August 27, 2019
USD technology programs get major facelifts
USD staff members spent their summer adopting new technology in aim to make life easier for students. In addition to switching to a new online bookstore, USD introduced an app USDgo, to replace the previous YoteLife app, and a new Self-Service system to replace Webadvisor. Self-Service, a product of Banner, is a nationwide program students […]
New sculptures find homes on campus and downtown
Art installations ranging from abstract forms and totem poles to flower bouquets and trumpeters made their way to Vermillion in early August. Sculptures like Anthony Guntren’s Portal and Osamede Obazee’s Big Easy are just a few of the new sculptures representing the diversity sculpture has to offer. Before students returned for the new semester, 11 […]
An experience, not an event: How housing tackled move-in day
First impressions make or break an overall experience, whether at a restaurant or in a dormitory. That’s why USD housing tweaks the move-in day process annually to ensure incoming Coyotes are welcomed the right way. Though every move-in day consists of a string of events from dawn to dusk, Cody Burggraff, assistant director of housing, […]
USD introduces neuroscience major and minor
USD offers biology and psychology programs for students to study the brain in different ways. This summer, USD introduced neuroscience as a new B.S. program that has combined the works of each department, as well as the School of Medicine. Neuroscience has two specializations: cognitive or molecular and cellular. Offered as both a major and […]
Pallet art promotes creativity during Welcome Week
Decorating dorms or apartments is expensive and finding pieces to suit your taste can be difficult. Last week, students unleashed their inner artists to create their own decorations. As part of the Welcome Week activities on campus, Student Services hosted Pallet Art in the Pit on Tuesday. Students jumped on the opportunity to get creative […]
Downtown mural unites Vermillion community
Art has a way of bringing people in a community together. Behind the Coyote Twin Theater on Main St., members of the Vermilion Cultural Association and USD student artists collaborated on a mural during July and August, which was completed before the beginning of the Fall 2019 semester. The mural’s theme is a lens on […]