November 1st, 2021107 The USD foundation announced a new board of directors this October. Ryan Taylor and Tyler Tordsen began their tenures Oct. 1 as the new board chairs of the USD foundation. Taylor appointed Nathan Peterson and Paul Hanson to the board of directors, who will serve two-year terms with Taylor. Kyle Jorgenson, Jafar Karim, Terry...
October 16th, 202122 In July, Governor Kristi Noem summoned Sherry Bren, the former executive director of the South Dakota Appraiser Certification Program, to her office to discuss appraiser procedures after her daughter, Kassidy Peters, was denied her certification to become a real estate appraiser. Peters was at the meeting as...
October 15th, 202126 Patty Lase, the senior secretary of the international office, is retiring after working with USD for seven years. Her retirement party is Thursday, Oct. 21 at the Burr House. Lase has been a part of USD since February 2014, where she started her career as the senior secretary for the Center for Academic and Global Engagement (CAGE)...
September 29th, 202166 Emma Harkleroad, a fifth-year USD women’s soccer team goalie, is accomplishing big things on and off the field. Harkleroad is ranked 4th in the nation for goals against average and 3rd for save percentage in the NCAA. Last year, Harkleroad graduated Manga Cum Laude with a degree in medical biology from USD and is continuing...
September 28th, 2021254 Born after her biological father passed away, Freshman Zadya Abbott has lead a life different from the start. Additionally, Abbott is part of a Vermillion-established coven, The Witches of Elm Street. Abbott was introduced to her coven over a year-and-a-half ago by her sister. Abbott said that her family was originally raised...
September 10th, 202120 Book Chatter is a Vermillion book club where members of the community come together to discuss their thoughts on books they've read each month. Kendra Brewer, the new adult programmer for the Vermillion Public Library, said they meet on the second Friday of every month at 2 p.m. The group is once again being held in-person, having...
September 5th, 202111 As of July 1, medicinal marijuana was legalized in South Dakota on a ballot-based vote back in November. USD and the Vermillion community have been busy making preparations for this change. John Howe, the associate dean of student services, said that university policies of distribution, usage and procession of marijuana have not...
April 12th, 202134 South Dakota legislators introduced House Bill (H.B.) 1217 Feb. 2021, also known as the trans sports bill, which would ban transgender women from competing in women's athletics. Transgender advocates marched at the capitol in Pierre, South Dakota March 11 in protest of the bill. Later that day, Gov. Kristi Noem amended her earlier...
April 11th, 202147 The men’s and women’s basketball team has concluded their 2020-2021 season while USD’s track and field team is moving from their indoor season to outdoor. USD’s athletic programs have had to adjust their seasons because of new challenges with COVID-19 protocols. Coming off their last NCAA tournament game against the Oregon...
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