ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University student Andrew Wedwick has been named a SHAPE America Major of the Year.

Wedwick is a sophomore physical education major from Viroqua, Wis., and member of the Wolves Baseball Team.

After college, he intends to find a teaching job in the Midwest. Wedwick plans to teach physical education at any grade level and also wants to get into coaching football, basketball or baseball.

¡°Northern has helped me a¡­

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 Northern State University is helping South Dakota solve the teacher shortage by creating a flexible, low-cost pathway for educational assistants (para-educators) who are working in schools to become teachers.

The South Dakota Department of Education opened applications for the Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway to thousands of para-educators working in accredited school districts across the state. The program will help para-educators pursue certification to become licensed teachers.

The Northern State University¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Two Northern State University students received awards in the 2023 Brown County Historical Society research and writing contest.

First place went to Jaeden Shaving for his paper titled ¡°Let Me Be a Free Man: The Origins and Beliefs of the American Indian Movement.¡± Shaving is a history major from Aberdeen, S.D.

Bridget Fuhrmann received third place for ¡°The History of Northern¡¯s Fine Art Department.¡± Fuhrmann is a history major with an English minor from Roscoe, S.D.

Each of the students received a certificate and a cash prize for their¡­

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¡­

Caption: Members of the Lacks family are pictured with author Rebecca Skloot. (Photo and book cover image are courtesy of Lyceum Speakers Agency.)

    
ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University¡¯s fall 2023 Common Read book will be ¡°The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,¡± by Rebecca Skloot.

Two members of the Lacks family will present the Larry and Julie Poeppel Family¡­

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¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C On Saturday, May 6, 266 students will graduate at Northern State University¡¯s spring commencement ceremony.

The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in the Barnett Center. The event will be live streamed through the NSU Facebook page, the NSU Graduation and Commencement page, and locally through cable channel 12.

NSU alumna Nichole Bowman will deliver the commencement address. Bowman, who teaches math at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre, is a 2007 Northern graduate and winner of the prestigious Milken Educator Award.

Northern¡¯s spring graduates are¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University, Presentation College, Aberdeen Central and Roncalli High Schools will honor graduating service members and veterans at the American Legion Cording Ceremony.

The ceremony, hosted by NSU Military Veteran Affairs, will take place on May 3 from 6-7 p.m. in the lobby of Northern¡¯s Jewett Regional Science Education Center.

At the event, the Aberdeen American Legion Post will present a red, white and blue cord to graduates to honor and celebrate their dedicated service to the United States and Aberdeen citizens. The students¡­