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Carla Stewart told the committee that proceeds would return to the university and be used for deferred maintenance, extraordinary repairs and relocation expenses tied to campus needs. “Those funds would be used for deferred maintenance and possibly for the relocation of some of our departments in Columbia Hall,” Stewart said.

Committee members asked about restrictions and intent. UND said it does not plan to sell land on University Avenue and prefers to retain parcels that maintain campus continuity; sale or lease proposals would include conditions to protect university mission and would be reviewed through a campus procurement process. UND also said it solicited interest earlier this year to learn how potential developers would use the site and that responses are under review.

Representative Swantek noted Section 34 language in the draft that references how proceeds may be spent; UND said that specific legislative language was not submitted by the university and that its stated intent is to apply proceeds to deferred maintenance and relocation, not to shift other statutory funding responsibilities.

No final sale or lease decision was reported; UND asked for legislative authority so the university and the State Board can proceed with formal reviews and negotiations if needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","UND requested legislative authority to sell or lease a roughly 20‑acre parcel on the northwest corner of campus and to convey a small DOT-needed sliver for an underpass, saying proceeds would be used for deferred maintenance and relocation costs.","taxTitle","Appropriations - Education and Environment Division, House of Representatives, Legislative, North Dakota","taxId",28886,"location","North Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6095604,"UND to vacate Columbia Hall within 12–15 months; medical school to absorb space and face a 6,000 sq ft shortfall",201,2928000,3129000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2837341-3fa7dfe1fbb757e0e5455390f538bd8f&start=2928&end=3129","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2837341-3fa7dfe1fbb757e0e5455390f538bd8f/thumbnail_2928000.jpg","/articles/6095604/North-Dakota/UND-to-vacate-Columbia-Hall-within-1215-months-medical-school-to-absorb-space-and-face-a-6000-sq-ft-shortfall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6095604-175cce7fd95295dbdcc0f9255436b689/orig.mp4?Expires=1770422708&Signature=BMsQOBbtRRDTAp~UZKssWcpKQoquOQcmfZAg45uK2puQYzv7hvU3MJHbMENE58Ny6sPjOTT9-RZs8EqBoQPQJVoRZ1sM7WNtH330lA5kwKMNXY3CjYcROn6lJBYusknJY2s83xR5ttAbltAhWlm3Czzd4TQd-uKyZHKOMB58W~y4DxbCoFYNjckUzHCb-ksIt8nexUAHFDRtxR64M4wblcK7wrzsM3otRBTVgUUhHmOTuwbZOIDPpp-1GbGemTh-6LMZ~rIB4ImsLKGZp8b16CiNaAx4SdEkwuGonLF6lAFag33BtZUuYDK5iy98nPpUPivkx5UbExjOBJg41HSAeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marjorie Jenkins, vice president and dean of the School of Medicine at UND, told the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division that Columbia Hall must be vacated within the next 12 to 15 months and that the medical school will need to relocate 23,000 square feet of occupied space into existing medical-school facilities.

“The medical school will be vacating Columbia Hall within the next 12 to 15 months. We have currently occupied space of 23,000 square feet, and moving them over to the current school of medicine building. We will still be about 6,000 square feet short,” Jenkins said.

Jenkins and President Armacost described the move as a significant space and program challenge for UND’s medical teaching and research. Jenkins said the relocation will affect researchers, postdoctoral staff, graduate students and undergraduate courses—specifically anatomy, physiology and microbiology classes that serve 800 to 1,000 undergraduates and pre-health students. UND is looking at renovating other campus space and exploring temporary rental options in the community (including discussions with local health system Altru).

Carla Stewart, UND’s vice president for finance and operations, said the university has begun a fundraising and design plan for a permanent addition. Jenkins told the committee UND plans a project estimated at $95,000,000 for an addition including steam-line work; the university has committed roughly $40,000,000 from local funds and philanthropy and expects to run a capital campaign. If design and fundraising proceed now, officials estimated a move-in for operations in mid to late 2029.

Committee members asked UND to return with a minimum funding list describing what would be needed to start design work, demolition, and early phases so UND could demonstrate state investment to private donors. UND officials said they would provide the committee that cost breakdown.

Fire-department inspections and ongoing remediation were also discussed; UND said the Grand Forks Fire Department notified the university in July and that UND has been providing monthly progress reports as it works on interim corrective measures and planning for relocation.","UND told the committee it must vacate Columbia Hall within roughly a year to 15 months, moving about 23,000 square feet into the existing medical school building and leaving an estimated 6,000 square feet short for researchers, postdocs and teaching labs.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6095609,"UND asks Legislature to fund SCIF and national-security research infrastructure",1013,1408000,2421000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2837341-3fa7dfe1fbb757e0e5455390f538bd8f&start=1408&end=2421","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2837341-3fa7dfe1fbb757e0e5455390f538bd8f/thumbnail_1408000.jpg","/articles/6095609/North-Dakota/UND-asks-Legislature-to-fund-SCIF-and-national-security-research-infrastructure","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6095609-4babb13b59b2ca78f887bef510f01966/orig.mp4?Expires=1770422708&Signature=Y5vQb-Lz14VhGBMEOjp~XM9hkVyOt6RHei1AteNaTJqFjzBufrguE2dl8wDCjVi3Rx9lXJVaeaZBWWfp20vnMYJOqhp8XZmgY6jKkmmIFIN-m3DzyfVkmqZRUqELiURQl7jGyFrsm5Q4ZpN6~nUKtiWnghIBDEZcvpS9KjmOW368t7sm-ZTAbYvFnur2IwpcpFA1asTBiXzwY3g2xK0zUSKYr-nWQ3ARuUF4hMhK4yJwhVeYw1oKkA0Z9A~AJEmGIt1WqMEVZOqKu6sk5etFG18tpIX-PjBDeS5c6U8Sb4eHkbZAfL00ZFrbHh-7JDYIbkDVf-86OCLACsju~Cprlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ryan Adams, dean of Engineering and Mines at the University of North Dakota, told the committee the university’s top capital priorities are driven by increasing space and national-security research demand in the Grand Forks region.

“A SCIF is a Secure Compartmented Information Facility. It allows us to process classified information and to work in classified settings, which as we enhance our work in space and national security, becomes a necessity,” President Armacost explained before Dean Adams described the operational need.

Adams said the university’s full request included roughly $36,000,000 across 12 components and that the top two items together amounted to about $17,500,000. He described the SCIF as an all-or-nothing item: “If we have less than this, we can’t…get a SCIF at this point.”

Dean Adams and Vice President Scott Snyder detailed additional priorities that UND said would support education and a regional national-security ecosystem: satellite test beds to speed satellite development and student experience; a digital-twin operations center tied to the Space Development Agency; radar and optics ISR capability; a cyber range and separate cybersecurity research infrastructure; and materials characterization work tied to hypersonics.

Snyder told the committee that counter-UAS received strong interest from federal partners and lawmakers in Washington: funding and private matching are possible, he said, and industry partners have approached UND to partner on test capabilities near Grand Forks Air Force Base and Grand Sky.

Committee members pressed UND on which items require full funding versus which can be phased. Adams replied that some items could be phased or built in stages but reiterated that a SCIF must meet certification standards to be usable. UND officials said certain federal and private matching funds already exist for particular items (for example, a Space Development Agency phase-1 award cited as roughly $500,000) and that the university seeks opportunistic partnerships when federal solicitations appear.

No formal appropriation was passed in the hearing; members discussed priorities and asked UND to consider phased approaches and provide clearer cost breakdowns for high-ticket items.","UND presented a 12-item capital priorities list to the committee that emphasizes a Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), a large counter-UAS project, satellite test beds, a digital twin partnership with the Space Development Agency and cyber/radar testbeds tied to Grand Forks military infrastructure.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6095613,"UND warns federal research cuts could cost millions after recent grant cancellations",274,1076000,1350000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2837341-3fa7dfe1fbb757e0e5455390f538bd8f&start=1076&end=1350","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2837341-3fa7dfe1fbb757e0e5455390f538bd8f/thumbnail_1076000.jpg","/articles/6095613/North-Dakota/UND-warns-federal-research-cuts-could-cost-millions-after-recent-grant-cancellations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6095613-8e880945d179d19987cf81fa577ccb8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770422708&Signature=mFCONcVjqrwfb93nxM2KxbBWr7cSKI7WcHroKhwiU2sY4WxHlw1JBZTrBWLKFrjibUxkHBv5gTEKcFLzxRWCoWdTJuVq17bK4Cghu4K2F9YwC7SR6bTsdF~wDLIe7G4ff852KXmvxCsm9GB5h0rqYvR2bqm8lS06SJOJZWlw3DnY5GWx12l7XFcDD2ZQK8vnVHYn9GHBzBoxPN7VQwCWTjHRuA1R1nGLE8IueRf7LgXsB3oJcSEswD9wGwneVf6aE-RKVcYQrT31rqYH6rH1eDdeqe90JGnOO1n2nZlP00fGyOwbHwPGVP2fUsKwu4EtgCZAgt0CR9RhuXQCQO4hRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","President Armacost told the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division that reductions in federal research reimbursements could cost the University of North Dakota between about $2 million and $15 million and that the university had just received notices halting specific projects.

“The funding that comes from health and human services to the state of North Dakota has just led to notice of cancellation of research projects and activities,” President Armacost said, adding the cancellations “will have a direct translation in terms of loss of research, academic programs, and student health support services on the campus.”

Scott Snyder, UND’s vice president for research, described the situation as “still a very, very fluid situation,” saying “it looks like grants are starting to get canceled, but we’re not getting any information about what specific grants may be canceled or the reasons why things are getting canceled.”

Snyder and Armacost told the committee that one cancelled award supported the university’s nursing program. “The grant that I mentioned that was cancelled last week supports our nursing program. I think we had eight students who are impacted by it because they’re funded. Their scholarships are funded through that grant. I think the total loss was about $2,000,000,” Snyder said.

Committee members asked UND to provide more detailed, itemized information as the situation develops. Representative Sanford requested an emailed list of which projects are delayed or canceled, affected dollar amounts and the programs impacted; President Armacost agreed to provide that information to the committee as it becomes available.

Committee discussion and questions focused on how indirect-cost (overhead) reimbursement reductions at agencies such as HHS and NIH would ripple through campus research, graduate support and student services. UND officials said national-security research and some federal funding streams remain active, and that the university seeks to pivot to opportunities where possible while tracking immediate losses.

The committee did not take a vote or adopt policy at the session; members requested UND return with a detailed accounting of projects, affected dollar amounts and student impacts once the university compiles updated information.","University of North Dakota officials told the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division the school faces immediate disruptions after federal research funding reductions and that at least one HHS-funded grant that supported eight nursing students was canceled.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6095595,"UND officials estimate roughly $6 million in annual tuition waivers; university to supply committee details",165,2620000,2785000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2837341-3fa7dfe1fbb757e0e5455390f538bd8f&start=2620&end=2785","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2837341-3fa7dfe1fbb757e0e5455390f538bd8f/thumbnail_2620000.jpg","/articles/6095595/North-Dakota/UND-officials-estimate-roughly-6-million-in-annual-tuition-waivers-university-to-supply-committee-details","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6095595-cc16a5ac3d38bb67ec043d837f76e8a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770422708&Signature=MYUIs-IGaUO~4lqfCLRRJHWwXgT7YBcBRBJEqHgFlhiyZhUDoP5xo78H73C43Vzrmy8wA2ol82P0KON7G3f9PyOEgd9yXhAkFxQDFNayOaaHfCvOLF06tsW4OyL2~lA9AUU24~EyNYXQEnhVZjS2egDn8d82ETl5g88ymp9~aiQeqn5dDzknKbkNVc3wPiXplTBXmasIyc0NZr8VQioYerUPc2S31TFS7oBnZUbpqXQccEHBl2llBkNkiGjYSMO9xFi0hGnUrppPJEretkbyok6wYsBWx9op4CPTrep6qjTFIEIThgYVCtEeGwc0z~m7IGFQNE34zfEyil~nnJiJVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","University officials told the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division that UND issues tuition waivers as part of graduate assistantships, mandated waivers (for military, etc.) and targeted recruitment and retention efforts, and that the university is actively managing waiver levels.

President Armacost said UND aims to keep waivers reasonably low compared with peer institutions and that many waivers are mandatory. “I think between, around $6,000,000 of waivers,” he told the committee when asked for a current estimate.

Carla Stewart, UND’s vice president for finance and operations, explained how the institution has tightened waiver allocations: “We have very few waivers that are granted at the master's level. And most of our waivers that are not dictated, either through a program by the NDUS or others, those are at the PhD level and those students participate either as GSAs or graduate student assistants or graduate research assistants. So really the waivers that we're granting are almost in lieu of salary dollars.”

Stewart said she would provide the committee a summary of waiver amounts and a short history of how the university manages waivers. Committee members noted systemwide waiver totals raised during the hearing and asked UND to put its numbers in that broader context.

No legislative action was taken; UND offered to provide written detail to the committee following the hearing.","UND said tuition waivers total roughly $6 million a year, many of them state‑mandated or provided to Ph.D. students who serve as graduate assistants; the university said it would provide the committee a summary of waiver totals and history.","actionData","errors"]

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UND asks Legislature to fund SCIF and national-security research infrastructure

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