Amanda
The size at UND is a great size for student, faculty and staff. You are able to get to know your professors and they know you. I feel there is a lot of school pride at UND. There is great pride among all students.
Rachel
The best thing about UND is our school spirit... we love our sports team no matter how they do and we are very proud of them. I spend most of my time at the school of medicine because that is where 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my classes are and I just like to study there. The biggest controversy on campus would probably have to be the sioux logo at the moment. Everyone is kind of up in arms about that whole thing. I will always remember everything that I have done with alpha chi.
Reese
great school and campus. not much to do in the town when you leave campus. souix is a big controversy right now, I hope we can keep our university's name. good people and good organizations on campus. great way to learn and develop as a person and get involved.
Krista
I would change the classes offered at UND. I think that some of the required classes for my major are a joke. I feel UND is an amazing school, and will always be in my heart.
Amy
The size of UND is just right. It's close to home, but not too close. I have met many people here and still get to be with those that I knew before college. I am proud to be the Fighting Sioux. Grand Forks is a college town. There is a ton of school pride - on and off campus - students and nonstudents.
Chelsea
The best thing at UND would have to be my Alpha Phi sisters. One thing I would change is that everyone bows down to anything hockey, and that isn't the only thing that happens here. It is just right in size. People ask why I chose UND and that I must stay pretty cold. I spend most of my time in class on campus. Grand Forks is definatly a college town, I lived here this summer and it was pretty quiet but that all changed when the fall semester started. I don't really know much about UND's administration. The biggest recent controversy on campus is the Sioux nickname. There is alot of school pride. One unusual thing about UND is that it was actually founded before North Dakota became a state. I will always remember my sisterhood.
Lindsey
UND is a great school with many leadership oppurtunities on campus.
Jody
UND gives you the opportunities to participate in a wide variety of activities outside of the class room. It really is all up to you. There definitely "clicks" on campus and it can be hard to meet new people if you are not involved in activities outside of class. The big thing is that you need to take initiative to make your experience here what you want it to be, no one else is going to do that for you.
Aside from having fun one of the biggest problems that I have with UND is the administration. Dealing with the registrar's office, business office and financial aid can be a royal pain in the ass. This is one area where NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU. You can go to three different people with the same problem and get three different answers. If they don't want to deal with you they will simply tell you that the person you need to talk to is out of the office. Yeah, it has happened to me more than once.
Beth
The worst part about this school would have to be the town of Grand Forks. It is definately not a college town. This may be why we get the reputation of being a party school because students feel that there is nothing else to do. One the best parts would have to be our hockey team, which a majority of the school takes great pride in. Although recently there has been great controversy surrounding the Fighting Sioux name and logo.
Amanda
One thing I really like about UND is the campus. I think the campus is nice and pretty up to date with facilities such as the Ralph Engalstad Arena and the Union. I think our school is the perfect size. When I tell people I go to UND they assume I drink a lot. I spend most of my time on campus in the Union. Grand Forks is for sure a college town. I feel that if UND wasn't here this town wouldn't be what it is. My opinion of UND's administration is that they are nice and willing to help out students. The biggest controversy on campus is between the Sioux nickname and the Gamma Phi date party controversy. There is a lot of school pride here especially when it comes to hockey. One experience I'll always remember are the events that take place here such as Big Event. The most frequent student complaints are usually about how cold it is here, or about how some facilities such as the dorms are getting really old.
Amanda
People generally look down on und because they think it is a major party school.
Nick
I like the size of UND. The campus is nice, and I never have to go to far to get to any of my classes. Most people that really haven't heard about UND react positively about the business school, or the hockey team. I also like the fact that Grand Forks is a much better college town than Fargo is. I will always remember my experience here with being in a fraternity, it is an education in itself.
Katelyn
I absolutely love UND! It's the perfect size and Grand Forks is deffinitely a college town. There is so much Sioux pride! Sioux yeah yeah! It is such a beautiful campus. The only real complaint I hear is that it's too cold here.
Rachel
I think the things that most students complain about is that there isn't much to do around town. This might be true if you are coming from a bigger town to Grand Forks, but I have always found plenty of things to do with my friends. The UND sporting events are really fun to go and there are sports almost year round to attend. There are bars downtown for people who are legal and there are 3 movie theaters, a mall, and plenty of fun local places to hang out at. I think that there might not be as many malls, restaurants, and other hang outs as people might be used to, but most of the time you can find something to check out.
KJ
The best thing about UND is the wide variety of ways to get involved. I like being able to have several things in common with others on campus, so the student organizations here are very important to me. I also enjoy seeing recognizable faces everyday, so I feel our campus is just the right size. As a freshman, I feel like I'm very busy. There isn't really a place where I spend a lot of time at because I tend to do run all over campus.
If there was one thing I could change, it would be housing agreements with students who are interested in joining sororities and fraternities.
Right now, the biggest controversy is the debate over keeping the Sioux logo.
The most frequent student complaints are issues with parking, housing, meal plan increases, and hockey ticket distribution.
I will always remember my experience and involvement with Student Government. It is a great organization and is a great way to get involved on campus and get to know leaders who can lead in you down the right road.
Brett
I think the Universtiy is approaching our smoking ban in the wrong way. I do not like cigarette smoke, but I don't think banning smoking has really accomplished anything, except adding a lot more litter.
UND seems like a pretty good size school. I definitely would not want it to get any bigger, and much smaller, and I don't think I would like it.
When people hear I'm going to UND they think that I am either going there for hockey or to drink. Unless they went here, most people don't have a very positive opinion of this school.
Jamie
The size of UND is just right, not to big or small. Any different and it just wouldn't be the same. I spend most of my time on campus in my dorm room, in class, or at my sorority house. The most recent controversy that most closely affects me is a Gamma Phi Beta incident that involves possible racism, etc. There is definitly school pride here at UND, most strongly linked to the hockey team I would guess. I have lots of memories as of so far, and many more to make...this is only my first year!
Megan
I would say the best thing about UND is the campus. It's well maintained and there are many activities for people to do on it. If I could change one thing, I would probably change the attitude towards new students. I think that people here tend to be a little reserved, which can make them seem very unfriendly and even a little hostile. I think the size is fine. People really don't react when I tell them I'm a UND student, or they talk about aviation. Most of my time on campus is spent in class, but if I'm not there, it's the Union, the library or Tabula. This is definitely a college town, I feel. I live near the bars, and there is a huge difference between holidays, summer and other times when the dorm-living students leave. UND's administration is really no better or worse than other schools, but I feel like there are some choice issues that need to be worked on. The biggest recent controversy was probably the issue with the "Fighting Sioux" name. I've never really been a "school pride" sort of person, and that has not changed at UND. I think the most unusual thing about UND is it significantly changes Grand Forks' population. I took part in an anti-war rally, and that was something that I will always remember, even if it was a little small. I feel the most frequent student complaints are with the administration and the lack of security with it. Students feel they have to oversee what the administration is doing, and that they cannot trust things to be done without it.
Jess
The best thing about UND is that our campus is beautiful, we have nice people and the hockey team is so much fun to watch. I would not change anything. The size is just right. People tell me that our hockey team is amazing when I tell them that I am going here. I spend most of my time at the athletic facilities or my dorm. Grand forks is a college town. UND has great administration except we dont have an athletic director. Our biggest recent controversy on campus was the campus wide smoking ban. There is a great deal of school pride. Something unusual about UND is that is it is known for aviation. One experience I will always remember is moving in weekend. The most frequent student complaints is about the weather.
Andy
Personally, I love everything about UND. Grand Forks is a college town, but its a nice one. Most everyone on campus is friendly and nice, including professors and administration and for the most part, they really allow students to have an active say in policy. The school is a good size, small enough to get to know tons of people, and big enough to never have to run into that guy you had a random makeout with one crazy night.
I think the biggest thing at UND is hockey. Everyone loves our Fighting Sioux hockey team and are always ranked quite highly. Of course there is continuing controversy over the Fighting Sioux name because of deragatoy associations, but as students, we really unite under that logo. Hockey is the one thing you can not miss out on at UND.