NORTHERN TODAY 4 SPRING 2023 News | NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSI TY SU ALUMNA Nichole Bowman delivered the commencement address to graduates at Northern’s 2023 Spring Commencement. Bowman, who teaches at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre, was one of only about 60 teachers nationwide to win the 2022 Milken Educator Award, considered the “Oscar of teaching.” Originally from Armour, S.D., Bowman graduated from NSU in 2007 with a B.S. in Secondary Education for Mathematics. The spring commencement ceremony was held May 6, in the Barnett Center. Northern Innovation and Startup Center opens on NSU campus Northern Academy launches at NSU HE NORTHERN INNOVATION AND STARTUP CENTER—now called Thunder Labs—is now open on the NSU campus. The Startup Center, which supports local entrepreneurship and innovation, is currently located in Beulah Williams Library. It will eventually be housed in the new School of Business building. The first event held at Thunder Labs was “Emerging Tech: Gamifying Education,” which showcased emerging technology that can inspire local innovators and contribute to an emerging tech startup ecosystem. ORTHERN STATE has launched the Northern Academy, an early college experience for area high school students. NSU alum and longtime educator Eric Kline has been named Director of the Northern Academy, an on-campus academy for students taking dual-credit courses. The Northern Academy is designed to improve the transition to college or technical school for juniors and seniors who meet academic requirements to take high school dual-credit courses. Students take their dualcredit courses on campus to promote a sense of community with each other and with faculty. T N Eric Kline, Northern Academy Director N Alumna delivers commencement address
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