October 18th, 202045 Jack Cochrane, a senior middle linebacker for USD, has succeeded in being a team captain for the Coyotes, selected as second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) and leading the MVFC in tackles in 2019. Now, Cochrane adds being selected as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. The trophy, awarded by...
October 13th, 202087 Since 1990, South Dakota has celebrated Native American Day instead of Columbus Day on the second Monday of October each year. This year, USD celebrated the holiday by announcing the revitalization of the Institute of American Indian Studies (IAIS). The IAIS, originally established at USD in 1955, was discontinued in 2009 after...
October 11th, 2020112 International student-athletes face a long processes when coming and leaving USD. These processes include filling out proper documents, gathering self-identification forms and organizing plane rides to their home country. Last March foreign Coyote athletes had to carry out this process unexpectedly when students were forced off...
October 4th, 202032 After four straight losses, the Tanager football team was looking to get back on track with a win over the top five ranked West Central Trojans (3-3). Vermillion (1-5) got off to a quick start by forcing a fumble on West Central’s first drive of the game. Immediately after the turnover, on the Tanagers’ first play of their first...
October 4th, 202032 USD will now be the first university in South Dakota to offer a certificate and specialization in artificial intelligence (AI). The new program will allow undergraduate and graduate students of all majors to get the certificate or specialization. KC Santosh, USD’s Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Science...
October 4th, 202062 20 hours of practice time, at least 12 credit hours and homework is a busy schedule. But this is the reality of a typical week for a student-athlete at USD. However, Wyatt Thompson, a senior swimmer for the Coyotes, adds being a student-teacher to the equation. The senior swimmer is a fifth-grade student teacher at Jolly...
Football: Following three straight losses after winning the Tanager’s season opener, Vermillion faced off against Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in an away game on Friday, Sept. 15. The Tanagers...
September 27th, 202038USD's School of Health Sciences has created the Community Action Response Epidemiology (CARE) team to partner with the South Dakota Department of Health and the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board to provide contact tracing, health promotion and comprehensive services to the state of South Dakota. Susan Puumala, the project...
September 27th, 202069When USD students move back into the dorms, hundreds of computers, phones and gaming systems move with them. Over the weeks, these devices have caused slow and sometimes inaccessible internet for students in their dorms. The Information Technology Service (ITS) desk sent an email to students on Sept. 2 addressing the issue. The email...
