Disability Services provides accessibility to students with disabilities

This is the first part of a story about mobility and accessibility on USD’s campus.  Disability Services assists students who have mobility issues and use a wheelchair, cane or walker. Ernetta Fox, director of disability services, said USD complies with standards in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). “The Americans with Disabilities Act states that […]

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College of Arts and Sciences introduces 13 new academic programs

The College of Arts and Sciences introduced 13 new academic programs this year, including certificates, minors, specializations, and degree programs. New certificates will be offered in forensic anthropology, professional ethics, professional writing and Spanish translation; new minors are linguistics, Russian studies, and nonprofit studies; new specializations are in human and natural systems, environmental science, analytics […]

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Political science students, Sierra Club plan to celebrate a straw-free day on Oct. 25

Two freshmen political science students and the Sierra Club in Vermillion have partnered together to encourage students and community members to use fewer plastic straws. The two students, Divya Neopaney and Jade MullerSmit, wrote a proclamation to city council to declare Oct. 25 an annual straw-free day in Vermillion. This year, the day will consist […]

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