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.
‘The Spirit of Prairie Life’ Exhibition
Artist Jessie Rasche’s “The Spirit of Prairie Life” exhibition will be on display in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery through Jan. 3, 2020. Rasche uses a colorful palette and bold brushstrokes to depict scenes of prairie life. Fields of cows, horses and other wildlife enveloped in dynamic Midwestern landscapes are her primary subject matter. Reception for “The Spirit of Prairie Life” will be held on Dec. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information about Rasche’s exhibition, please contact NSU Lecturer of Art and Northern Galleries Director Alexis Doerr at alexis.doerr@northern.edu.
Young Artist Competition, Scholarship Invitational
The Friends of the Arts/NSU Young Artist Competition will take place Saturday, Jan. 11, and the annual School of Fine Arts Scholarship Invitational will be Feb. 21-22. Both events will take place in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The Young Artist Competition is open to high school juniors and seniors throughout the upper Midwest. They will compete for a total of $7,000 in cash prizes, including $1,000 for first-place winners of each category, $500 for second-place winners and $250 for third-place winners. Guaranteed four-year music scholarships to Northern will also be available. A public ceremony announcing the winners and presenting their performances will take place at 4 p.m. in the Jewett Theater. Registrations for the Scholarship Invitational, open to high school seniors, are preferred by Friday, Feb. 14; however, applications are accepted at any time, and arrangements may be made for individual student visits throughout the spring semester. For more information, click here, call 605-626-2497 or email Laura.Haar@northern.edu or Jani.Kovach@northern.edu.
After-school Tutoring Openings at Reading Clinic
The NSU Reading Clinic has openings in its upcoming tutoring schedule starting Jan. 13. The Reading Clinic, located in Williams Library on the NSU campus, is an after-school tutoring program providing literacy assessment and instruction for students in grades 1-12. For more information or to register, visit the NSU Reading Clinic online, or contact Reading Clinic Director Dr. Timothy Houge at 605-626-3169.
Volunteers Needed for ‘Vagina Monologues’
Northern’s Feminist Club is looking for volunteers that would like to speak in their performance of “Vagina Monologues” on Feb. 14. The “Vagina Monologues” is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler that explores the female experience through the eyes of women of various ages, races, sexualities, etc. Volunteers would choose a piece to perform (either alone or with other volunteers) and attend two to three rehearsal practices. Those interested in volunteering, viewing the script or acquiring more information should contact NSU Feminist Club President Mar Fesler: mar.fesler@wolves.northern.edu.
NSU-Primrose Arts and Lecture Series
The 2019-20 NSU-Primrose Arts and Lecture Series will take place Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. throughout the academic year at Aberdeen's Primrose Retirement Community, located at 1701 Third Avenue S.E. Presenters and topics are as follows:
Feb. 11: "The Worst Hard Times: The 1930s Depression in South Dakota"; presented by Dr. Ric Dias, Professor of History.
March 10: "Jazz through the Decades"; presented by Mr. Fritz Hemke, Assistant Professor of Music.
April 14: "Talkin’ like the Bard: Demystifying Shakespeare’s Language"; presented by Dr. Kane Anderson, Assistant Professor of Theatre.
Spring Break Power Outage Planned
There is an essential campus power outage scheduled for the weekend of March 7-8, 2020 (spring break). We ask that you please begin the process of planning for how this outage may affect your individual areas and students. More information on the outage will be shared after the holidays.
Save the Date: Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Forum
The annual NSU Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, 2020. All students participating in scholarly activity are invited to participate. Registration details to be announced in January.
Recital, Art Exhibition Forms
Students: If you have a senior recital or art exhibition coming up, please fill out a form so NSU Communications and Marketing can help you promote your event. A link to the art exhibition form can be found on the art department webpage, and a link to the recital form can be found on the music department webpage. For any questions, please email communications@northern.edu.
Faculty/Staff Ticket Pricing:
NSU Athletics offers the following ticket pricing for Northern faculty and staff:
- 50 percent off single-game general admission ticket (price varies with each event)
- Buy one at regular price, get one free general admission season ticket (soccer, volleyball, football, wrestling, men’s and women’s basketball are all ticketed)
- Regular price: $300
- 50 percent off reserved season tickets (section A only – chair back seats for basketball)
- Regular price: $400
- Faculty/staff price: $200
- You will receive a Wolves Club season ticket book with individual tickets for each game!
- Faculty with children can have adjacent chair back seats (in section A) reserved for their kids upon signing them up for Wolves Buddies - $40 per child, $99 for three or more kids.
Contact Austin Hieb at 605-228-9514 or wolvesclub@northern.edu, or stop by the Barnett Center to sign up and select your seats – automatic payroll deduction is available!
Name Tag Orders
NSU Communications and Marketing orders name tags for employees once a month. To request a name tag for the next campus-wide order, fill out this online form.
Wolves Helping the Community
Don’t forget: If you’re volunteering in the community or elsewhere, click here to submit your volunteer hours!
Upcoming Wolves Events
Check out upcoming Wolves events at the NSU Wolves Game Day webpage or athletics calendar.