NDUS-Recognized Centers

North Dakota University System Board-Recognized Centers

Nine students in waders stand in the river while working at Prairie Waters Education and Research Center near Kathryn to gather samples.

Don Mugan Career and Technical Education Leadership Center

Director: Knut Peder Gjovik, Ph.D.

Valley City State University
415 Winter Show Rd SE Ste 2
(701) 845-7448

mugan.vcsu.edu

The mission of the Don Mugan Career and Technical Education Leadership Center is to recruit and retain high quality teachers and administrators in career and technical education. The center supports career and technical education by providing training for new teachers in the field, as well as providing professional development opportunities to retain and keep our CTE teachers and administrators current in their professions.

Great Plains STEM Education Center

Director: Jamie Wirth, Ph.D.

Valley City State University
Rhoades Science Center 132A
(701) 845-7734
jamie.wirth@vcsu.edu

The Great Plains STEM Education Center’s goal is to bring North Dakota to the forefront of STEM education.

The center’s role is to provide leadership, professional development for teachers and administrators, documentation of STEM education competence through endorsements that appear on licenses and certificates that appear on transcripts, promote student STEM experiences, and connect with the larger community.

Prairie Waters Education and Research Center

Director: Andre DeLorme

Education Specialist: Bonita Roswick
(701) 845-7570
bonita.roswick@vcsu.edu
www.vcsu.edu/prairiewaters/

The Prairie Waters Education and Research Center provides environmental education opportunities on water issues for K-12 students, college students, teachers and natural resource professionals in North Dakota.  In addition, it provides research opportunities for VCSU students.