Academics
USD debate team returns following five-year hiatus
For the first time in five years the University of South Dakota has a speech and debate team competing on a national circuit. USD’s debate team was forced to disband following their 2007 season due to disciplinary issues on trips and the lack of a coach. According to team adviser Shane Semmler, there was a […]
Alternative textbook sites on rise
The beginning of the academic semester is filled with a variety of stresses that each student must endure, like organizing class schedules, making sure financial aid is in order and determining where to buy textbooks. For professors, the purchasing of the courses’ required textbook or textbooks is essential in knowing and understanding the material, but […]
Native American retention rates soar
The trend of increased retention rates amongst Native American students at the University of South Dakota has held true for the 2012-13 academic year. Native American Student Services reports the retention rate for Native American students was 98 percent for 2012-13, which is a 13 percent increase from the 2011-12 academic year. With a retention […]
Fourth of students leave USD each year
One in four students do not return to the University of South Dakota every year on average, according to data by the university’s Institutional Research Department. The report, released Feb. 4, also indicates approximately 1,250 first-time, full-time students registered for the fall 2012 semester, an increase of 139 students from the year before. Of these […]
Internship opportunities are abound for USD students
With over 1.5 million, or 53.6 percent, of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 claiming unemployment in 2011, administrators and faculty at the University of South Dakota are doing all they can to create opportunities for their students. One way this is being done is through the search and acquisition of internships. Whether it […]
New policy requires shirts at Wellness Center
Students visiting the University of South Dakota Wellness Center this semester may notice something new about the 61,000 square-foot facility. A new policy implemented for the spring semester requires the wearing of shirts by all members in order to reduce the spread of virus or disease caused by skin-to-skin contact. Steve Mayer, director of the […]
Hilderbrand resigns
Story by Megan Card and Katia Duszenko The mid-academic year resignation of tenured history professor Robert Hilderbrand Dec. 14 required students at the University of South Dakota to accept late adjustments made to their schedules that included new instructors and the replacement of a cancelled course. Prior to his resignation, Hilderbrand was served a subpoena […]
USD research park begins development
The South Dakota Board of Regents has authorized the development of the University of South Dakota’s new 80-acre research park located in Sioux Falls. The park will provide students opportunities to work as interns, researchers and part- time employees for local businesses. In December 2012, the South Dakota Board of Regents authorized USD to create […]
Sen. Abourezk criticizes U.S. relationship to Israeli lobbyists during international forum
Former South Dakota Sen. James Abourezk headlined as the keynote speaker for a public forum on the state of affairs in the Middle East at the University of South Dakota Jan.14. Abourezk offered his opinions on a variety of topics, including the United States’ relationship with Israel, the ongoing civil war in Syria and President […]
Exhibit offers look at former S.D. governor
An exhibition honoring the late Bill Janklow, former governor of South Dakota, is on display at I.D. Weeks Library on the campus of the University of South Dakota. The exhibition, unveiled Feb. 15, is located on the second and third floors of I.D. Weeks and contains documents, letters, photographs, newspapers, audio recordings and videos outlining […]