A place that feels like home
With its mix of historic buildings, modern facilities, and park-like green spaces, the Northern campus is one of the most beautiful in the region.
At Northern, you can explore numerous art galleries, relax in front of a Student Center fireplace, study in the library, work out in the Barnett Center, or even feed the squirrels on the campus green. No matter where you go, you'll always feel at home.
You'll also feel safe on our well-lit, secure campus located in a welcoming community. Rated the No. 2 best small college town in America by USA Today College, Aberdeen is a friendly city with a lot to offer Northern students in terms of food, fun, entertainment, and culture.
We take pride in our campus, and we also invest in its future. Look around and you'll see numerous improvement projects taking shape, from new residence halls to a new science center.
Facilities
Campus buildings except for Williams Library, the Barnett Center, and Avera Student Center are locked by 5 p.m. in the summer unless otherwise listed.
Barnett Center
The Barnett Center is the home of NSU athletics, featuring the 8,000-seat Wachs Arena, pool, indoor track, volleyball and handball/racquetball/squash courts, as well as a variety of classrooms, offices and athletic rooms. An additional feature is the 10,000-square-foot Strength and Conditioning Center.
Beckman Building
The Beckman Building accommodates the NSU Foundation.
Beulah Williams Library
Williams Library includes a variety of books for reference and leisure reading, as well as private and group study spaces; a computer lab; smart classroom; creation lab featuring a 3-D printer; a DDN room; NSU Archives and Special Collections; the NSU Reading Clinic; Testing Center; and the Round Room, which hosts literary lectures and other events. The library subscribes to nearly 80 electronic databases, and provides on- and off-campus services to students, staff, faculty, and community residents.
Dacotah Hall
Dacotah Hall is the location of the NSU Registrar's Office, the Financial Aid Office, the Dacotah Hall Intramural and Student Rec Center, and NSU Art Department studios, classrooms, and offices.
Gerber Building
Northern was founded as a teaching school, and that legacy continues in the H.P. Gerber Building, home of the Millicent Atkins School of Education.
Graham Hall
Graham Hall includes the Communications and Marketing Department; offices for NSU Dining Services; and the Missouri River Room, the location of a variety of meetings and other events.
Jewett Regional Science Education Center
The NSU Jewett Regional Science Education Center is home to Northern's biology and chemistry programs.
Johnson Fine Arts Center
The center for NSU's music and performing arts, the Johnson Fine Arts Center (JFAC) annually hosts more than 65 concerts, theater performances, and campus and community events. It includes the 1,000-seat Jewett Theater, Black Box Theater, and Berggren Recital Hall; a lecture auditorium, band and choir rehearsal halls, theatrical scene shop, dressing, and costume rooms, plus music and theatre faculty offices and classrooms.
Krikac Administration Building
Krikac is the primary administration building at NSU. Krikac Auditorium hosts fine arts performances, classes, and numerous other campus events.
Lincoln Hall
Historic Lincoln Hall accommodates NSU's School of Business and International Programs.
Mewaldt-Jensen
The Mewaldt-Jensen Building houses the Center for Statewide E-learning, accelerated nursing classrooms, Student Success Center offices, and Technology Services offices, including the Tech Support Desk, which provides free technical assistance to Northern staff, faculty and students.
Spafford Hall
Spafford Hall encompasses Northern's fine arts studios, music offices, practice rooms, meeting rooms, and administrative offices.
Avera Student Center
The Avera Student Center is comprised of NSU dining, the NSU Wolf Shoppe (NSU clothing and giftware, office and art supplies, and snacks), Einstein Bros. Bagels/Caribou Coffee, the Admissions Office, NSU Post Office, the Health and Counseling centers, Veterans' Resource Center and much more. The center also provides settings for a variety of public events and is accessible to people with disabilities.
Technology Center
The Tech Center features three computer labs, two smart classrooms, a complete TV studio and media center, and a conference room with multimedia presentation capabilities. The Tech Center accommodates the Student Success Center as well as arts and sciences and technology services offices.
