Julie Portillo joined the NDSU Distance and Continuing Education office in July as a marketing specialist.

Portillo previously was the sales and marketing coordinator at Bonanzaville in West Fargo for one year after graduating from the University of Minnesota Crookston with a dual degree in marketing and hotel, restaurant and tourism management.

“The Distance and Continuing Education office at NDSU has several new, upcoming projects I am excited to become a part of and share with the Fargo-Moorhead community,” Portillo said about her new position.

The NDSU Distance and Continuing Education Office offers a diverse selection of online degrees, certificates and services to encourage lifelong learning. For more information, call 701-231-7015.

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