ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Local business owners recently sat down in a conference room to hear fresh, new ideas for marketing their organizations.

This was no ordinary pitch session ¨C it took place on the Northern State University campus, with ideas coming directly from students in Dr. Hannah Walters¡¯ marketing management course.

And the business owners were impressed.

¡°The group did fantastic,¡± said Fallon Helm, owner of Revive Day Spa. ¡°Dr. Walters has brought this class to the next level with the details, follow-up and informative reports on business¡­ more

Pictured left to right: Abigail Vogel, Amanda Cook and Kristen VanDeRostyne. (Not pictured: Alexander Bellefeuille.)

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The Northern State University School of Business recently inducted four scholastic honorees into its honorary society, Delta Mu Delta.

Students inducted for the winter 2019 graduation are:

• Alexander Bellefeuille, Aberdeen (finance)
• Amanda Cook, Minneapolis (professional accountancy, banking and financial services)
• Kristen VanDeRostyne, Parker (business management)
• Abigail¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C On Saturday, Dec. 14, 83 students will graduate from Northern State University at its 2019 winter commencement.

The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center.

Delivering the commencement address will be NSU Associate Professor of English Dr. Lysbeth Benkert-Ramsussen. Student speaker will be NSU Student Association President Harrison Bruns. Longtime Aberdeen businessman and Northern supporter Patrick Teal will receive an honorary degree during the ceremony.

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ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C A local businessman and longtime supporter of Northern State University will be honored at this Saturday¡¯s winter commencement ceremony.

Patrick Teal will receive an honorary degree at the ceremony, set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center.

Teal attended Northern State College from 1973 to 1975. He worked while attending Northern, and soon chose to leave school to pursue his career. He started working part time for Tradehome Shoes in 1976.

Teal ascended quickly¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University¡¯s Banking and Financial Services master¡¯s degree program is now offered completely online ¨C making it even more convenient for professionals looking to advance their career.

The program used to require a summer residency, but students would often have to use vacation time to come to campus, said NSU School of Business Interim Dean Dr. Doug Ohmer. If it didn¡¯t work out, they would have to wait an entire year before they could finish the program.

¡°Now with it fully online, they can¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The Northern State University School of Business and the NSU Phi Beta Lambda/Business Club are sponsoring a series of seminars this fall on the Northern campus.

Each session of ¡°Investing in Yourself Student Seminars¡± takes place in the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center Room 117. The series kicked off earlier this week with Northern alum Gene Lorenz presenting ¡°Building Your Financial Capital ¨C Investing in Your Future.¡±

The remaining sessions¡ªall of which are free and open to the public¡ªare as follows:

On Nov. 12, Aberdeen Mayor Travis¡­ more

Pictured, front row: Amber Henderson (third from left); Hannah Walters (fifth from left); Dominika Blum (fourth from right); and Kalyan Chakraborty (second from right).

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University School of Business faculty members and staff from the NSU Office of International Programs traveled to China this month for the 26^th annual Conference on International Business.

The conference was co-organized by Northern and its partner university, the University of Jinan. Attending the conference were:

• Ms.¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Figure out what you can do better than anybody else, and then do it.

That¡¯s the secret to success a friend shared with UGG Boots Founder Brian Smith years ago, and it¡¯s some of the entrepreneurial advice Smith gave students at Northern State University on Wednesday.

Smith was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Create ¡®N¡¯: A Festival Celebrating Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Innovation and Workforce. The annual event also brought in regional entrepreneurs to share their experiences with¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University will continue its partnership with Primrose Retirement Community in presenting an arts and lecture series featuring an array of interdisciplinary topics and music performances.

"This dynamic collaboration will benefit a valued and culturally engaged segment of our community, as well as showcase the fascinating research of NSU's talented faculty," said NSU School of Fine Arts Dean Dr. Kenneth Boulton.

The 2019-20 NSU-Primrose Arts and Lecture Series will start Oct. 8, and take place Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.¡­ more

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University School of Business graduates Kaylee Babcock and Taylor P. Beutler have already achieved success ¨C both have full-time careers in their chosen fields, joining the 87 percent of NSU graduates who say their degree related to their first professional position.

But Babcock and Beutler recently accomplished even more: Both scored among the top five in the state of South Dakota for the CPA exam, a national exam for all candidates to become licensed certified public accountants in their home state of practice. 

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