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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.

 

COVID-19 News

Through the S.D. Department of Health, Northern has secured BinaxNOW/Quidel over the counter COVID tests. These test kits are free to NSU faculty, staff and students. Students can pick up their kits at Student Affairs (Avera Student Center 222). Faculty and staff should check with their direct supervisors. Complimentary COVID testing for all South Dakotans are still available through Vault Health’s website as well. These are available for both symptomatic/asymptomatic and vaccinated/unvaccinated individuals. For additional COVID-19 information, visit northern.edu/coronavirus, covid.sd.gov or cdc.gov.

 

COPLAC Update

Campus community,

I am pleased to announce that Northern State University has been approved and welcomed as a full member of the Council for Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). Full membership offers national recognition that Northern provides transformative education through an integrated curriculum in the liberal arts—including the humanities and fine arts, natural and social sciences, and mathematics—commensurate with that offered by North America’s finest private colleges.

Northern was admitted to COPLAC as a provisional member in 2020. Following a site visit fall 2021 the COPLAC Board of Directors recently voted to approve full membership. Our membership on this prestigious council further affirms our commitment to providing high-quality academics that prepare our students with 21st century critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills. 

Now, we join the ranks of prominent COPLAC members such as Truman State University (Missouri), University of Illinois-Springfield and University of North Carolina-Asheville.

Our entire campus community—students, faculty and staff—will benefit from this membership. COPLAC organizes and administers member collaborations, including professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, and hosts regional undergraduate research conferences, where students present the results of senior-year scholarly and creative projects. A web-based undergraduate research journal, Metamorphosis, showcases exceptional student work at all 30 member institutions.

The collective expertise and exceptional efforts of everyone at our university have led to this recognition. I hope you will all join me in sharing special thanks with our dedicated COPLAC committee members including Drs. Erin Fouberg, Eric Pulis, Liz Sills, Hannah Walters and Bill Wieland.

Respectfully,

Dr. Schnoor

 

Supplemental Instruction (SI) Information for Spring 2022

  • Location & Hours: Students may view available SI sessions in their course syllabi and on D2L, by asking their faculty, or through the MyNSU Homepage Calendar. Advisors will receive updated schedules throughout the term. Faculty may contact Brandon Pokarney to learn more about SI or to schedule a session. 
  • Contact person for questions: Brandon Pokarney, brandon.pokarney@northern.edu or 605-626-2343

Academic Support and Coaching Information for Spring 2022 - NEW

  • Location: Student Success Center Learning Commons, Tech Center 148 (first floor)
  • Hours: Student appointments are available Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Contact person for questions: Brandon Pokarney, brandon.pokarney@northern.edu or 605-626-2343

Tutoring Services Information for Spring 2022

Math Services Information for Spring 2022

  • Location: Student Success Center Learning Commons, Tech Center 148 (first floor)
  • Hours: Monday-Thursday, noon-8 p.m.; Friday, noon-4 p.m.; Sunday, 4-8 p.m. Services are walk-in only
  • Contact people for questions: Melanie Jacobson, melanie.jacobson@northern.edu; or Vicki Evans, TC 151, vicki.evans@northern.edu, 605-626-2665

 

Participate in the ARC3 Survey

Students, check your email for the ARC3 Survey: Beginning Monday, Jan. 31, through Monday, Feb. 14, students will receive an email invitation to participate in the Administrator Researcher Campus Climate Collaborative (ARC3) Sexual Misconduct Survey. Degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students will be invited to take part in this voluntary survey. Participants could be eligible for $10 in Thunder Bucks! Key Result 77 of the Student Affairs Strategic Action Plan (2020-2021) aims to create and implement a comprehensive and mandatory sexual misconduct education program for all new students (under 60 credit hours). Student Affairs and Title IX will be assessing students’ experiences and attitudes related to sexual misconduct to help inform policies, programs and practices that enhance the campus culture during the spring 2022 semester. The ARC3 is an evidence-based comprehensive and IRB-approved campus climate survey containing 19 modules that assess a range of Title IX violations. All survey responses will be anonymous. For more information on Title IX or Student Affairs, please visit our website. NSU Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities and Title IX Coordinator Krista Bau is available at 222 Avera Student Center, 605-626-3007 or Krista.Bau@northern.edu.

 

Feb 1: Wolves Emerging Scholars Program (WESP)

Are you a freshman or sophomore? Looking for self-care/wellness strategies, interested in learning successful habits or trying to cope with stress? Be a part of the group counseling sessions hosted by the counselors in training! The Wolves Emerging Scholars Program (WESP) is a six-week group training experience for NSU freshmen and sophomores that will emphasize study skills, time management, self-advocacy and wellness. Each week will be led by the counselors in training who will develop curriculum for these topics. There will be a lot of fun and engagement. Come and take advantage of these FREE sessions. This will be held 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Feb. 1 in Gerber Hall rooms 210, 211 and 216. See the program flyer for further details and a link to sign up. For questions, contact shalini.mathew@northern.edu.

 

Welcome to the Silent Book Club!

This isn’t your regular book club. No set books to read (that's the "silent" part), no pressure to share or discuss. Never worry if you haven't finished the book. No judgment.

The Silent Book Club model means we are not all reading the same book at the same pace. There is no homework and no pressure to lead or contribute to a discussion. We introduce our books and ourselves at the start of the meeting and then we dive into reading for an hour.

Simply bring yourself and whatever you're currently reading (we don't care about genres or formats, anything goes!) All readers are welcome—even e-readers.

While some silent reading parties have a strict ‘No Talking!’ rule, no one will be shushed or shamed at Silent Book Club. The Silent Book Club is about community. Everyone is welcome, and anyone can join.

Please consider joining if you are unable to find time and space to just enjoy a book. That's it! No pressure whatsoever.

The Silent Book Club meets the first Tuesday of every month from 4 to 5 p.m. Next meeting in the Library Round Room Feb. 1, 2022, at 4 p.m.

For additional information, contact Nicole.Christiansen@northern.edu Hosted by Williams Library

 

American Indian Circle Program

NSU is dedicated to the recognition of tribal traditions and ceremonies that complement the holistic well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native students. The American Indian Circle Program would like to invite the NSU campus community to participate in our monthly Smudge the first Tuesday of every month from 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. This is a time where we come together and have cultural education time to talk about what smudging is, the importance it symbolizes in Indigenous culture and a time of reflection. For the spring 2022 semester, we will smudge in the courtyard outside MJ 112, which is the new Circle Program student space under the Student Success Center. Everyone is welcome!

 

Feb 4: Snackchat: A Conversation About Student Study Habits with Susan Citrak  

Join CETL host Susan Citrak on Friday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. in NSJC 133 for an interactive conversation on how we can help students cultivate good study habits. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Light snacks provided. If you are unable to join in person, please join via this zoom link.    

 

JFAC Gallery Exhibition

Artist Aaron C. Packard will have an exhibition, “Hyper-Photomontage,” on display in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery through Feb. 4, 2022. A closing reception, free and open to the public, will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. Packard is an experienced commercial and editorial photographer, working in southeast South Dakota since 2002. “Hyper-Photomontage” features vibrant and abstract, almost kaleidoscope-like photographs that encourage the viewer to linger in observation. For more information, visit aaronpackard.com.

 

Art Exhibition Opening Reception

An Opening Reception for “Feminine Attempts” by Klaire Lockheart will be 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery. This event is free and open to the public. “Feminine Attempts,” on display Feb. 7-March 28, focuses on the complex concept of femininity. Lockheart shares, “My paintings allow me to explore the unnatural expectations of femininity.” The life-size oil paintings employ symbolism through clothing and environment to represent the various roles and expectations placed on women. Lockheart earned her MFA from the University of South Dakota, and she is Miss Art World South Dakota. Her recent solo exhibitions include “Feminine Attempts” at the Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City, Iowa; “A is for Apron” at the Ritz Gallery in Brookings, S.D.; and “Ladylike Representations” at Gallery 120 in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. 

 

Cracker Barrels

Legislative Cracker Barrel sessions for 2022 will be held in the Kessler’s Champions Club in the NSU Barnett Center. Cracker barrels, which are open to the public, will take place 10 a.m.-noon on the following Saturday mornings:

  • Feb. 12, 2022
  • March 5, 2022

To stay informed during the session and track bills in the S.D. Legislature, use this link.

 

NSU Theatre presents ‘Frankenstein in Love’

The NSU Theatre Program will present "Frankenstein in Love" in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Black Box Theater. Performances will run at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 18 and 19 as well as at 3 p.m. Feb. 20. "Frankenstein in Love," written by renowned horror master Clive Barker, reimagines the immortal tale of a monster stitched together from human parts by the maniacal Dr. Frankenstein. All tickets to “Frankenstein in Love” are general admission and will be available at the door. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and NSU faculty/staff. Students will be admitted for free. Payment will be cash or check only; debit or credit cards will not be accepted. There will be no advance or online ticket sales. “Frankenstein in Love” is a mature-audiences production with strong language, explicit violence, and sexual situations. Please use discretion with bringing younger patrons or those with weaker constitutions. For more information, contact the NSU School of Fine Arts at 605-626-2497.

 

Feb 23: Equity and Online Teaching with Kevin Kelly 

Join CETL for an interactive conversation on equity and online teaching with Kevin Kelly, Ed.D., of San Francisco State. Kelly teaches online courses as a Lecturer in the Department of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technologies at San Francisco State University. Stop by Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in MJ 201 for a fruitful discussion and FREE snacks! If unable to attend in person, please join via this zoom link. 

 

Find Thunder Contest

The College of Arts and Sciences is putting on a “Find Thunder” contest. If you see Thunder on campus, snap a picture and post it to social media sites using the hashtags #IFoundThunder, #GoWolves and #NorthernStateU for a chance to win prizes during February, March and April!

 

Student Labor Position

Student labor position available in the science department (you do not have to be eligible for work-study)! Work around five hours per week during the school year and five-10 hours per week in the summer (you must be available to work in the summer). Responsibilities include watering, propagating plants and weeding the pollinator gardens. Processing plastic recycling is also part of this position. For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Jodie Ramsay at Jodie.Ramsay@northern.edu. More on-campus and employment opportunities can be found on WolfWork, Northern’s online job board. If you need assistance applying to any job or help with career development, visit the Career Services office in MJ 102.

 

Attention Spring Graduates

  • Purchase Graduation Apparel at this link.
  • Purchase Graduation Announcements at this link.

 

This Week in Wolves Athletics:

For digital tickets to these or other games/matches, please visit HERE

Students, don’t forget to download and scan your digital tickets to be entered in the Howling Wolves monthly contest. This month’s prize is a $50 Gift Card to Zoo/Lager’s!

 

HOWLING WOLVES – January

This month’s prize is a $50 Gift Card to Zoo/Lager’s Inn

HOW TO EARN POINTS

All regular season home competitions are worth 10 points. Some games are worth 20 points and are promoted as “Double Howling Wolves Points” games. If you attend two or more separate athletic events in the same day (i.e. football and volleyball) then you will receive an additional 5 points for that day. Double-header events (i.e. basketball, baseball, and softball) are worth 10 points throughout the entirety of the doubleheader. 

All points reset each month allowing for a new opportunity each month to win the monthly prize. 

All home athletic events are FREE for NSU Students who have a valid student ticket so there is no required cost to be a part of the Howling Wolves.

All Howling Wolves members are highly encouraged to sit in the designated Student Section at all home athletic events. Become an active member of the Howling Wolves Student Fan Club and help us defend our territory! GO WOLVES!!

**Points earned while working Wolves athletic events are excluded
**Points and events are subject to change without notice
**Playoff games and exhibitions are excluded unless noted otherwise

EXPECTATIONS OF HOWLING WOLVES MEMBERS

  1. Have your student ticket at games to earn points
  2. Stand together in the Howling Wolves Student Section
  3. Cheer loud and make noise
  4. Stand up, clap, and sing along with the NSU Fight Song
  5. Stay for the entirety of the game

WHERE TO GET POINTS

Get your tickets and check out upcoming events for this month by creating an account and snagging your tickets by clicking HERE

CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions or more information please email howlingwolves@northern.edu.

LAST MONTH’S WINNER- Brittany Delzer – ROKU Stick