ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C After providing nursing workforce for the Aberdeen community for more than a decade, South Dakota State University will discontinue its accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing in Aberdeen in Dec. 2026, as Northern State University begins graduating students from its recently approved bachelor¡¯s of nursing program.

Through an agreement between SDSU and Northern, SDSU has been offering the Bachelor of Science in nursing program on Northern¡¯s campus to students who had completed Northern¡¯s pre-nursing courses. The launch of the BSN program at¡­

Caption: From left, Debate Coach Dr. Justin Gus Foote and students Alex Arndt and Abiah George were in New York for the Off-Broadway Swing speech and debate competition. 

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C  Last weekend Northern State University Speech and Debate sent a small but mighty crew to New York City to compete in two styles of debate at the Off-Broadway Swing competition. This year marked the largest in the tournament¡¯s long history, as 22 schools from 16 states brought over 400 students total entries to the tournament.

On Dec. 2, Alex Arndt, a senior¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C  This Saturday, Dec. 9, 117 students will graduate at Northern State University¡¯s winter commencement.

The public is welcome to attend and honor our new Wolves alumni. The commencement ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Jewett Theater. It is expected to last approximately 90 minutes.

Dr. Hannah Walters, Associate Professor in the School of Business and 2023 NSU Foundation Faculty Excellence Awardee, will deliver the commencement address.

The event will be livestreamed through the Northern Facebook page, the Northern¡­

Caption: Jaeden Shaving, middle, presents his Honors research poster to Dr. David Grettler, far right, at Northern State University. Honors students presented their research to the university community before heading to Chicago. 

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C A Northern State University student has placed highly at the National Collegiate Honors Council annual conference for the third year in a row. Jaeden Shaving brought home a first-place win in the diversity poster category for his research titled ¡°The Sacred Rites: The Meaning¡­

Caption: From left, Brock Hoyle, Dr. Mike Wanous, Blake Day, Michael Bockorny, Dr. Neal Schnoor, Bea Smith, Dr. Hannah Walters, Dr. Erin Fouberg, Heath Johnson, Veronica Paulson, and Dr. Alyssa Kiesow. 

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C  The Northern Innovation and Startup Center has received a $100,000 grant from Knight Foundation¡¯s Aberdeen Fund in the South Dakota Community Foundation. The Knight Foundation¡¯s Aberdeen Fund is facilitated by the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation. This grant mirrors the one the Fund gave last year, to help¡­

Beginning Dec. 11, 2023, Northern¡¯s Student Health Services will be provided at Avera St. Luke¡¯s State Street Medical Square, 105 S. State St. With this, the Clinic in the Avera Student Center will close.

The change will allow Avera to better serve you with:   
                                                      
?    Guaranteed same-day appointments for Northern students.
?    Students¡­

Northern State University Professor of History, Art Marmorstein, will give a talk on the rise of anti-Jewish sentiment in Nazi Germany at 7 p.m. Nov. 29, in Johnson Fine Arts Center, Room 181. The talk is highly relevant to the recent rise of anti-Jewish sentiment and violence in America and around the world.

Marmorstein will present ¡°It Couldn¡¯t Happen Here: The Rise of Anti-Jewish Sentiment in Nazi Germany,¡± which will discuss how an advanced, educated, highly literate and cultured people could descend into a regime define by anti-Jewish hate.

¡°Germany had a relatively good¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C  The Northern State University Department of Music has awarded scholarships from the Loren E. Lomis Music Scholarship fund covering the 2023-24 academic year for the following students: Ashlee Kaup, Hoven; Ava Pickard, Sioux Falls; Cassie Webb, Aberdeen; and Madelyn Westby, Aberdeen. Pursuant to the Last Will and Testament of Loren E. Lomis, these funds are to be used by the Northern State University Foundation for scholarships for those students who show promise and dedication to the fine arts of music.

Additionally, music students receiving this award from the¡­

Caption: Dave Welling, left, and Jess Splichal stand in the brewing room of One Legged Pheasant.

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Home games are about to get a bit tastier, with matching maroon and gold brews to choose from, thanks to the partnership with One Legged Pheasant.

Alpha Lager, which was released last year, has been a hit. The lager was specifically crafted to be a light, easy-to-drink beer and it has been selling out, even with increased orders. On average, 10 cases are ordered for home games. Each case has 24 16-oz cans. For Homecoming, 16 cases were¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Five finalists will have five minutes to sell their ideas, shark tank style, at Northern¡¯s annual Idea Pitch competition on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in Lincoln Gallery. The audience will weigh in on who walks away with cash prizes. The event is free and open to the public to attend. This year¡¯s finalists include students from the College of Arts & Sciences, School of Fine Arts and School of Business.

The finalist and their ideas are:
?    Alexandria Arndt, Criminal Justice: 9LIVES
?    Diana Li,¡­