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House fire affects three USD students
Three University of South Dakota students are homeless after a Tuesday house fire destroyed their home. The house, located on Cherry Street across from the Super 8 hotel, was badly damaged and undergoing investigation by local officials, Dean of Students Kimberly Grieve said Tuesday evening. “We offered them residence hall housing, and we’ll try to […]
Student housing struggles with capacity
While students are returning this week and finding out housing assignments, some students maybe surprised to find out who their roommates are or how many roommates they have. The University of South Dakota has space available for 2207 housing contracts, this year more than 2207 contracts have been signed so some students will find themselves […]
Welcome week not just for new students
August 25 marks move in day for new students, and it also is the start of welcome week at the University of South Dakota. This year welcome week events are open to all USD students and run from Aug. 25 to Sept. 3. New students will begin welcome week with Convocation in the DakotaDome at […]
Former USD vice president dies at age 66
Former University of South Dakota employee Roger Kozak passed away August 1, 2012. Funeral services were held today at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Vermillion. Kozak was born October 15, 1945 in Lake Andes, SD. After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Army for two years. He was stationed at Fort Benning Georgia […]
High schoolers gain accounting knowledge in university setting
This year the University of South Dakota has held various camps on campus. Last week 21 high school students attended the 2012 Summer Accounting Institute on the USD campus. “The institute exceeded my expectations,” said Adam Presler of Sioux Falls. “At first, I thought it would be like school in the summer with a fun […]
Dance Marathon fundraising begins this weekend with car wash
Even though the summer months mean vacation time for many University of South Dakota students, some are still working hard for a good cause. The USD Dance Marathon Executive Team will host a car wash in Sioux City at the Hamilton Street Hy-Vee parking lot from 1-4 p.m. Sat. July 14. Dance Marathon is an […]
Evaluation of email systems leads to new server provider
The University of South Dakota email system will be down from 5-9 p.m. July 6 while the university changes email service over to Microsoft Live. The decision to change email providers came after an evaluation of the current email system. The change is being made for the benefit of students and staff and will include […]
Kimberly A. Grieve named new University of South Dakotas Dean of Students
Yesterday, the University of South Dakota announced Kimberly Grieve as the new Dean of students. Grieve, who replaces former Dean James Parker, will start at USD on July 30. Previously, Grieves served as assistant vice president and dean of students and retention at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio. She started at Lourdes University in 1992 […]
Nikki’s Fund 5k run/ walk is scheduled for September 15
This year’s Nikki’s Fund walk/ run will be held in Prentis park Sept. 15 during National Suicide Prevention week activities Sept. 9-15 at the University of South Dakota. This will be Vermillion’s seventh annual Nikki’s fund event. “It’s more important now, more than ever, to do something for the students at USD who fight depression,” […]
USD student dies in traffic accident
Early Saturday morning, University of South Dakota student Stacey Myers, 23, was killed in a head on collision involving a semi-truck in Cedar County, Neb. Originally from Yankton, Myers was working toward a degree in Alcohol and Drug Studies at USD, and wanted to use her degree to become a counselor. Myers was actively involved […]