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This month: More Than a Meal: How ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïis fighting hunger near and far | Tracking, understanding, and solving the COVID-19 problem - Watch the recorded program now | Let us know your thoughts on ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹ÏFoundation Notes | Scholarships put ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïstudent on a path to succeed | ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïnursing students help to vaccinate 500 people in one day | Stay Connected with ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹ÏFoundation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

More Than a Meal: How ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïis fighting hunger near and far

Learn about ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïfood security programs on campus and beyond

Food insecurity is a global issue — one that impacts some students at NDSU. In a fall 2019 survey conducted by Meghan Yerhot, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïdoctoral student and food pantry coordinator, 38% of ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïstudents reported not having enough or adequate food, an issue that can affect students' grades as well as their mental and physical health.

Join us to learn more during the More Than a Meal Virtual Event on Wednesday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m. CT. This event is free, but .

Tracking, understanding, and solving the COVID-19 problem

Watch the recorded program now

John Glover, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹ÏPresident/CEO, leads conversations with ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïfaculty and students working behind the scenes to help track, understand, and solve the COVID-19 problem. .

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Let us know your thoughts on ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹ÏFoundation Notes

It's been one year since we launched this digital newsletter, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹ÏFoundation Notes! We'd like your feedback on the stories covered in these newsletters. Please to help us as we continue delivering meaningful stories and updates to your inbox.

Philanthropy in action

Scholarships put ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïstudent on a path to succeed

Born in Somalia and raised in Kenya, Ahmed Makaraan moved to Canada as a refugee before settling in Fargo, North Dakota, with his wife and three children. He says his ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïeducation and experiences prepared him to engage with research, listen to people's ideas and stories, and reach across the aisle. Ahmed has received several scholarships through the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth. He was also recently awarded the ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹ÏDepartment of Emergency Management Community Service Award in recognition of his contributions on campus and beyond. After he graduates in May 2021, Ahmed plans to apply to graduate school with hopes of working in international relations or global business.

"Scholarships helped me to enhance and focus on my education, and at the same time develop my professional connections. I was able to engage with the material and the speakers and instructors because of the financial support."
- Ahmed Makaraan '21, emergency management and international studies major with a minor in community development

Learn more about scholarship and program support made possible through In Our Hands: The Campaign for North ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï University at .

Campus news

½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïnursing students help to vaccinate 500 people in one day

½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ïnursing students across the state are helping health care groups administer the COVID-19 vaccine to hundreds of people in North Dakota. For example, students at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹ÏNursing at Sanford Health in Bismarck assisted Sanford Health to deliver doses to 500 people in a single day in March.

"I will remember the people that came in and cried as they were getting the vaccines because they would not have to be afraid of COVID anymore," Shayla Heger, an upper-level nursing student from Bismarck, North Dakota, said. "I feel so honored to have been able to be a part of that experience with them."