ABERDEEN, S.D. – Local high school students from Aberdeen and the surrounding region competed in the Northern South Dakota Science and Mathematics Fair on March 23 at Northern State University.

A list of winners from the Science Fair and Quiz Bowl are included below.

Science Fair Winners

Jake Flakus of Aberdeen Central High School was the individual grand winner with his project titled “Comparing Ethanol Yield from Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Healthy and Decaying Starch and Sugar Solutions.”

Daniel Orr of Northwestern High… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University has taken the first step toward designing a new practice field for the Wolves football team – a move that also advances plans for NSU’s Regional Science Education Center and overall campus master plan.

On Wednesday, the South Dakota Board of Regents approved Northern’s request to construct the practice field east of Jerde Hall, on the area currently used for NSU Wolves Women’s Soccer program practices.

“We're excited to take this first step to evaluate this area and design fields that will significantly enhance the… more

ABERDEEN — Northern State University has signed an exclusive agreement with Learfield Licensing Partners, a trademark management company specializing in collegiate licensing and branding, that allows Learfield to represent the university and its licensing program.

“We are excited to begin this agreement with Learfield. They’re a proven licensing partner for universities around the United States,” said Todd Jordre, president and CEO of the NSU Foundation. “Northern’s brand covers the Aberdeen region and beyond. This agreement allows us to expand our reach and… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The 2017 South Dakota National Geographic Bee will take place in the Northern State University Krikac Auditorium on March 31.

The State Bees are the second level of the annual National Geographic Bee. The state champion will receive $100, the National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World, 4th Edition and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent South Dakota in the National Geographic Bee Championship to be held at National Geographic Society headquarters, May 14-17, 2017. The final round will be moderated by journalist and humorist Mo… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Bridget Solsaa’s senior art exhibition will be on display April 10-21 in the Northern State University President's Gallery.

Her opening reception will take place 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, in the President's Gallery, located on the second floor of Spafford Hall.

Solsaa, the daughter of Joeleen and Michael Solsaa, grew up in Aberdeen, graduating from Central High School in 2009. She will be showing a variety of artwork – paintings, prints, photographs, and mixed media pieces.

Solsaa will graduate this spring with a BA in fine… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Megan Vockrodt has wanted to be a teacher since childhood.

“I’ve always loved learning new things,” said Vockrodt, a Northern State University honors student from Pierre. “I also enjoy helping others, so being a teacher combines the two. Teaching is just something I fell in love with when I was in elementary school.”

Vockrodt, a senior elementary education major, learned first-hand what it’s like to be a teacher thanks to her student-teaching experience. As a participant in the NSU Year-long Teacher Residency Program, Vockrodt assisted in… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Several Northern State University students will be participating in the upcoming SHRM competition in Washington state and the Community Banking Research Competition.

Northern students Joellen Miller of Houghton; Zachary Ulmer of Lisbon, N.D.; Nick Murphy of Elk Point; and Alexander Gray of Pierre will compete in the Society for Human Resource Management Student Case Competition in Tigard, Ore., on March 31 and April 1. The team will be accompanied by NSU business faculty member Dr. Kristi Bockorny. The group will be given a case to work on… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – “Winds in the east, there’s a mist comin’ in, like something is brewin’, and ‘bout to begin!” The Northern State University Theater Department’s production of “Mary Poppins” will “Step! Step! Step in time!” onto the Johnson Fine Arts Center main theater stage from Wednesday, April 19, through Sunday, April 23.

The show will be performed nightly at 7:30 p.m. from April 19 through 22, with a matinee show performed at 2:30 p.m. on April 23.

Mary Poppins marks the first theater production to be performed on the JFAC main stage since its… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University professors, Dr. Kristi Brownfield and Dr. Courtney Waid-Lindberg have published an article in “The Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research.”

In the article, entitled “Frontier Justice: Examining Representations of Modern Rural Policing on Television,” Brownfield and Waid-Lindberg examined the actuality of the portrayal of rural policing in modern television, via popular shows such as “True Detective” and “Longmire.” A conclusion of their research, taken from the abstract of their article is included below.… more

ABERDEEN, S.D. – A Northern State University graduate is holding a Night of Champions to raise funds to fight malaria in his home country.

Night of Champions will take place starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 1, in the NSU Student Center. The fundraiser event will be hosted by the Deng Foundation and the NSU Office of International Programs.

All proceeds raised will be used by the Deng Foundation to build the first ever medical clinic in Aweil East, South Sudan, where a malaria outbreak is killing people daily.

The Deng Foundation was founded by… more