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18 posts
Event · 2025-12-15
Spring Open Day: Class Audit + Faculty Q&A

A classroom-first open day: audit a lab session, join faculty Q&A, and attend an application materials workshop.

  • open-day
  • info-session
  • admissions
News · 2025-12-12
MDU Recognized in the 2025 Hybrid Higher Education Yearbook

The yearbook highlights MDU’s portfolio-first assessment paired with oral exams and auditable evidence chains.

  • ranking
  • learning-design
  • assessment
Announcement · 2025-11-04
Announcement: North Star Scholarship & Student Support Grant

Two aid tracks supporting different contexts: academic potential, financial constraints, and equipment/accessibility needs. Round 1 deadline: 2025-12-20.

  • scholarships
  • tuition
  • financial-aid
News · 2025-10-02
Research: Responsible Systems Lab Publishes a “Rule Chains” Review Pattern

A governance practice for complex systems: linking rules, exceptions, review records, and change rationale into auditable chains.

  • research
  • governance
  • standards
News · 2025-09-20
Research highlights: new evaluation playbooks and benchmarks

A roundup of recent outputs focused on procurement-ready evaluation and benchmark design.

  • research
  • evaluation
  • outputs
Event · 2025-09-02
Welcome Week: orientation and advising

Orientation sessions, advising clinics, and an intro to lab culture and academic integrity.

  • orientation
  • advising
  • campus
Announcement · 2025-09-01
Academic Calendar 2025: Feedback Weeks and Public Defenses

The new year keeps a wider cadence: a feedback week every 6 weeks, plus an annual public defense week.

  • calendar
  • defenses
  • review
Event · 2025-08-22
Research partnership forum: civic systems and responsible AI

A half-day forum with civic and industry partners to review ongoing work and propose new collaboration tracks.

  • research
  • partnerships
  • responsible-ai
Event · 2025-08-05
Student support workshops: pacing, revision, and burnout prevention

A workshop series on sustainable study habits, feedback cycles, and how to ask for help early.

  • student-support
  • wellbeing
  • workshops
News · 2025-07-14
Course catalog now includes detailed course pages

Courses now have detail pages with outcomes, assessment breakdown, and weekly outlines when available.

  • academics
  • courses
  • catalog
Announcement · 2025-07-01
Scholarship updates for September intake

Updated guidance on needs-based aid and program-specific fellowships, including timelines for decisions.

  • scholarships
  • admissions
  • financial-aid
Event · 2025-06-18
Alumni mentorship program: summer cohort

A 6-week mentorship cohort pairing students with alumni for portfolio reviews and career planning.

  • alumni
  • mentorship
  • careers
News · 2025-06-02
MDU releases open templates for reproducible projects

New templates help students turn course work into audited research outputs: logs, evaluation protocols, and review checklists.

  • research
  • reproducibility
  • open-source
News · 2025-05-21
Library hours extended during exam period

The main library will extend hours, add quiet zones, and run evening study support sessions.

  • campus
  • library
  • exams
Announcement · 2025-05-08
Research Summer Fellows: applications open

Paid summer fellowships for students contributing to reproducible research artifacts across labs.

  • research
  • fellowships
  • students
Event · 2025-04-22
Admissions timeline: September intake

Key deadlines, portfolio guidance sessions, and dates for scholarship decisions.

  • admissions
  • deadlines
  • scholarships
News · 2025-03-03
MDU launches new research centers focused on reproducibility and civic systems

Two new units expand our open-methods infrastructure and deepen partnerships with local public service teams.

  • research
  • reproducibility
  • partnerships
Announcement · 2025-02-10
Faculty awards: teaching excellence and public impact

Recognizing faculty for rigorous feedback practices, transparent assessment, and civic partnerships.

  • faculty
  • teaching
  • community