ABERDEEN, S.D. — Get ready to celebrate as ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University announces that registration for the 2026 Gypsy Day Parade is officially open! This year's homecoming theme, "125 Year Anniversary," invites participants to honor ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù's rich history and celebrate a remarkable milestone. The parade will cap off the 2026 Gypsy Days Homecoming Week, set for Monday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Sept. 27.
The Gypsy Day Parade takes place Saturday, Sept. 26, beginning at 9 a.m. Parade entries are encouraged to draw inspiration from ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù's 125 years of history, tradition and community pride…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University is proud to announce that Dr. Kristi Bockorny, Dacotah Bank dean of the School of Business, has been selected as a participant in the Leadership South Dakota Class of 2027.
Leadership South Dakota is a statewide leadership development program that immerses participants in six regional sessions across South Dakota over the course of a year. Each session takes participants into a different region of the state for 48 hours, where they tour local operations, hear from community and industry leaders and experience each place firsthand. The program is…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — The ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Innovation and Startup Center and the Aberdeen Development Corporation have announced the finalists and honorable mentions for the 2026 Aberdeen Business Pitch Competition. The finalist pitch event will take place Monday, June 29, beginning at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Four businesses have been selected as finalists to pitch their concept live at a free community event June 29th and compete for the top prize of $10,000, sponsored by the Aberdeen Development Corporation:
Abode Chiropractic - Marquelle Reid
CR8 Soda - Madi Jones…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University has received an estate gift from the late Robert Wehde, establishing a permanent endowment in support of special education within the Millicent Atkins School of Education.
The gift creates the Robert and Marian Wehde Scholarships, which will support NSU students majoring in special education and help train teachers dedicated to serving learners with diverse needs. Wehde established a Charitable Remainder Trust years ago with the sole purpose of supporting educators who work with students with different needs.
"This extraordinary gift ensures…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Three ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University students completed an undergraduate research project analyzing judging data from the 2025 BIG Idea Competition, delivering their findings and recommendations directly to the BIG Idea Working Committee.
Emma Beavers, Louise Meyer and Natalia Szybinska each contributed to different aspects of the project under the guidance of Dr. Aaron Scholl, assistant professor of economics and department chair of accounting, agricultural business, banking and finance. The research examined scoring patterns from student business pitch submissions to better…
At 83 years old, Ronald Meland finally walked across the commencement stage at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University — more than six decades after first attending the institution then known as ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State Teachers College.
Meland received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics during ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù’s May 9, 2026 commencement ceremony, closing a chapter that began in the early 1960s when he left college to enlist in the U.S. Navy.
What began as a simple request from his daughter, Karleen McLain, for an honorary diploma or yearbook recognizing his time at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù as a surprise Father’s Day present…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — As the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship program celebrates 300 graduates statewide this spring, ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University is proud to share its own milestone — more than $1.4 million in scholarships has been disbursed to NSU students since the program launched in fall 2022.
Since its inception, 287 NSU students have received Freedom Scholarship funding. During the 2025-26 academic year alone, 99 students at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù received funds through the program.
The South Dakota Freedom Scholarship is the largest public-private, need-based scholarship in state history, made…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University sophomore Maggie Kruger has become the first student in ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù's Filmmaking, Broadcasting and Interactive Media Production program to earn international film festival recognition, with her short documentary "The Story Behind the 3 Crosses" selected for the 3rd ½ Bernardsville Film Festival. Kruger is a student in ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù's Filmmaking, Broadcasting and Interactive Media Production program, known as the FBI emphasis, which is part of the Digital Media degree within the School of Fine Arts.
Kruger, a digital media major from Milbank, S.D.,…
NSU Counseling Students Present Research at State Conference
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Six graduate students from ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University's counseling programs presented research at the 2026 South Dakota Counseling Association Conference, held April 23-25 in Rapid City.
Students from ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù's Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling programs shared research addressing timely issues in counseling and mental health practice, supported by faculty advisers Dr. Brown, Dr. Jia and Dr. Mathew. Presentation topics included non-suicidal self-injurious behavior in K-12 students, trauma…
ABERDEEN, S.D. — ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University's Business Club recently gave students a firsthand look at professional life beyond the classroom, organizing a trip to Fargo in April 2026 that included visits to WDAY News and Eide Bailly.
The trip, planned and coordinated entirely by Business Club students, focused on professional networking and career pathway exploration. Students secured funding, contacted businesses directly and made all travel arrangements — putting their business skills to work before they ever arrived.
"I'm very proud of the Business Club students' work to plan and…