U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds delivered the spring commencement address on May 7, at Northern State University in Aberdeen.

A lifelong South Dakotan, Rounds has served in the United States Senate since 2015. Previously, Rounds served as the 31st governor of South Dakota (2003-2011) and was elected five times to the S.D. State Senate, including six years as Senate Majority Leader.

On May 7, 281 students graduated at Northern’s commencement ceremony, which began at 10:30 a.m. in the Barnett Center. The event was live streamed through the NSU Facebook page and the NSU Graduation and Commencement pa...