NORTHERN TODAY 5 FALL 2015 NORTHERN NEWS N EW FA C U LT Y AND S TA F F DR. WILLIAM WIELAND was named interim dean of the NSU School of Fine Arts. Wieland began his new duties on June 22, serving a one-year appointment. Wieland began teaching at NSU in 1994 as an assistant professor of music (music theory, form and analysis, applied piano, music technology). In 2006, he was selected as the recipient of the NSU Outstanding Faculty Award. JUSTIN BARTEL has been hired as JumpStart Advisor, part of Northern’s efforts to give students a jump start to success in college. The South Dakota JumpStart program aims to support American Indian and low-income students throughout their college career. Bartel earned bachelor’s degrees in geography and geographic information sciences from South Dakota State University. He earned his master’s degree in school counseling, also from SDSU. DR. JOELLE LIEN began July 22 as associate vice president for academic affairs and director of graduate studies. Lien comes to Northern after 13 years of service to the University of Utah, most recently as associate dean for arts education and community engagement and associate professor of music education. A former public school teacher in Eureka, Lien is a past resident of Aberdeen. SARAH BOTKIN began July 13 as director of student involvement and leadership. Botkin previously worked as associate dean of students/director of student engagement, assistant dean/director of student activities, and director of student activities and orientation, all at Mount Mercy University; assistant director of student activities at Texas A&M University; and assistant director of campus events/hall director at Monmouth College. MARTIN SABOLO has been named director of residence life at NSU. He began July 1. Sabolo’s previous work experience includes working as dean of student life in MacMurray College in Illinois, director of housing/associate dean of students at Arkansas Tech University and director of residential life at Dickinson State University in North Dakota. BEA FISCHER began Aug. 24 as admissions representative, covering western South Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming. Fischer earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. A native of Ashley, N.D., Fischer most recently lived in Spearfish and worked as entertainment assistant at Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood. EMMA ADAM began Sept. 7 as admissions representative. She will handle undergraduate admissions for Minnesota. Adam earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northern State University in 2015. A native of Clark, Adam has held previous positions at Northern, including Student Affairs assistant, resident assistant and calling center supervisor for the NSU Foundation. IOANA HOJDA started Sept. 28 as international student recruiter. Hojda, who earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Northern, grew up in Romania. She’s lived in Florence (Italy) and New York City, and is fluent in four languages. Hojda studied communications at Università degli Studi di Firenze before transferring to NSU. Past professional experiences include working as project manager at an international humanitarian NGO based in Florence and working with the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce. DR. KELLY DUNCAN has been named new dean of the NSU School of Education. She started her new position on June 22. Previously, Duncan was an assistant professor from 2003 to 2006 in the NSU School of Education’s Department of Psychology and Counseling. Most recently, she served in the Division of Counseling and Psychology in Education at the University of South Dakota since 2006.
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