STUDENT AFFAIRS 9 ANNUAL REPORT Northern dedicates Tribal Flag Display The Northern community joined President Schnoor, Native American Student Association at Northern (NASA) President Alexis Martin, Circle Program Director Lara Nelson, tribal leaders, and students for a dedication of Northern’s South Dakota Tribal Flag Display on Oct. 13, 2022, in the Avera Student Center Mezzanine. NASA Vice President Aceanna Baker-Ramsey reads the Land Acknowledgement. “Prior to the pandemic, a staggering 30 percent of all college students experienced food insecurity at some point in their college careers.” This is according to “Hunger on Campus - The Challenge of Food Insecurity for College Students,” a project of the College and University Food Bank Alliance, National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, Student Government Resource Center, and the Student Public Interest Research Groups. “We realize that sometimes students are faced with financial hardships that create barriers to their physical and mental well-being,” said Marty Sabolo, Director of Residence Life and Dining Services. With this in mind, the Office of Residence Life and Dining Services in partnership with Northern’s dining services provider, Sodexo, created “Wolves Attacking Hunger.” This program will allow any student who is food insecure to request a set number of meal swipes per week to be used in the Wolves Den. While this program is limited, our hope is that it will assist students with a few meals each week throughout the semester as they work with various agencies in the community to find additional assistance. During the inaugural year of this program, Northern State, with their partner Sodexo Campus, provided 512 meals to 14 students. Students may request to be a part of this program by contacting Residence Life and Dining Services in Suite 222, Avera Student Center, at 605-626-3007 or reslife@northern.edu. Student requests will be kept private and will only be reviewed by members of the Northern CARES Team and a representative from Financial Aid. Wolves Attacking Hunger is Key Result 18, Create a new food insecurity program similar to “Swipe Out Hunger,” from the Student Affairs Strategic Plan (2021-2025). Wolves Attacking Hunger launched Residence Life and Dining Services announced a new program in September 2022 to help hungry students. The display serves as a symbol of support for Native American students and honors the spirit they represent in their tribal communities. The event began with a Smudging at 3:30 p.m. on the campus green outside the Avera Student Center. At 4 p.m., the dedication ceremony occurred in the Avera Student Center Mezzanine. The dedication included remarks by Nelson, Martin, and President Schnoor. The ceremony also featured a procession by the Akicita Indigenous Woman Honor Guard, Drum-Lakota Flag Song, Aberdeen Central High School NASA, and a reading of the Northern Land Acknowledgment by NASA Vice President Aceanna BakerRamsey. The dedication ceremony was hosted by the Circle Program, NASA, and Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA). The Circle Program, American Indian Advisory Committee, and MSA began securing the tribal flags in 2018. The flag dedication completes Key Result 178 of the Student Affairs Strategic Plan (2021-2022).
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