College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines

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Nutrition & Dietetics

Preceptors & Field Instructors Needed

Are you a working professional in nursing, nutrition & dietetics, or social work? Share your knowledge with CNPD students through hands-on teaching and mentorship.

Nursing, contact Angie Novak, angela.c.novak@UND.edu, 701.777.4556
Nutrition & Dietetics, contact UND.nutritiondietetics@UND.edu, 701.777.2539
Social Work, contact Jennifer Schlinger, jennifer.schlinger@UND.edu, 701.777.4544

Upcoming Events

Latest CNPD News

Celebrate Homecoming 2026 with the CNPD

Join us in celebrating Homecoming 2026 with the University of North Dakota’s College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines! UND Homecoming Week is scheduled for Sept. 28 – Oct. 3, 2026. We have a series of exciting events lined up to reconnect with our alumni and supporters. CNPD Homecoming Events Saturday, October 3 – CNPD’s Sweet […]

Trauma-informed care offers continuing education opportunity for ND professionals

by Connor Murphy for UND Today. View original article. New commercial driver’s license and trauma-informed care programs broaden professional development options O’Kelly Hall houses the Office of Extended Learning. UND archival image. A commercial driver’s license program and a course on trauma-informed care might seem as if they have nothing in common. But what these two recently introduced UND online programs have […]

CNPD Research News | June 2026

Recent Research & Scholarship Activities Reported activities can also be found on the CNPD Publication & Scholarly Work Website Reported as of June 15, 2026. Congratulations! Dr. Steve Cooper, and co-authors, had an article, Rural voices on the opioid epidemic in Deep East Texas, published in the Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice […]

Kenyan classmates reunite through UND’s Nurse Anesthesia program

Originally Published by UND Today. View original article. Two students from the same Kenyan high school find their way to UND’s Nurse Anesthesia program — and back to each other Deniis Gichana and Kevin Ogutu pose for a picture after reuniting at a conference in North Dakota. Contributed photo. Kevin Ogutu had to look twice. […]