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.

Valentine’s Day Sale at the NSU Wolf Shoppe Feb. 13-15
The NSU Wolf Shoppe will have a Valentine’s Day Sale today through Wednesday, Feb. 13-15. Pick a card and scratch it off to reveal your discount of 15, 20, 25 or 30 percent off clothing and giftware! Get a Valentine’s Day balloon with chocolate kisses for $2.95.

Student Success Center GOLD Series
This week’s Student Success Center GOLD Series events are as follows:
•    The One About Note Taking; Monday, Feb. 13, 7-8 p.m., MJ 146: Finding yourself having a hard time remembering what you talked about in class? Feel like you should have written something down, but didn’t know where to start? The NSU Student Success Center invites students to this interactive workshop to learn about ways to take notes and better utilize them to study more efficiently. See how to get the most out of attending class and set yourself up for studying success!
•    The One about the South Dakota B.I.G. and Teacher Job Fair Prep, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 4-5 p.m., MJ 146: Make your plans to attend the Business, Industry, and Government Career & Internship Fair or the Teacher Career Fair on Feb. 28, in Sioux Falls. Students attending will get the chance to interact with 100+ national employers. Learn how to prepare for the career fairs with this workshop!
•    The One About Note Taking (RERUN); Wednesday, Feb. 15, 7-8 p.m., MJ 101|Virtual: Finding yourself having a hard time remembering what you talked about in class? Feel like you should have written something down, but didn’t know where to start? The NSU Student Success Center invites students to this interactive workshop to learn about ways to take notes and better utilize them to study more efficiently. See how to get the most out of attending class and set yourself up for studying success!

GOLD Series programs stand for “Great Opportunities for Learning and Development” and are Pack Point Certified! For a complete listing of GOLD events, see the online calendar. For more information, please contact the Student Success Center at studentsuccess@northern.edu.

Noon Forums
The Spring 2023 Noon Forum series continues Wednesday, Feb. 15, at noon in the Beulah Williams Library Round Room, featuring “Student Presentations in the Classroom” with Gus Foote and students). Noon Forums, which are free and open to the public, are sponsored by Faculty Senate, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and the Center for Public History and Civic Engagement. Remaining topics for the semester are as follows:
•    Feb. 22: It’s There, but Where is it?  (Brenda Mammenga)
•    March 1: What is your Umwelt? What Animals Teach us about Perspective (Chris Puglisi and Shalini Matthews)
•    March 8: Five Hidden but Essential Women Composers (Marla Fogderud)—Forum in LIB 117
•    March 29: Northern Innovation and Startup Center (Josh Latterell) 
•    April 5: Five Essential Things to Know about Ukraine (Steven Usitalo)
•    April 12: Chat GPT: You Ain’t ready for AI, but AI is Ready for You (Grant Manhart)
•    April 19: Bullying in the Ivory Tower: What Happens in Higher Education (Bixi Qiao)
•    April 26: The Good Country: A History of the Midwest (Jon Lauck)

SnackChat with Angela Hermansen; Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2-3 p.m., LIB 141A - CETL Pedagogy Lab:
Please help us welcome Angela Hermansen, our new Instructional Designer, to campus. Join us for snacks and informal conversation as she shares her pedagogical values. Participants are also encouraged to attend via zoom through this link.

NSU Theatre Presents Eurydice
The NSU Theatre Program will present the play "Eurydice" in the JFAC Black Box Theater. Performances will run at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 17 and 18 as well as at 3 p.m. Feb. 19. Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice” harkens back to the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus as young lovers who seek to find each other again in the Underworld after a wedding-day tragedy. All tickets are general admission and will be available at the door. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and NSU faculty/staff. Students will be admitted for free. Payment will be cash or check only; debit or credit cards will not be accepted. There will be no advance or online ticket sales. For more information, contact the NSU School of Fine Arts at 605-626-2497.

Northern Bound Day
Friday, Feb. 17, is Northern Bound Day for prospective students and their families! Check-in will take place in the Barnett Center Hallway starting at 9:15 a.m. Be sure to welcome these potential future Wolves to campus!
ChatGPT Learning Event
The NSU Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will sponsor a professional learning event from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, in the CETL Pedagogy Lab (Beulah Williams Library 141A). The topic will be ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence program that is poised to dramatically change teaching and learning. The event’s panel will include: 
•    Dr. Ben Harley, Director of The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Professor of English
•    Angela Hermansen, Instructional Designer
•    Joshua Citrak, Director of Innovator Empowerment
•    Eric Kline, Director of the Northern Academy 
Discover how to use these technologies to differentiate instruction, create hands-on learning opportunities, write lesson plans and more. There will be time for Q&A and collaboration opportunities for those in attendance. 
To register, please click this registration link. If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will also be streamed at this Zoom link. 
Guests may enter the library (building #6 on this map) from the doors on the north side of the building. The Washington Street lot on the west side of campus is the closest to the library. Parking is free after 5 p.m.    

Internship, Career Fairs
Searching for an internship or employment opportunity? Need to make new career connections? Make a plan to attend the Business, Industry, and Government Career & Internship Fair or the Teacher Career Fair on Feb. 28 in Sioux Falls. Students attending will get the chance to interact with 100+ national employers.

Seraph Brass Concert
Aberdeen Community Concert Association presents Seraph Brass, America’s top female brass quintet, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater. The event is co-sponsored by the NSU Fine Arts Department, and Northern students may attend free with a student ID. Individual concert tickets are available at Interior Design Concepts, 21 N. Main St., Aberdeen, or online at aberdeencommunityconcerts.org.

GiveNDay is Coming! April 5-6, 2023
The Northern State Foundation is excited to host our third annual day of giving, GiveNDay, on April 5, 2023! This 24-hour challenge is designed to inspire all supporters of Northern to come together as we work to provide funding across the university.

Last year was a huge success as our community raised $330,000 from over 1,800 donors. Also known as #OneDayOnePack, this year’s goal is to receive support from 2,500 donors in 24 hours.

If you would like your campus-sponsored organization represented, please contact Aimee at the Foundation by Feb. 10, 2023. You can email Aimee at aimee.roy@northern.edu.

We need your help! We are looking for students, faculty or alumni to represent their school, department, organization or team as Ambassadors. As Ambassadors, you have the opportunity to share your love of NSU with your family and friends via social media, and potentially earn rewards while doing it! Interested? Reach out to the Foundation at nsualumni@northern.edu.

Spring 2023 Graduation Apparel 
Attention Spring 2023 Graduates: Graduation apparel will be available for purchase on the website listed below until April 2, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Click on these links to purchase:
•    Purchase graduation apparel here. 
•    Purchase graduation announcements here.

‘Be Northern’ Nominations
Do you know someone in the NSU campus community who should be featured on Northern social media? Nominate a student, faculty, staff or alum to be featured as a Be Northern on NSU Instagram and Facebook! Nominated are accepted through this online form.