UND joins effort to bring U.S. Space Command to Midwest North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott, along with University of Nebraska system President Retired Vice Adm. Ted Carter, Purdue President Mitch Daniels and Kansas State President Richard Myers, published a column in the Annapolis Capital-Gazette over the weekend about the partnership, noting they have “numerous existing strengths on which to build this alliance.” 1:38 pm, Dec. 22, 2020 × Pablo de Leon, chair of UND's Department of Space Studies, leads a tour of the UND Aerospace facilities for Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency and Sen. Kevin Cramer in October at UND. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald