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.
15th and State Street Temporarily Closed
The City of Aberdeen will be temporarily closing the intersection of 15th Avenue and South State Street for planned utility upgrades. The closure is expected to begin around Sept. 22 and last roughly four weeks. Weather may play a factor with this timeframe.
Northern employees and students who typically park on the streets around the Barnett Center have the option to purchase a one-time temporary parking pass for $20. The temporary passes are only valid for the Barnett Center lot and are effective from Sept. 22 to Oct. 31, 2019. You can purchase these temporary passes at the NSU Physical Plant.
In order to prioritize the safety of our students, staff and faculty, along with the well-being of May Overby Elementary students and staff, pickup and drop-off routes for the school will be temporarily altered. May Overby will provide parents with further instructions.
May Overby staff will be allowed to temporarily park in the NSU Foundation lot.
Thank you for your patience as these construction projects continue.
President Downs
Swim Team Collecting Items for Safe Harbor
The NSU Swim Team is partnering with Safe Harbor to collect items they are in need of, including:
- Razors
- Deodorant
- Shaving cream
- Tampons
- Brushes
- Sunscreen
- Bug spray
- Kids bug spray
- Kids/baby body wash
- Shuttle passes
- Laundry baskets
- Sensitive baby formula
- Pull-ups
- Queen-sized bed sheets
- New bath towels
- Canned tuna
- Canned chicken
- Canned fruit or fruit cups
- Granola bars and gas gift cards.
Donations will be collected until Gypsy Days. Please drop off items in Coach Monanian's office in the Barnett Center.
NSU Intramural News
Fall 2019 upcoming NSU Intramural events:
- Flag football: Sept. 10
- Frisbee golf: Sept. 14
- Glow-in-the-dark dodgeball: Sept. 16
Register on IMLeagues, scan the QR code on the poster, or find the link is on NSU Intramurals social media: Follow us on Instagram (@nsu_rec), Twitter (@NsuRecreation), or Facebook (@NSU Intramural Sports).
Library Carnival
The Library Carnival will be Tuesday, Sept. 10, 7-9 p.m. at Williams Library. Come play games, eat popcorn and win prizes while learning about the library! Contact the library at reference@northern.edu with any questions.
CAB Blood Drive
Campus Activities Board is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you are interested in signing up, please feel free to contact Janie.Borkowski@northern.edu.
Fall 2019 Noon Forums
NSU’s fall 2019 Noon Forums will kick off at noon Wednesday, Sept. 18, with “Lincoln and the Limits of Presidential Power.” The session, which will take place in the NSU Williams Library Round Room, will be led by Dr. Jon Schaff. Noon forums will continue throughout the semester with the following topics:
- Sept. 25: Dueling Clarinets (Audrey Miller/Robert Spring)
- Oct. 2: Dueling Ink (Lysbeth Benkert-Rasmussen/Pen Pearson)
- Oct. 9: Lest we Forget—Memories of Past Teachers
- Oct. 16: What in the World? (Leigh Neys/ Ioana Hojda)
- Oct. 23: Where do they Go from Here? (Brit Lorenz/Brenda Mammenga)
- Oct. 30: Resounding Pedagogies: Building Classroom Community through Sound (Ben Harley)
- Nov. 6: Complementing Cultures (Anna Schwan/Kirika Shimmei)
- Nov. 13: White Nationalism on Trial (Department of History and Social Sciences)
- Nov. 20: Teaching with Business Cases in Chinese Classrooms: Pains and Gains (Jiang Changsheng)
- Dec. 4: The State of the State Budget (Julie Johnson)
Noon forums are open to all who are interested – students, staff and the public. For more information, contact Dr. Art Marmorstein at 605-626-2608 or Art.Marmorstein@northern.edu.
NSU Wolf Talks
Wolf Talks are being held this fall in conjunction with the 2019 NSU Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture. The schedule is as follows:
- Sept. 11: Self-Regulation and Mindfulness with Megan Frewaldt, 6:30 p.m., Johnson Fine Arts Center Berggren Recital Hall
- Oct. 16: Overcoming Barriers to Productivity with Petr Ludwig, 6:30 p.m., JFAC Jewett Theater
- Nov. 6: Managing Distractions with Dr. Erin Haugen, 6:30 p.m., Krikac Auditorium
Wolf Talks, which are free and open to the public, are sponsored by TRIO SSS and Student Involvement and Leadership.
Informational Session for Faculty-Led Study Abroad
NSU students, alumni and community members have the chance to experience new countries and cultures this academic year thanks to faculty-led study abroad programs. So far, three programs have been finalized, and more are in the planning stages:
- Spring Break Service Learning in Guatemala, led by Dominika Blum, March 6-14, 2020
- Culture and Language in Costa Rica, led by Dr. Juan Gonzalez, May 11-25, 2020
- Culture and Government in Germany, led by Drs. Ginny Lewis and Brian Bengs, May 12-21, 2020
Interested students can start by filling out this online application. An informational meeting for the Germany program is scheduled for 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in the NSU Library Creation Lab. Informational meetings for the other programs will be held at later dates. For more information on NSU Study Abroad, contact Blum at studyabroad@northern.edu.
Jewett Science Center Ribbon-Cutting
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Harvey C. Jewett IV Regional Science Education Center will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. NSU faculty and staff are encouraged to talk to their supervisor about attending this event, where they can take a look at the building and see the brand new wolf statue by Northern graduate John Lopez. For more information, click here.
Crochet Jam with Visiting Artist Ramekon O'Arwisters
Crochet Jam with visiting artist Ramekon O'Arwisters will take place 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery. Crochet Jam, hosted by social-practice artist Ramekon O'Arwisters, uses the folk-art tradition of crocheting strips of fabric into free-form and organic soft sculptures to foster social interaction, creativity and liberation. Crochet Jam is an opportunity for play, experimentation, and for allowing the material to transform naturally without any expectations nor any attempt to control the outcome. No attempt is made to dictate the creative process and there is no focus on the finished product. Basic instruction in crochet and all materials provided. For more information, visit the Crochet Jam website, or email alexis.doerr@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!
Split-Pot Tickets Available
Tickets for the $30,000 split-pot are available at the NSU Foundation. Only 300 tickets are being sold. The winner will receive $15,000 and $15,000 will go toward Northern student scholarships. Need not be present to win – the drawing will take place at Northern Night on Nov. 16. To purchase a ticket, contact the Foundation at 605-626-2550.
3D Printer Informational Session
A 3D Printer Informational Session will be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 19 in the NSU Library Creation Lab. The event is a general introduction to 3D printing in the library and is open to all NSU students, faculty and staff. The event will highlight some uses for 3D printing, how to go about 3D printing something in the library, and a demo of the 3D printer in use.
Gypsy Day Parade Registration
Online registration for the 105th annual Northern State University Gypsy Day Parade is now open. Individuals and groups interested in entering the parade may register via the online form. Registration cost is $25. The parade is Saturday, Oct. 12, with a start time of 9 a.m. This year’s parade theme is “Wolves Live Happily Ever After.” The deadline to register online is 5 p.m. Sept. 27. For more information, contact the Student Affairs office by calling 605-626-3007 or emailing gypsydays@northern.edu.
Hall of Fame Banquet is Oct. 11
Five NSU alumni and one Wolves Athletics team will be honored at the 2019 NSU Hall of Fame Banquet. The banquet is set for 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at Aberdeen’s Dakota Event Center. This year’s inductees are Micah Arnold, Todd Ford, Matt Hammer, Carolin (Becker) Magstadt, Kira (Wannebo) Swenson and the 1993-94 women’s basketball team. For more information about the Hall of Fame Banquet, click here or contact the NSU Foundation at 605-626-2550.
NSU Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture
Author Manoush Zomorodi will discuss “Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self” at the Northern State University Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Zomorodi will speak for about 50 minutes, take questions from the audience, and then sign copies of her book. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. “Bored and Brilliant” explores the connection between boredom and original thinking and considers how we can harness boredom’s hidden benefits to become our most productive and creative selves without totally abandoning our gadgets in the process. The book is available at the NSU Wolf Shoppe for $12.25. Summer hours for the Wolf Shoppe are: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed Friday, June 28, for inventory).
Community Chinese Classes
The NSU Confucius Institute is offering community Chinese courses through Nov. 19. Youth classes take place 3:15-4:15 p.m. Tuesdays, and adult classes take place 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. All classes are held in NSU’s Lincoln Hall, room 330. Cost is $20 per student. For more information or to register, call 605-626-3293 or email confucius@northern.edu.
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.