ABERDEEN, S.D. – Drs. Audrey Miller and Travis Netzer will perform a Faculty Recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4, at Northern State University.

Miller, assistant professor of clarinet, and Netzer, adjunct professor of tuba and euphonium, will perform in the Johnson Fine Arts Center’s Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater. Admission is free. Masks are required, and attendees are asked to follow appropriate social-distancing protocols.

Miller will perform the clarinet quartet “Divertimento,” by Alfred… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Two faculty members from the Northern State University School of Business had a case study accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Ethics Education.

“Hiring Ethics: A Case of Undue Influence in Employee Selection,” by Drs. Sal Villegas and Kristi Bockorny, will be part of JBEE’s Volume 17. According to the abstract, the case study examines a real-life situation in which a bank manager’s… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Join the Aberdeen University-Civic Symphony under the direction of Dr. Christopher Stanichar on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Jewett Theater on the NSU campus.

The orchestra will take you on a trip into the world of fairy tales. The orchestra will be joined by NSU voice faculty member, Darci Bultema, and NSU Concerto-Aria winners Marissa Hanley (trumpet) and John Litwiller (tenor). Also on the program is Courtney Rott (narrator), a debut film of the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre and students from the Aberdeen… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – A new collaborative program between Northern State University and the University of South Dakota will guarantee admission for five NSU Honors Program students into the USD Knudson School of Law.

The Honors Law Opportunity Program, which started this spring, aims to help grow the number of committed, talented lawyers in northeast South Dakota.

“This is a magnificent opportunity for students in the NSU Honors Program who are interested in pursuing a career in the legal field,” said Honors Program Director Dr. Kristi Bockorny. “Our newly… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Two sisters who both teach in the Harrisburg School District found a virtual way to connect their students during the pandemic.

Northern State University alums Ellen Weber and Kaye DesLauriers continued their tradition of connecting Weber’s first grade students with DesLauriers’ high school students by using Zoom.

Weber brainstormed the idea of their pen pal program, which started two years ago. In the past, first graders interacted with creative writing high… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Kari Papke’s path to a successful career in education started at Northern State University.

“It was at NSU that I discovered I wanted to be a teacher,” said Papke, a 2005 NSU graduate. “Northern helped lay the foundation for my success in my career.”

Now, she serves as Head Principal of Sioux Falls Washington High School.

“It is a great honor and I am humbled to lead the Warriors,” Papke said. “I spent 14 years of my teaching career at WHS and could not be happier to be back.… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – When it comes to keeping graduates in South Dakota, Northern State University continues to lead the pack.

Two-thirds of Northern graduates, or 66 percent, stay in the state to work or further their education. That’s the same figure reported by the S.D. Board of Regents’ Graduate Placement Dashboard two years ago – and it’s 13 percent more than the average among all regental institutions, which is 53 percent.

The BOR… more

Faculty and staff

The South Dakota Board of Regents will migrate our shared environment to a cloud solution. This migration is required to support our server and storage requirements. Multiple systems that are used every day will be impacted.

Beginning at 6 p.m. CST March 5, 2021, the following systems will be unavailable:

• Banner will be unavailable until March 10. This system includes human resources, finance and student.
• All employees: Timesheets and tax statements will be unavailable
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ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Theatre Program will present the play "God of Carnage" in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre.

Performances will run at 7:30 p.m. nightly Feb. 18-20 and at 3 p.m. Feb. 21.

In “God of Carnage,” Playwright Yasmine Reza brings together two sets of parents after their boys get into a fight that ends with two teeth lost. A polite meeting to discuss the aftermath of the altercation sees the conversation and drinks flow. Soon, lines are drawn—and crossed—as allegiances shift and these supposedly cultured… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Symphonic Band will present its Winter Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater.

In honor of Black History month, the featured piece on the program is a special arrangement of “Shenandoah” by Omar Thomas, one of the country’s pre-eminent composer/arrangers of jazz and band music.

Also featured on the concert is a fanfare of our own Dr. Christopher Stanichar, Director of Orchestra at NSU!

The NSU Brass Choir will present a monumental piece, “Images for Brass… more