Minot State University - Beaver Yearbook (Minot, ND)

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Q- XXXX XX REFLECT GROWTH University. Once again, the name change followed the growth and development of new programs within the curriculum. Once again the mission of the institution had changed, and so had the name. But the transition from Minot State College to Dakota Northwestern Univer- sity has not been easy. The new change has been plagued with controversy and opposition. Even though the instituti0n's qualifications fit the re- quirements of a regional university, and even though the institution has changed its name in the past with only legislative approval, the DNU change had to meet new criteria. This name change had to face a vote of the people. What was to be a year of transition, had become a year of fighting to be called what the in- stitution already was-a universityi Nestled in the heart of the city, Minot State has an attractive cam- pus that covers a considerable area. History Openingf 3