Around Town
IT center opening in spring
The Vermillion Technology Center expects to hire 200 IT workers after the Eagle Creek Software Services opens in May 2014. The facility will be located west of the University of South Dakota campus near Walmart. Some of the employees will be USD students participating in the Information Technology Consultant Academy. Eagle Creek’s Vermillion Technology Center […]
Vermillion tears down trees citywide
Over this past winter season, the city of Vermillion Streets Department has been marking and cutting down trees that have been deemed too close to city streets. Pete Jahn, Superintendent of the Vermillion Street Department, said the winter season works best with cutting down trees near city streets. “During the cold winter season, the trees’ […]
S.D. could be next ‘Silicon Valley’ as state announces USD, Eagle Creek partnership
The Vermillion community can expect an increase of 200 job openings as Twin Cities-based Eagle Creek Software Services announced they will be expanding their operation by building a $10 million technology center and offering academic programs through the University of South Dakota. At a press conference held March 13 at the Al Neuharth Media Center, […]
Campus blood drive scheduled
The University of South Dakota will host a campus blood drive Feb. 20 and 21 in cooperation with the Community Blood Bank. Community Blood Bank, a joint cooperation between Avera McKennan Hospital and Sanford Medical Center, is stationed outside Sioux Falls, S.D. and services the blood needs of 29 hospitals in Iowa, Minnesota and South […]
Relay For Life raises funds for cancer research
The Relay for Life held Feb. 10 fundraised $7,000 for the American Cancer Society. Those who have survived the battle with cancer, and those who have died fighting were honored with the annual charity event, hosted by Colleges Against Cancer (CAC). “Relay For Life is an event put on by (CAC) to fundraise money for […]
UPDATE: Coyote Village residents to return home Thursday morning
Jan. 23, UPDATE: Residents of Coyote Village will only have to be away from home one more night. Coyote Village is scheduled to reopen Thursday at 7:30 a.m., according to an automated email sent out by the university Wednesday afternoon. Testing will be performed tonight to evaluate the quality of essential services. However, once moved […]
Local business owners capitalize on students as consumers, employees
In part three of this three part series, The Volante focuses on a local businesswoman’s achievements in a predominantely male business environment. Among the sound of freshlybrewed coffee spewing from the machine and hushed, frantic gossip conversations of elderly women, college students of all backgrounds can […]
Alumni remain local: Part 1 – USD graduates create businesses
For nearly 45 years, University of South Dakota alumna Phyllis Packard has incorporated her passion for fiber weaving into her career in some shape or form. Whether through teaching her craft to curious minds, spinning, dying, and selling South Dakota wool to other talented weavers or showcasing her work to the world by means of […]
Resource center supports local veterans
Veterans at the University of South Dakota now have a place to call home on campus. The grand opening of the Student Veterans Resource Center was held at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Temporary Student Center in Room 117D. The SVRC’s location in the Temporary Student Center will also house the USD Student Veterans […]
Veterans to be honored at last home game
Veterans, active military personnel and their families will be honored during Military Appreciation Day at the University of South Dakota’s home football game vs. Northern Iowa at noon Nov. 10 at the DakotaDome. Veterans and military personnel will be admitted for free to the football game with a coupon, while tickets for their family members […]