Academics
New scholarship to assist Native American health care students
A $100,000 donation will provide funds for a new scholarship benefitting Native Americans pursuing a degree in the health sciences field. The Dr. Walter Anyan Scholarship Endorsement was established by Carol Ann Anyan, of Guilford, Conn., to honor her late husband, and it will finance both incoming and current University of South Dakota students on their road to becoming a health […]
Changes coming to South Dakota bar exam
The University of South Dakota’s School of Law, among other law schools around the country, will be affected by multiple changes taking effect in February to the bar exam administered to students upon completion of a law degree. South Dakota’s bar exam is the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) and is the most widely used exam throughout the […]
Keeping the connection: IT offers advice about campus wireless
First-year law student Hadier Jassim rolls her eyes at the mention of the blue Ethernet cord coiled up in her backpack. Jassim’s relationship with the University of South Dakota’s wireless network is a strained, often frustrating one that requires close proximity to nearby wall outlets just to access the Internet. “It’s the same struggle every day. I’m so […]
Honors seminars offer unique experience
Senior lecturer Susan Santo, who normally teaches classes in the Adult and Higher Education Program, has been fascinated with dreams her whole life. She is teaching “Exploring Your Dreams” for the first time, this semester. Santo has read multiple books and subscribed to publications on dreams, and she’s also a member of the International Association […]
New deans envision a bright future for their schools
With new deans taking charge in several schools across campus, programs at the University of South Dakota may see changes in the near future. Whether it’s new programs or continuing pre-existing ones, two of the newest deans at the university, Thomas Gue in the School of Law and Venky Venkatachalam at the Beacom School of […]
Disability Services sees increase in use among students
When Beau Brady suffered a traumatic brain injury while obtaining his undergraduate degree around 2010, his rehab therapists in Omaha, Neb., made a point to drive him to Disability Services at the University of South Dakota. Brady now takes advantage of the services, utilizing note-takers in his classes and the chance to take tests at the […]
Honors Program continues growth trend for fifth consecutive year
The Honors Program at the University of South Dakota experienced a slight bump in first-year enrollment for the 2014-15 term, continuing a trend dating back to 2009. In 2013-14, the Honors Program hosted an incoming class of 140. One year later, the class size has increased to 148 — marking the fifth consecutive year Honors […]
USD’s language programs look to attract more students through ‘renewed focus’
As the world gets seemingly smaller through the ease of global communication, several changes in the languages department at the University of South Dakota this year aim to broaden students’ horizons past those of the rural Midwest. What was once known as the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Philosophy has been renamed to the Department of Modern […]
One-of-a-kind state neurological research center pushes for strides on a local, national level
They might not be able to go to a physical location on campus, but the students who participated in the Summer Program for Undergraduate Research in Addiction (SPURA) are still working for a common cause. Throughout the summer, eight USD undergraduates participated in the 12 week program, which allowed students like junior Melissa Prince to conduct research focussing on […]
Enrollment for online summer courses doubles
Student enrollment in online summer courses offered by the University of South Dakota has more than doubled in the last five years. Michael Card, associate provost for graduate and distance education, said he expects to see more growth for summer 2014 courses. From the summer 2009 semester to the summer 2013 semester, the total enrollment in […]