An archive of President Cook’s videos along with university administrators and guest speakers can be found below. Meet staff, faculty, and students from across campus and learn about the many things that are happening at North Dakota State University.

Academic Year 2024 - 2025

February 19, 2025 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Aditya Goyal, a doctoral student in materials and nanotechnology, faculty advisor Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah
February 6, 2025 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Legislative Update
January 3, 2025 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Jaxon Duttenhefer, Bison defensive tackle
December 17, 2024 - Video  | PDF	Message from President Cook: Austin Rinke, a graduating senior in mechanical engineering and student commencement speaker
December 13, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Leah Ecklund, Senior Graphic Artist at the NDSU Foundation, results of Giving Day 2024
November 26, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Ryan Melin, Fire Management Officer with the North Dakota Forest Service
October 24, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Kathryn Birkeland, Ronald and Kaye Olson Dean of the College of Business
October 3, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Dr. Mukund Sibi, Distinguished Professor
September 17, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Lisa Samuelson, Director of Student Activities
September 10, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Carrie Anne Platt, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
August 26, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Student Body President Garrett Kuhn
July 17, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: ND Field Days 2024 Week Two
July 10, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: ND Field Days 2024 Week One

Academic Year 2023 - 2024

May 1, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Kayla Jones, and Briana Ngyen | Commencement
April 16, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Jilli Schotters | "Proof" NDSU Theater production
April 2, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: William Grube | Gruvy Education
March 19, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Carter Buchta | ESports Lab
March 7, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Marcel Roy Domalanta | Three Minute Thesis Winner
February 12, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Colleen Fitzgerlad, Vice President for Research and Creative Activity | NSF Enginges Award
January 24, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Seinquis Leinen, Senior Director of Strategic Enrollment Management
January 10, 2024 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Student Body Vice President, Austin Anderson
December 20, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Holiday Message
December 12, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Student commencement speakers Ambrosia Yellow Bird and Simon Kroll
December 6, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Kate Cook
December 1, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: NDSU Giving Day
November 22, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Emily Giere, undergraduate chemistry student performing research with Dr. Pinjing Zhao
November 17, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Faculty Fellows Barney Geddes and Ying Huang
November 13, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Center for Engineering and Computational Sciences
November 9, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: New Tuition Award Program Announcement
September 5, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Becky Bahe, Director of Career and Advising Center
August 31, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Warren Christensen, Faculty Senate President
August 21, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Kaylee Weigel, Student Body President
August 17, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Welcome Week | President's Councils | Kudos
July 18, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Field Days 2023 Week Two
July 13, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Field Days 2023 Week One

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

June 27, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: NDSU Tranform strategic planning efforts summer 2023 | President's Executive Councils | Recognitions
June 15, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: FFA | Summer Camps | Dean Positions | Re-cap of Legislative Session | Agriculture Field Lab Facility | Waldron Hall | Recognitions | Field Days
May 10, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Graduation | Recognitions | Women's cross-country team | Legislative wrap up
April 12, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Recognitions | StartupBREW and entrepreneurships | Termination of COVID emergency | Sandbagging
January 10, 2023 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Martin Luther King Day | Recognitions | NDSU  Transform | Legislature
December 22, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Year in Review
December 14, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Commencement | Recognitions | Mechanical Engineering project
November 15, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Gold Star Marching Band | Native American Heritage Month | Hear the Herd | Harvest Bowl
October 19, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Interim Provost David Bettolini | Recognitions | Retention
September 20, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Challey School of Music | AGCO | Prioritizing our R1 Carnegie classification
August 23, 2022 - Video| PDF	Message from President Cook: Social media posts
August 10, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Welcome back to campus | Recognitions | Staff Appreciation Day
July 20, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: North Dakota Field Days 2022 Week Two
July 13, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: North Dakota Field Days 2022 Week One

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

June 30, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Research recognitions | Academic prioritizatin, budget and enrollment | Orientation
June 23, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Recognitions | Dean's list | Student athletes recognitions | Campus safety and security | Higher Education Meeting | Bison Art Gala
June 9, 2022 - Video | PDF	MMessage from President Cook: Meeting legislators, campus community, and community leaders | SBARE | FFA | Naturalization Ceremony | Enrollment
June 1, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Recap the first week on campus | Strategic plan | Share your ideas |  NDSU Priorities | Continued listening to campus community
May 25, 2022 - Video | PDF	Message from President Cook: Thank you to all who are welcoming | Meeting and listening with campus and community membes | Strategic plan | SBHE Retreat
May 17, 2022 - Video| PDF	Message from President Cook: NDSU welcomes 15th President David Cook