NORTHERN TODAY 3 SPRING 2022 am truly honored and humbled for the privilege to serve as President of Northern State University. Our campus thrives in a community and region that supports its university like none other. In turn, we are committed to building sustainable collaborative public and private partnerships to advance academic, cultural, health, recreational, and economic opportunities that serve the public good and produce value for NSU, Aberdeen and the region. One example includes Northern’s partnership with the Aberdeen Development Corporation and Center for Rural Innovation to introduce a digital ecosystem and entrepreneurship space in Aberdeen, which will spread across all of northeast South Dakota. In this issue of Northern Today, you’ll read about our recent Investiture Ceremony, as well as other exciting events and achievements by our campus community. That includes our Lincoln Hall project, which is moving forward thanks to the support of our Governor and Legislature. Also included is the inaugural softball game at Koehler Hall of Fame Field, the final component of the Educational Impact Campaign, which was made possible by generous gifts from our donors. In the past 10 years, donors have invested over 150 million dollars to transform our campus facilities and enhance scholarships and programming, and we are truly grateful. Moving forward, Northern is implementing a new approach to strategic planning, with a focus on expanding student access and success, enhancing campus culture for students and employees, building collaborative public and private partnerships, and pursuing philanthropic support for student scholarships and programming. A fifth academic priority is emerging around expanding experiential learning—including summative research and scholarly projects, internships, and field experiences. Northern is truly in a period of forward momentum and engagement, and I appreciate the hard work and dedication of faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members as we strive for greater success. GO WOLVES! Dr. Neal Schnoor NSU President Letter from the President NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSI TY | Letter from the President I
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