology to the citizens of North Dakota
The 2008 winners will be recognized during the IT Awards Program Oct. 14 in Fargo. Nomination forms are available at https://webmail.state.nd.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.itcnd.org/.
For more information, contact Annika Nelson, ITCND assistant executive director, at 701-355-4458 or office@itcnd.org.
Mark your calendar!:
Mark your calendar for the 2008 IT Awards Program and ITCND Annual Meeting to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Fargo.
This will follow the Red River Research Corridor Summit, Milestones & Horizons, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, on Oct. 13 at the Ramada Plaza Suites and ConferenceCenter in Fargo.
Watch for more information on both events at https://webmail.state.nd.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.itcnd.org/ in the near future.
Interviews to begin on assessment:
As part of the development phase of the IT Career Awareness Program, ITCND is working with Praxis Strategy Group on an updated IT Workforce Needs Assessment. A number of ITCND members will be contacted for in-person interviews within the next several weeks. Your cooperation would be greatly appreciated and is vital to the completeness and accuracy of this assessment.
The assessment will document specific industry challenges, quantify current and projected workforce and skill requirements, identify the workforce replacement rate needed to support the industry, determine employer workforce training and education needs, and conduct an occupational task analysis on key occupations identified by the industry.
The project will culminate in the development of a strategic framework for meeting North Dakota’s IT workforce needs for the next three to five years. Using the data combined from a variety of sources, the strategic framework will include issues and recommended actions that could be undertaken to meet North Dakota’s IT workforce needs.
FindJobsND.com introduced:
Job Service North Dakota recently introduced its enhanced career website, featuring more than 14,000 available jobs and 10,000 resumes of potential job candidates and powerful workforce technology that retrieves job postings from other websites called Job Spidering.
“FindJobsND.com stands out among other job search websites because it is the largest site completely dedicated to North Dakota and the local labor market,” Gov. John Hoeven says. “In addition to the online services, job seekers and employers can receive personal assistance with their job or candidate searches from 16 Job Service offices statewide.”
The goal of FindJobsND.com is to facilitate more successful matches between businesses and the employees they need. Because of the site’s new capacity, people looking for jobs in North Dakota need to visit only one website, FindJobsND.com, where they will find job openings from corporate websites, educational institutions, government agencies, hospitals, newspapers, private job boards and other sources.
MDU Resources Group hosts counselors:
ITCND assisted in connecting MDU Resources Group with the 2008 North Dakota Career and Technical Education Professional Development Conference, which was held in Bismarck Aug. 4-6. As a result, nearly 40 high school counselors from schools statewide participated in a panel discussion led by six MDU Resources Group IT employees on Aug. 6.
The panelists from various lines of business within the enterprise provided information on the occupations and skills of their IT staff as well as education required to secure positions within their operations. The panelists also provided insight on their educational background and why they chose a career in IT.
Deana Wiese, ITCND executive director, also gave an overview of the IT Career Awareness Program that is currently being developed. Many counselors were interested in receiving additional information once the program is implemented. New Salem counselor Gaylynn Becker requested industry contacts to come into classrooms this fall. This will be the role of the IT Career Awareness Program coordinator once the program is implemented. In the meantime, partners in the IT Career Awareness Program were contacted and will be working with Gaylynn on the arrangements for fall classroom visits.
Needed: IT professionals to complete survey:
The North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and AIM Midwest Center for Information Technology (AIM MCIT) are seeking IT professionals to complete a survey by Friday, Aug. 29, to help shape and define its information technology and other curriculum.
The AIM MCIT is a National Science Foundation-funded regional center of excellence in information technology education. Ten public two-year community colleges, junior colleges and technical institutes located across Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota comprise the center, including NDSCS.
A drawing will take place after every 20 surveys have been received for the first 100 surveys submitted before the due date of Friday, Aug. 29. Winners will receive their choice of an iPod Classic or Blackberry PDA.
View a PDF of the survey at https://webmail.state.nd.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.itcnd.org/downloads/mcit_employer_survey.pdf or visit https://webmail.state.nd.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://ssl.aiminstitute.org/cns2008/ to complete the survey electronically.
For more information, contact John Jeanetta at 402-345-5025, ext. 127, or john@aiminstitute.org.
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