Northern community,
NSU’s leadership team is forming several COVID-19 Contingency Planning Task Forces. We have put together the COVID-19 Academic Planning Fall 2020 Task Force to address adaptations for Fall 2020 classes. Here are the members of this task force:
COVID-19 Academic Planning Fall 2020 Task Force
ABERDEEN, S.D. – As schools all over the nation continue to teach the remainder of the semester online, many teachers can become overwhelmed. When teachers are only able to communicate with their students via Zoom calls and occasional emails, it becomes easier for students to fall behind in their class work.
In this time of uncertainty, many individuals are making a point to help those around them in whatever ways they can. One such individual is Northern State University student Molly Walter. Walter is a math education major from Monticello, Minnesota, who works… more
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will commemorate its 264 spring 2020 graduates on Saturday, May 9.
Though the university will not hold a traditional graduation ceremony, Northern will post a short video to Facebook and Twitter at 10:30 a.m. CST, which will address commencement and confer degrees. Diplomas will be mailed out over the summer.
Spring graduates will also have additional chances to be honored… more
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will resume on-campus operations, including face-to-face learning, for the fall 2020 semester, following the guidance of the South Dakota Board of Regents.
Northern’s decision, announced in conjunction with the Board of Regents statement, followed careful consideration by campus leadership, said NSU President Dr. Tim Downs.
“Northern is truly a great community, and we pride ourselves on being a place that feels like home… more
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 virus, the 2020 summer theater season for Northern Fort Playhouse has been canceled.
Though the cancellation wasn’t an easy decision, it was the right one, said Northern Fort Playhouse Board of Directors President Sandi Jaspers.
“Difficult times require difficult decisions,” Jaspers said. “It was difficult for the Northern Fort Playhouse (NFP) Board of Directors to make the decision to cancel our 2020 summer performances but we felt that was best for the safety and well-being of our audiences, our… more
ABERDEEN, S.D. – With the recent events concerning COVID-19 and social distancing, professors all over the nation have been teaching their previously in-person classes exclusively online. With this sudden migration, however, some classes have proven more challenging to adapt to an online format than others. In particular, many professors who teach courses based in the arts have had to get especially creative.
At Northern State University, theatre professor Dr. Kane Anderson has had to make many special accommodations for all of his classes, but specifically for his… more
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Though they can’t come to campus right now, incoming Northern State University Wolves can still get a full orientation experience and register for fall classes online through the new NSU Virtual HOWL Day.
The Virtual Howl Day is an extension of the traditional on-campus HOWL Freshman Registration Program. Through this online event, students will be able to participate in registration day activities remotely, including meeting with their advisor, learning academic expectations… more
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University is helping the community and region in any way it can during this time – including by housing emergency medical professionals who are fighting the COVID-19 virus.
Since early April, Northern has opened one of its residence halls, Wolves Memorial Suites, to staff of Aberdeen’s hospitals as well as Brown County emergency responder personnel, said NSU Director of Residence Life Marty Sabolo.
Classes have moved online this semester, and the few Northern students who have needed to… more
ABERDEEN, S.D. – While Northern State University has moved to online learning due to the COVID-19 virus, the NSU Counseling Center is still available for virtual consultations and/or sessions with students.
The sessions and consultations are available via phone or via a HIPAA-compliant Zoom videoconferencing platform.
For more information, please call 605-626-2371. Also, for tips and updates, follow the NSU Counseling Center on Facebook.
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ABERDEEN, S.D. – Undergraduate research is strong at Northern State University, with two students presenting at a Pierre poster session earlier this year and two more student projects awarded grant funding this spring.
At the 2020 Legislative Poster Session at the Capitol building, Shayla Steinley and Madison Rutter presented their project, “The Effects of CRISPR Cas-9 System on Progeny of Hereditary Parkinson’s Disease in C. elegans.”
The research studied the effects of gene editing… more