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IDEAS Research Workshop Featuring Dr. Rajshree Agarwal Last Friday’s IDEAS Research Workshop will change you. Guaranteed. How do I live a fulfilling life? Which relationships will make me my best self?  How can I change...

In 2020, charged topics like free speech on college campuses, economic inequity vs average quality of life in a country as prosperous as the US, and the ability to quickly distribute messages and share content on social media require a measured approach. For this nuanced approach, the world needs nuanced thinkers. Enter, Arthur Brooks. Brooks is an American social scientist, author, musician, and podcast host. He focuses on the pursuit of happiness, and how people can achieve it in today's America.

Susan Milender is a 4-H and Youth Development Coordinator in Barnes County. We were lucky enough to sit down with her and ask how she has utilized Nice Idea to forward our shared values with her students, who are ages 13 to 15. She describes her role as one who works with youth to help them create positive actions for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Mickenzie Watts, a technology and business teacher at Max Public School in McLean County, is introducing her students to entrepreneurial skillsets with our Nice Idea program. The Nice Center aims to give her and other educators resources and curriculum to inspire creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration, all in efforts to improve their communities.

IDEAS Research Workshop Featuring Dr. W. Bradford Wilcox Wow. Last Friday’s presentation by Dr. Wilcox is something I will never forget. Not only was this presentation informative and educational, but it also challenged a multitude...

Humayun Ahmed is one of the greatest writers in Bangladeshi history. He is also a graduate of NDSU. Read/ and/or listen to his story in this edition of Nice Alumni Series.

Is the age of privacy coming to an end? Are the US and China heading towards a new type of cold war over data? Are big tech companies doing enough to ensure data protection and privacy? These were the guiding questions in a recent lecture held at Barry Hall, as the Challey Institute hosted Dr. Wenhong Chen as part of their IDEAS Research Workshop.

NiceX: Equity facilitated a conversation between faculty from Bethune-Cookman University - a private, historically black university located in Florida - and members of the NDSU community. Participants voiced ideas for how we might increase equity and diversity, then The Nice Center encouraged them to pursue their ideas through the Innovation Challenge.

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU’s The Nice Center and Office of Multicultural Programs hosts a workshop inviting students to create dialogue around diversity. The workshop, called NiceX, asks participants a series of questions, including how to...

“Nice Idea is a free entrepreneurship program for North Dakota middle and high school students where they learn to be creative and entrepreneurial, connect with mentors and actual problems that need solving, and showcase their...