ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C 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

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C From advising on industry trends to consulting on curriculum, advisory boards serve as crucial partners to the Northern State University School of Business.

¡°Advisory boards are our critical bridge to the business community, not just locally and regionally, but nationally and internationally as well,¡± said School of Business Dean Dr. Doug Ohmer. ¡°The boards keep us informed on trends in industry, changing and developing needs for the workforce, concerns that industry members have on almost every aspect of business¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C This fall, the Northern State University School of Business will begin offering a Master of Science in Accounting Analytics.

The program, approved Wednesday by the South Dakota Board of Regents, will help fill a need in the regional workforce while providing graduates with cutting-edge competencies in the high-demand field of analytics as the business world becomes much more data-driven.

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ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The sixth annual Lamont-Rhodes Lecture will be held in the Northern State University Johnson Fine Arts Center on Tuesday, March 31.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social, and the lecture starts at 6:30 p.m. This year¡¯s speaker is Damian Mason, a businessman, agriculturist, speaker, podcaster, writer and consultant. 

Mason speaks on the two subjects he knows best: business and agriculture. Since 1994, he has spoken to¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C New students coming to college for the first time are looking for connections ¨C for some, it can mean the difference between staying or leaving.

That¡¯s where Northern State University¡¯s First-Year Seminar Program comes in. 

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Longtime Northern State University faculty member Dr. Doug Ohmer has been named the new dean of the NSU School of Business.

Ohmer, associate professor of management, has worked at Northern for 26 years, serving as interim School of Business dean this academic year.

¡°I¡¯m truly excited to take the leadership of the School of Business at Northern,¡± Ohmer said. ¡°I¡¯ve been a part of the School of Business since I started at NSU in 1994, and I now have the opportunity to more deeply share my experiences with the Business School staff, faculty and¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Two Northern State University School of Business students, along with a Northern faculty member, will present at an upcoming marketing conference in Chicago.

NSU students Elise Benner and Ashley Meyer will present ¡°Does Emotional Intelligence Influence Pro-Environmental Behavior?¡± at the Marketing Management Association Spring Conference, set for March 25-27.

At the same conference, the students¡¯ faculty advisor, Dr. Hannah Walters, will present ¡°To Quiz or Not to Quiz in¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Local business owners recently sat down in a conference room to hear fresh, new ideas for marketing their organizations.

This was no ordinary pitch session ¨C it took place on the Northern State University campus, with ideas coming directly from students in Dr. Hannah Walters¡¯ marketing management course.

And the business owners were impressed.

¡°The group did fantastic,¡± said Fallon Helm, owner of Revive Day Spa. ¡°Dr. Walters has brought this class to the next level with the details, follow-up and informative reports on business¡­ more

Pictured left to right: Abigail Vogel, Amanda Cook and Kristen VanDeRostyne. (Not pictured: Alexander Bellefeuille.)

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The Northern State University School of Business recently inducted four scholastic honorees into its honorary society, Delta Mu Delta.

Students inducted for the winter 2019 graduation are:

• Alexander Bellefeuille, Aberdeen (finance)
• Amanda Cook, Minneapolis (professional accountancy, banking and financial services)
• Kristen VanDeRostyne, Parker (business management)
• Abigail¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C On Saturday, Dec. 14, 83 students will graduate from Northern State University at its 2019 winter commencement.

The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center.

Delivering the commencement address will be NSU Associate Professor of English Dr. Lysbeth Benkert-Ramsussen. Student speaker will be NSU Student Association President Harrison Bruns. Longtime Aberdeen businessman and Northern supporter Patrick Teal will receive an honorary degree during the ceremony.

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