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  • NSU School of Business inducts scholastic honorees

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s School of Business inducted 17 scholastic honorees into its honorary society, Delta Mu Delta recently.

    Students inducted for the spring 2019 graduation are:

    • Adam Acker, Aberdeen, Banking and Financial Services
    • Donte Blanchard, Claremont, Banking and Financial Services
    • Dillon Burton, Black Hawk, Management
    • Jasmine Coughlin, Hoven, Banking and Financial Services
    • Shanae Doerr, Aberdeen, International Business
    • Haley Grandpre, Conde, Management
    • Houstyn… more

  • School of Business Dean Mantz leaving Northern for new opportunity

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University School of Business Dean Dr. Tim Mantz has announced that he will leave Northern to take a new higher education opportunity at Cabrini University.

    Mantz cited personal reasons for the move to the private college in Pennsylvania.

    “It’s an opportunity to move home,” he said.

    Mantz will become Cabrini University’s new Dean of Business, Arts and Music, a department of roughly 1,200 students.

    “I have greatly enjoyed my time at Northern and appreciate the… more

  • NSU Spring Commencement set for Saturday, May 4

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – On Saturday, May 4, 236 students will graduate from Northern State University at its 2019 spring commencement.

    The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in the NSU Barnett Center.

    Delivering the commencement address will be 2019 Distinguished Alumna Dr. Becky Guffin, superintendent of the Aberdeen Public School District.

    Saturday’s student speaker will be 2018-19 NSU Student Association President Shanae Doerr.

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  • Northern graduate finds success at Huron, Aberdeen campuses

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – KawLar Dah’s love for Northern State University started well before she became a student.

    “I already loved Northern before I even enrolled here,” said Dah, who will graduate Saturday with a business administration degree.

    Dah toured Northern when she was in high school and said people around campus were so nice.

    “They welcomed the high school students,” she said. “I feel like I was already welcome before I even got here. That’s why I chose Northern. The community is super nice, too.”

    Even though Dah knew she wanted to attend… more

  • Guffin to deliver Northern’s spring commencement address

    Four NSU Distinguished Alumni to be honored at banquet

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University alumna and Aberdeen Public School District Superintendent Dr. Becky Guffin will deliver Northern’s 2019 spring commencement address.

    The commencement ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, in the NSU Barnett Center.

    Guffin is a 2019 Distinguished Alumna. She, along with three other Northern graduates, will be honored at the 2019 NSU Distinguished Alumni Banquet, set for 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, at… more

  • NSU School of Business students win big at N.D. PBL Competition, qualify for National Competition

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Sixteen Northern State University School of Business students competed at the 2019 Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Competition March 22-23 in Bismarck, N.D., all of whom qualified for the 2019 National PBL Conference in June.

    NSU students received first-place honors in 14 different events, second-place honors in 10 events and third-place honors in seven events at the North Dakota competition.

    "This is our second year attending the N.D. State PBL competition and each… more

  • Northern students land summer internships overseas

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Years ago for a middle school geography project, Kristen VanDeRostyne had to pick a global destination to plan a faux vacation – mapping out the entire trip, from choosing a hotel to pretending to purchase a ticket.

    VanDeRostyne chose Australia, and “it’s just stuck with me ever since.”

    Now a senior at Northern State University, her childhood dream is coming true. VanDeRostyne, of Parker, has an internship in Australia this summer – and she couldn’t be more excited for the experience.

    “This has been a huge goal of mine since I was… more

  • NSU’s Bockorny Article Published in “Frontiers in Psychology”

    ABERDEEN, S.D. –An article by Northern State University’s Dr. Kristi Bockorny, "Entrepreneurs’ Courage, Psychological Capital, and Life Satisfaction," has been published in the Organizational Psychology section of Frontiers in Psychology.

    The paper was co-authored by Dr. Carolyn Youssef-Morgan and came from a portion of Bockorny’s dissertation, and initially started with her studies on certain characteristics that would lead to entrepreneurial success.

    “I did look at various success factors, but this paper focuses on the life satisfaction of the… more

  • Balancing farm, family goals part of succession planning

    Cornell University expert delivers 2019 Lamont-Rhodes Lecture at NSU                         … more

  • NSU students help with local businesses’ marketing efforts

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – From planning a bean bag tournament to finding fresh new ways to promote a local design company, Northern State University students are impacting marketing efforts for area businesses.

    Students in Dr. Hannah Walters’ integrated marketing class are working on group projects this semester for the following businesses and organizations: