Welcome to the North Dakota State University Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing the mission of North Dakota State University through philanthropy. We build enduring relationships that maximize advocacy and philanthropy to support North Dakota State University. NDSU Foundation team members are mission-driven and dedicated to connecting people and developing partnerships.
The NDSU Foundation is committed to developing its team members and helping them grow their careers while fulfilling the organization’s mission. Through teamwork and collaboration, people across the organization work to grow and foster relationships between benefactors and the university. If this description appeals to you, please explore our current openings.
With a strong economy and a reasonable cost of living, Fargo is often found on lists of best places to live. For those of us who live and work here, that’s no surprise — Fargo isn’t your average Midwestern town.
The people here are friendly and adventurous. No matter the season, they get outside and enjoy the amazing parks and recreation around the community from biking and hiking to skiing and skating. Museums, art galleries, and various entertainment venues offer an eclectic mix of indoor fun.
Margaret and her husband, Hugh Veit ’79, established the Eleanor S. Fitzgerald Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship to support NDSU students earning advanced degrees in the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences or the Department of Human Development and Family Science.
Core areas of home economics remain part of current NDSU degree programs such as accounting; apparel, retail merchandising, and design; education; family and consumer science; financial planning; human development and family science; interior design; and nutrition science.
Home economics programs opened doors, particularly for women, to earn college degrees and pursue careers in education, Extension, state and federal government, business and industry, health care, and more. NDAC listed domestic economy as one of its courses in its founding year, 1890.
Established by Dr. Teresa Conner, dean of the NDSU College of Health and Human Sciences, and cochaired by Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald ’83 and Col. Esther Meyers ’75, the Wisdom Keepers provide support and share their knowledge and expertise with students, faculty, staff, and leadership in the College.
The home management house at NDAC was the first facility built on a college campus specifically for home management practice. In 1954, it was named in honor of Alba Bales, the first female academic dean at NDAC.