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DESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY,
UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
FOR THE NORTHERN STATE
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
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Elissa Dickey
Ashley Gabler
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Jennifer Vaughn
FOUNDATION
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Todd Jordre
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Dr. Timothy M. Downs, President
Dr. Alan LaFave,
Provost and Vice President
of Academic Affairs
Ms. Debbi Bumpous,
Vice President for Technology/CIO
Ms. Susan Bostian,
Associate VP for Finance and
Administration/Human Resources
Director
Interim University Relations Director
Mr. Todd Jordre,
Foundation President and CEO
Mr. Joshua Moon,
Athletic Director, University Athletics
Ms. Veronica Paulson,
Vice President for Finance
and Administration
Ms. JoEllen Lindner
Vice President for Student Affairs
and Enrollment Management
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4 Faculty and Staff News
6 S.D. legislator Sly delivers
commencement address
​Jacqueline (Peterson) Sly delivered
the university’s spring commencement
address.
6 NSU awarded accreditation
of its business programs
NSU’s business programs have been
awarded accreditation.
6 Timothy Downs named NSU
president
Dr. Timothy M. Downs has been named the
17th president of Northern State University
by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
7 Groundbreaking ceremony
held for new residence hall
Northern State University held a
groundbreaking ceremony for its new
residence hall on May 4.
7 Common Read book
announced for 2016-17
The NSU Common Read Committee chose
“Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson as the
university’s common read for the 2016-17
academic year.
8 Q&A: Greg Francom
Assistant professor of E-learning
9 Public history alive at NSU
Northern graduates experiencing history
inside and outside of the classroom.
10 Farewell
Dr. James Smith, who began as NSU’s
16th president in 2009, has left Northern
to become president at Eastern Michigan
University.
12 Internships invaluable for
NSU students
Internships take Northern State University
students to locations near and far–from
local businesses to the South Dakota
Capitol Building, to a city across the globe.
14 Spring athletics recap
The 2015 academic year continued for the
NSU Athletic Department with success
both on and off the field of play.
16 NSU alumna has successful
career with U.S. Public
Health Service
Growing up in a small, rural community in
South Dakota, Dr. Rochelle Nolte had big
dreams.
17 2016 inductees
Hall of Fame, Kretchman Coaching Award
and Distinguished Alumni inductees
18 Alumni News
Class notes, celebrations and
memorials
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Timothy Downs
named NSU
president
Groundbreaking
ceremony held for
new residence hall
Farewell to Dr.
James Smith
Internships invaluable
for NSU students
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Sasha Hovind named
CoSIDA Academic
All-American