NEWS

  • Due to the impending winter storm, Northern State University will shift classes to remote delivery Tuesday-Thursday, April 4-6.

    Campus offices and academic buildings will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, April 4-5.

    Residence halls will remain open. Dining Services hours will adjust as follows:

    ?    The Wolves Den will be open 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m.
    ?    The Grid Market in Great Plains East will be open 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
    ?    Einstein Bros. Bagels and Created with Love will be closed.

    Avera… more

  • Welcome to the NSU News Update - providing information on events happening on campus or involving NSU students, staff and faculty.

    To submit a news item, send it via email to NSUNews@northern.edu by 5 p.m. Thursday of the week before the announcement should run.

    Easter Sale at the NSU Wolf Shoppe
    The NSU Wolf Shoppe will have an Easter Sale April 3-6. Open an egg to reveal your discount of 15, 20, 25 or 30 percent… more

  • ABERDEEN, S.D. – Micro-credentials are having a major impact—and they’re coming to Northern State University this spring.

    What are micro-credentials? They're a learn-at-your-own-pace, non-credit bearing form of certification in a skill-based learning model. Completing a course earns you a digital badge—which is instantly shareable and embedded with metadata, helping you get noticed.

    Micro-credentials offer a more personalized, on-demand learning experience than full-length courses, said Joshua Citrak, NSU Director of Innovator Empowerment.

    “Unlike… more

  • ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will host a free Tech and Entrepreneurship Camp for area teens this summer—and Northern is hiring peer mentors to work with youth at the camp.

    The Tech and Entrepreneurship Camp, open to students entering grades 9-12 in fall 2023, will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The camp will run for five weeks, starting May 30 and running through June 27, on the NSU campus.

    Campers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety… more

  • ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University Assistant Director of Financial Aid Morgan Stadler traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend a national conference for financial aid professionals.

    Stadler attended the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) Leadership and Legislative Conference and Expo, which included networking, training, and an opportunity to visit Capitol Hill.

    “During our Hill visit, we met with staff from… more

  • Pictured: Ethan Kurtz, left, and Jacob Swanson, right


    ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Speech and Debate Team made it to the national quarterfinals, with two students tying for fifth place in the nation.

    Ethan Kurtz and Jacob Swanson finished as national quarterfinalists at the Pi Kappa Delta National Speech and Debate Tournament, tying for fifth place nationwide.

    This tournament, held March 15-19 in Philadelphia, Pa., is the largest comprehensive speech and debate tournament in the country, said Dr. Justin Gus Foote, NSU… more

  • Welcome to the NSU News Update - providing information on events happening on campus or involving NSU students, staff and faculty.

    To submit a news item, send it via email to NSUNews@northern.edu by 5 p.m. Thursday of the week before the announcement should run.

     

    GOLD Series
    Finish your semester strong with these upcoming GOLD Series events sponsored by the Student Success Center:
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  • Pictured: Tanner Pietz, left, and Justin Desens, right

        
    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University students Justin Desens and Tanner Pietz will hold their senior recital at 7:30 p.m. April 13 in Krikac Auditorium.

    Desens, who plays the tuba, will perform “Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2,” by Tomaso Albinoni; “Ordner Seg,” by ?ystein Baadsvik; and “Sonata for Tuba and Piano,” by Paul Hindemith. He will be accompanied by Sue Gates and Dr. Kenneth Boulton.

    Pietz, a bass/baritone, will perform “At the River,” “… more

  • ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will host the 68th Annual Mathematics Contest on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Barnett Center on the NSU campus.

    High school students from around the area are invited to participate in one of four divisions: Elementary Algebra, Geometry, Advanced Algebra and Senior Math.

    Dr. Stacy Trentham, NSU Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Contest Director, estimates roughly 500 contestants from 25 area schools will participate in the event. Assisting with the event are NSU Mathematics faculty Ms. Melanie Jacobson, Dr.… more

  • The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet March 29-30 on the Northern State University campus.

    Agenda items impacting NSU include:

     

    • Welcome and Presentation by NSU President Neal Schnoor

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