Campus Brief
Sellers appointed to NCORE diversity office
Lamont Sellers, associate vice president for diversity, has accepted a new position on the National Advisory Council for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE). Sellers will serve on the Chief Diversity Office & Executive Leadership committee, which is one of six NCORE committees. In this position, Sellers will provide recommendations […]
Updated procedure for sorority and fraternity social events
Procedure updates to the reporting process for sorority and fraternity life (SFL) have been put in place to prevent underage drinking. Sororities and fraternities now must report all of their social events to USD involved. Laura Anderton, the director for SFL, said these changes were made to protect and support Greek life on campus. Anderton […]
Faculty Senate meeting discusses current legislation and honors program
The Faculty Senate is comprised of faculty representing each of the programs at USD. The Senate met Wednesday night to discuss current legislation, the future of the honors program and the upcoming Frankenstein symposium. Student Government Association issues were discussed at the start of the meeting, concerning their resolution opposing House Bill 1073. The next discussion was on […]
‘Sex Me Up’ presents inclusive sex education
USD students were given an opportunity to learn about inclusive sex education this Valentine’s Day. The Center for Diversity & Community hosted “Sex Me Up,” an event with various speakers from Siouxland Community Health Center, Planned Parenthood and ICARE to provide flash lectures on various topics every 30 minutes Wednesday afternoon. Students decorated “genderbread” cookies at […]
House Bills for DakotaDome, National Music Museum updates awaiting governor’s approval
Two state House Bills, which would fund updates to the DakotaDome and the National Music Museum, were passed by the state Senate on Feb. 7 and are awaiting the governor’s signature. House Bill 1060 would appropriate a sum of $14.5 million privately raised donations, $6.4 million capital funds held at USD and $5.4 million from […]
Social media complaint posted about non-university affiliated man
Students are tweeting about a non-university affiliated man who has been allegedly harassing students in the Muenster University Center. A series of tweets posted on Sunday by a student stressed that the man “made disturbing comments to many girls about inviting them to meet his dog in his car, asking girls to be his roommate, offering […]
Women in law panel discuss sexual assault cases, investigation process
A panel of defense and prosecuting attorneys held a discussion about their experiences with sexual assault cases in the law school courtroom on Friday afternoon. Attorneys on the panel discussed the hardest and the most rewarding parts of their jobs, as well as how the investigation process works. The event was hosted by the Women […]
Marketing launch for ICARE introduced to students, community
The marketing launch for ICARE, a $300,000 grant to prevent and respond to sexual assault on campus through programming and advocacy, was held in the Muenster University Center Pit Lounge at noon on Thursday. Lamont Sellers, associate vice president for diversity and a member of the programming subcommittee for ICARE, said the event was intended […]
Search committee forms to appoint next university president
The South Dakota Board of Regents is going through the process of finding a successor for President James Abbott. The search committee was appointed by SDBOR President Bob Sutton in early November. There are 13 committee members, including students, faculty and alumni. There was no application process to join the committee; members were appointed. Each […]
ICARE panel answers questions about sexual assault grant sustainability, inclusion
An introduction panel question and answer session for ICARE, a $300,000 sexual assault prevention and education grant the university received in 2016, was held in Farber Hall on Thursday night. A panel of ICARE subcommittee and Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT) members fielded questions from students, faculty and community members about how the sexual assault prevention […]