NEWS

  • ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University and Southeast Technical College recently announced new articulation agreements that will provide additional pathways for students graduating with an associate degree to continue their education and earn a bachelor’s degree from Northern.

    The new agreements allow STC graduates with an associate of applied science in any field to receive a block… more

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  • ABERDEEN, S.D. – The South Dakota Board of Regents has unanimously approved an expanded alcohol sales policy for all regental universities, including Northern State University.

    The new policy, which will be in effect at the start of the 2022-23 school year, allows universities to expand alcohol sales to general admission areas of athletic events. Northern will implement this change at campus athletic events starting with home football games this fall.

    The effort began with a South Dakota Student Federation letter asking the Board of Regents to change the… more

  • Northern State University has officially entered a new era of NSU Athletics with the opening of the on-campus Regional Sports Complex, with inaugural games played in both Dacotah Bank Stadium and Koehler Hall of Fame Softball Field.

    Last fall, the first athletic competition in the complex was the Wolves Football home opener on Sept. 11, 2021. Planning for this inaugural event involved a team of more than 100 individuals, including those working security in the stadium and tailgating areas, as well as attendants in spaces such as the Kids Zone. A capacity crowd filled the stadium to… more

  • Welcome to the NSU News Update - providing information on events happening on campus or involving NSU students, staff and faculty. 

    SDBOR Retreat

    The S.D. Board of Regents will meet Aug. 2-4 for their annual retreat at Lewis and Clark Resort Lodge in Yankton. Please note: Due to the location, there will be no Zoom option and the meeting will not be webcast through sd.net. View the full agenda at this link… more

  • ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University Director of International Programs Dominika Blum has been selected as a member of the 2023 Leadership South Dakota Class.

    This is the ninth class for Leadership South Dakota, a statewide program that helps homegrown leaders expand their knowledge of the state. Blum joins 42 other students this year—and is the first Northern employee to be selected for the program since it began in 2015.

    “We are excited to announce this year’s class and look forward to working with a great group of folks who are interested in… more

  • The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet Aug. 2-4 at Lewis and Clark Resort Lodge in Yankton.

    Please note: Due to the location, there will be no Zoom option and the meeting will not be webcast through sd.net.

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  • Pictured: Drs. Kelsie Roberts, Shalini Mathew, Lauren Pierce and Chelsee Shortt

     

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – A Northern State University research team has been awarded an NCAA grant aimed at enhancing student-athlete mental health.

    Drs. Kelsie Roberts, Lauren Pierce, Shalini Mathew and Chelsee Shortt won the grant for their project, “Changing Outcomes through Positive Empowerment (COPE): A Mental Health Initiative for Student Athletes.” The faculty members are being assisted by NSU Student Athlete Advisory… more

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    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s fall 2022 Common Read book will be Send,” by Patty Blount.

    Blount will deliver the 2022 NSU Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center’s Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater. The event is free and open to the public. 

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  • ABERDEEN, S.D. – Less than two years—that’s how long it took Gabbie Brandt to complete her master’s degree, earn her secondary education certification and snag her first teaching job.

    Now, Brandt will begin teaching 10th and 11th grade English at Sioux Falls Washington High School this fall—and it’s all thanks to Northern State University’s M.S.Ed. Educational Studies: Secondary Education program.

    “NSU's program not only helped me feel prepared to enter the profession as a first-year teacher, but… more