English Department’s Colloquium Series explores literature through innovative ways

Influential literary pieces such as Beowulf, Hamlet and Uncle Tom’s Cabin are being explored outside of the classroom through contemporary lectures the English Department offers each week. Last year, the University of South Dakota’s English Department searched for a different way to present its annual colloquium lectures. After deliberation with the department’s colloquium committee and […]

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“Onward Campaign” to be unveiled Friday

During Dakota Days festivities, students, faculty and university supporters will fill the Muenster University Center with red and black attire for the unveiling and celebration of the $250 million Onward Campaign. USD will hold a Red Tie Launch event Friday to reveal the university’s newest fundraising campaign. Steve Brown, president and CEO of the University of South Dakota Foundation, described […]

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Study abroad enrollment trumps other state school numbers

During the 2013 fall semester, Rachel Mihulka got a first-hand history lesson focused on Italy by learning about its history in the place where it actually happened. “Instead of being in a classroom, my Rome Through the Ages lectures were in the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Pantheon,”Mihulka said. Mihulka, a senior majoring in Contemporary Media & Journalism, went […]

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National Music Museum ‘at the tipping point of recognition’ after Google visit

Through Google’s Cultural Institute website, the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota became the first institution in the state to be part of a project dedicated to providing free access to art to people around the globe in the comfort of their homes. The museum welcomed Google to officially launch its virtual gallery […]

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Google Cultural Institute partners with National Music Museum

Boasting a collection of more than 15,000 historical instruments and other musical artifacts, the National Music Museum will go viral as Internet giant Google makes a visit to the museum at the University of South Dakota Friday. As part of its Cultural Institute project, Google will video the museum’s extensive exhibits with its street view technology and add […]

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