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This video captures what it means to be part of the UND Department of Communication through the voices of our students, faculty, and department chair.
Video created by COMM student, Mia Nixon.
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๐ Community Partner Feature: GF Fire Department ๐
As part of DSS26, campers worked with GFFD to learn about the important work of the Fire Prevention Office and the role education plays in keeping us safe.
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A huge thank you to our incredible community partners for helping make DSS26 such a meaningful experience for our campers!
Stay tuned as we spotlight each of our community partners and share the final videos!
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The grand finale of DSS26! ๐ฌ
After a week of storytelling, collaboration, and creativity, campers presented their final projects and celebrated all they accomplished. Check out some highlights from presentation day!
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Check out the Day 3 recap from the 2026 Digital Storytelling Summit!
Video created by UND Communication student and event videographer Emily Haiby. ๐ฅ
youtube.com/shorts/Kz8Umil4bโฆ
From the newsroom to the community, Day 2 of the DSS26 was packed with learning and storytelling opportunities. Another great day of learning, exploring, and telling meaningful stories!
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Day 2 of the 2026 Digital Storytelling Summit took students beyond campus and into the community.
Video by Emily Haiby, UND Communication student and event videographer.
youtube.com/shorts/8GtZqjBzGโฆ
Day 1 of the #DSS26 is in the books! From hands-on equipment training and connecting with our community partners to hearing from inspiring guest speakers, our campers had an exciting first day of learning and creating.
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We were honored to award the inaugural Heather and William OโKeefe Scholarship to Jevlyn Medina.
Congratulations, Jevlyn, and thank you to Heather and Bill for your dedication to supporting our students and their futures. #UNDcomm#UNDproud
Weโre excited to announce the 5 community partners selected for this yearโs DSS! Thank you for your commitment to student learning!
โข Chatty Learners
โข Billie's Soap
โข YMCA Parkinsonโs Program
โข Journey Home Animal Rescue
โข Grand Forks Fire Department
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Congrats to Dr. Hyeonchang Gim (Co-PI) on securing a development grant through Midwest Sociological Society as part of an interdisciplinary research collaboration at UND with Dr. Justin Berg (PI) and Dr. Sike Olateru-Olagbegi (Co-PI)! ๐ Great work, Dr. Gim! #UNDproud#UNDcomm
We were excited to meet with our seven new Digital Storytelling Summit interns during orientation this morning. Welcome to the DSS team Drew, Madi, Alivia, Kenzie, Emily, Kamilla, and Laura!
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Two students presented projects from Dr. Gowanโs courses at the UND Undergraduate Showcase ! ๐
Brooke Danna (COMM 380) presented Cobalt-Chromium Toxicity from Total Hip Arthroplasty and Natalie Renalls (COMM 206) presented The Great Outdoors. #UNDproud#UNDcomm
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ
Thank you again to the 12 amazing alumni who joined us for the 2026 Alumni Career Roundtable during Communication Appreciation Day!
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Mark Ellingson joined Dr. Gowanโs COMM 380: Health Comm course!
As a retired hospital chaplain, Mark engaged students in thoughtful discussion about sensitive conversations surrounding grief and loss in healthcare settings. Thank you, Mr. Ellingson!
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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐: ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
This new course explores the responsible and ethical use of AI in todayโs evolving communication landscape:
blogs.und.edu/und-today/2026โฆ#UNDcomm#UNDproud
Student interns Mia Nixon & Laura Sorenson are hard at work with Dr. Buteau on the UND CONNECT: Rural Storytelling Toolkit! They are preparing mailers for 60 rural schools across ND to help spread the word about this free resource, launching this Fall. #UNDproud#UNDcomm