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  • First-generation students proud to graduate from NSU

    Pictured - top: Brynne Larvie’s family, left to right: twin sister, Emma; dad, Joe; brother, Joseph; Brynne; and older sister, Britney. 

     

    Pictured - below: Tyra Biever’s family, left to right: dad, Bryan; mom, Jody; Tyra; and brother, Bo.

     

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University is proud to support the nearly 40 percent of its students who are the first in their families to attend college—from the first day of classes through graduation.

    We spoke to NSU first-generation… more

  • Rounds to deliver commencement address at NSU Spring Commencement

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds will deliver the spring commencement address on Saturday, May 7, at Northern State University. 

    A lifelong South Dakotan, Rounds has served in the United States Senate since 2015. Previously, Rounds served as the 31st governor of South Dakota (2003-2011) and was elected five times to the S.D. State Senate, including six years as Senate Majority Leader. 

    On May 7,… more

  • Honors Program students present at regional conference

    Pictured: Back row, left to right: Ai Qiang, Melissa Ulber, Taren Tschetter, Drew Veflin, Garret Thompson and Dr. Kristi Bockorny. Front Row, left to right: Kayla Jensen, Mayson Sheldon, Mia Fursedonne, and Olivia Rud.

     

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University Honors Program students recently presented at the 2022 Upper Midwest Regional Honors Conference.

    Nine NSU students attended the conference, held April 1-3 at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Of those nine, three… more

  • NSU’s Harley part of panel with The Chronicle of Higher Education

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Dr. Benjamin Harley, director of Northern State University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, was part of a panel discussion with the national publication The Chronicle of Higher Education on Thursday April 21, 2022.

    The panel, which focused on reconnecting students to learning, included discussion of Harley’s recent scholarship on critical thinking as well as Northern’s upcoming HyFlex Pedagogy Graduate Certificate.

    This graduate certificate is a three-course sequence providing expertise in the theory and application of… more

  • Vanden Hoek to hold art exhibition reception on April 24

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University student Stephanie Vanden Hoek is having an art exhibition reception on April 24, 2022, at 3 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery.

    Vanden Hoek will display digital illustrations and graphic design work, along with some photography work. The exhibition will be on display from April 17-30. 

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  • NSU campus has taken steps toward sustainability

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – When it comes to campus improvement projects, Northern State University has taken numerous steps toward sustainability.

    All campus buildings have the latest in LED lighting, with the exception of Steele Hall, Kramer Hall, McArthur-Welsh and a portion in Williams Library that will be done soon, said NSU Facilities Manager Monte Mehlhoff.

    Northern also has six new solar-powered exterior fixtures—two in the Newman Center parking lot, two in the McArthur-Welsh lot and two on the south side of the Mewaldt-Jensen Building, Mehlhoff said.

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  • NSU alum is making connections to raise awareness about rare condition

    Pictured: NSU alum Tim Schut, left, sits in the NSU Avera Student Center during filming of his upcoming South Dakota Public Broadcasting documentary. At right is interviewer Lon Stroschein.

     

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Every year, Northern State University alumnus Tim Schut picks one word that will be his theme for the year—and last year, that word was courage.

    “I had no idea what courage meant in 2021 when I picked it,” said Schut, of Chester, S.D.

    The word took on a new meaning for Schut in June, when he was diagnosed with… more

  • NSU Spring Choral Concert set for May 1

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Annual Spring Choral Concert will take place at 3 p.m. May 1 in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater.

    The concert will feature the NSU Concert Choir, Early Musick Ensemble and Chamber Singers.

    The Concert Choir will open with three 20th century American classics—Robert Page’s arrangement of Leonard Bernstein’s “The Best of All Possible Worlds,” James Erb’s arrangement of “Shenandoah,” and Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia.”

    The Chamber Singers will then perform two double… more

  • NSU PBL members receive honors at state conference

    Pictured: Back row, left to right: Amber Henderson, Amber Thelen, Avery Schut, Kendra Hinz, Daniel Shannahan. Front row, left to right: Georgy Turner, Haley Wenger, BriAnna Linn. (Not pictured: Dmytro Anikin and Chrissy Stoltenberg.)

     

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University Phi Beta Lambda members received honors at the PBL State Leadership Conference.

    Northern’s PBL is advised by Drs. Amber Henderson and Dan Shannahan. Results from the conference, held last week in Mandan, N.D., are as follows:

     

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  • NSU to hold 2022 Research, Scholarship and Creativity Forum on April 20

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will hold the 2022 Research, Scholarship and Creativity Forum on Wednesday, April 20, in Beulah Williams Library.

    The forum will feature keynote speaker Dr. Ashley Podhradsky, vice president of research and economic development and professor of digital forensics at Dakota State University. 

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