Garrett Webber News Today

I am a member of the UND Sales Team, and we returned from a competition in Lawrence, Kansas, a couple of weeks ago. I decided to connect with the team’s President, Taylor Lemmerman, to share about UND’s new and growing sales team.   Webber: “Tell me a little bit about yourself.”   Lemmerman: “I am a Marketing...

This week’s 18:83 Speaker Series featured Dr. Maridee Shogren, Dean of the College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines at UND. Shogren’s speech was titled “Apple Pie Leadership.”  Dr. Shogren began the presentation by explaining that she loves to bake, and one of her favorite things to bake is apple pie. Dr. Shogren said, “I think...

UND held a pep rally in the downtown square on the evening of October 4th to bring together the Grand Forks community during the University’s homecoming week. A few hundred Fighting Hawk fans showed up to show support for their teams. Four UND teams were present; the football, volleyball, and dance teams, along with the...

The second Republican primary debate took place on Wednesday, September 27th at the Reagan Presidential Library in California. FOX News hosted the debate, moderated by Dana Perino, Stuart Varney, and Illia Calderon.  The debaters included Florida Governor Ron Desantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former United States Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, South Carolina Senator Tim...

I had the amazing opportunity to meet with President Andrew Armacost over Zoom and ask him some questions to help new UND students get to know him better. Thank you to President Armacost for taking the time to meet with me, and special thanks to Cheri Williams for helping arrange and set up the meeting. ...

The Delta Gamma Foundation and Everson Family Lectureship in Values & Ethics was held this past week at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. The keynote speaker at this event was a household name in the State of North Dakota, Hunter Pinke. For those unfamiliar with Hunter, he is a former UND football player from Wishek, ND....

In March, I decided to join the UND Sales Team. My professor extended an offer to become a member, and after thinking it over, I decided that I wanted to try it out. I quickly found out that I was to compete in the Twin Cities Collegiate Sales Championship in April. I was nervous at...

Country music star, Luke Combs, released his fourth studio album on March 24, 2022. The album, titled “Gettin’ Old,” follows his earlier album which was titled “Growin’ Up.” Now that there has been enough time to listen through a few times and reflect on the album, here are my thoughts.  Simply put, I thoroughly enjoyed...

Now that Spring Break has passed, we are officially on the back nine of the semester. Summer is right around the corner, and visions of lake days, warm weather, and no school can be intoxicating for a college student. Nonetheless, classes will be ramping up with assignments, projects, and the much-dreaded finals week. This is...

I am in my third year at the University of North Dakota, and there are many things besides course-related knowledge that I have gathered in those five semesters. I learned how to step out of my comfort zone, plan trips with my friends, and how to manage my own time. Another valuable skill that I...