NEWS

  • Northern State University hires new Director of Communications and Marketing

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University is gaining a marketing expert who will bring extensive experience in digital and social media marketing to the campus.

    Chad Hatzenbuhler has accepted the role of Director of Communications and Marketing and will join the NSU team April 3.

    Hatzenbuhler brings to Northern a vast background in communications and marketing in the financial sector, working in both private and public banking. For the past year, he has worked as a Marketing Specialist at Aberdeen’s Plains Commerce Bank. Prior to that, he spent over a decade…

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  • NSU’s Ramey publishes book, ‘The Word-Hoard Beowulf’

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University’s Dr. Peter Ramey has published a book, “The Word-Hoard Beowulf: A Translation with Commentary.”

    The book, published by Angelico Press, is the first translation and popular commentary to take seriously the religious dimension of the epic poem.

    “While generations of students know that ‘Beowulf’ represents a confluence of Christianity and paganism, this version—informed by J. R. R. Tolkien’s theory of language as the repository of myth—opens the hood to track the poem’s…

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  • NSU to host annual Science and Math Fair on March 30

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Thursday, March 30, 2023, will be the 40th year of the Northern South Dakota Science and Mathematics Fair, sponsored by Northern State University, 3M of Aberdeen and the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation.  

    The day starts out with approximately 50-60 judges from Aberdeen and surrounding areas judging projects and interviewing students.

    Projects will be judged in the morning and will be open for public viewing from 1-7 p.m. only in the Barnett Center gym. The science fair awards ceremony, open to the public and free of charge, will begin…

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  • Texas Tenors concert canceled

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Aberdeen University-Civic Symphony’s re-scheduled concert on Tuesday, March 21 featuring The Texas Tenors has been canceled.

    The Texas Tenors notified organizers that they would not be traveling to the event, citing weather concerns; thus, the decision was made to cancel the entire concert.  The concert will not be rescheduled.

    Refunds are available for anyone who has purchased tickets for this concert. To request a refund, please contact the Northern State University School of Fine Arts Office at 605-626-2497.

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  • NSU Sports Sciences Students earn second place at conference competition

    Pictured left to right: Garret Thompson, Brock Baker, Shelby Novotny, Aimee Roy and Katy Wolf

                                                                                                                
    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Students in the Northern State University Department of…

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  • Northern Academy to host College Planning Event at NSU

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern Academy will host a College Planning Event on March 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Northern State University.

    The event, which will take place in the Johnson Fine Arts Center’s Berggren Recital Hall, is open to high school students and families, educators, and community members.

    Attendees will learn about U.S. Department of Education financial aid changes and about the Northern Academy, an on-campus early…

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  • Reception for Brisk’s senior art show set for March 24 at NSU

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University student Kai Brisk will have an opening reception for his senior art show on March 24 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery.

    Brisk’s show, “Form and Function,” will be on display in the JFAC Gallery from March 20-31.

    Brisk, the son of Kevin and Melanie Brisk, is originally from Buffalo, Minn. A Fine Arts major with a 3D emphasis, Brisk has studied primarily with art faculty members Derek Decker and Tim Rickett during his time…

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  • National History Day competition set for March 8 at NSU

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University will host the annual National History Day regional competition on Wednesday, March 8.

    Over 200 middle and high school students from around northeastern South Dakota will be participating in the event, which will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at NSU. Northern hosts this event every spring.

    Winners at the regional competition are invited to go to the state competition, and winners of the state competition advance to the national competition.

    Northern’s National History Day event is sponsored by the…

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  • Spring Jazz Concert set for March 9

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, the Northern State University Music Department will present its Spring Jazz Concert in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Jewett Theater.

    The concert will feature the 1 O’clock Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Terry Beckler, and the 2 O’clock Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Dr. Grant Manhart.

    Guest artists with the 2 O’clock Jazz Ensemble will be local pianist Ron Parker; visiting traveling nurse and jazz and pop singer “Izzy”; professor of woodwinds and jazz, Fritz Hemke; and Dr. Travis Netzer, professor of low brass and…

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  • Bach’s Lunch Concert set for March 22 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church

    ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Northern State University Department of Music will present the 12th Annual Bach’s Lunch Concert at noon Wednesday, March 22.

    The concert, titled “Psalms and Transformations,” will take place at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E., Aberdeen.

    The event will feature performances by the NSU Chamber Singers, under the direction of Marla Fogderud and assisted by Christopher Stanichar, Fritz Hemke and Stuart Davidson.

    Also performing will be Allan Jacobson, pianist; Kenneth Boulton and JoAnne Barry, piano duet; and the NSU…

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