Travel
A Spring Break like Never Before
As the middle of the semester approaches, students are busy deciding their plans for spring break. Last year, USD students went home for spring break and didn’t return until the fall of next year. This year, students have decided to stay at home because of COVID-19 risks, while others have plans to travel this spring […]
AWOL encourages diversity in local community outreach
Over Winter Break USD’s Alternative Week of Learning (AWOL) got a chance to embrace local outreach. AWOL brought the alternative break to their students as they stayed in Vermillion to help with community needs. Usually AWOL is out and about in the country where they traveled to different communities who were in need, but with […]
USD develops updated plan for spring semester
Many changes have come due to the pandemic, including changes to education systems among schools and universities nationwide. However, in the upcoming semester, students, staff and faculty will begin to see some of those changes being reversed. Last month, the South Dakota Board of Regents gave universities a new schedule for spring semester operations. This […]
Gallagher Center plans Study Abroad trips for Summer 2021
After taking a break for several months, the Gallagher Center for Experiential Learning & Education Abroad makes plans to start up Study Abroad programs again in the summer of 2021. In March 2020 the Gallagher Center had to cancel its first Study Abroad trip due to COVID-19. Now, with new precautions, the Center has made […]
Spring break plans busted due to Coronavirus outbreaks
With the total number of Coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) continuing to rise — there are currently 60 confirmed positive cases in the United States — USD students’ spring break plans have been altered as a precautionary measure. Faculty-led trips to Italy and Guatemala have been canceled due to outbreaks in Italy and quarantines in Guatemala. According […]
Men’s golf season preview, slated to finish fourth in Summit League play
After a series of matches this fall, the men’s golf team is slated to finish fourth according to the Summit League Preseason Poll, and senior Matt Tolan was selected as Player to Watch. The team is ranked behind Denver, North Dakota State and Oral Roberts, who round out the top three. Behind USD is South […]
Sorority members travel to St. Louis, Los Angeles for College Weekend Leadership training
Across the country, thousands of sorority chapter executive teams traveled to two cities to learn more about their respective chapters. Members of Pi Beta Phi traveled to St. Louis from Jan. 24-26, to take part in Pi Phi College Weekend. Members of Alpha Phi attended a leadership conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 31 through […]
AWOL students represent USD in Houston through community service
With a population of two million people, Houston, TX is the fourth largest city in the United States and is just one to the thousands of communities in need. Over winter break, a group of 12 USD students traveled to Houston to volunteer and give what they could to a brand new community. These students […]