UND School of Graduate Studies

Graduate Students: The Gershman Graduate Center remains open during the summer months!

Summer Hours of Operation (May 18 to Aug. 21):
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
📍 3233 University Ave, Grand Forks, ND

Graduate students may access the student lounge during evenings and weekends using their U Card through the North entrance.

Stop by and enjoy:
• Meeting and study spaces
• Starbucks coffee machine, vending machine, microwave, refrigerator, cable TV, and uPrint station
• Graduate student lounge and comfortable seating areas
• Patio space and balcony views

For more information: UND.edu/gradschool

We loved celebrating our graduate students alongside family, friends, and faculty at our graduation open house this past weekend. 💚 🎉

Congratulations to the Spring Class of 2026, and best wishes for the exciting journey ahead! 🌟

🎓✨ Congratulations to our master’s and doctoral students who are graduating today! The School of Graduate Studies is proud to celebrate this important milestone and all that you have accomplished. 💚

The University of North Dakota Doctoral & Master’s Degrees Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Alerus Center. The ceremony will be livestreamed through UND.edu and the University of North Dakota page. To watch the ceremony live visit: bit.ly/3QrV9W9

We are excited to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduate students and recognize this important achievement!

That’s a wrap — for now! Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Midday Melodies concert yesterday at the Gershman Graduate Center. A big round of applause to the Project 88 student organization and its president, Carolina Caballero, as well as the UND Music performers who shared their musical talents with us throughout the semester. 👏🎶

We’ll take a short break during the summer, but stay tuned! A new Midday Melodies series will be announced for the fall semester.

Come relax during finals week with our monthly rendition of Midday Melodies on May 14 from 12 to 1pm at the Gershman Graduate Center! 🎹🎤

Enjoy a variety of classical music selections performed by our Music students and connect with students and the greater UND community. Light refreshments will be served, and music will begin at 12:30pm.

Check out the latest episode of the UND GradTalk podcast! 🎙️

This episode features Vig Parameshwar, a doctoral student in Computer Science from the UND College of Engineering & Mines. Vig discusses his role as part of a team working on a UND-affiliated project developing bistatic space radar and supporting space sustainability.

UND GradTalk Podcast #5: Developing Systems to Protect the Earth with Vig Parameshwar The UND GradTalk podcast welcomes Vigneshwar Parameshwar, a current computer science PhD student from the College of Engineering & Mines. In this episode, Vi...

Need somewhere quiet to study, or want to collaborate with your peers? Come visit the Gershman Graduate Center for your next study session!

The center is open Monday through Thursday, 8am to 9pm, and Fridays from 8am to 4:30pm.

Our graduate students have afterhours access to the student lounge using their U-Card, which is open until midnight.

Room reservations for groups are also encouraged through our Mazevo reservation system.

Struggling with end of the semester stress? The NCFDD offers free memberships for graduate students and is offering a free webinar on Tuesday, April 28 from 12pm to 1pm CST titled “Managing Stress by Shifting Our Self-Talk.”

The webinar will be covering simple strategies for shifting our self-talk to reduce stress and enhance our well-being.🧠

To sign up for a FREE membership through UND, follow this link: https://www.ncfdd.org/institutions/university-of-north-dakota

In the NCFDD library, there are many previous webinars free to watch that cover topics involving setting boundaries, goal setting, and stress management.

We are so excited to share that Dr. Soojung Kim has been named Dean of the School of Graduate Studies! 🎉

Read more in the UND Today article below.

Soojung Kim named dean of School of Graduate Studies - UND Today Kim served as interim dean since 2025 and previously as department chair and graduate program director in the Department of Communication.

Graduate students! Did you know that you can get free membership to access on-demand webinars from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)?

Webinar topics range from maintaining healthy boundaries, planning for rest and recovery, tips for productivity, and more!

To register for a free account, go to this website: https://members.ncfdd.org/institutions/university-of-north-dakota

For more career and professional development resources, check out UND’s Career and Professional Development website here: https://und.edu/academics/graduate-school/academic-career-support/workshops.html

The School of Graduate Studies also posts all workshop recordings for the semester in our Blackboard page, "Graduate Student Resources." Login to find the recordings you may have missed this semester!