Dakota College at Bottineau athletic department is offering to rake your leaves. The Ladyjack and Lumberjack teams would like to help out the community by offering yard clean-up. Each year the Jacks chose a community project to provide public service, improving community life through volunteerism by giving back to the community. Fall is here and leaves are on the ground. If you would like to have your yard cleaned up, please reach out to Coach Loucks. Donations of used rakes and trash bags are appreciated.

The Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture (ECH) at Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) has another bountiful harvest. Although in 2020 the COVID pandemic cancelled many events, ECH at DCB hosted Pumpkins in The Park as a fun event for the kids in our community while still following social distancing guidelines. It was such a hit last year that ECH is hosting again this year. ECH staff and horticulture students will be hiding around 800 mini pumpkins throughout Forestry Park. This is twice the amount hidden last year.

On September 24th, 2021 the Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture held its first interactive field day on the Dakota College Campus. This field day was a very much anticipated day as the COVID pandemic had initially postponed the original event in 2020. Funds were used from some of the grants that have been awarded to Dakota College at Bottineau.

Dakota College at Bottineau is actively engaging in Hispanic Heritage Month with a book display in the Campus Library. This month provides an opportunity to increase awareness in the variety of ways that culture may be celebrated. The display features artifacts from Mexico City, Oaxaca and Sonora Mexico. It also contains art prints and pottery that demonstrate the artistic traditions from Central America and the Caribbean.

The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) hosted a NASA in the Classroom Educator Workshop that focused on bringing real-world NASA data and resources to ND classrooms. The goal of the workshop was to guide educators in engaging students in areas of atmospheric science and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), by using effective instructional strategies and inclusive educational resources, using inspiring NASA content.

Dakota College at Bottineau Staff Senate organization recently awarded the second annual online scholarship. Online student, Benjamin Paulson is this year’s recipient. Benjamin is from Naperville, Illinois. He is a fulltime online student pursuing a degree in Urban Forestry Management.

Dakota College at Bottineau is excited to be part of Bank of North Dakota’s College Application Month (CAM). CAM is part of a national initiative known as the American College Application Campaign. The American Council on Education started this program in 2005 with a single high school in North Carolina. Today, it reaches more than 250,000 schools in all 50 states.

Dakota College has announced a $100 incentive to students to get coronavirus vaccinations. The incentive will pay students $100 for completing the vaccine series. To be eligible, students must be enrolled in at least one on-campus class in Bottineau, Minot, or Valley City during the fall 2021 semester. The first vaccination shot must be received by September 24, and must have completed the series by October 15 to qualify.

Dakota College at Bottineau closes the fall 2021 enrollment with a record enrollment. The North Dakota University System calculates official fall enrollment for all 11 colleges and universities on the 20th instructional day of the semester. That day was yesterday, September 20, 2021.