Board of Regents
Board of Regents requests $4.7 million for tuition freeze
Students at the University of South Dakota paying in-state tuition may be breathing easier next year about their tuition bills. After raising tuition rates by an average of about 5.8 percent at all six South Dakota public universities for the 2015-2016 school year, the South Dakota Board of Regents is pursuing $4.7 million in funding from the state […]
Legislators allocate emergency funds for needs-based awards
Governor Dennis Daugaard signed Senate Bill 91, declaring an emergency for the South Dakota Needs Based Grant Program and allocating $150,000 in emergency funding to the South Dakota Board of Regents March 30. The law is a temporary fix for a $1.5 million program established in 2013 to fund needs-based scholarships for South Dakota residents. […]
Tuition rising five percent across the state
Students at the University of South Dakota will pay more out-of-pocket after an increase of tuition and fees was approved last week by the South Dakota Board of Regents. USD will see a yearly cost increase of about $435 per student, or about 5.4 percent. The average increase across the regental system was $455.76 yearly, […]
Q&A: SDBOR executive director steps down for retirement
Jack Warner came to South Dakota six years ago to be at the helm of the state’s public university system as executive director and chief executive officer of the South Dakota Board of Regents. He came with degrees from Boston College, Springfield College and the University of Vermont, and arrived in South Dakota in 2009 after serving […]
UPDATED: Gun bill ignites debate for campus, legislators
The state House has voted down a measure that would allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon at the University of South Dakota. House lawmakers voted 48 to 20 to dismiss House Bill 1206, which was opposed by student groups who lobbied lawmakers to deny the proposal. The House Local Government Committee voted […]
Student fees to increase pending approval
A General Activity Fee fund increase, if approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents, could increase overall student fees at the University of South Dakota by nearly $14 per credit hour over a three-year span starting next semester. Senate Resolution 4, passed by the Student Government Association Dec. 9, 2014 with a majority vote, […]
S.D. legislative session: Four bills that pertain to USD students
As the 2015 South Dakota legislative session gets underway in Pierre, The Volante has compiled a list of bills to keep an eye on that pertain to students at the University of South Dakota. No requests from USD were received by the South Dakota Board of Regents asking to submit any bills to the Legislature this […]
USD requests for termination of substance abuse specialization
A request to terminate the substance abuse specialization in the Counseling and Psychology in Education graduate program has been sent to the South Dakota Board of Regents, and pending approval, it will no longer be available at the University of South Dakota. Currently, there are three specializations in the program, including clinical health counseling, school counseling […]
USD fall enrollment declines
Fall enrollment headcount is down 1.70 percent at the University of South Dakota compared to last year. The South Dakota Board of Regents released enrollment numbers Tuesday, and USD is one of two public universities that saw a dip in their headcount. USD has 174 less people enrolled in the university than in 2013. There […]
Out-of-state students see 7 percent tuition increase, in-state students experience tuition freeze
While South Dakota resident college students are breathing easier due the finalization of the 2014-2015 tuition freeze approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents, out-of-state students will have to scrounge their wallets in order to adjust to a seven percent increase in out-of-state tuition costs.