Campus Brief
Vermillion man arrested Monday following flee across campus
A Vermillion man was arrested after fleeing from the Vermillion Police Department and across USD’s campus Monday evening. VPD Police Chief Matt Betzen said Ryan Heck was witnessed entering a home in Vermillion after lurking around a vehicle nearby. Betzen said the 35-year-old male fled on foot across USD’s campus, where officers found him and […]
USD Libraries presents altered book exhibition
The University Libraries at USD is presenting “Bound and Unbound VI,” a biennial international altered book exhibition, juried by artist, professor and journalist Melissa Stern. The exhibition will be on display on the second floor of the I.D. Weeks Library and online through January 3, 2022. Stern has worked in sculpture, photography and drawing for […]
Coyote Village evacuated for gas leak
Shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday night, the University of South Dakota evacuated Coyote Village due to a gas leak. Dean of Students Kim Grieve said they hope to have the issue solved as quickly as possible. “We will be sending Coyote Village students an email, asking if they need a place to stay if we […]
Brief: U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson to deliver USD commencement address
South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson will deliver the commencement address at USD’s 134th Commencement Ceremony in May at the DakotaDome. Johnson, a USD alumnus who graduated in 1999 with a B.A. in political science and minors in business administration and history, was re-elected in November to represent South Dakota’s at-large congressional district in the U.S. […]
USD asks students to move to remote learning
In an email sent to USD staff and faculty, the university is following CDC recommendations and asking students who feel comfortable with remote learning to quarantine and learn remotely for the remainder of the semester. A similar email was sent to students. The email said that they feel confident that the classrooms are safe for […]
Beacom School announces new Associate Dean, Department Chair
The Beacom School of Business announced a new interim associate dean and interim chair of economics and decision sciences division on Nov. 3 Kathryn Birkeland was announced as the interim associate dean and Thomas Tiahrt the interim chair of the economics and decision sciences division. Both will start their new positions on Jan. 1. Tiahrt […]
Patriot Week honors USD Veterans, inspires students
Veteran’s Day is a national holiday set to honor veterans across the United States. This year, USD is making the celebration a full week with their first-ever Patriot Week. The week-long celebration is being put on by USD’s ROTC unit and the Veteran’s Resource Center. Patriot Week began on Monday with a virtual 5k run […]
USD offers additional COVID-19 testing
USD’s Sentinel Testing program is now allowing up to 100 volunteers per week to participate in COVID-19 testing in addition to randomly selected students, faculty and staff. The change to the program came in response to numerous requests for volunteer testing, according to an email sent to the student body. Anyone who is asymptomatic, has […]
USD sets record retention rate, sees slight decline in new enrollment
USD saw growth in new graduate student enrollment and a record number of returning students, in addition to a small decline in total new student enrollment this semester. Total enrollment declined by 4.6%. Part-time students declined by 9.2% while full-time students declined by 1.9%. This means that USD’s core student population was largely unchanged. This […]
Conference on Response to Child Abuse to be held virtually
The Community Response to Child Abuse Conference will be held virtually Sept 30-Oct.1 and registration is free for those who work in schools. The 20th annual conference is sponsored by the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment at USD, South Dakota’s Unified Judicial System Court Improvement Program and others. The conference for 2020 includes […]