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.
Be Part of Wolves Patrol
Looking for an opportunity to serve your campus community while being paid? Here is your opportunity to become involved. Campus Safety is looking for students who are interested in being a part of Wolves Patrol. The primary purpose of Wolves Patrol is to meet fellow students anywhere on campus and walk with them to ensure safe arrival at their destination (library, parking lot, residence hall, etc). Trained patrol will also be eligible to work as additional security for large university events. Send interest to assia.baker@northern.edu.
SGA Filling Empty Seats
Calling all NSU business and international students! The Student Government Association (SGA) is looking to fill the empty Business Seat and International Seat. If you are interested in becoming an SGA Senator, come to our meeting Tuesday night at 9 p.m. in the Missouri River Room! Contact Shanae Doerr or Tyler Harris for more information!
Welcome, New Employees!
Northern State University welcomes new employee Jason Henslee, technology integrationist, this month! New employees are listed on myNSU each month in the personnel report under the announcements section.
Business Club Meeting
The Business Club/PBL will be meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. in Lincoln 224.
S.D. Jazz Festival is Jan. 17
The 49th annual South Dakota Jazz Festival Concert will be held 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the JFAC Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater, featuring Latin Jazz phenom Nachito Herrera. Tickets will be available at the door and are $10 for adults and $5 for children. This concert is free for NSU students, faculty and staff with ID. The concert is also an Aberdeen Community Concert for those who have purchased tickets to the concert series. For more information, click here or contact Dr. Grant Manhart at Grant.Manhart@northern.edu.
JFAC Gallery Exhibition
The latest exhibition up in the JFAC Gallery is “Reflections” by artist Jay Hopkins. The exhibition is up now through Jan. 25, 2019. Hopkins will have a closing reception 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 17. An artist talk will take place at 7 p.m., held alongside the Jazz Festival.
NSU will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 9 a.m.-noon Monday, Jan. 21, at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Newman Center. The Multicultural Student Affairs office will be collaborating with TRIO Student Support Services for this year’s event, which will be a great opportunity to serve others and reflect on the true meaning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For more information or to get involved, email layton.cooper@northern.edu or laci.hettick@northern.edu.
PBL/Business Club Collecting Clothing Donations
The School of Business’ Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Chapter/Business Club will be taking donations of professional clothing from the Aberdeen community through Jan. 25 to prepare for their second annual Clothing Drive/Workshop on Jan. 29 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. in the NSU Centennial Rooms. PBL/Business Club is looking for donations of clean, professional clothing in good condition, including black pants, dress pants, button-down shirts, tops, blazers, khakis, dress skirts, dress shoes and accessories for women; as well as black pants, button-down shirts, polos, khakis, suit coats/jackets, ties, dress shoes and belts for men. Boxes for donations can be found on campus in Lincoln Hall Room 101 and Spafford Hall Room 204. For more information, please contact Drs. Amber Mathern at 605-626-3002 or Kristi Bockorny at 605-626-3001.
Spring Study Abroad Fair
On Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, the Spring Study Abroad Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2pm in the Student Center. Come meet our study abroad partners, faculty summer program leaders, Confucius Center and study abroad advisor to learn more about what study abroad is all about and how it can benefit you for the rest of your life!
Are you interested in teaching a group of students abroad? The Office of International Programs is hosting a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 3-4:30 p.m. in the Student Center Maroon Room. All faculty interested in leading a study abroad program are welcome and encouraged to attend. Participants will learn more about the faculty-led process and hear from experienced leaders and a study abroad affiliate representative with significant experience in faculty-led program coordination. Refreshments will be served.
NSU Opera presents ‘Speed Dating Tonight’
Northern State University Opera will present the dinner and show event, Michael Ching’s “Speed Dating Tonight!” This comic, one-act opera doesn’t include any actual speed dating, but is meant to reflect the real-life quirks of modern dating and is comprised of 90-second “dates” which are brief arias and duets. The event will take place Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ward Hotel in conjunction with Roma’s Ristorante Italiano. Tickets are $35 per person and covers meal, tip and tax, and show ticket. 60 seats are available for both showings, and will be available online until 4 hours before the first showing. Purchase tickets online here or purchase at the door before the show using cash or check.
Lions Club Pancake Feed
The Lions Club will hold a pancake feed 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, in the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired gym. Freewill donations will be taken at the door. All proceeds will go to help kids and families in Aberdeen with sight issues, including free glasses for kids and eye screening equipment. Learn more about Lions International global causes here.
Primrose Arts and Lecture Series
The 2018-19 NSU-Primrose Arts and Lecture Series will take place throughout the academic school year at Aberdeen's Primrose Retirement Community, located at 1701 Third Avenue S.E.
Feb. 12: "Hub City History: Preserving and Presenting the Past in the NSU Archives"; presented by Mr. Robert Russell, director of Beulah Williams Library.
March 12: "Ceramic Form and Fragment: Artwork of Gratia Brown"; presented by Ms. Gratia Brown, Assistant Professor of Art.
April 9: "NSU: At Home in the World - An Overview of NSU's International Programs"; presented by Dr. Leigh Neys, director of International Programs.
Free Zumba in Dacotah Hall
Zumba with ZIN Lara Nelson will take place Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Dacotah Hall Dance Studio through Feb. 27. Free to all students and staff!
Name Tag Orders
NSU Communications and Marketing orders name tags for employees once a month. To request a name tag for the next campus-wide order, fill out this online form.
Wolves Helping the Community
Don’t forget: If you’re volunteering in the community or elsewhere, click here to submit your volunteer hours!
Upcoming Wolves Athletics Events
Friday, Jan. 18
Women’s basketball vs. Augustana, 5:30 p.m., Wachs Arena
Men’s basketball vs. Augustana, 7:30 p.m., Wachs Arena
Saturday, Jan. 19
Women’s basketball vs. Wayne State, 4 p.m., Wachs Arena
Men’s basketball vs. Wayne State, 6 p.m., Wachs Arena
Thursday, Jan. 31
Wrestling vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 7 p.m., Barnett Center
Friday, Feb. 1
Wrestling vs. Minot State, 7 p.m., Barnett Center