Abbott alters job after VP resigns
President James Abbott is reconfiguring some of the University of South Dakota’s administration positions after the recent resignation of the vice president of Marketing, Enrollment and Student Services. Jeff Baylor submitted his resignation letter Jan. 21 after joining the university in 2008, Abbott said. Baylor’s resignation was a “personnel matter,” and Abbott declined to comment […]
Fundraiser doubles attendance
Crab-stuffed mushrooms, Chardonnay and sonnets marked the second “Wine with Will” event Feb. 28, and organizers gathered contributions to bring one of Shakespeare’s classic comedies to Vermillion. The wine-pairing event at the University of South Dakota serves as the largest annual fundraiser for the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival. This year’s affair doubled in attendance, said […]
Pressler: There is a poisonous paralysis between Republicans and Democrats in Washington
Sen. Larry Pressler served two terms in the U.S House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979, and in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997 for South Dakota. He is coming back into the political spotlight of the state with his current run as an independent to fill the vacant senator position to be left […]
Roundtable discussion prompts change, University’s research mission ‘stronger than it has ever been in the past’
Low grant money, research’s relationship to job creation and undergraduate participation were prime points of discussion Tuesday during the University of South Dakota’s President’s Research Roundtable. The USD Office of Research and Sponsored Programs hosted the open forum about the role of research and creative activities on campus in the Al Neuharth Media Center conference […]
Freedom Forum obligated five-year support, USD, foundation to negotiate new contract
The Freedom Forum has funded scholarships, programs and major renovations at the University of South Dakota, but its current relationship with USD is “up in the air,” according to USD President James Abbott. For the past 24 to 36 months, Abbott said it has been clear the foundation, created under the guidance of USD alumnus […]
COLUMN: University involvement in mental assistance essential to students
As police officers used pepper spray and a taser to get the razor blade from her hand, Sasha Menu Courey yelled, “The system failed me! The system failed me!” At this point in ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” investigation, I couldn’t hold back the tears. This University of Missouri swimmer was so talented, so intelligent and […]
Wegner Center, library await upgrades
Technology and furniture upgrades worth $50,000 have been approved for the Wegner Health Science Information Center in Sioux Falls. The Wegner Center supports the health sciences at the University of South Dakota and is part of the Sanford School of Medicine campus. The building is under the management of USD, but partners with Sanford Health […]
No charges pressed in rape case
No charges will be pressed following a reported sexual assault in Coyote Village last semester. An insufficient amount of evidence ended further investigation into the case at the University of South Dakota. The decision not to pursue charges was made in late December, early January, said Clay County State’s Attorney Teddi Gertsma. “(The State Attorney’s […]
VPD cites 51 after party bust
At least 41 of the underage drinkers cited by the Vermillion Police Department at a busted house party Saturday are University of South Dakota students, including 18 student-athletes. Forty-nine citations for minor possession/consumption of alcohol were filed at the Clay County Clerk of Courts office Tuesday from the incident, after the VPD responded to a […]