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North Complex construction creates new office spaces for student services
Construction that began in the spring of 2018 to turn the unused North Complex dining hall space into new offices, a new student programming center is now in full swing and these great gate hinges will be used for the gates. The construction, which has blocked off the hallway between the Richardson/Olson dorms and the […]
Miss South Dakota prepares for Miss America and reflects on passion for pageants
Several USD students competed in the Miss South Dakota pageant in June in Hot Springs, South Dakota. USD students were named Miss South Dakota, first-runner up and second runner-up. Miss South Dakota Carrie Wintle, a USD graduate of business administration and mathematics, was crowned Miss South Dakota. As Wintle prepares for the Miss America pageant […]
Department of Dental Hygiene to perform community services with grant
The department of dental hygiene received a grant in mid-June that would allow for students to perform oral health services for low-income children, veterans and seniors. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Rural Health Outreach grant will allow students to be supervised by licensed faculty and they will travel to serve nine communities […]
UPDATED: Former USD student found not guilty of second degree rape
Following his trial early Tuesday afternoon, former USD football player Dale Williamson was found not guilty of attempted second-degree rape charges from an incident that occurred in October 2017. The Volante will post updates to the story as they become available. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Former USD student Dale Williamson pleaded not guilty to a charge of one count […]
Move-in day 2018: Students arrive on campus
11 a.m. Kimberly Westemberg, first-year business major, has her room completely set up. She said she was surprised how easy move-in day was. “(Move-in day) was really good and mostly easy,” Westemberg said “I knew there was going to be people here to help, but I didn’t know there was going to be this many […]
USD Law school alumnus appointed to South Dakota Supreme Court
USD law school alumnus, Mark E. Salter has been appointed to the South Dakota Supreme Court. Salter, adjunct professor and current Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge was appointed Thursday afternoon to the highest court in South Dakota. According to a press release given from the university, Dean of the law school, Tom Geu said he had the “pleasure” […]
BREAKING: Death of USD student announced
A USD student died last Thursday. In an email sent from the dean of students office Wednesday evening, Zelal Ozalp, senior English and German double major from Darmstadt, Germany passed away. The cause of death is unknown at the moment. The following resources are available to students. USD Counseling Center 605-677-5777 Dean of Students office 605-677-5331 University […]
Sheila Gestring announced as USD’s incoming 18th president
Sheila Gestring was appointed as USD’s 18th president in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center this afternoon after a South Dakota Board of Regents vote. Gestring serves as vice president of finance and chief financial officer of USD. Gestring said she’s honored to become USD’s next leader. As a South Dakota native who holds a master […]
Washington Post editor Marty Baron visits campus, receives award
by Sam Fosness and Kelli Susemihl From orchestrating coverage on Pulitzer Prize-winning stories to leading the nation’s top industry media outlets as an executive editor of the Washington Post, Marty Baron’s influential contributions in journalism were recognized last night at the Al Neuharth Media Center. Baron was presented the 2017 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media and spoke to USD students and community members in various forums throughout the day about the current state of journalism and attacks on news media. […]
Director of Native Student Services honored with SGA resolution
Gene Thin Elk, director of Native Student Services, was honored with a unanimously passed resolution at the final Student Government Association meeting of the semester on Tuesday evening. Thin Elk will be retiring at the end of the semester, following 31 years of service in his university position. As outlined in the resolution, Thin Elk […]