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NORTHERN TODAY 4 SPRING 2018 Upcoming Events JULY 13 NSU Wolves Golf Classic Lee Park Golf Course, Aberdeen, S.D. AUG. 19 Foundation and Alumni Day at the Brown County Fair Brown County Fairgrounds SEPT. 15 Alumni and Friends Tailgating Moorhead, Minn., 1:30 p.m. SEPT. 27 NSU Foundation Annual Meeting Centennial Rooms, noon SEPT. 28 50 Year Club Luncheon “Celebrating the Class of 1968” Centennial Rooms, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Hall of Fame Banquet Best Western Ramkota, 5 p.m. SEPT. 29 Gypsy Day Parade Main Street , 9 a.m. Alumni and Friends Tailgating Clark Swisher Activities Complex, noon NSU Football Gypsy Day Game Clark Swisher Activities Complex, 2:30 p.m. OCT. 6 Alumni and Friends Tailgating St. Paul, Minn., 10:30 a.m. OCT. 17-20 Man of La Mancha JFAC Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater, 7:30 p.m. NOV. 17 20th Annual Northern Night NSU Scholarship Fundraiser Dakota Event Center DEC. 4 Holiday Extravaganza JFAC Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater , 7:30 p.m. DEC. 5-JAN. 25 Sara Christensen Blair Art Exhibition, JFAC Gallery NORTHERN NEWS A groundbreaking ceremony was held in April for the Northern State University Regional Science Education Center. The state-of-the-art center, which will open for the fall 2019 semester, will advance educational and research opportunities for the university and entire region. Northern State University students weren’t satisfied with their level of general activity fees (GAF), so they took it upon themselves to get it changed. NSU students Tyler Harris, Alysha Martinez, Zackery North and Kayla Sproles went before the South Dakota Board of Regents at a meeting in Spearfish this spring to ask that a student referendum be considered, resulting in a $3 per credit hour general activity fee (GAF) increase. These fees fund activities directly tied to the student experience on campus. The four students – all of whom serve on the NSU Student Government Association – explained how the students would allocate the increase in funds. They also shared that Northern students had already voted to approve a higher GAF amount, and were heavily educated about the topic before they voted on the referendum. All tuition and fee rate recommendations must receive approval by the Board of Regents, which occurs once a year in March. NSU students instrumental in BOR fee increase approval This spring, NSU broke ground on the first project of its Educational Impact Campaign, with a groundbreaking ceremony held in April for the Athletic and Recreation Fields project. The project includes a new football practice field and women’s soccer field to be built east of Jerde Hall. Completion is expected in August 2018. Visit northern.edu/master- plan to learn more. Regional Science Education Center Athletic and Recreation Fields project