Honors Newsletter 3 Northern State University The Common Read Committee has chosen The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for The Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture in 2023. The event will take place on Sept. 27, 2023. This will be the 14th year of the NSU Common Read program and it 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. The book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, tells the story of a young AfricanAmerican mother who died in 1951 of cancer. It goes on to talk about her legacy: medical research that was done on her living cells without her or her family’s knowledge. Two members of Henrietta’s family will deliver the Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture on Sept. 27, 2023, in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater. They will discuss medical research that Henrietta has helped with and issues of informed consent, medical ethics, HIPAA and communication in modern medicine. Honors Students Attend Regional Conference The Northern students who attended the Upper Midwest Regional Honors Conference include: • Ai (Andy) Qiang • Jessica Splichal • Kayla Jensen • Kendall Kelly • Mayson Sheldon • Mckenzie Hassebroek • Randi Schuster During the conference, the students attended different breakout sessions including Utilizing Role-Playing Games to Develop Critical Thinking Skills, The Leadership Challenge, Connecting to Community through Intentional City Exploration, The Whole Person is the Whole Point, and True Greatness Starts from Within, to name a few. There were also student poster presentations, a 3-minute thesis competition, and roundtable discussions. 2023 Common Read Book Selected Pictured left to right: Mayson Sheldon, Mckenzie Hassebroek, Kendall Kelly, Jessica Splichal, Kayla Jensen, Randi Schuster, and Qiang (Andy) Ai.
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