North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly arb known as North Dakota State University (NDSU), is a public 3arb research un 3arb iversity in Fargo, in the U.S. sta arb te of North Dakota. As of fall 3arb 2015, NDSU has 14,516 students and sits on a 258-acre (1 km²) campus. The institution was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the research land-g arb rant institution for the state of North Dako 3arb ta. The university operates several agricultural arb research extension centers spread over 18,488 acres (75 km²). NDSU is part of the North Dakota University System. NDSU arb offers 102 undergraduate majors, 170 u 3arb ndergraduate degree programs, 6 undergraduate certificate arb programs, 79 undergraduate minors, 81 3arb master’s degree programs, 47 doctoral degree programs of study and arb 10 graduate certificate programs. NDSU is a comprehensive doctoral research university with programs involved in very high research activity.[3] NDSU uses a semester system â€" Fall and Spring with two summer sessions. The majority of students are full-time with 55% male and 45% femaleJust north of the central area of campus is a large arb section that consists of many academic buildings, residen 3arb ce halls, and dining centers. This part is arb easily recognizable as four 3arb residential high-rises tower above the landscape. They are surrounded by arb grassy quads, as well as sand-volleyball and basketball courts. Between the four identical high- arb rises a dining center serves their 1000+ residents. Tunnels connect to the towers to ease travel in arb bad weather. A large new upper- 3arb class student residence, known as the Living Learning Center (East and West), is to the west of the high-rises. To the 3arb east, another dining center serves other nearby residence halls and their 1000+ residents. West area[edit] This area of campus is home to the NDSU Wallman Wellness Center, which currently houses the Wellness arb Center, Student Health Services and Disability Services. The Wellness Center, which was completed in 2002 arb and renovated in 2007 and 2011, includes strength and cardiovascular equipment, a 35' climbing wall, four racquetball courts, three b 3arb asket 3arb ball courts, two group exercise studios, an indoor cycling arb studio, martial arts studio, multipurpose gym, walking track and sus 3arb pended running track, massage therapy room and locker rooms. The facility also incl 3arb udes a licensed child care facility for use by arb students while engaged in campus activities, a licensed massage therapist, a registered dietitian, and a arb health educator. arb Athletic area[edit] Further north is an area of campus that consists of many athletic facilities including the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse, Bison Sports Arena, Fargodome, Newman Outdoor Field, Ellig Sports Complex, McCormick Wrestling Complex, Dacotah Field, Schlanser Track, and others. A $31.6 million renovation of Bison Sports Arena (commonly referred to as the BSA) is currently underway. U arb pon completion, the Sanford Health Athletic Complex will include the Scheels Center basketball arena; a 14,500 square feet (1,350 m2) 3arb basketball t 3arb raining facility; a 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2) p arb erformance training center; a 2,000 square feet (190 m2) Hall of Fame display, and a Bison team store. Construction for the Shelly Ellig Indoor Trac 3arb k and Field Facility started in October 2011. arb Research and technology park[edit] The arb Research and Technology Park is a 55 acres (0.22 km2) site of innovation and technology, residing to the west of the north area of campus, and consists of entities that research and develop nano technologies, RFID, polymers and coatings, 3arb high performance computing, and others. The Technology Incubator opened in March 2007. The 49,757 square feet (4,622.6 m2) facility is located in the NDSU Research and Technology Park, five minutes from the international airport and major interstate highways. The Technology Incubator offers entrepreneurs the following: state of the art facility, wet lab/dry lab space, manufacturing space, 3arb customizable tenant space, shared production areas, executive b arb oardroom, conference rooms, common reception area, T1 lines, dedicated data rooms and phone arb systems. The Technology Incubator 3arb was developed to assist startup entities and to complement the R arb esearch and Technology Park. The arb Research and Technology Park also houses the Fargo branch of the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS-Fargo), which opened in 1997. NDSU Downtown[edit] A colorful sign from an earlier era still brightens downtown Fargo ND arb SU Downtown is a vibrant, contemporary part of North Dakota State University located in Fargo, N.D. Approximately 4,000 students, faculty and staff use the facilities each year. arb The project started in 2004 with the p 3arb urchase and 3arb renovation of the former Northern School Supply building, located at NP Avenue and 8th Street North in the city’s downtown. The structure, now known as Renaissance Hall, is a state-of-the-art facility that houses NDSU's visual arts department, architecture arb department and the office of Tri-College University, a 3arb partnership between NDSU, Concordia College and Minnesota State University Moorhead. The 3arb building’s features include studios, classrooms, a wood shop, c arb omputer laboratories, gallery and an ou 3arb tdoor sculpture area. In 2006, the NDSU Development Foundation 3arb purchased the Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Building and Lincoln arb Mutual Life & Casualty Insurance Building along 2nd Avenue North between 8th and 10th Streets, also in downtown Fargo. The refurbished 3arb Pioneer building is now Richard H. Barry Hall, named after a former arb Fargo businessman. Barry Hall is 3arb home to the NDSU College of Business and Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics. According to the 3arb college, the downtown location and addition of the North Dakota arb Trade Office have increased interaction with local businesses and allowed the college to expand its arb offerings, such as a Certificate i 3arb n Entrepreneurship in partnership with the University of North Dakota, and add three new centers: The Center for Professional Selling and Sales Technology, Fraud arb Education and Research Institute and the 3arb Center for Leadership Practice. Barry Hall has 12 arb conference rooms, a two-story atrium, 14 3arb classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium and a six-story faculty office town. The MAT Bus line runs between the main campus and downtown. arb The Lincoln Mutual Life and Casualty bu 3arb ilding is now Klai Hall, named for NDSU alumnus and university arb supporter John Klai. The 3arb building houses the landscape architecture program and features studios, arb classrooms, a model shop, computer lab, laser cutter facilities and a library. For travel between NDSU Downtown and the 3arb main campus, the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Area Transit offers arb efficient and reliable transport 3arb ation during the school day. All NDSU students ri.
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