ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University student Andrew Wedwick has been named a SHAPE America Major of the Year.

Wedwick is a sophomore physical education major from Viroqua, Wis., and member of the Wolves Baseball Team.

After college, he intends to find a teaching job in the Midwest. Wedwick plans to teach physical education at any grade level and also wants to get into coaching football, basketball or baseball.

¡°Northern has helped me a¡­

Pictured top, left to right: Drs. Kristi Bockorny and Theresa Giannavola; bottom, left to right: Drs. Shalini Mathew and Hannah Walters

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University faculty members have published a scholarly paper based on their research of student engagement in Hybrid Flexible (HyFlex) courses.

Drs. Kristi Bockorny, Theresa Giannavola, Shalini Mathew and Hannah Walters published ¡°Effective engagement strategies in HyFlex modality based on intrinsic motivation in students¡± in the SAGE Publishing journal,¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University is helping South Dakota solve the teacher shortage by creating a flexible, low-cost pathway for educational assistants (para-educators) who are working in schools to become teachers.

The South Dakota Department of Education opened applications for the Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway to thousands of para-educators working in accredited school districts across the state. The program will help para-educators pursue certification to become licensed teachers.

The Northern State University¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Two Northern State University students received awards in the 2023 Brown County Historical Society research and writing contest.

First place went to Jaeden Shaving for his paper titled ¡°Let Me Be a Free Man: The Origins and Beliefs of the American Indian Movement.¡± Shaving is a history major from Aberdeen, S.D.

Bridget Fuhrmann received third place for ¡°The History of Northern¡¯s Fine Art Department.¡± Fuhrmann is a history major with an English minor from Roscoe, S.D.

Each of the students received a certificate and a cash prize for their¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C For recent Northern State University graduate Grace Kramer, adding entrepreneurship to her scientific skillset was almost like learning a new language.

¡°I am pretty confident with the science stuff; basically, I can do that myself,¡± said Kramer, who graduated this month with a degree in biochemistry. ¡°It¡¯s a totally different language because I¡¯ve only been working on my science craft up until senior year.¡±

Kramer has definitely mastered this new language¡ªshe won second place in the recent¡­

Caption: Members of the Lacks family are pictured with author Rebecca Skloot. (Photo and book cover image are courtesy of Lyceum Speakers Agency.)

    
ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University¡¯s fall 2023 Common Read book will be ¡°The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,¡± by Rebecca Skloot.

Two members of the Lacks family will present the Larry and Julie Poeppel Family¡­