Plans for new SAE house in progress
USD’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter is preparing for the construction of a new facility, and is hoping to break ground by summer 2016. With $1.5 million raised out of the $3 to $4 million needed, SAE finally went to the public for funds during this year’s Dakota Days. “It’s just time for a new facility. […]
USD airplane provides quick means of transportation
USD boasts a fleet of ground transportation vehicles and one, lesser known, aircraft. The university has its own private airplane – a twin prop 1990 BeechCraft King Air C90a. It has room for seven passengers and the pilot, Mark Dahlhoff. It’s stored in a hangar in the Harold Davison Field airport in Vermillion off of […]
USD to be first South Dakota public university to host TEDx event
USD is in the early stages of planning a TEDx event, the first public university in the state to do so. TEDx is an individually-run TED talk that provides students, staff and faculty with an opportunity to listen to community members speak on important, globally-relevant issues. TED is a nonprofit organization that produces educational content for many different topics […]
New coding club gets funding, looks to compete
New to USD’s campus this year is the Coding Club – a student organization looking to improve its knowledge in the computer science field. The club recently gained funding from the Student Government Association to help pay for upcoming competitions, in which the club designs and solves programming-based problems. Working to recruit members, the new […]