ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University is pleased to announce that Dr. Lorelle A. Davies has been named vice president for finance and administration. Davies will assume the role on Monday, June 8, 2026.
Davies currently serves as vice president of administration and finance and chief financial officer at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell, Mont., where she leads comprehensive financial management, campus operations and institutional modernization initiatives. Prior to that role, she served as chief financial officer at Columbia Gorge Community…
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will honor the achievements of more than 300 students during its spring commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9.
In addition to awarding the associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, the ceremony will include recognition of retiring faculty, faculty awards and the conferral of an honorary degree to Jim Thares, who will also serve as this year’s commencement speaker.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and take place in Wachs Arena at the Barnett Center. For those unable to attend in person, the…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University recognized outstanding student leaders, organizations and campus partners at the 39th annual Wolfy Student Engagement Awards, an evening dedicated to celebrating the individuals and groups who make Northern a vibrant and supportive campus community.
"The Wolfys celebrate the ways our students go above and beyond to make Northern's community an engaged and vibrant place to be," said Alison Kuch, director of New Student and Engagement Programs. "Our students already accomplish so much in the classroom, so seeing them…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — The Northern State University Athletic Department and United Way of Northeastern South Dakota are teaming up for the 24th Annual Day of Champions on Saturday, May 2.
The Day of Champions began in 2002 as a collaborative service initiative between Northern and the United Way. Since then, more than 3,400 NSU student-athletes have completed over 292 community projects, totaling more than 22,200 volunteer hours — a value of approximately $394,316 in donated labor.
This year, nearly 200 Wolves student-athletes, coaches and community leaders…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University is proud to announce that Becky Pribyl, director of financial aid, has earned the designation of Certified Financial Aid Administrator, known as the FAAC credential. The national certification recognizes Pribyl's expertise and commitment to the highest standards of federal student aid administration.
To earn the FAAC designation, Pribyl underwent a rigorous evaluation by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. The process included demonstrating significant industry experience, passing a…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University partnered with the Huron Community Campus in Huron, S.D., to offer a hands-on workshop on ChatGPT and artificial intelligence tools to community members on April 8 and 15, drawing 43 participants from a wide range of career fields including education, law enforcement, banking and healthcare.
The workshop was led by Dr. Amanda Garrison, assistant professor of marketing at Northern State University, and was offered face-to-face on the Huron campus. Participants also gained access to the Practical ChatGPT Prompts and Study…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Two Northern State University criminal justice graduates have earned competitive scholarships to nationally ranked graduate programs, marking a milestone for Northern's growing Criminology and Criminal Justice program.
Abiah George of Aberdeen, a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology graduating In Honoribus, has earned the Justice Public Service Scholarship to Drake University Law School. Drake awards the full-tuition scholarship to no more than two entering law students per year nationally, making it one of the most competitive public…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University assistant professor of accounting Dr. Eman Momeni has published a peer-reviewed article in the Asian Accounting Review, a journal published by Emerald Publishing and indexed in Scopus, one of the world’s largest abstract and citation databases. The journal is ranked Q2 in finance and Q3 in accounting within the Scopus index.
The article, “Audit Report Lag and Its Contemporary Issues: A Comparative Review of Literature,” examines the factors that influence the time between a company’s fiscal year-end and the…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University assistant professor of English Dr. Kristen Brown has published new research in Western American Literature, the premier academic journal in its field and a publication of the University of Nebraska Press.
The article, "Listening to Unlearn: Sarah Winnemucca's Testimony and the Reversal of Civilization Discourse," examines the testimonial resistance of Sarah Winnemucca, also known as Thocmetony, or, Shell Flower, an influential 19th-century Northern Paiute writer and activist. Brown analyzes how Winnemucca's…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University's Art Department and Art Galleries are currently presenting a second round of spring senior exhibitions, on view through Thursday, May 8, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery and Gallery X on the NSU campus in Aberdeen.
The exhibitions — April Olson's Multiplicity of Her, Diane Mamgue Tassa's Beneath Patterns and Rico Imus's Banyuhay — feature three graduating seniors whose work explores identity, transformation and cultural memory through a range of mediums and personal perspectives.…