COVID-19

NSU Highlights for 2020

While 2020 has been a year of challenges, there have also been many points of pride this year.

That includes enrollment growth, e-learning increases, and various times where members of our campus community stepped up to help others during this difficult year. These highlights were bright spots during an uncertain time, and we’re proud to share them.

Below are Northern’s top 12 highlights from 2020:

Students and teacher walking through gym

Submitted 3 weeks 2 days ago by NSU News.

Free, at-home COVID testing now available

Sent on behalf of the Dean of Students and VP Enrollment, Communications and Marketing

Students, faculty and staff,

The South Dakota Department of Health, in partnership with Vault Health Inc., is now offering at-home COVID-19 testing kits, available at no cost to South Dakota residents. This is a great opportunity for you and your loved ones to take part in free testing while at home over break.

Submitted 4 weeks 1 day ago by NSU News.

Grant from Governor Noem Expands Distance Learning for South Dakota High School Students

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem has approved a $468,850 grant from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to help the Northern State University Center for Statewide E-learning handle larger enrollments this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Currently, 2,400 high school students from 104 South Dakota school districts are served by the E-learning Center. That is an increase of about 22 percent over the entire 2019-20 school year, with spring semester registrations still coming in.

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NSU Campus Town Hall Recap: Oct. 26, 2020

Faculty and staff attended the Campus Town Hall on Monday, where NSU President Dr. Tim Downs reviewed the results of the spring 2020 Campus Climate Survey.

The survey was conducted in April 2020 in accordance with HB 1087, a bill passed in 2019 with the purpose of promoting free speech and intellectual diversity at higher education institutions.

Submitted 2 months 2 weeks ago by NSU News.

NSU to hold in-person winter commencement ceremony with limited attendance

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will hold an in-person winter commencement ceremony, open to all 2020 Northern graduates.

Due to the altered fall schedule – with face-to-face instruction ending after Thanksgiving – the ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in the NSU Barnett Center.

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COVID-19 Perspectives: Internship in the Time of the Pandemic

COVID-19 has affected all NSU community: students, faculty and staff. Below is a perspective of one member of the community: Brianna Geigle is a student in the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program. She was completing her internship when the pandemic broke out.

Q: In what ways did your internship experience change following the COVID-19 pandemic reaching the US?

Submitted 2 months 3 weeks ago by NSU News.

Test-optional alternatives available for students applying to Northern

Students wearing masks walking on campus

ABERDEEN, S.D. – High school students who weren’t able to take the ACT or SAT this year due to the pandemic are still eligible for admittance into Northern State University.

Northern and its fellow South Dakota public universities are emphasizing test-optional academic pathways for prospective students.

For Northern, it’s one more way of easing pandemic-related stress for area families.

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Message from President Downs: On-campus mass testing for COVID-19

Please note: The Sept. 30 mass testing event is moving indoors. The testing will now take place in the Avera Student Center Centennial Rooms.

Faculty, staff and students:

As we navigate through the fall semester, we continue to explore options that may slow the spread of COVID-19.

Submitted 3 months 2 weeks ago by NSU News.

Northern family encourages COVID precautions

Pictured: Hillary and Jonathan Goff with their three children: Adrianne, 12, Genevieve, 5, and Emelyn, 3.

After her entire family came down with COVID-19, Northern State University’s Hillary Goff is encouraging people to take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.

Submitted 4 months 2 weeks ago by NSU News.

NSU homecoming parade canceled

Thunder the Wolf waving during a past parade

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has decided to cancel the 105th annual NSU Gypsy Day Parade, as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 virus.

The decision was made after careful consideration, involving discussions with state and local health care officials. In addition, Northern reached out to select parade participants, and also factored in the recent suspension of the 2020 college athletics season due to COVID-19.

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