ABERDEEN, S.D. – As Northern State University welcomes area high school students to campus for its annual Upward Bound Summer Program, the university is also pleased to announce the renewal of the NSU TRIO Upward Bound grant.

The U.S. Department of Education has renewed the grant for another five years. The 2022-23 funding amount is $344,095, with a total amount of $1,720,475 over the five-year period. 

The purpose of Upward Bound is to provide eligible students with the tools and skills necessary to successfully graduate from high school and enroll… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Since the inception of the Northern State University Honors Program, Honors students have conducted research for thesis projects covering a variety of topics, ranging from education to environmental science to entrepreneurship.

And the path to completing those thesis projects is a campus-wide effort—NSU Honors students receive assistance from a vast network of individuals from all across the Northern campus, in a variety of disciplines and departments.

“I really don’t know if there is a department that doesn’t come in contact with… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The upcoming 16th season of Northern Fort Playhouse will celebrate Christmas in the summertime, with two holiday-themed productions planned at historic Fort Sisseton.

NFP will present “A Charles Dickens Christmas” and “The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged).” Performances begin July 8, with both productions directed by Dr. Kane Anderson of the Northern State University Theatre Department.

“A Charles Dickens Christmas” is a highly original take on “A Christmas Carol” that gives a… more

Caption: Pictured left to right are NSU faculty members Drs. Jason Knowles, Sal Villegas and Hannah Walters; Tawnie Williams; Mike Bockorny of Aberdeen Development Corporation; and Kelly Weaver of the Small Business Development Center.

Pictured, left to right: Scott Johnson, Reece Moehlenbrink and Hailey Smith.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Three Northern State University students won awards for their entries in the Brown County Historical Society’s annual research and writing contest. 

First place went to Scott Johnson for his paper, “The Rising Star and the Lake of Shining Shells: The Settlement and Pre-1900 History of Watertown, South Dakota.” Johnson is a history major from Watertown, S.D.

Reece Moehlenbrink received second place for “Robert… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has appointed Dr. Doug Ohmer as dean of the NSU School of Business and Dr. Anna Schwan as interim dean of the Millicent Atkins School of Education.

Ohmer has worked at Northern since 1994. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and banking from Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky.; an MBA from Northern Kentucky University; and a Ph.D. in business administration/management from the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Prior to his Ph.D. studies, Ohmer worked as marketing manager for… more

Pictured, left to right: Matej Cip, Hannah Kiernan, Melissa Ulber and Camryn Wipf; not pictured: Kai Brisk, Gabrielle Grieme and Jessica Malchow.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has announced the 2022 winners of the Northern Edge Awards and Undergraduate Competitive Research Grants.

Winners of the Northern Edge Award—which is designed to aid student projects in under-represented disciplines—are as follows:

• Kai Brisk, from Buffalo, Minn., who is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts, for a… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s second annual GiveNDay surpassed its goal, with 1,817 donors raising $330,000 for the university and its students.

GiveNDay, coordinated by the NSU Foundation, took place April 6-7, 2022. Also known as #OneDayOnePack, the 24-hour challenge is designed to inspire all supporters of Northern to come together to provide essential funding across the university.

Northern sought donations from students, staff, faculty, alumni, friends and community members. The support from… more

Pictured: Drs. Elizabeth Haller and Benjamin Harley

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has named Drs. Elizabeth Haller and Benjamin Harley winners of this year’s Outstanding Faculty Awards.

Haller, the 2022 NSU Foundation Faculty Excellence Award winner, is professor of English; department chair of Languages, Literature and Communication Studies; and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Harley, the 2022 Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award winner, is… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The first five Northern State University Honors Program students have been accepted to law school through the new Honors Law Opportunity Program.

The program, a collaboration between Northern and the University of South Dakota, guarantees admission for five NSU Honors Program students into the USD Knudson School of Law. Those five students are:

• Jakob Lund
• Kahden Mooney
• Mayson Sheldon
• Darius Swanson
• Kylee Van Egdom

These students will… more