Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Get the latest updates from the University of North Dakota during the Aug. 26, 2026, Faculty & Staff Town Hall.
President Andrew Armacost and UND leaders share updates on enrollment, campus leadership searches, job architecture and compensation, federal funding, construction projects, digital accessibility, artificial intelligence, parking, employee benefits and more.
The town hall also includes questions from faculty and staff on topics ranging from hybrid work and online education to research funding, student employment and campus safety.
Learn more about what’s happening across UND as the 2026-27 academic year gets underway.
00:00 – Welcome message from President Armacost
03:52 – Provost Link on enrollment, master planning and hiring search updates
10:15 – Job architecture study updates
13:27 – Federal research grant updates
16:44 – UND Construction updates
20:04 – Possible cost-saving changes to the medical coverage
21:58 – Current or expected hiring freezes?
22:23 – Parking permit costs
24:38 – Guidance about AI use on campus
27:33 – Security camera data
29:56 – UND have its own recycling process?
30:51 – Is UND emphasizing that these online students do benefit the state?
32:30 –Hyrbrid and remote work changes
35:32 – Digital accessibility update
39:57 – Federal grant guidance on negotiated indirect rates
41:24 – Hiring international students in faculty or staff roles
42:41 – Paid reserved parking spots
43:49 – Full integration of Microsoft Copilot with Office 365
45:03 – Online students work in the summer
48:20 – Hiring another part-time person to review the ACRs and VPATs
49:27 – Gamble Hall parking availability
50:27 – President Armacost closing comments
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Founded in 1883, six years before the state itself was established, the University of North Dakota is a busy 521-acre campus, the state’s largest. We're an innovator in engineering, medicine, aviation and unmanned aircraft systems with colleges of business, arts, sciences, nursing, aerospace, education, engineering and medicine. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered online and on campus.
WEBSITE: https://und.edu/
ABOUT: https://und.edu/about/index.html
MAJORS: https://und.edu/programs/
VISIT: https://und.edu/admissions/visit/
APPLY: https://und.edu/admissions/apply.html
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Get the latest updates from the University of North Dakota during the Aug. 26, 2026, Faculty & Staff Town Hall.
President Andrew Armacost and UND leaders share updates on enrollment, campus leadership searches, job architecture and compensation, federal funding, construction projects, digital accessibility, artificial intelligence, parking, employee benefits and more.
The town hall also includes questions from faculty and staff on topics ranging from hybrid work and online education to research funding, student employment and campus safety.
Learn more about what’s happening across UND as the 2026-27 academic year gets underway.
00:00 – Welcome message from President Armacost
03:52 – Provost Link on enrollment, master planning and hiring search updates
10:15 – Job architecture study updates
13:27 – Federal research grant updates
16:44 – UND Construction updates
20:04 – Possible cost-saving changes to the medical coverage
21:58 – Current or expected hiring freezes?
22:23 – Parking permit costs
24:38 – Guidance about AI use on campus
27:33 – Security camera data
29:56 – UND have its own recycling process?
30:51 – Is UND emphasizing that these online students do benefit the state?
32:30 –Hyrbrid and remote work changes
35:32 – Digital accessibility update
39:57 – Federal grant guidance on negotiated indirect rates
41:24 – Hiring international students in faculty or staff roles
42:41 – Paid reserved parking spots
43:49 – Full integration of Microsoft Copilot with Office 365
45:03 – Online students work in the summer
48:20 – Hiring another part-time person to review the ACRs and VPATs
49:27 – Gamble Hall parking availability
50:27 – President Armacost closing comments
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Founded in 1883, six years before the state itself was established, the University of North Dakota is a busy 521-acre campus, the state’s largest. We're an innovator in engineering, medicine, aviation and unmanned aircraft systems with colleges of business, arts, sciences, nursing, aerospace, education, engineering and medicine. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered online and on campus.
WEBSITE: https://und.edu/
ABOUT: https://und.edu/about/index.html
MAJORS: https://und.edu/programs/
VISIT: https://und.edu/admissions/visit/
APPLY: https://und.edu/admissions/apply.html
Follow us on social media:
Instagram: instagram.com/uofnorthdakota
Facebook: facebook.com/UofNorthDakota
TikTok: tiktok.com/@uofnorthdakota
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/uofnorthdakota
#college #undproud #university #collegelife #studentlife
