Upcoming engagements

Feb 10-13 2026

West 2026 (featured speaker Feb 11, 9:45am-10:45am)

Sustaining Maritime Dominance: Warfighting Readiness for the Future Fight

Sea Service leaders today confront profound and rapidly changing threats in a landscape of increasingly complex challenges. Join us and engage with leaders from the Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard as well as industry and academia experts in this extraordinary opportunity to explore the depths of the unique issues they confront. Engage in discussions, network with peers and be a part of devising the needed solutions to enhance operational capabilities that overcome evolving threats. Gain knowledge and forge connections while discovering the latest platforms, cutting-edge technologies and advanced capabilities crucial to supporting maritime operations.

San Diego, CA

Mar 10 2026

UND in D.C. AT THE U.S. Capitol complex - Fireside Chat & Social

U.S. Capitol Complex, 1st Street SE, Washington, D.C., 20004

UND LEADS: Broad Perspectives on National Security Fireside ChatFeaturing President Andrew Armacost & Vice President and General Manager for Iridium John McNiff

2-3 p.m. | Capitol Visitor Center, HVC 201 A & B

Each semester, the University of North Dakota welcomes a distinguished national security leader to engage in a fireside chat with UND President Andrew Armacost. The spring installment of this series takes place in Washington, D.C., and complements the University’s National Security Initiative, which advances research and prepares the next generation of national security professionals.