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BSC hosts renowned author at state arts summit in fall
Sherman Alexie will appear as key presenter at the North Dakota Arts and Humanities Summit sponsored by Bismarck State College Oct. 9-10.
Held every two years, the summit is an educational creative arts showcase, where students and faculty from North Dakota's colleges and universities share their work with each other and the public.
Alexie, an award-winning author, poet and filmmaker, has written novels, screenplays, short stories, and 11 collections of poetry. Scholars and literary and film critics have lauded his work with countless awards, including the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Pushcart Prize for poetry, PEN/Malamud Award, Sundance Film Festival Audience Award, and many others. He displays his exceptional humor and performance ability at poetry readings and comedy venues.
The arts summit will include a visual arts exhibit, musical performances, readings, and presentations by scholars and students. View the Summit Web site at bismarckstate.edu/summit/
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Instrumentation & Control Technology program begins in fall
Bismarck State College will begin offering Instrumentation and Control Technology, a new two-year program, this fall.
Students in the program will begin with courses in Electronics Technology for the first year of the Instrumentation & Control (I&C) program. The second-year courses in I&C will begin in the fall of 2009.
Representatives from North Dakota's energy industry requested that BSC offer the program to help meet the growing need for skilled instrumentation and control technicians in North Dakota's power plants, ethanol plants and other process plants. Other employment opportunities would be with manufacturers of appliances, medical equipment, or others industrial sites in which automated systems are used.
Students in the program will gain the skills and knowledge to install, repair, upgrade, maintain and troubleshoot instrumentation and control systems. They will earn an associate in applied science degree or a diploma upon successful completion of the program.
BSC is the only college in the North Dakota University System offering this program.
For information about the program, contact Bob Arso, chair of the Industrial Technology Department, at (701) 224-5416, click here to visit the I&C Technology Web site, or click here to receive additional information.
For information about admissions, contact Marla Hagemeister at (701) 224-2475 or visit our Admissions & Enrollment Services Web site.
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