NORTHERN TODAY 5 SPECIAL I SSUE | Summer 2021 REGIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX The NSU Regional Sports Complex, the third and final project of the Educational Impact Campaign, opens in September. Connected to the Barnett Center, the complex is home to Dacotah Bank Stadium and Koehler Hall of Fame Softball Field, including a new addition of locker rooms and Kessler’s Champions Club. REVITAL IZATION OF CAMPUS | A SALUTE TO OUR DONORS L INDBERG HALL Lindberg Hall was demolished in May; NSU celebrated J.C. Lindberg Day on April 30 to honor the residence hall, which first opened in 1953. SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL FOR THE BL IND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED SDSBVI opened its brand-new school in January. Located at the former site of Jerde Hall, the two-story facility includes bigger classrooms and modern technology. GREAT PLAINS WEST Great Plains West, built at the former site of Lindberg Hall, includes suite-style rooms and a multi-purpose room used for game cleaning. JERDE HALL Jerde Hall was razed in July to make room for the new School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. ATHLETIC AND RECREATION FIELDS The NSU Athletic and Recreation Fields opened in August, with the pavilion opening shortly thereafter. NSU-SDSBVI EDUCATIONAL IMPACT CAMPAIGN The NSU-SDSBVI Educational Impact Campaign kicked off in November. This collaborative effort sought to construct a new South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, athletic and recreation fields project, and an on-campus regional sports complex. WOLVES MEMORIAL SUITES Wolves Memorial Suites opened in August, providing suite-style housing for 144 students. 2018 2017 2020 2021
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