A college where tuition is paid for every student?
It sounds hard to believe, but for 2003 Fargo South High graduate Anita Kalra, it's a reality.
A standout student, Kalra recently received a four-year, full-tuition scholarship -- valued at more than $100,000 -- to attend the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Mass.
The college offers full tuition scholarships to all admitted students through a grant of about $400 million from the F.W. Olin Foundation.
Tuition for 2003-04 was estimated at $28,000, according to the college's Web site. Total expenses for the year were estimated at $42,750.
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Kalra was one of 74 students chosen from a pool of nearly 600 to form the second freshman class at the college, which aims to produce technological leaders through interdisciplinary, project-based learning.
The unique admissions process included a timed exercise in which 15 five-person teams designed and built foam structures.
The college plans to increase its enrollment to 600 students over the next decade.
Bottineau extends
Minot State University-Bottineau announced this week it will offer a two-year associate's degree for medical assistants at North Dakota State University starting in spring 2004.
By 2008, the need for medical assistants is expected to grow by 47 percent in North Dakota and 58 percent nationwide, according to MSU-Bottineau.
The two campuses will work together to provide the course work. Most of the classes will be taught face-to-face at NDSU and via interactive video in Bottineau.
Kids in the halls
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Concordia College will give sixth-graders from Moorhead's Robert Asp Elementary School a taste of college life next week.
About two-dozen students are participating in Concordia's Linking Up program, working with mentors from the college's educational psychology program to examine their personalities and goals.
Monday afternoon, they'll go on a campus scavenger hunt to learn more about college life.
Search group named
NDSU has formed a search committee to conduct a national search for a new graduate school dean.
The committee will be led by Phil Boudjouk, vice president for research, creative activities and technology transfer.
Craig Schnell, provost and vice president of academic affairs, said he hopes to have the new dean in place by July 1, 2004.
Velmer Burton left the dean's position in June to become chancellor at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. David Wittrock is serving as interim dean.
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Fire victims benefit
The Students Older Than Average organization at NDSU is sponsoring a movie to help victims of the California wildfires.
The group, in conjunction with Campus Attractions, will show the movie "Finding Nemo" at 7 and 9 p.m. Friday in the NDSU Memorial Union.
Donations will be accepted for the California fire victims.
Readers can reach Forum reporter Mike Nowatzki at (701) 241-5528
