Greetings
from
Dean Hagen
Dear Friends of
NSU’s College of Arts
and Sciences,
We can be proud of what our students,
faculty, and staff have achieved over the
last year. It is remarkable. This short
newsletter offers only a small sample of
those achievements, but it nonetheless
highlights how the College contributes
to NSU’s continued commitment to
excellence in teaching, scholarship, and
service in collaboration with our colleagues
across campus. Unfortunately, newsletters
invariably fail to capture the College’s
greatest contribution, and that is the
amazing experiences that occur daily
between faculty and students in classrooms,
offices, hallways, and countless other places.
That is the true heart and soul of Northern.
That is our True North.
The state legislature has approved construction
of NSU’s new Regional Science Education
Center. A final design will be completed by
the end of the summer, and construction is
scheduled to begin in spring 2018. The building
should be operational for the 2019 fall semester.
NSU’s Science faculty are thrilled by this
important addition to our campus. This new,
state-of-the-art facility will provide much
needed space for Science faculty and students
as they have outgrown their current space
in Mewalt-Jensen. Specialized lab space will
include a microscopy suite and a cadaver lab.
Common lab prep areas will improve efficiency,
and a second greenhouse will enhance their
teaching collection, as well as provide space for
commercial ventures. In addition, the building
will facilitate recruitment and interaction with
area K-12 students.
New NSU
Regional Science
Education Center
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY |
SPRING 2017
The cadavers, one female and one male, were
provided by The University of South Dakota
Body Donor Program and are stored in a lab
with specialized ventilation and regulated
access. During the semester, students and Dr.
Kiesow investigate the human body via four-
hour weekly dissections and gain perspective
of the human body through these activities.
In addition, students and Dr. Kiesow discuss
diseases and anomalies found during the
dissections and invoke critical thinking as
it pertains to body systems and structures
through one-hour weekly discussions. The
course is a valuable addition to the Science
program at NSU and is a great success, as
evidenced in students’ responses:
I like this experience because it is unlike any
other class at Northern and is great prep for
medical school. –
Marcus Marcellus
This experience will be beneficial for my
future as I pursue a career in the medical
field. It will really help set me apart from
others and allow me to understand how
the human body works on a deeper level. –
Molly Wynn
I love the hands-on aspect of the class. It
has been super beneficial to see the body,
muscles, organs, etc. in a person because
to see them first hand and relate them to
previous knowledge has been a great learning
tool. Also, it is a great way to prepare for
graduate school. –
Breann Jackson
New Gross Anatomy Course
For the first time, Northern is offering a cadaver-based anatomy course. This course,
BIOL 411 Gross Anatomy, is open to students who have successfully completed BIOL
221/L Human Anatomy, but enrollment is limited by the instructor,
Dr. Alyssa Kiesow, to ten students per semester.