Honors Newsletter 2 Northern State University Record Number of Students Accepted A record 14 NSU students were accepted to present their Honors undergraduate research at the NCHC conference this year. That’s a 100 percent acceptance rate; the typical NCHC acceptance rate for the student research poster competition is around 65 percent. The other Northern students who presented are: • Sierra Daugaard • Mary Fullmer • James Heisinger • Jakob Lund • Mackenzie McClemans • Emily Meier • Laurie Rogers • Jessica Stockert • Drew Talberg • Molly Walter Students Olivia Becker and Kristen Calderon were also accepted for NCHC, but they are also Wolves soccer players and were unable to attend due to their senior game. Northern has an ‘amazing Honors Program’ Bockorny said she’s very proud of all the students who were accepted for NCHC. Those who attended the conference represented Northern very well, she said, presenting their research with confidence and enthusiasm. “To have a 100 percent acceptance rate speaks volumes of the academic support the Honors Program receives from faculty, staff and administration at NSU,” she said. “Behind each of these students is a thesis advisor who has dedicated a great deal of time and dedication. NSU has developed an amazing Honors Program over the years and I look forward to its continued growth and success.” Alice Wong, author of ‘Disability Visibility’ Delivers the Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture The Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture took place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Attendees were invited to gather in the Johnson Fine Arts Center’s Jewett Theater to listen to Wong, who presented a live via Zoom. The event was free and open to the public. ASL interpreters and captioning was provided. Wong is a disabled activist; founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project; and editor of the fall Common Read selection, “Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the TwentyFirst Century.” “Disability Visibility,” an anthology of essays by disabled writers that gives a glimpse into the rich complexity of the disabled experience, is available for purchase at the NSU Wolf Shoppe for $12.95 (plus tax). Now in its 12 th year, the NSU Common Read program has grown into the largest academic event on Northern’s campus, attracting internationally recognized authors. The event is supported through a generous endowment by the Poeppel family.
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