April 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON Amanda Davis was struggling financially as an adjunct professor in Texas when a CNN story caught her attention. The news story talked about how much money North Dakota has, prompting her to immediately Google “colleges in Williston.” Continue Reading
September 19, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
A college in North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch said Wednesday that it will stop housing foreign workers who are part of a program meant to fill temporary jobs, leaving service industry businesses wondering how they will find employees in a city with a massive housing shortage and just 1 percent unemployment. Continue Reading
September 19, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The new chancellor of North Dakota’s university system has ordered Williston State College to stop housing foreign workers at the school as part of a program meant to fill temporary jobs. Continue Reading
July 16, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK (AP) A proposed budget for North Dakota’s colleges includes $10 million to help ease the impact of oil development in Williston and Dickinson. Continue Reading
April 12, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON North Dakota University System Chancellor Bill Goetz advocated strongly Thursday for a proposal to add an applied management program at Williston State College that would be the first four-year degree offered by the school. Continue Reading
April 11, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON Higher education leaders will get a firsthand look today at the challenges facing colleges in the Oil Patch. Continue Reading
February 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Most know Ray Nadolny as president of Williston State College. But you could also call him manager of a mobile home park. And head of a program that trains thousands of oil workers every year. Leading a college in the heart of North Dakota’s oil boom requires Nadolny to be flexible and adapt to what the community needs. Continue Reading
February 25, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON Most know Ray Nadolny as president of Williston State College.
But you could also call him manager of a mobile home park. Continue Reading
February 25, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WILLISTON Three years ago, Williston State College President Ray Nadolny asked employees to park in the front because the campus looked so empty. Continue Reading
November 21, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
‘Extraordinary’ problems prompt Legislature to loosen purse stringsNormally resistant to big spending on higher education, state lawmakers make exception because of growing pains associated with oil boom. College cited security issues, housing crunch and competition for employees with high-paying oil companies. Continue Reading
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