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First-generation students find support, success from NSU TRIO programs

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Rosa Paw’s parents didn’t have access to education back in their home country of Thailand, so Paw really wanted to get her degree and make them proud.

“I always wanted to go to college,” said Paw, now of Aberdeen. “But to be honest, it was not easy finding information about college.”

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More upperclassmen, local students living on campus at NSU

ABERDEEN, S.D. – When ShyAnn Springer and Jennem Woolever became roommates as freshmen, the selection was made at random – but it worked out so well that the Northern State University seniors have chosen to live together every year since.

Each of those years, Springer and Woolever have opted to live on campus. The students say it’s both a convenience and a way to more easily be involved at Northern.

Two roommates standing together in their residence hall room

Submitted 21 hours 8 min ago by Elissa Dickey.

SDBOR agenda includes NSU-related items

The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet Dec. 11-12 at Community College for Sioux Falls.

Northern State University is impacted by various items on the BOR agenda, including:

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NSU NEWS UPDATE – Week of Dec. 9, 2019

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Student answers: 'What are you thankful for?'

"As the Thanksgiving season is upon us, the inevitable question of 'What are you thankful for?' is a common topic of conversation. There are the usual answers of friends and family. I’m thankful for those too. I’m grateful to have many amazing people that I call friends who are scattered across the globe. Some of these people I’ve known my whole life since I’ve grown up a few blocks away from them, and some of these people I’ve only recently met at Northern but make me feel like I’ve known them my whole life. I also have the most wonderful, supportive and interesting family.

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NSU NEWS UPDATE – Week of Dec. 2, 2019

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NSU NEWS UPDATE – Week of Nov. 25, 2019

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NSU Extended Cabinet Meeting Recap: November 2019

Representatives from across the Northern State University campus came together on Wednesday, Nov. 13, for an Extended Cabinet meeting.

NSU President Dr. Tim Downs said the meeting’s purpose was to continue dialogue and share information across the university. Representatives shared information on the following topics: