SGA discusses funding for Kevin Hart
The Campus Activity Board (CAB) spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting to discuss the possibility of comedian Kevin Hart performing at USD. The bill is sponsored by Kelsey Berger, CAB President, as well as the Finance Committee Chair at SGA. Berger said Kevin Hart’s management team reached out to the MUC front desk and […]
SGA: UPD Chief search narrowed to three candidates
The search for the new director of the University Police Department took a step forward as the first candidate held his public forum last Friday in Farber Hall. Hannah Booth, Student Government Association Vice President, attended the forum to hear the candidate, Jef Rice, answer questions about diversity on campus and how working at a […]
SGA discusses business school, funding guidelines
The Student Government Association continued its series of academic deans forums on Tuesday with Venky Venkatachalam, the dean of the Beacom School of Business. He told SGA of the positive feedback he received from three deans of other business schools during their USD visit last February. “They made a visit to the campus for three […]
SGA: UPD director search down to seven applicants
The director of the University Police Department retired in August and a committee has been reviewing applications from officers interested in the position. Carson Zubke, Student Government Association President is a member on the committee and he stated at Tuesday’s SGA meeting that the pool of applicants has been whittled down from 30 candidates to […]
SGA discusses theater department, electronic scooters
Larry Schou, the Dean of the Fine Arts Department, spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting to inform Senate on how the department has used its funding. “I would say three quarters of it is health and safety,” Schou said. The money is partially being used to purchase new wood for theater sets. The wood […]
SGA discusses football tickets, campus safety walk, reading bills
USD Athletics Director David Herbster and Deputy AD Mike West spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting to talk about football tickets. West and Herbster discussed aloud whether or not they want to bring back Ticket Tuesday. Students last year picked up football tickets from a member of USD athletics , who would give tickets […]
Behind the Scenes of the D-I jump
Should we stay or should we go? USD athletics needed an answer. South Dakota State University announced its intent to transition to Division I athletics on Aug. 16, 2003. With SDSU, North Dakota State and University of North Dakota all making the D-I jump, the Coyotes had to make a decision. USD announced on June 21, […]
SGA discusses report from President Gestring, policies regarding bills
USD President Sheila Gestring spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting and delivered some news regarding USD’s improvement in a variety of areas. “USD, since 2005, has actually decreased its spending per degree by 8.4%. Regional peers have gone up 4.7%,” Gestring said. She attributes this success to growing graduation rates. “We’ve increased our […]
Student Government Association discusses Pierre meeting, upcoming retreat
Last weekend, Student Government Association (SGA) President Carson Zubke and Vice President Hannah Booth met in Pierre, S.D. with SGA presidents and vice presidents from other regental schools in South Dakota, as well as Dr. Barron, the executive director of the Board of Regents. One of the main talking points was the Dakota Promise Scholarship, […]
SGA discusses athletics, intellectual diversity and building upgrades
Athletic Director David Herbster and Mike West, Deputy Athletics Director, spoke at Tuesday’s Student Government Meeting (SGA) to give an update on athletics following USD’s home football game. Kelsey Berger, SGA senator, asked them about a story posted by the marketing department, which stated that no student would be turned away for the football game. The […]