ABERDEEN, S.D. — Two Northern State University alumni have earned law degrees from the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law through a joint program designed to create a direct pathway from NSU's Honors Program to law school.
Mayson Coyle, J.D. '26, and Kylee Van Egdom, J.D. '26, were admitted to the Honors Law Opportunity Program (HLOP) as undergraduate students at Northern State University. The program is a joint initiative between NSU and the Knudson School of Law to help solve the shortage of lawyers in the region.
"Before being introduced to the Honors Law Opportunity…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University, has co-edited a new book examining how literature, culture and Indigenous perspectives can reshape approaches to environmental stewardship and land management.
Published by Routledge as part of its Environmental Humanities Series, "Redefining Land Management in North American Literature and Culture: From Resource to Reciprocity" brings together research from 25 contributors, including professionals working in state and national parks across the United States.
Brown co-edited the collection…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University's School of Fine Arts is continuing its collaboration with Aberdeen Community Theatre to present Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved musical “Cinderella,” from Oct. 21 to 25 at the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre in Northern's Johnson Fine Arts Center.
The production brings together performers and musicians from Northern's Opera-Theatre program and the Aberdeen University-Civic Symphony with the artistic, administrative and volunteer staff of Aberdeen Community Theatre.
The musical is directed by Brian T. Schultz, with musical direction by…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — For Elspeth Rittberger of Hermosa, South Dakota, pursuing a college degree meant finding a way to balance her education with the responsibilities of working on a ranch and serving as a firefighter.
Now a junior studying special education at Northern State University, Rittberger is working toward her goal of becoming an elementary special education teacher while continuing to work and serve her community through Northern's HyFlex learning format.
“The final decision of becoming a full-time student at Northern was when I had to decide to either give up the ability to…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University has been awarded $2,999,989 in federal funds over five years through the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) to implement Designing Pathways to Success, a comprehensive initiative focused on student success, retention, graduation, career readiness and workforce outcomes.
The grant will help Northern connect students' academic experiences, personal goals and future opportunities through a coordinated, campuswide approach. The project builds on Northern's student-centered culture, strong faculty-student…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Dr. Monte Meyerink, assistant professor of mathematics education and director of the Math Clinic at Northern State University, has co-authored new research examining how future teachers evaluate technology-enhanced geometry activities and decide whether they would use those activities in their classrooms.
Meyerink co-authored the study with Dr. Fenqjen Luo of Montana State University. Their article, “K-8 Pre-Service Teachers’ Evaluation of Existing Geometry Activities That Utilise a Technological Resource,” was published in Mathematics Teacher Education and Development,…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — The Cramer Center for Design & Innovation at Northern State University has announced the winners of its 2026 Book Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions to design and scholarship. Submissions published in 2025 showcased work from a range of academic and design-focused publishers, highlighting fresh ideas and innovative thinking across the field.
Overall Winner
Design Practice and Innovation
Kay Fanning and Thomas E. Luebke, "American Shrines: The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration" (University of Massachusetts Press)
The top honor was…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Dr. Amber Henderson, associate professor of management in Northern State University’s School of Business, has published new research examining how leaders can shape organizational systems to help knowledge and learning endure over time.
Henderson’s research, published in the Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, explores leadership beyond interpersonal influence or leadership style. Instead, it considers how leaders shape the systems through which organizations make decisions, share information, evaluate performance and reflect on their experiences.
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ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University has named Dr. Anna Schwan associate vice president for academic affairs, broadening her leadership responsibilities across the university. Schwan will continue to serve as dean of Northern’s Millicent Atkins School of Education while taking on additional responsibilities in academic affairs.
Schwan has served as dean of the Millicent Atkins School of Education since 2023, following a year as interim dean. During her tenure, the school has added academic pathways and partnerships designed to respond to workforce needs across South Dakota,…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Research co-authored by Dr. Eman Momeni, associate professor of accounting at Northern State University, has received national recognition from the American Accounting Association (AAA) for its contribution to fraud and forensic accounting education.
Momeni and co-author Mahmood Behnampour of the University of New Mexico received the 2026 KPMG Teaching Innovation Award from the Forensic Accounting Section of the AAA. The award recognizes their research article, “A Study of Modular Contents and Related Teaching Techniques in Fraud & Forensic Accounting Education from…