Nimish Dharmadhikari, a doctoral student in the NDSU Transportation and Logistics program and graduate research assistant at NDSU’s Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, was recently inducted into the Tapestry of Diverse Talents.

The Tapestry of Diverse Talents is a pictorial mosaic that recognizes NDSU students, staff, faculty and alumni for the contributions and diversity they bring to the university. The program is designed expand diversity on campus.

At NDSU, Dharmadhikari has participated in the ICORE program by volunteering to help new international students participate in Orientation Week, mentored new students in NDSU’s summer intensive English learning program and joined the Global Ambassador program in the Office of International Programs. He took part in NDSU Memorial Union’s Masters of Success leadership program and also was elected vice president of the Graduate Student Association during the 2011-12 academic year and president the following year. As president, Dharmadhikari and the association worked to expand graduate students’ diversity programs. He later organized a Graduate Research and Arts Forum to display research accomplishments of fellow NDSU graduate students.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.