USD faculty perform at Colton Grand re-opening concert

After six months of renovations, the Colton Recital Hall is now open. The faculty of the music department at USD performed at the Colton Recital Hall Grand Re-opening Celebration Concert.  USD music department chair, professor and director of choral activities David Holdhusen said the entire music department was excited and ecstatic to be back on […]

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South Dakota Officials call for impeachment of Attorney General

A special session of the state legislature to discuss the possible impeachment of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, who hit and killed Joe Boever Sept. 12 2020, is set to start Nov. 9.  Enough South Dakota officials signed a petition to have the special session reaching a 47-member threshold. Petition signers names’ are not […]

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Greening Vermillion partners with local artists to paint storm drains

Greening Vermillion, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making Vermillion more sustainable, is adding to its drain painting initiative, Adopt-a-Drain, featuring three new artists. The featured artists include USD student Dakota Wilson, Jennifer Maggio and Thea Jarchow.  USD graduate student, Campus Recycling Coordinator and Greening Vermillion board member Anna Moore is one of the project leaders […]

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USD students march for reproductive rights

USD’s Students For Reproductive Rights hosted a rally in response to the new abortion restrictions in Texas and students and community members in support of their cause marched from the DakotaDome to Old Main Friday, Sept. 10.  Lexi McKee-Hemenway, president of Students for Reproductive Rights, said the rally was a response to several anti-abortion tweets […]

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Telepresence robots projected to help students learn remotely

Educational Leadership division chair at the USD School of Education David De Jong proposes telepresence robots be used for students unable to attend class. “When the ability to be physically and social present in a classroom is obtained through a Wi-Fi connection and telepresence robot in the room, the possibilities to recruit and retain students […]

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Learning about leadership by Ella Branham

Each fall, the University of South Dakota’s Department of Leadership Development and Programming puts on a series of leadership seminars.  These seminars are organized by the graduate staff in the Leadership Development and Programming department with the goal of creating a learning experience on both ends of this annual event as they must deal with […]

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Sisseton Wahpeton College and USD collaborate bringing opportunity to SD students

Leaders from USD and Sisseton Wahpeton College (SWC) met on Aug. 3 to discuss and sign an agreed-upon policy ensuring South Dakota students more opportunities.  The General Education Book Transfer consists of an educational review of the course requirements for classes in order to make the credits transferable, USD associate provost Beth Freeburg said. “Personnel […]

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Café Brulé struggles to keep staff amid pandemic

Café Brulé has been coping with a shortage of labor, as well as issues related to COVID-19 for the past year and specifically past three months. Monica Iverson and James (Jim) Waters are co-owners of Café Brulé and Dakota Brickhouse. Both Iverson and Waters said they have never worked harder in the last 10 years […]

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USD plans to continue monitoring COVID-19 levels

USD is still monitoring COVID-19 cases among students, faculty and the community as a whole.  Kevin O’Kelley, USD Assistant Vice President for Research Compliance and Director of Environmental Health and Safety, is the university’s point of contact for the South Dakota Department of Health. He will know about every COVID-19 case on campus and within […]

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USD professors prepare for fall semester

Just like students, USD professors have adapted to the changing year, involving hybrid and distanced instruction as the pandemic has played out, and are preparing to come back to campus normally next fall.  Lori Costello, USD assistant professor, said this past year has been tough. These past two and a half semesters, more students have […]

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