NSU NEWS UPDATE – May 29, 2018
Welcome to the NSU News Update - providing information on events happening on campus or involving NSU students, staff and faculty.
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Welcome, Boys State
This week on campus, NSU welcomes South Dakota American Legion Boys State. Boys State will run Monday-Friday, May 28-June 1. Learn more about Boys State at NSU by visiting the Boys State webpage.
Boys State Sale at the NSU Wolf Shoppe
The NSU Wolf Shoppe will have a Boys State Sale on Thursday, May 31-Friday, June 1. Take 20 percent off all clothing and giftware.
Digital Media Camp is May 29-31
This year’s NSU Digital Media Camp for fourth- through sixth-graders, sponsored by the Millicent Atkins School of Education, will be May 29-31, 2018. The aim of the camp is to teach kids about audio and video production by having them create several media projects. More information can be found online at the Digital Media Camp site.
NSU Upward Bound runs through July 5
The 2018 NSU Upward Bound Summer Program will run from May 27 to July 5. Fifty high school students from nine area high schools will stay on campus and be a part of this year’s program. Click here to learn more.
JFAC Gallery Exhibition will run through Aug. 15
The Sharon Kagan exhibition in the JFAC Gallery will run from May 15 to Aug. 15. Kagan is a multimedia artist who utilizes knitting, photography and drawing as the foundation of her personal lexicon. Kagan has a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA and a Master of Arts in Sculpture from Otis Art Institute, where she trained with Betye Saar and Germano Celant. This exhibition was been coordinated through a partnership with Katharine T. Carter & Associates. Click here to learn more about the exhibit and the artist.
Gypsy Day Parade Registration opens Friday
Online registration for the 103rd annual NSU Gypsy Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, June 1. Individuals and groups interested in entering the parade will be able to access the online form. Registration will include a $25 participation fee. The parade is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, with a start time of 9 a.m. This year’s parade theme is “Wolves at the Movies.” For information, click here to read more, or contact the NSU Student Affairs office at 605-626-3007 or gypsydays@northern.edu.
Chinese Summer Camp is June 4-8
The Confucius Institute’s Second Annual K-5 Chinese Summer Camp will be held 8:30-11:30 a.m. June 4-8 at NSU. The camp is open to ages 6-11, and the cost is $40 for the week. Space is limited. Register by May 21 by emailing confucius@northern.edu or calling 605-626-3293.
2018 Common Read Lecture is Nov. 14
Angie Thomas, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book “The Hate U Give,” will deliver NSU’s 2018 Common Read Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The event—Northern’s eighth annual Common Read Lecture—is free and open to the public. The award-winning “The Hate U Give” has received starred reviews from eight literary journals and has been optioned by Fox 2000 and Temple Hill Production. It is available for purchase at the NSU Wolf Shoppe. Click here to learn more.
Friends of the Arts/NSU Young Artist Competition
The Northern State University School of Fine Arts has announced that it will launch the first annual Friends of the Arts/NSU Young Artist Competition on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The music performance competition will be open to juniors and seniors from high schools throughout South Dakota and surrounding states. Generous prizes will be offered for first, second and third place winners in four categories including piano, strings, voice and wind/percussion. Click here to read more information about the competition.