NDSU College of Engineering

09/23/2026

Join us for our Ribbon-Cutting and Dedication Celebration for the Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex! 🤘🦬

The program starts at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2026, followed by an open house. All are welcome to attend.

09/22/2026

The future of engineering at North Dakota State University starts here!

Join fellow alumni, supporters, faculty, staff, students, and community members as we celebrate the dedication of the Richard Offerdahl ’65 Engineering Complex on Friday, Oct. 2.

Following the ceremony, guests are invited to tour the facility and experience firsthand the spaces that will support innovation, collaboration, and student success for years to come.

📍 South Side of Offerdahl Hall
🕑 2 p.m.
✅ No registration required

More event details: https://ndsufoundation.com/offerdahl-ribbon-cutting

09/21/2026

Graduate student Colten Alme has earned a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) INTERN award to fund a 6-month, full-time research internship at CorVent Medical right here in Fargo! 🤘🦬

Working in Dr. Yan Zhang’s BioFlow Lab, Colten has been studying complex biological flows. Now, he’s taking that academic research and applying it to life-saving respiratory ventilation systems, learning firsthand how medical devices move from design to regulatory testing and market impact.

Best of luck with the internship, Colten! We can’t wait to see where your research takes you next.

Read more about this local partnership with national impact:

NDSU News September 16, 2026 NSF Grant connects NDSU biomedical engineering student with CorVent for full-time research internship NDSU biomedical engineering graduate student Colten Alme received a National Science Foundation INTERN Supplement award to fund a six-month full-time internship at CorVe...

09/18/2026

at our biggest fall visit event on October 15 and 16! 🤘

Tour campus, meet students and professors and learn more about academic life, student involvement, scholarships and more at our biggest visit event of the year!

Find dates, times and registration info at: ndsu.edu/discover

09/18/2026

09/16/2026

A huge thank you to our Premier Partners for joining us for a sneak peek of the new Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex! 🎓🛠️

Before our official ribbon-cutting and dedication on October 2, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you to the incredible industry leaders who helped bring this project to life. Partners like Bobcat Company, Marvin, and Mortenson are invested directly in NDSU students and their future workforce.

During their tour, guests saw our "Engineering on Display" concept in action—from the huge student makerspace and high-bay lab to high-tech labs for electronics, precision ag, cybersecurity, and materials science.

Every square foot of this $100 million complex was built with student success in mind. We can't wait to share this amazing space with our entire Bison family at our dedication celebration! 🤘

📸 Check out some highlights from this morning's event below!

09/14/2026

The latest edition of Herd: A Magazine for NDSU Alumni & Friends introduces new North Dakota State University President Marshall Stewart. Learn how Marshall made an impression on presidential search committee member Dr. Chad Ulven ’01.

Chad is an alumnus who has worked in the NDSU College of Engineering for 20+ years. He teaches in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and serves as a University Distinguished Professor (the highest academic honor for NDSU faculty).

“Our path forward will require collaboration, problem-solving, and a Herd mentality — and by Herd mentality, I don’t mean that we should blindly follow, but rather that we should determine a shared purpose through conversations and consensus-building,” Chad wrote. “I’m excited to have President Stewart here to help lead these efforts at NDSU.” 🦬

Read the welcome letter: https://ndsufoundation.com/magazine/2026/09/welcome-letter-fall-2026

09/09/2026

Classroom learning is just the beginning at NDSU! 💛💚

Ebenezer Agbenyegah, a senior majoring in civil engineering, spent his summer as a municipal intern at Bolton & Menk. From local airport projects to street reconstruction, Ebenezer gained hands-on experience seeing how engineering directly impacts local communities.

Originally from Eswatini in southern Africa, Ebenezer transferred to NDSU last year and quickly jumped into student leadership, joining ASCE, NSBE, and serving as an Engineering Ambassador.

"NDSU is just a really good community where, regardless of whether you came here your freshman year or transferred, you'll always feel like family," Ebenezer says.

Read the full story to learn how campus connections and career fairs helped him take the next step in his engineering journey: https://www.ndsu.edu/story/ndsu-civil-engineering-student-gains-hands-experience-through-summer-internship