ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University student Megan Fastenau presented her research at the Legislative Poster Session on Feb. 7 in Pierre.

Fastenau, a sophomore biochemistry major from Aberdeen, attended the session along with Drs. Susan Citrak and Jon Mitchell, Northern faculty members.

Fastenau¡¯s project, ¡°Bacteriophage Isolation against Actinomycete Gordonia rubripertincta and Bioinformatic Characterization of the Bacteriophages MossRose and Eliott,¡± aims to isolate and purify¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Partnerships with community agencies provide free or cost-effective services for Northern State University students that support their academic and personal success.

Engaging community partners in strategies and projects to advance NSU, Aberdeen and the region is Northern¡¯s third Strategic Priority.

Community agencies include:
?    Aberdeen Police Department
?    Avera Health
?    Northeastern Mental Health Centers
?    Safe Harbor
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Caption: NSU students Meghan Anderson, Chase Groh and Ellie McCormick (left to right) present to members of the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation Board.

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University students gained real-world experience and helped a nonprofit organization enhance its marketing efforts, thanks to a local partnership.

NSU students collaborated with the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation,¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University Bands will present ¡°American Soundscapes¡± at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Jewett Theater.

The concert will feature performances by the Symphonic Band, directed by Dr. Audrey Miller; Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Terry Beckler; Low Brass Ensemble, directed by Dr. Travis Netzer; and String Ensemble, directed by Dr. Christopher Stanichar.

All tickets are general admission and will be available at the door. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and NSU faculty and staff.¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University¡¯s spring 2023 Noon Forums will begin Wednesday, Feb. 8, at noon in the Beulah Williams Library Round Room.

The featured speaker will be Dr. Jon Schaff, NSU professor of government, who will present the topic, ¡°Against Critical Thinking.¡±

Schaff, director of Northern¡¯s Center for Public History and Civic Engagement, specializes in the study of American political thought and institutions. He has published on the presidency and political thought¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University signed a teach-out agreement with Presentation College today to help students complete their degrees at Northern.

Northern has been working toward an academic agreement with PC for quite some time, prior to Presentation¡¯s recent announcement. Now, Northern has received approval from the Higher Learning Commission to move forward with the agreement.

¡°Northern has always valued the mission of the Presentation Sisters and College and their significant role in the community and region,¡± said¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., has released the dean¡¯s list for the fall 2022 semester.

Students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester are eligible for the dean¡¯s list. Students who achieved dean¡¯s list status and requested that their names be released to the media are listed below, grouped by state and hometown:

ARIZONA
Dakota Larson, Chandler
Ivan Martin, Glendale

CALIFORNIA
Joshua Blakely, Whittier
Blake Clay, Whittier

COLORADO
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Pictured from left to right: Suzi Fitterer, Alexandra Zwaschka, Meghan Sheets, Beca Langteau-Hodlofski, Evelynn Carlson, and Anya Jones

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The Northern State University Theatre Program will present the play "Eurydice" in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Black Box Theater.

Performances will run at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 17 and 18 as well as at 3 p.m. Feb. 19.

Sarah Ruhl¡¯s ¡°Eurydice¡± harkens back to the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus as young lovers who seek to find each other again in the Underworld¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University¡¯s Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli has published a policy paper with the world-renowned public policy organization, the Brookings Institution.

The paper, titled ¡°Disinformation and Democracy in Malaysia,¡± was part of the Foreign Policy Democracy in Asia project, a collaborative effort by Jalli and fellow policy experts from around the world. 

Jalli also attended a related conference at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., in December. Watch a video of her conference discussion¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University has named NSU alum and longtime regional educator Eric Kline as the Director of the Northern Academy.

As director, Kline will support and mentor high school students enrolled in Northern Academy, a new, on-campus academy for area students taking dual-credit courses.

¡°I¡¯m privileged to serve Northern State University and the Aberdeen community by fostering a deeper partnership between local high schools and Northern and by helping high school students transition to college,¡± Kline said.

A well-known leader in K-12¡­