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Lawsuit prompts academic misconduct procedure change
A new policy is changing the way University of South Dakota faculty must handle cases of academic misconduct. Staff at the South Dakota Board of Regents made clarifications on academic misconduct procedures, which are now being implemented at all six regental institutions. Kurt Hackemer, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, said the policy clarifications had […]
Senate committee suggests diversity plaques, statues
The list of organizations and groups on the University of South Dakota campus has gotten a little longer. A committee has been formed in the USD Faculty Senate with the sole task of developing ideas for the senate to embrace the university’s theme of diversity. Senate chairman Dan Van Peursem said the subcommittee is the […]
Workroom to open for students
A new student organization workroom will soon be ready for use in the Muenster University Center. Donating $20,000 to the new workroom, the University of South Dakota Student Government Association is in the process of determining the best way to allocate the usage of the space to student organizations. The university has matched SGA’s donation […]
Wegner Center, library await upgrades
Technology and furniture upgrades worth $50,000 have been approved for the Wegner Health Science Information Center in Sioux Falls. The Wegner Center supports the health sciences at the University of South Dakota and is part of the Sanford School of Medicine campus. The building is under the management of USD, but partners with Sanford Health […]
SGA taskforce gives recommendation for mandatory education and position for inclusive excellence
A taskforce dedicated to senate inclusiveness delivered a recommendation to the Student Government Association Tuesday night that called for mandatory education training and the creation of a SGA Inclusive Excellence Coordinator. Headed by SGA Senator Tyler Tordsen, the ad-hoc committee recommended an educational component to be required for SGA senators and executive team. Some of […]
EDITORIAL: Access to public records is a must
Last week, The Volante sent four reporters to Pierre for annual Newspaper Day. One element of their trip they brought back to the newsroom was conversation about the failure of an open government measure that would have boosted access to public records. House Bill 1113 would have required public boards to treat electronic exchanges of […]
Assessing salary disparity, committee to research gender salary equality among USD faculty
An in-depth study to assess the possible gender pay gap among faculty at the University of South Dakota is set to begin within the coming weeks. A seven-member faculty committee made up of four women and three men will be appointed by President James Abbott by the end of this week or early next, at […]
Bill 62 committee deadline extended additional week
The deadline for a task force committee to present their recommendation on Senate Bill 62 to the University of South Dakota’s Student Government Association has been extended an additional week to Feb. 4. A recommendation was scheduled to be presented to SGA Jan. 28, but the deadline has been extended to Feb. 4 due to […]
Webcam proctoring system under review
The South Dakota Board of Regents is considering the implementation of a webcam feature to be incorporated into the Lockdown Browser system as a way to deter students enrolled in any of the state’s public universities from engaging in academic misconduct. Eric Mosterd, assistant director for the Center of Teaching and Learning at the University […]
D2L to be required in courses, Faculty Senate to mandate online interaction
The University of South Dakota Faculty Senate is endorsing a new policy requiring all 100 and 200-level course instructors to use the Desire2Learn grade book feature and post a syllabus. According to the Faculty Senate minutes, the proposal was presented on behalf of the office of academic affairs and approved by the faculty senate at […]