ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will host the annual National History Day regional competition on Wednesday, March 8.

Over 200 middle and high school students from around northeastern South Dakota will be participating in the event, which will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at NSU. Northern hosts this event every spring.

Winners at the regional competition are invited to go to the state competition, and winners of the state competition advance to the national competition.

Northern’s National History Day event is sponsored by the…

ABERDEEN, S.D. – At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, the Northern State University Music Department will present its Spring Jazz Concert in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Jewett Theater.

The concert will feature the 1 O’clock Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Terry Beckler, and the 2 O’clock Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Dr. Grant Manhart.

Guest artists with the 2 O’clock Jazz Ensemble will be local pianist Ron Parker; visiting traveling nurse and jazz and pop singer “Izzy”; professor of woodwinds and jazz, Fritz Hemke; and Dr. Travis Netzer, professor of low brass and…

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Department of Music will present the 12th Annual Bach’s Lunch Concert at noon Wednesday, March 22.

The concert, titled “Psalms and Transformations,” will take place at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E., Aberdeen.

The event will feature performances by the NSU Chamber Singers, under the direction of Marla Fogderud and assisted by Christopher Stanichar, Fritz Hemke and Stuart Davidson.

Also performing will be Allan Jacobson, pianist; Kenneth Boulton and JoAnne Barry, piano duet; and the NSU…

Pictured: Eckart, left, and Walden, right

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University students Dylan Eckart and Jakob Walden will have their senior recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 5, in Northern’s Krikac Auditorium.

Eckart, whose primary instrument is tuba, will perform “Concerto in One Movement,” by Alexander Lebedev (1914-1979); “Stuff,” by James Grant (b. 1954); and “Sinfonia,” by G. B. Pergolesi (1710-1736). He will be accompanied by Dr. William Wieland on the Concerto and “Sinfonia.”

Walden, whose primary instrument is euphonium…

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Theatre Program announces its slate of theatrical programming for the 2023-24 season.

The Johnson Fine Arts Center will host a season of comedic theatre filled with surprises. “The theme for next year’s season is ‘Surprisingly Funny,’” says professor Kane Anderson. “The Season Selection Committee pored over scripts and scores before putting together an exciting collection of shows…

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s Dr. Ginny Lewis has published the book, “The Novels of Zsigmond Móricz in the Context of European Realism.”

In the book, released by publisher Peter Lang Group, Lewis focuses on seven novels by Móricz, analyzing each in chronological order to show the author’s development of themes surrounding agency and greed in modern society.

This is the latest in several books written or translated by Lewis, NSU Professor of German and literary scholar. Previous…

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli has been appointed as advisor/governing council member for the Foundation for Advancing Critical Thinking in South Asia (FACTS Asia). 

In this role, Jalli will serve as an external expert on dis/misinformation and media and information literacy for the organization, a nonprofit educational initiative based in India. The two-year appointment lasts until December 2024.

Jalli, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, joined the NSU faculty in 2021.…

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern Innovation and Startup Center—now called Thunder Labs—will host an evening of emerging tech on Feb. 27 beginning at 5 p.m. at Northern State University.

“Emerging Tech: Gamifying Education,” which is free and open to the public, will showcase emerging technology that can inspire local innovators and contribute to an emerging tech startup ecosystem.

The event will take place in the NSU Student Center Centennial Room and Mezzanine. Parking is available in the Washington Street Lot.

At 5 p.m., Kaleb Dschaak, CEO of Fenworks,…

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the concert's cancellation

                                                                                                       
ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Aberdeen University-Civic Symphony’s re-scheduled concert on Tuesday, March 21 featuring The…

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Artwork by Northern State University students is on display this month at Red Rooster Coffee House in downtown Aberdeen.

The display features a range of media by Northern art students, including drawing, painting, photography, digital collage and mixed media.

It’s the second year NSU students have shown work at the Red Rooster—and it’s a fantastic opportunity to share their work with the community, said NSU Instructor of Art Alexis Doerr.

“It's a show that the students look forward to having their work in,” Doerr said. “The Red Rooster…