ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Educational Impact Campaign has received so much support from around the region that it has nearly reached its original goal of $45 million. The campaign currently sits at $44 million, officials announced Saturday at Northern Night, the NSU Foundation’s annual fundraising gala. It was just last year when the official campaign was announced, with $25 million in pledges at the time. The amount was met thanks in part to a recent pledge from Sanford Health. This donation, along with an extension of Northern’s athletic training agreement with Sanford, will include naming rights within the new regional sports complex. The Educational Impact Campaign, a collaborative effort between Northern, the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the NSU Foundation, also includes a new SDSBVI building and the Athletic and Recreation Fields project. The Athletic and Recreation Fields, located east of the former site of Jerde Hall, are complete. The NSU soccer team used its new competition field this fall, the Wolves football team used its new practice field, and a pavilion in between was recently completed.
(Northern State University)
