Welcome to the NSU News Update - providing information on events happening on campus or involving NSU students, staff and faculty.
To submit a news item, send it via email to NSUNews@northern.edu by 5 p.m. Thursday of the week before the announcement should run.
COVID-19 News
Through the S.D. Department of Health, Northern has secured BinaxNOW/Quidel over the counter COVID tests. These test kits are free to NSU faculty, staff and students. Students can pick up their kits at Student Affairs (Avera Student Center 222). Faculty and staff should check with their direct supervisors. Complimentary COVID testing for all South Dakotans are still available through Vault Health’s website as well. These are available for both symptomatic/asymptomatic and vaccinated/unvaccinated individuals. For additional COVID-19 information, visit northern.edu/covid-19, covid.sd.gov or cdc.gov.
SDBOR Meeting
The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet at 4 p.m. Central Time on Jan. 27 via teleconference:
- Dial: 866-410-8397
- Access code: 6370791086#
View agenda items here.
Find Thunder Contest
The College of Arts and Sciences is putting on a “Find Thunder” contest starting Monday, Jan. 24. If you see Thunder on campus, snap a picture and post it to social media sites using the hashtags #IFoundThunder, #GoWolves and #NorthernStateU for a chance to win prizes during February, March and April!
CPHCE Grand Opening
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson will speak at the grand opening event of the Center for Public History and Civic Engagement at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in the Centennial Rooms of the NSU Avera Student Center. He will discuss the importance of civic engagement and current affairs in Washington, D.C. The grand opening event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Student Labor Position
Student labor position available in the science department (you do not have to be eligible for work-study)! Work around five hours per week during the school year and five-10 hours per week in the summer (you must be available to work in the summer). Responsibilities include watering, propagating plants and weeding the pollinator gardens. Processing plastic recycling is also part of this position. For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Jodie Ramsay at Jodie.Ramsay@northern.edu. More on-campus and employment opportunities can be found on WolfWork, Northern’s online job board. If you need assistance applying to any job or help with career development, visit the Career Services office in MJ 102.
Intro to 3D Printing
Williams Library is hosting its Introduction to the 3D printer program on Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. Join us in the library to check out how 3D printing works and what steps you need to print on your own. Everyone is welcome!
Honors January Jumpstart
The Honors Program is sponsoring January Jumpstart on Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Art Gallery. All students are welcome to come hear about different majors, study topics, motivation and budget ideas. The event will feature roundtable discussions where students can be interactive and ask questions.
Do you have a Health-related goal for the new year?
Join the Resolution Retention Project! We are looking for individuals who are ready to set and crush their health or fitness goals. Get paired with a student fitness consultant to shape a plan tailored to your needs. Track your progress with FREE body composition testing each month. Achieve your new year’s goals while helping NSU undergraduate researchers!
Sign up to participate at this link, OR stop by the Human Performance Lab on Monday, Jan. 24-Friday, Jan. 28, from 2 to 6 p.m. To get to the Human Performance Lab, use the main doors to the Barnett Center, first door on the right past the basketball offices.
If you have any questions, please contact the project faculty advisor, Dr. Chelsee Shortt: chelsee.shortt@northern.edu.
Cracker Barrels
Legislative Cracker Barrel sessions for 2022 will be held in the Kessler’s Champions Club in the NSU Barnett Center. Cracker barrels, which are open to the public, will take place 10 a.m.-noon on the following Saturday mornings:
- Jan. 29, 2022
- Feb. 12, 2022
- March 5, 2022
To stay informed during the session and track bills in the S.D. Legislature, use this link.
Welcome to the Silent Book Club!
This isn’t your regular book club. No set books to read (that's the "silent" part), no pressure to share or discuss. Never worry if you haven't finished the book. No judgment.
The Silent Book Club model means we are not all reading the same book at the same pace. There is no homework and no pressure to lead or contribute to a discussion. We introduce our books and ourselves at the start of the meeting and then we dive into reading for an hour.
Simply bring yourself and whatever you're currently reading (we don't care about genres or formats, anything goes!) All readers are welcome—even e-readers.
While some silent reading parties have a strict ‘No Talking!’ rule, no one will be shushed or shamed at Silent Book Club. The Silent Book Club is about community. Everyone is welcome, and anyone can join.
Please consider joining if you are unable to find time and space to just enjoy a book. That's it! No pressure whatsoever.
The Silent Book Club meets the first Tuesday of every month from 4 to 5 p.m. Next meeting in the Library Round Room Feb. 1, 2022, at 4 p.m.
For additional information, contact Nicole.Christiansen@northern.edu Hosted by Williams Library
Feb 4 Snackchat: A Conversation About Student Study Habits with Susan Citrak
CETL will host Susan Citrak to lead an interactive conversation on how to help students cultivate good study habits on Friday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. in NJSC 133. Everyone is welcome to come chat about this discussion and eat some snacks! If you are unable to join in person, please join via this zoom link.
JFAC Gallery Exhibition
Artist Aaron C. Packard will have an exhibition, “Hyper-Photomontage,” on display in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery through Feb. 4, 2022. A closing reception, free and open to the public, will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. Packard is an experienced commercial and editorial photographer, working in southeast South Dakota since 2002. “Hyper-Photomontage” features vibrant and abstract, almost kaleidoscope-like photographs that encourage the viewer to linger in observation. For more information, visit aaronpackard.com.
Attention Spring Graduates
American Indian Circle Program
NSU is dedicated to the recognition of tribal traditions and ceremonies that complement the holistic well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native students. The American Indian Circle Program would like to invite the NSU campus community to participate in our monthly Smudge the first Tuesday of every month from 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. This is a time where we come together and have cultural education time to talk about what smudging is, the importance it symbolizes in Indigenous culture and a time of reflection. For the spring 2022 semester, we will smudge in the courtyard outside MJ 112, which is the new Circle Program student space under the Student Success Center. Everyone is welcome!
The Student Success Center has moved!
Please see the listings below for updated campus locations.
- Advising Center/Navigate: Mewaldt-Jensen 122
- American Indian Circle Program: Mewaldt-Jensen 112
- Career Services: Mewaldt-Jensen 102
- TRIO Student Support Services: Technology Center 159
- TRIO Upward Bound: Mewaldt-Jensen 103
- Tutoring Services, Academic Support, Supplemental Instruction and the Math Help Center: Technology Center 148
For assistance, please visit the Student Success Center in the NSU Student Success Learning Commons, Technology Center 148. The Student Success Center can also be reached via phone at 605-626-7782 or email at studentsuccess@northern.edu.
This Week in Wolves Athletics
For digital tickets to these or other games/matches, please visit HERE
Students, don’t forget to download and scan your digital tickets to be entered in the Howling Wolves monthly contest. This month’s prize is a $50 Gift Card to Zoo/Lager’s
- Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Parkside
- Friday, Jan. 28 @ 7 p.m.
- Don’t forget to fill out your raffle ticket for the $8k tuition giveaway
- Swimming vs. Southwest Minnesota State/Concordia-St. Paul
- Friday, Jan. 28 @ 5:30 p.m.
- Hosted at the Aberdeen Y
- No tickets needed; does not count for Howling Wolves points
HOWLING WOLVES – January
This month’s prize is a $50 Gift Card to Zoo/Lager’s Inn.
HOW TO EARN POINTS
All regular season home competitions are worth 10 points. Some games are worth 20 points and are promoted as “Double Howling Wolves Points” games. If you attend two or more separate athletic events in the same day (i.e. football and volleyball) then you will receive an additional 5 points for that day. Double-header events (i.e. basketball, baseball, and softball) are worth 10 points throughout the entirety of the doubleheader.
All points reset each month allowing for a new opportunity each month to win the monthly prize.
All home athletic events are FREE for NSU Students who have a valid student ticket so there is no required cost to be a part of the Howling Wolves.
All Howling Wolves members are highly encouraged to sit in the designated Student Section at all home athletic events. Become an active member of the Howling Wolves Student Fan Club and help us defend our territory! GO WOLVES!!
**Points earned while working Wolves athletic events are excluded
**Points and events are subject to change without notice
**Playoff games and exhibitions are excluded unless noted otherwise
EXPECTATIONS OF HOWLING WOLVES MEMBERS
Have your student ticket at games to earn points
Stand together in the Howling Wolves Student Section
Cheer loud and make noise
Stand up, clap, and sing along with the NSU Fight Song
Stay for the entirety of the game
WHERE TO GET POINTS
Get your tickets and check out upcoming events for this month by creating an account and snagging your tickets by clicking HERE
CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions or more information please email howlingwolves@northern.edu.
LAST MONTH’S WINNER- Brittany Delzer – ROKU Stick