NDUS-Recognized Centers
North Dakota University System Board-Recognized Centers
Don Mugan Career and Technical Education Leadership Center
Director: Richard Ross
Valley City State University
Vangstad 113
(701) 845-7182
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
Coordinator: Jason Dockter, M.Ed.
Valley City State University
Regional Technology Center; 415 Winter Show Road SE
(701) 845-7447
jason.dockter@vcsu.edu
stem.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.