Charles E. Kupchella is the current president of the University of North Dakota (UND) which is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He began his presidency in 1999. Kupchella is the 10th president of the institution. In January of 2007, Kupchella announced that he would be retiring in 2008 which means that UND will undertake a nationwide search to find his replacement. The University of North Dakota (UND) is a comprehensive, public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. UND is the largest and oldest university in the state of North Dakota. ... Nickname: The Sunflake City The Grand Cities Motto: A Place of Excellence Location in North Dakota Coordinates: Country United States State North Dakota County Grand Forks County Founded June 15, 1870 Incorporated February 22, 1881 Government  - Mayor Michael Brown Area  - City  19. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Major issues during Kupchella's presidency have included the $100 million dollar gift to UND by benefactor Ralph Engelstad and the subsequent construction of the Ralph Engelstad Arena, controversy over the name and logo of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux athletic teams, and a burgeoning student body that has jumped by several thousand in the past few years. Ralph Engelstad (January 28, 1930 Thief River Falls, Minnesota - November 26, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada) was the multi-millionaire owner of the Imperial Palace casinos in Las Vegas and in Biloxi, Mississippi and donor for the construction of the Ralph Engelstad Arena for his alma mater, the University of North... Ralph Engelstad Arena is the name of two different indoor arenas in the Upper Midwest of the United States. ... Logo of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux The North Dakota Fighting Sioux is the name of the athletic teams of the University of North Dakota (UND) which is located in the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the United States. ...

Kupchella is a native of Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania. He is married to Adele Kupchella, a recent cancer survivor. His son, Rick Kupchella, is a weekend anchor at the NBC television affiliate, KARE-11, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... KARE (or commonly KARE 11) is a broadcast television station serving the Twin Cities market of Minnesota and western Wisconsin in the United States, with studios located in the suburb of Golden Valley. ... Nickname: Motto: En Avant (French: Forward) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota Coordinates: , Country United States State Minnesota Counties Hennepin Government  - Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area  - City 58. ...

External links

• Office of UND President Dr. Charles Kupchella website