Pictured, left to right: Dante Casanova, William Madler and Brandon Steinhauer

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C A team of three Northern State University students participated in a statewide data analytics competition this spring that was open to all South Dakota Board of Regents institutions.

Dante Casanova, William Madler and Brandon Steinhauer competed in the event, which was administered by Dakota State University and sponsored by Capital Services of Sioux Falls.

The students were given a dataset of approximately 300,000 records and used¡­

Pictured top, left to right: Drs. Kristi Bockorny and Theresa Giannavola; bottom, left to right: Drs. Shalini Mathew and Hannah Walters

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University faculty members have published a scholarly paper based on their research of student engagement in Hybrid Flexible (HyFlex) courses.

Drs. Kristi Bockorny, Theresa Giannavola, Shalini Mathew and Hannah Walters published ¡°Effective engagement strategies in HyFlex modality based on intrinsic motivation in students¡± in the SAGE Publishing journal,¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C For recent Northern State University graduate Grace Kramer, adding entrepreneurship to her scientific skillset was almost like learning a new language.

¡°I am pretty confident with the science stuff; basically, I can do that myself,¡± said Kramer, who graduated this month with a degree in biochemistry. ¡°It¡¯s a totally different language because I¡¯ve only been working on my science craft up until senior year.¡±

Kramer has definitely mastered this new language¡ªshe won second place in the recent¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University Honors Program student Alexandria Arndt has been accepted to law school through the new Honors Law Opportunity Program.

The program, a collaboration between Northern and the University of South Dakota, guarantees admission for up to five NSU Honors Program students into the USD Knudson School of Law.

Arndt, of Blue Springs, Mo., will be granted automatic acceptance into the Knudson School of Law.

Arndt is a criminal justice major with minors in¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University has named Drs. Shalini Mathew and Hannah Walters winners of this year¡¯s Outstanding Faculty Awards.

Walters, Associate Professor of Marketing/Department Chair in the NSU School of Business, is the winner of the 2023 NSU Foundation Faculty Excellence Award. This award recognizes faculty for excellence in teaching and learning, a sustained commitment to faculty service, and achievements in research and creativity within their discipline.

Mathew, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education in the Millicent Atkins School of¡­

Caption: Pictured left to right, back row: Dan Shannahan, Hagen Clark, Kendra Hinz, Avery Schut and Chrissy Stoltenberg; front row: BriAnna Linn, Georgy Turner, Trista Henderson, Haley Wenger and Mackenzie Stoltenberg.

    
ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University FBLA Collegiate students received honors this spring at the North Dakota State Leadership Conference in Mandan, N.D.

Attending the conference were Hagen Clark of Aberdeen, S.D.; Kendra Hinz of Roscoe¡­

Grace Kramer and Kennedy Davis are pictured above and below with Dr. Jon Mitchell at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International Conference.

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Two Northern State University Honors students presented their research at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International Conference, with one taking home top honors.

Grace Kramer and Kennedy Davis attended the conference in Seattle, Wash., March 25-28, along with NSU Professor of Biochemistry Dr. Jon Mitchell. The students¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Thunder Labs at Northern State University invites area residents to bring their creative ideas to an Ideation Workshop on Wednesday, April 19, 3-5:30 p.m. at the NSU Library.

This is an interactive ¡°no judging allowed¡± workshop designed to help aspiring tech entrepreneurs explore new, unusual, big and disruptive ideas in a supportive, low-risk environment.

The workshop is free and open to the public, but space is limited¡ªregister today at this link!

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ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University student Grace Kramer has been named a finalist to this year¡¯s South Dakota Governor¡¯s Giant Vision Competition.

Kramer, a biochemistry major from Aberdeen, was named a finalist in the Student Business Competition for her business idea, eqUTI, which prevents urinary tract infections in women. Kramer¡¯s idea also won ¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The Northern Innovation and Startup Center¡ªnow called Thunder Labs¡ªwill host an evening of emerging tech on Feb. 27 beginning at 5 p.m. at Northern State University.

¡°Emerging Tech: Gamifying Education,¡± which is free and open to the public, will showcase emerging technology that can inspire local innovators and contribute to an emerging tech startup ecosystem.

The event will take place in the NSU Student Center Centennial Room and Mezzanine. Parking is available in the Washington Street Lot.

At 5 p.m., Kaleb Dschaak, CEO of Fenworks,¡­