ABERDEEN, S.D. – Starting this fall, Northern State University will have a women’s choir for the very first time.

Northern students and the greater Aberdeen community are invited to participate in the NSU/Aberdeen Women's Choir, which will be directed by NSU Associate Professor of Music Education Dr. Wendy van Gent.

This fall, the NSU/Aberdeen Women's Choir will meet on Tuesdays from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Choir Room. This ensemble will feature multiple genres with choral literature about and by women. All treble voices are… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Music Department will present a Choral Spring Concert featuring the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers at 3 p.m. April 25 in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Jewett Theater.

The featured work for the Chamber Singers will be Johannes Brahms’ “Liebeslieder Walzer,” with Kenneth Boulton and JoAnne Barry playing piano, four-hands.

The Concert Choir will perform “The City” and “Identity” from Ola Gjeilo’s “Sunrise Mass” with the assistance of violinists Christopher Stanichar, Leandro Moutin, violist Josh Opp, cellist… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University Phi Beta Lambda students did very well in the recent virtual State Leadership Conference competition. 

Each of the nine NSU PBL members placed in at least one competitive event. As a team, NSU PBL came away with 10 first-place awards, seven second-place awards and one third-place award.

All of the students now qualify to compete at the upcoming virtual National Leadership Conference.

“I’m thankful for the… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – On April 17, Northern State University student-athletes will team up with the United Way of Northeastern South Dakota in service to the Aberdeen area community.

Saturday is the 19^th annual Day of Champions, and the Wolves will spend the day volunteering at various community organizations, performing tasks from cleaning to painting to yard cleanup.

The Day of Champions started in 2002 as a collaborative effort between the NSU Athletic Department and the United Way. Since then, a total of 2,561 Northern State student-athletes have… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The 2021 Northern State University Research, Scholarship and Creativity Forum will take place April 21 in the Jewett Regional Science Education Center.

This annual forum is a venue in which Northern undergraduates can present their research or scholarly activities. Oral presentations will be 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m., with the poster session 1-2 p.m.

The keynote address, set for 12:20-1 p.m., will be delivered by Craig Whippo, associate professor of biology at Dickinson State University. Whippo’s speech is titled “Undergraduate Research Across the… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – An article by Northern State University faculty members Drs. Kristi Bockorny and Hannah Walters has been accepted for publication in The Transnational Journal of Business.

The article, titled “The Relevance of a Liberal Arts Education to Business School Graduates: An Assessment of Alumni,” will appear in the journal’s June edition. Bockorny and Walters collected survey data from a sample of business alumni in order to assess their perceived relevance of a liberal arts education to their business degree.

Bockorny is associate professor of… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Music Department is proud to present the “Battle of the Brass” chamber recital this Thursday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center’s Jewett Theater. 

This recital will feature two student brass ensembles. Northern’s student brass quintet, the Hub City Brass, will share a recital with the tuba euphonium ensemble 4 Below.

The brass quintet repertoire will include the Malcom Arnold “Brass Quintet No. 1,” Anthony DiLorenzo’s “Fire Dance,” and an arrangement of Leonard Cohen’s “… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s Distinguished Alumni will be honored at a luncheon at noon Friday, May 7, at the Dakota Event Center.

This event is rescheduled from last spring and will honor the 2020 NSU Distinguished Alumni: William Deng, James Hess, James Klein, John Lopez and Joe Senger.

To purchase tickets and RSVP for the luncheon, please call the NSU Foundation at 605-626-2550.

Read more about the 2020 Distinguished Alumni below:

William Deng… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Concert Band and Symphonic Band will present “Band Extravaganza” at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 18.

The concert will take place in the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center’s Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater. The Concert Band is conducted by Dr. Audrey Miller, and the Symphonic Band is conducted by Dr. Rolf Olson.

The Concert Band program will include “March Diabolique”; “M.U.T.E Fanfare,” “Earthscape” and “Mars, God of War,” performed by the Brass and Percussion Ensemble; and “Three Susato Dances from The Danserye,” “A… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – This semester, students in the Northern State University Business Leadership class have been working on projects that are making a difference in the community.

Four groups of students are working on service learning projects with the following local organizations: Boys and Girls Club of Aberdeen Area, Aberdeen Area Humane Society, Salvation Army and Aberdeen Family YMCA. The projects were made possible thanks to NSU Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Pedagogy Grants.

“The service learning projects have been an educational… more