P. O. Box 5116Grand Forks ND 58206-5116Phone: 701.772.8156 Fax: 701.772.9564E-mail: grant.shaft@ndus.edu Web: ndus.edu
The North Dakota University System is governed by the State Board of Higher Education and includes:
Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau • Dickinson State University • Lake Region State College • Mayville State University • Minot State UniversityNorth Dakota State College of Science • North Dakota State University • University of North Dakota • Valley City State University • Williston State College
August
29,
2011
The
Honorable
Al
Carlson
State
Representative
2548
Rose
Creek
Parkway
S
Fargo,
ND
58104
‐
6699
Dear
Representative
Carlson:
I
have
received
your
letter
dated
August
23,
2011,
expressing
your
concerns
regarding
actions
taken
by
the
State
Board
of
Higher
Education
at
its
August
15,
2011,
meeting.
Specifically,
the
Board
directed
UND
President
Kelley
to
resume
the
process
of
retiring
the
nickname
and
logo
with
the
process
to
be
substantially
completed
by
the
end
of
the
year.
Your
"surprise
and
disappointment"
is
curious
to
me
in
that
the
actions
taken
by
the
Board
were
precisely
those
I
discussed
with
NCAA
President
Emmert
in
your
presence
during
the
August
12,
2011,
meeting.
As
you
and
all
members
of
the
delegation
will
recall,
the
NCAA
made
it
clear
UND
would
be
placed
on
sanctions
as
of
August
15,
2011.
The
Governor
argued
that
being
on
sanctions
could
cause
significant
and
irreparable
harm
to
UND
during
the
months
of
September
and
October
with
respect
to
scheduling
and
conference
affiliation.
The
NCAA
responded
by
agreeing
to
assist
in
alleviating
the
effects
of
the
NCAA
sanctions
over
the
next
couple
of
months
so
long
as
the
Governor's
office,
Legislature
and
Board
of
Higher
Education
could
demonstrate
that
they
were
diligently
working
toward
a
resolution
of
the
nickname
and
logo
by
the
November
2011
special
session.
All
parties
agreed
on
this
course
of
action.
Since
the
State
Board
of
Higher
Education
has
no
involvement
in
the
legislative
process,
our
role
is
to
now
demonstrate
that,
in
the
event
the
Legislature
does
act
on
the
nickname
and
logo,
UND
is
prepared
to
take
the
action
necessary
to
be
removed
from
the
list
of
sanctioned
institutions.
Therefore,
the
Board
took
immediate
action
to
insure
that
we
performed
our
role
as
it
relates
to
what
transpired
in
Indianapolis.
To
be
clear,
the
State
Board
of
Higher
Education
fully
respects
that
NDCC
Section
15
‐
10
‐
46
is
the
law
of
this
State
and
that,
until
the
Legislature
says
differently,
this
law
requires
the
official
nickname
and
logo
of
UND
to
be
the
Fighting
Sioux.
Being
a
former
member
of
the
Legislature,
no
one
on
the
Board
appreciates
the
role
of
the
Legislature
more
than
I
do.
The
Board
made
it
clear
that
UND
athletic
teams
would
be
competing
this
fall
and
early
winter
as
the
Fighting
Sioux.
Any
claim
that
the
Board
ignored
the
nickname
and
logo
law
is
simply
unfounded.
Grant H. Shaft
PresidentState Board of Higher Education2007-2015
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