May 2026
From Earth Day to Earth Month
Greening Vermillion kicked off Earth Days starting April 18 with the annual Volunteer Day at Spirit Mound Historic Prairie, and runs until April 26. Vermillion Earth Days are free community wide events and activities hosted across town and on campus. Geoffrey Gray-Lobe is the Clay County Commissioner and is the community organizer for the Sierra […]
USD Hosts Dance Marathon Fundraiser
The Children’s Miracle Network hosts a fundraiser called the Dance Marathon, in which many universities and other organizations participate in the fundraiser. The University of South Dakota was one of the many universities to host. Dakotathon lasts twelve hours, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. In the SCSC, Dakotathon hosted a variety of events, alongside […]
PAVE: Walk a mile, Denim Day, Executive Applications
PAVE’s annual Walk a Mile event is a symbolic march that aims to raise awareness and promote prevention of sexual, domestic and gender-based violence. The group’s overall mission is to connect the student body with the Title IX office, and to stand up against sexual assault and sexual violence on campus. Tiffany Paretti is the […]
USD Holds Research Week and IdeaFest
An event that has brought students and faculty together for the last 30 years has continued its tradition at USD. In addition to celebrating faculty research for the second year on campus, the annual IdeaFest took place on April 15 and 16 . Research week, on April 13 and 14, was the precursor to IdeaFest. […]
Student Media Brings Back Honors
Students from the Media and Journalism department journeyed to the Twin Cities for the Midwest Journalism Conference held April 9-10. Four USD students came home with hardware following the conference. “Every time I come back from this conference, I come with a new attitude and inspiration to go and just work. To produce as much […]