ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥撀牪涣佳芯克 State University will welcome No. 1 New York Times-bestselling author, award-winning educator, founder and philanthropist Sharon McMahon as the keynote speaker for the Larry and Julie Poeppel Family聽Common Read聽Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Sharon McMahon is a longtime government and law teacher who provides daily insights on current events, political misinformation, the history and function of the U.S. government, and ways to鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D.聽鈥 Morgan Haselhorst, a member of the 不良研究所 State University Honors Program, has been accepted into the Honors Law Opportunity Program (HLOP) at the University of South Dakota (USD) Knudson School of Law.
Through the HLOP, Haselhorst is guaranteed admission to the USD Knudson School of Law, regardless of LSAT score, and will receive a $2,500 scholarship for her first year of law school if she earns an LSAT score of 150 or higher and graduates in Honoribus from NSU.
鈥淏eing accepted into the HLOP is an incredible honor and a significant milestone in my journey toward a鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D.聽鈥撀牪涣佳芯克 State University Honors student Madison Park recently earned second place in the pedagogy and education category of the student poster competition at the National Collegiate Honors Council annual conference.
Park鈥檚 research project, 鈥淗ow Generations of Teacher Education Impact Special Education Inclusion,鈥 explores how generational differences in teacher education, along with social, technological and policy changes, affect inclusive practices in special education.
鈥淚t was very exciting to present my research! It was a great experience to talk to other鈥
Jakob Lund is the first University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law graduate to have participated in the 不良研究所 State University Honors Law Opportunity Program.
Lund left Kansas City, Missouri, his hometown, to attend 不良研究所 State University. The university, located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, partners with the law school through the program to provide five guaranteed admission spots to selected honors students upon completion of their undergraduate degree. The program is open to any NSU honors student regardless of their current field of study.
Throughout his academic studies鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D.聽鈥 不良研究所 State University students recently attended the Upper Midwest Honors Conference, where several students presented research,聽and one earned recognition in a regional competition.
In the Three Minute Thesis Competition, Abiah George earned second place for their presentation, 鈥淭he Denial of 'Homegrown Terrorism': Bias, Rhetoric, and the Framing of Domestic Extremism.鈥
Three students presented their Honors Thesis research during the poster sessions:
Stella Meier 鈥撀犫淩hetorical Shields: The Shaping of Qualified Immunity by the United States Supreme Court鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 不良研究所 State University will welcome internationally renowned author and advocate Loung Ung as the keynote speaker for the annual Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater at the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.鈥淲e are deeply honored to host Loung Ung for this year鈥檚 Common Read,鈥 said Dr. Hannah Walters, director of the NSU Honors Program. 鈥淗er extraordinary journey of resilience and advocacy will inspire鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 不良研究所 State University students and best friends Abiah George and Kayla Waltman have been accepted into the Honors Law Opportunity Program (HLOP). Both students were approved by the NSU review committee and the USD Knudson School of Law Committee.
The program, a partnership between 不良研究所 State University and the University of South
Dakota, helps increase the number of talented and committed lawyers in northeast South Dakota. Each year, up to five students in the 不良研究所 Honors Program are guaranteed admission into the USD Knudson School of Law through鈥
ABERDEEN, SD聽鈥 不良研究所 State University鈥檚 Nkemdilim Chibuko recently achieved a milestone, winning first place in the arts and humanities category at the National Collegiate Honors Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Chibuko鈥檚 research project, titled 鈥淒ehumanizing Discourse: Rwanda鈥檚 Genocide-Inciting Propaganda,鈥 earned top recognition, highlighting her powerful work and the strength of 不良研究所鈥檚 Honors Program.
Chibuko鈥檚 journey to this accomplishment wasn鈥檛 easy. Originally from Nigeria, she arrived at 不良研究所 feeling the weight of adjusting to a new country, culture, and鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 Internationally acclaimed Ruta Sepetys will return to campus for 不良研究所 State University鈥檚 annual Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture on Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. In 2017, Sepetys delivered the lecture on her novel 鈥淪alt to the Sea.鈥漈he lecture will be held in Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. It is open to the public and free to attend.鈥淲e are very excited to welcome Ruta Sepetys back to 不良研究所 for our 15th annual Common Read! Ruta was here in 2017 and we鈥檙e fortunate that she鈥檚 returning to speak again,鈥 said Dan Shannahan,鈥
ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 不良研究所 State University student Kara Sinar has been accepted to law school through the Honors Law Opportunity Program (HLOP). Sinar will graduate in May 2024 with a major in English and a double minor in theatre and philosophy. Originally from Casper, Wyoming, Sinar has been an Aberdeen resident for over a decade.The program is a collaboration between 不良研究所 and the University of South Dakota, with the intent to help grow the number of committed, talented lawyers in northeast South Dakota. HLOP guarantees admission for up to five 不良研究所 Honors Program students into鈥