Under her guidance every county in North Dakota will be participating in the USDA-sponsored Family Nutrition program by October of this year. Several faculty in the School of Education were presenters and held leadership roles at the recent American Counseling Association annual conference in San Antonio. Jim Wigtil led the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Department Chair meeting and participated as a member of the Association Governing Council. This is great news for all of us, and the work each of you do to make this a great place for students is really appreciated. This grant will provide opportunities for graduate and advanced undergraduate students to work with science and math teachers in grade 6-12 classrooms.
Funding is close to one million dollars for the three year project.
This project was unique in that it was planned to assist Fargo-Moorhead new Americans, many of whom have come to the area from countries experiencing political strife. Congratulations to Ted May, Director of a recently received three-year Bremer grant in support of the Red River of the North Flood Resilience Project. The Institute includes the Center for Watershed Education and the Center for Flood Damage Reduction and Natural Resource Studies. Jeannie works in CDFS with Extension faculty, and is a senior mass communication students at Minnesota State University-Moorhead. The group has examined in detail not only the economic impact of family businesses but also the relationships among the family, the business and the community.