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NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
ORGANIZATION OF NSU
Board o Regents
306EastCapitolAvenue,Suite200,Pierre,SD57501
HonorableTerryBalounHighmoreHonorableRichardBelattiMadisonHonorableJamesHansenPierreHonorableHarveyJewett,IVAberdeenHonorableKathrynJohnsonRapidCityHonorableDeanKrogmanBrookings
HonorableRandallMorrisSpearsh
HonorableCarolePagonesSiouxFallsHonorableMelanieSatchellRapidCity
Ofcers o the Regents
HonorableHarveyJewett,IVPresidentHonorableTerryBalounVicePresidentHonorableKathrynJohnsonSecretary 
Ofcers o Northern State University
LaurieNicholsInterimPresident,B.S.SouthDakotaStateUniversity,ProfessorofHomeEconomicsM.S.ColoradoStateUniversityPh.D.OhioStateUniversity ClydeArnoldProvost/VicePresidentforAcademicAffairs,B.S.,UniversityofHoustonProfessorofEconomicsM.A.,UniversityofHoustonPh.D.,UniversityofOklahomaDonaldW.ErlenbuschVicePresidentforB.S.,NorthernStateUniversityFinanceandAdministrationJohnMeyerLegalCounsel,
B.A.,UniversityofthePacicProfessorofBusinessLaw 
M.B.A.,UniversityofSouthDakotaJ.D.,UniversityofSouthDakotaRhodaSmithVicePresidentforStudentAffairsB.A.,UniversityofMinnesota,MorrisM.S.,MinnesotaStateUniversity,Moorhead
Academic Administration
DavidChownDean,SchoolofBusinessB.A.,CentralCollegeM.A.,CentralMichiganUniversityPh.D.,UniversityofIowaC.G.MendezDean,CollegeofArtsandSciencesB.A.,BenedictineCollegeM.A.,UniversityofColorado,BoulderM.B.A.,UniversityofColorado,BoulderPh.D.,UniversityofColorado,Boulder PeggyHallstromRegistrarB.S.,UniversityofMinnesotaM.A.,HamlineUniversity ThomasHawleyDean,SchoolofEducationB.A.,SouthDakotaStateUniversityProfessorofEducationM.A.UniversityofNorthernColoradoPh.D.,UniversityofTexas,AustinAlanLaFaveDean,SchoolofFineArtsB.M.E.,NorthernStateUniversityProfessorofMusicM.M.,ArizonaStateUniversityD.M.A.,ArizonaStateUniversityJ.PhilipMulvaneyDirectorofLibrary,B.A.,St.John’sUniversityAssociateProfessorofM.A.,UniversityofTorontoLibraryScienceM.L.S.,RutgersUniversityPh.D.,UniversityofPittsburgh
 
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
2008-2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Academic Calendar
2008 Fall Semester
September1MondayLaborDay:noclassesSeptember2TuesdayCompleteRegistrationclassesbegin4p.m.September3WednesdayClassesbeginOctober13MondayNativeAmericanDay;noclassesNovember11TuesdayVeteransDay;noclassesNovember26-28Wednesday-FridayThanksgivingHolidaybegins5p.m.November26;noclassesDecember13SaturdayWinterCommencement10:30a.m.JohnsonFineArtsCenter December15-19Monday-FridayFinalexamscheduleineffect
2009 Spring Semester
 January14WednesdayCompleteRegistration;classesbegin4p.m. January15ThursdayClassesBegin January19MondayMartinLutherKing,Jr.Day;noclassesFebruary16MondayPresidents’Day;noclassesMarch9-13Monday-FridaySpringBreak;noclasses April10-13Friday-MondayEasterHoliday;noclassesMay4-8Monday-FridayFinalexamscheduleineffectMay9SaturdaySpringCommencement10:30a.m.BarnettCenter 
2009 Summer Session
May11-August28
 
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
THE INSTITUTION
The Institution
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
The Institution
NorthernStateUniversitywasestablishedbytheSouthDakotaLegislaturein1901inresponsetotheneedforaninstitutionofhighereducationtoservenorthernSouthDakota.Overtime,themissionofNorthernStateUniversity
haschangedandexpandedtottheneedsoftheregionand
thestate.Originallyknownasateacher’scollege,NorthernStateUniversityisnowamulti-purposeinstitution.Currentenrollmentisapproximately3,000students.Theeducationofteachersremainsanimportantaspectoftheuniversity’sstatewidemission,asthediverseandhighlyrespectedteachingprogramsatNorthernStateUniversitydemonstrate.Today’sNorthernStateUniversityoffersanoutstandingliberalartsandsciencecore.Excellentprograms
inbusiness,educationandneartscomplementtheartsand
sciences.Graduatesoftheseprogramscanchoosefroma varietyofcareeroptions,includingemploymentinbusiness,industry,government,educationandthearts.NorthernStateUniversityremainscommittedtoofferingastrongliberalartscomponentinitsprograms. WhilemostofthestudentbodycomesfromSouthDakota,NorthDakotaandMinnesota,about35otherstatesand10foreigncountriesarealsorepresented.
The Campus
NorthernStateUniversityclaimsoneofthemostbeautifulcampusesintheMidwest.Treesshadeits57acresandduring
thespring,summerandfall,owersbloomalongwalkwaysthatareclosedtoallbutpedestriantrafc.Themosthistoric
ofits29buildingsborderapark-likecenterknownasTheGreen.EverypointoncampusiswithineasywalkingdistanceofdowntownAberdeen.
THE BEULAH WILLIAMS LIBRARY 
isthenest
undergraduatelibraryinthestateofSouthDakota.ItsmissionistoprovidequalityresourcestoenhancestudentlearningandtoenrichtheNSUcommunity.ThefacilityhousestheNSUArchives.Itprovidesseatingfor400studentsandincludesatrainingclassroomandgroupstudyrooms.TheLibrarysubscribestoover100onlinedatabaseswhichenablestudentstohaveaccesstoover32,000onlinejournaltitles,mostofwhicharefull-text.TheLibrary’sholdingsconsistofmorethan250,000itemsandincludeover35,000federalandstatedocuments,nearly300,000microforms.Accesstoallofthesecollectionsisprovidedtostudentsandfaculty24hoursaday,sevendaysaweekthroughtheLibrary’swebsiteathttp://www.northern.edu/library.
THE JOHNSON FINE ARTS CENTER 
includesa1,000-seattheater,theBerggrenRecitalHall,alectureauditorium,bandandchoirrehearsalhalls,theatricalsceneshop,dressingand
costumerooms,plusinstrumentalanddramafacultyofces.
Thebuildingalsoservesthecampusasamajorclassroomfacility.
THE STUDENT CENTER 
isthecenterofsociallifeoncampus.IthousestheWolvesDendiningfacility,bookstore,
postofce,anartgallery,studentgovernmentofces,meeting
roomsandlounges.StudentsalsogatheratThunder’sLairfordancesandentertainmentthatincludescomedians,singersandmusicians.
THE JOSEPH H. BARNETT PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND CONVOCATION CENTER 
isoneofthenewestand
nestathleticcentersinthestate.Themulti-usebuildingfeaturesan8,000-seatarena(thatllstocapacityformany
Northernevents),classrooms,six-laneOlympicswimmingpool,160-metertrack,wrestlingandweight-liftingfacilitiesandbasketball,tennis,volleyball,handball/racquetball/squashcourts.TheBarnettCenterisopentointervarsityandintramuralathletesaswellasexercisers.
THE CLARK SWISHER ATHLETIC COMPLEX 
isacommunity-basedoutdoorathleticfacility.Locatedtwomileseastofthemaincampus,thecomplexhasanall-weather
lightedeldforfootball,soccer,trackandeld.Thestadium
seats6,000spectatorsforWolvesgames.
THE ENROLLMENT SERVICES OFFICES
arelocatedinDacotahHall,Room101and103andhousesundergraduate
admissions,nancialaid,academicrecordsandregistrationservices.TheOfceisconvenientlylocatedon12thAvenue
Southeastwithvisitorparkingprovidedneartheentrance.
THE NSU CENTER FOR STATEWIDE E-LEARNING
wasestablishedbytheSouthDakotalegislatureinMarch2001toservealllevelsofSouthDakota’seducationalsystemthroughDigitalDakotaNetwork,Internetandvideoconferencingtechnologies.ThecenterservesK-12schools,undergraduatestudentsandgraduatestudentsthroughdistanceeducationandinteractiveinstructionaltechnologies.
THE NSU TECHNOLOGY CENTER 
isoneofthemostattractiveandbestequippedinthestate.LocatedincentercampusasanorthernadditiontotheMewaldt-JensenBuilding,theTechnologyCenterhousesthreegeneralusecomputerlabs,twovideoproductionstudiosandeditingsuites,acyberlounge,twosmartclassrooms,aconference
roomwithmultimediapresentationcapabilities,ofcesfor
NETServicesstaffandArtsandSciencesfaculty,andtheNSUHelpCenter.TheHelpCenterprovidesfreetechnicalassistancetofaculty,staffandstudents.Acentrallylocated,lightedcourtyardwithperennialplantings,brickwalkways,afountain,andbenchesprovidesanopenairsanctuarywherepeoplecansocializeandholdspecialevents.TheentireTechnologyCenterandcourtyardhavewirelessInternetaccess.
THE NSU INTRAMURAL AND RECREATION CENTER 
locatedintheDacotahHallGymnasiumisawellnesscenterthatisavailabletoourstudents.The3,600squarefootfacilityfeaturestwolevelsofareadesignedforindividualexercise
activities.Therstoorfeaturesavarietyofcardiovascular
andstrengthtrainingequipment.Thesecondleveloffersalargespaceformovementtypeactivitiessuchaspilates,kickboxing,andyoga.ThisfacilityalsohousesthecentraloperationsforcampusIntramurals.Acirculationdeskoffersstudentstheopportunitytocheckoutathleticequipmentandutilizethegymnasiumspaceforopenrecreation.TheIntramural&RecreationCenterofferscardaccessforentrytostudents,staff,andfacultythathavecompletedasafetyorientation.Thefacilityalsofeatureswork-studystaffavailableduringpeaktimesthroughouttheweek.
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