Communications and Creative Arts Center Groundbreaking on Tuesday
BSC will officially break ground on a new Communications and Creative Arts Center on Tuesday, May 20 at 1:30 p.m. on the corner of Edwards Ave. and Schafer Street on the BSC campus. Gov. Jack...
View ArticleSix BSC employees receive excellence awards
Bismarck State College honored six employees with the Award for Excellence at the spring BSC Celebration event. The award recognizes significant or meritorious performance in professional roles....
View ArticleBSC recognizes outstanding academic students
Bismarck State College celebrated its scholars and outstanding students at the 45th annual spring Recognition Ceremony April 23 in the Bavendick Stateroom of the National Energy Center of...
View ArticleNew faculty and professional staff hired
Bismarck State College hired two faculty members and three professional staff over the past few months.Brad Anderson has the new grant-funded position of assistant professor, National Energy Center of...
View ArticleBSC Tech Camp scheduled June 17
Bismarck State College holds a one-day Tech Camp June 17 for middle and high school students entering seventh through 11th grade. The camp is geared toward beginners, but all skill levels are...
View ArticleBSC breaks ground on Communications and Creative Arts Center
Bismarck State College officially broke ground today on a new Communications and Creative Arts Center. Gov. Jack Dalrymple spoke, along with North Dakota University System Interim Chancellor Larry C....
View ArticleBSC President's Run set for July 11
Bismarck State College holds its seventh annual President's Run Friday, July 11, to raise money for the Ed Kringstad Memorial Scholarship fund held by the BSC Foundation.Motorcycle and car enthusiasts...
View ArticleGolfers can participate in BSC scholarship event
Golfers have a chance to play as well as raise money for Bismarck State College athletic scholarships during the BSC President's Cup Golf Classic Friday, June 20, at Prairie West Golf Course in...
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Retirement begins for five BSC employees
Bismarck State College faculty members Carla Bickert, Bob Cossette and Keith Landeis, staff member Kathie Overson, and Dean of Academic Affairs Janelle Masters have chosen to retire. During her 36...
View ArticleHess Corporation donates pump training unit
The Hess Corporation donated a miniature working model pumping unit to Bismarck State College for display in the National Energy Center of Excellence (NECE). The unit will be used to promote the...
View ArticleND Commerce awards grant for BSC Workforce training program
Reprinted with Permission from the ND Department of CommerceBISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced two workforce enhancement grants for Bismarck State College (BSC) totaling...
View ArticleBSC documentary premieres on TV Sept. 4, online now
Bismarck State College's documentary film, Celebrating 75 Years: The Story of Bismarck State College premieres on Dakota Media Access (DMA) Channel 12 beginning Sept. 4. It also is available to stream...
View ArticleOne-woman play explores gender roles, sexuality and spirituality
Award-winning solo artist, Jessica Lynn Johnson, will perform ZE: A Thirty Year Old Virgin's Quest for Healthy Sexuality from A to Ze! on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sidney J. Lee...
View ArticleBSC ranked 5th nationally for granting engineering-related degrees
Bismarck State College was ranked fifth among two and four-year institutions granting associate degrees in engineering technologies and engineering related fields in the August 18 issue of Community...
View ArticleNational Guard, BSC to host free community wellness event
The North Dakota Army National Guard and BSC will host a Community Fit Fair at 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Sertoma Club Community Center. The event is designed to promote a culture of total...
View ArticleBismarck State College completes smart grid laboratory project
Bismarck State College National Energy Center of Excellence recently finished a four-year project to demonstrate smart grid technology. The smart grid combines different sources of power generation,...
View ArticleEnergy resource added to ND student curriculum
An in-depth look at North Dakota's energy resources has recently been added to the North Dakota Studies curriculum for students in fourth and eighth grade.The "Energy: Powered by North Dakota"...
View ArticleBSC BookTalk selections and theme announced
The Bismarck State College BookTalk series begins Jan. 4 with community discussions of three notable books on selected Sundays from 1-3 p.m. in the BSC Library. This year BookTalk will explore the...
View ArticleBSC Alumni Association seeks nominations
The Bismarck State College National Alumni Association seeks nominations for the 2015 Alumni of the Year and the Rising Star awards. The deadline for submitting nominations is Dec. 1.These awards honor...
View ArticleHigher ed, TrainND collaborate to offer training in Dickinson
Bismarck State College (BSC) is working in collaboration with Dickinson State University (DSU), Williston State College (WSC) and TrainND to offer professional development and workforce training...
View ArticleDec. 8 BSC listening meeting for new chancellor moved to Basin Auditorium in...
A message from NDUS SYSTEM OFFICEThe State Board of Higher Education is beginning its search for the next Chancellor of the North Dakota University System. Dr. Larry C. Skogen has been serving as...
View ArticleBSC and partners receive $9.9 million grant
Bismarck State College and consortium partners have received a $9.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support job-driven technical programs related to energy, transportation and...
View ArticleBSC employees honored for years of service
The Bismarck State College Foundation honored 74 employees for their years of service during the college's Winter Celebration in the National Energy Center of Excellence Bavendick Stateroom.BSC...
View ArticleEnergy Generation Conference set for Jan. 27-29
The 36th annual Energy Generation Conference (EGC) fills the Bismarck Event Center Jan. 27-29 with an expanded exhibitor showcase and training for more than 2,000 energy workers from across the U.S....
View ArticleBSC receives NEH Challenge Grant
A grant writing team from Bismarck State College led by philosophy professor Tayo Basquiat has landed a highly competitive $500,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Challenge grant, and the...
View ArticleBSC ensemble selling songs for Valentine's Day
Music warms hearts and Valentine's Day when the Bismarck State College Men's Ensemble serenades that special someone on Friday, Feb. 13, on campus or somewhere in the Bismarck community.For $20, the...
View ArticleCommerce awards grant for BSC workforce training program
Reprinted with permission from the ND Department of Commerce. BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced a workforce enhancement grants for Bismarck State College (BSC) totaling...
View ArticleBSC VP Kari Knudson named one of Top 25 Women in Business by Prairie Business...
Portions of this news story were reprinted with permission from Prairie Business magazine.Kari Knudson, vice president NECE, has been name one the top 25 women in business in the northern Plains by...
View ArticleBSC Library holding last hurrah in old building
The Bismarck State College Library will be celebrating National Library Week, April 12-18 with an open house on Wednesday. The event will be the "last hurrah" for the Library as it is scheduled for...
View ArticleBSC Concert to feature original student compositions
The BSC Spring Choral Concert will be held Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sidney J. Lee Auditorium on the BSC campus, and will include premier performances of original compositions by student...
View ArticleBSC Carpentry program highlights student work at open houses
The BSC Carpentry students will be showcasing both their cabinetry and their home building skills over the next week:BSC Cabinetry Class Open HouseFriday, May 1 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Room 248 BSC...
View ArticleBSC adds new employees
Bismarck State College has hired a number of new faculty and professional staff throughout the 2014-2015 academic year.The Mathematics program added two assistant professors – Danica Allard and Heather...
View ArticleBismarck State College celebrates 75th commencement
BSC's 75th Commencement will be held Friday, May 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the Bismarck Civic Center. Nearly 700 students will graduate from BSC this spring.Commencement speaker is North Dakota University...
View ArticleBSC signs articulation agreement with Nebraska college
Students who complete the Energy Generation Operations program at Southeast Community College (SCC) in Lincoln, Neb., now can transfer those credits toward completion of a Bachelor of Applied Science...
View ArticleBismarck State College named approved training provider
The Water and Wastewater Technology program curriculum at Bismarck State College has been recognized and approved for Training Units (TUs) and also experience towards the entry-level exam required for...
View ArticleBSC welcomes another class to its energy programs
This story is reprinted with permission from the Lignite Energy Council. The lignite-based power plants that dot the hillsides near Center, Beulah, Stanton and Washburn generate more than electricity....
View ArticlePaul Swanson named Professor Emeritus
Bismarck State College has elevated former math instructor and coach Paul Swanson to Professor Emeritus. The designation is the highest honor awarded to retired faculty. It recognizes exemplary...
View ArticleBSC programs, faculty earn career and technical education awards
The North Dakota Association of Career and Technical Education (NDACTE) honored two Bismarck State College programs and one professor with awards during its annual conference in August. Associate...
View ArticleBSC approved as solar professionals exam provider
Bismarck State College (BSC) is now a registered North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam Provider. NABCEP is the most respected, well-established, and widely...
View ArticleTopics set for Conversations at BSC
Bismarck State College presents its eighth series of Conversations at BSC with five humanities topics scheduled throughout the academic year.Held on selected Sunday afternoons, the discussions take...
View ArticleSept. 22 BSC open house will celebrate four new buildings
The Bismarck State College campus has grown by three buildings this past year and gained modern, expanded space in the Student Union.A public open house to view the completed projects is set from 4 to...
View ArticleConversations at BSC begins Oct. 4 with Vietnam
Bismarck State College begins its eighth series of Conversations at BSC on Sunday, Oct. 4, with a long look at "Vietnam: History, Metaphor, Quagmire, Myth."The discussion between BSC President Larry C....
View ArticleBSC enrollment up 2 percent, retention remains strong
Bismarck State College has again secured its place as the third largest college in the North Dakota University System with 4,078 students enrolled this fall – a 2 percent increase over last year....
View ArticleBSC symposium panelists speak on 1960s experience
Bismarck State College looks back at the 1960s with North Dakotans and others who took part in issues of the time during BSC's Nov. 4-5 symposium, "The '60s: Turmoil and Transformation."The eight guest...
View ArticleBSC presents symposium on the 1960s
BISMARCK, N.D. – Bismarck State College embarks on its fourth major public symposium Nov. 3-5 with an enlightening and entertaining retrospective of the 1960s.Anchored by Clay Jenkinson, BSC...
View ArticleGrant helps BSC buy high-tech welding equipment
Bismarck State College has acquired a new welding system and a mobile computer lab with a $646,000 workforce training grant from the North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education matched...
View ArticleBSC '60s symposium available via Pay-Per-View
Bismarck State College's fourth major public symposium, "The '60s: Turmoil and Transformation" Nov. 3-5 will be available via Pay-Per-View for those unable to attend in person. The $79 Pay-Per-View...
View ArticleBSC Baroque concert scheduled Nov. 5
Bismarck State College presents its annual Baroque Festival concert at noon Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Leach Music Center within Schafer Hall.Faculty and students will perform solo and ensemble works by...
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National entertainers perform at BSC '60s symposium
Notable entertainers from the 1960s perform Nov. 3-4 as part of the Bismarck State College three-day symposium on one of America's most influential decades.Open to the public, and offered separately...
View ArticleHess Corporation presents donation to BSC
Hess Corporation and Bismarck State College celebrated a partnership Friday that has resulted in strong internship and job shadow programs, development and facilitation of operator training, and...
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