International

Aberdeen woman is host mom to NSU international students

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Diana Osborne’s family is just like any other – except that her children happen to come from all over the world.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University international students have a $3.7 million economic impact on the region – the fourth highest among universities in South Dakota.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Four out of the five awards given out at the recent NAFSA Region IV Conference went to the Northern State University Office of International Programs—more awards than any one institution has ever received in one year.

NAFSA is a premiere organization committed to advancing international higher education. The awards were given out at the annual conference for NAFSA’s Region IV, which includes Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Pictured, front row: Amber Henderson (third from left); Hannah Walters (fifth from left); Dominika Blum (fourth from right); and Kalyan Chakraborty (second from right).

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University School of Business faculty members and staff from the NSU Office of International Programs traveled to China this month for the 26^th annual Conference on International Business.

The conference was co-organized by Northern and its partner university, the University of Jinan. Attending the conference were:

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University students and community members have the chance to experience new countries and cultures this academic year thanks to faculty-led study abroad programs.

Five programs have been finalized:

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has been selected as a host site for the Japan Outreach Initiative – the first university in the Dakotas to be chosen for this program.

“We’re putting South Dakota on the map through Northern,” said Dr. Leigh Neys, director of the NSU Office of International Programs.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University Study Abroad has seen a significant increase this year, with nearly triple the number of participants in its programs compared to last year.

That success means all the hard work of staff, led by NSU Study Abroad and CEIB Advisor Dominika Blum, is paying off.

Blum said oftentimes, students tend to think of all the reasons they can’t study abroad – cost, time, parental support. But she’s been raising awareness that it’s possible for all students.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will host a wide variety of summer camps and events throughout the next three months.

Below is a list of camps/workshops that will take place at NSU throughout the summer:

NSU Upward Bound: The 2019 NSU Upward Bound Summer Program will run from May 26 to July 3. High school students from surrounding area high schools will stay on campus and be a part of this year’s program.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has renewed a unique academic agreement with a South Korean university that allows students to serve as language and cultural ambassadors.

At its meeting this week, the South Dakota Board of Regents approved the renewal of the Global Village Program between Northern and Yonsei University at Wonju.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University College of Arts and Sciences student ShyAnn Springer recently received a $5,000 scholarship from the SR Education Group to study abroad in Japan.

Springer is a junior English major with an emphasis in TESOL from Bradley, S.D.

To receive this scholarship, Springer answered two open-ended, personal questions that were evaluated by a panel of judges. Students who wrote the most persuasive, compelling, and well-written arguments were considered finalists.