ABERDEEN, S.D. – The fourth annual Lamont-Rhodes Lecture will be held in the Northern State University Johnson Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, March 21.

The event begins with a breakfast buffet at 7:30 a.m., with the presentation at 8:30 a.m. This year’s speaker is Eric Snodgrass, director of undergraduate studies for the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who will deliver the talk, “Weather Risk - Predicting Chaos.”

Snodgrass has been a featured speaker at numerous state bankers associations, as well as the… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Chapter/Business Club will be hosting a business attire clothing drive throughout the week of Feb. 5.

PBL/Business Club is asking NSU faculty and staff, as well as the Aberdeen community to donate any gently used dress clothes that they no longer want to their clothing drive.

From Feb. 5 to 9, collection boxes will be put out on the NSU campus in Lincoln Hall Room 101 and Spafford Hall Room 204.

Collection boxes will also circulate around local businesses in the Aberdeen community… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will kick off its spring 2018 series of Noon Forums on Feb. 7 with “Careers, Computers and Creativity,” presented by Travis Kiefer in the NSU Beulah Williams Library Rotunda Room.

Kiefer will explore the impact of computers, algorithms and robots on our community, society at large and the challenges and opportunities they present for our future. In exploring the topic, Kiefer will discuss potential implications of the insights of computer science – primarily computational thinking – and its impacts for our education system… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. -  Northern State University has received the distinction of participating in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science Education Alliance’s Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) program beginning in the fall.

This amazing opportunity will allow NSU science students to get involved in real-world research during their early semesters and participate in the science field on a national scale.

After learning about this program at the 2017 South Dakota EPSCoR investigator’s meeting, Dr. Jon C. Mitchell,… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Symphonic Band, 2 O’Clock Jazz Ensemble and Dominant 7 brass ensemble will embark on a winter recruitment tour Feb. 5 to 8, throughout North Dakota and Minnesota, which will come to an end with a home concert on Feb. 11 on the NSU campus.

The ensembles will perform concerts at St. Mary’s High School in Bismarck, N.D.; Valley City High School in Valley City, N.D.; Davies High School and Sheyenne High School in Fargo, N.D.; Chanhassen High School in Chanhassen, Minn.; and Chaska High School in Chaska, Minn.

The… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will host several events throughout the month of February celebrating Black History Month.

The month’s festivities will kick off on Feb. 13 with “soul food” being offered in the Wolves Den dining hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in addition to the cuisine normally offered to NSU students, faculty and staff.

On Feb.15, there will be a showing of the film “Remember the Titans” at 8 p.m. in Jerde Hall, which will be followed by an open discussion. This event is open to NSU students, faculty and staff.

The month’s festivities will… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Area high school students and their families are invited to attend a Northern State University Howling Hour event planned in their region.

The Howling Hours will provide a chance for potential NSU students to enjoy a pizza buffet while visiting with NSU Senior Admissions Counselor Tena Heikes.

Events are scheduled for the following dates and locations:

Monday, Feb. 5:

5-7 p.m.

Brandon Pizza Ranch

202 S. Splitrock Boulevard, Brandon, S.D. 57005

ABERDEEN, S.D. – For almost 60 sixty years, Northern State University and its across-the-street neighbor, the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SDSBVI), have enjoyed a collaborative relationship not found elsewhere in the nation.

“The proximity of the SDSBVI to the NSU campus supports a unique partnership that enhances both programs,” said SDSBVI Superintendent Dr. Marjorie Kaiser. “Our long-term collaboration doesn’t exist elsewhere in the country and holds potential for further… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Tickets for the Northern State University theater production of “The Miraculous Tale of Edward Tulane” will go on sale on Monday, Jan. 29.

The show will be performed in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Black Box Theater at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17.

Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely, owned him. One day, he was lost and his adventures… more