December 6th, 20220 With the holiday season approaching, the small businesses in Vermillion are coming together to create an event for the community to shop, eat and socialize at. The Holiday Stroll is a seven-year annual tradition where local store owners in Vermillion stay open for a couple of extra hours in the evening to offer deals or promotions....
September 28th, 20210 EDITOR'S NOTE: The Volante's Verve Editor Bennett Clary and Managing Editor Miles Amende contributed to this story. The USD committee working on the South Dakota Board of Regents’ (SDBOR) “Opportunity for All” action plan held a listening session Sept. 28 to report on the committee’s progress and receive feedback from USD...
April 27th, 2021146 A month and a half into Ally Feiner and Katie Brust’s terms as Student Government Association President and Vice President, respectively, Feiner said the past few weeks have gone well. Currently, SGA is in the middle of budget season. In general, many student organizations weren’t able to achieve past utilization rates due to the...
April 5th, 202130 USD’s IdeaFest is being held virtually this year, much like the event last April. IdeaFest is a showcase for undergraduate and graduate students at USD to display research projects they work on as part of their studies at USD. Kurt Hackemer, USD provost and vice president for academic affairs, said his office is involved in...
March 30th, 2021284 After serving as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences since 2017, Michael Kruger has stepped down from his position. Kruger is departing USD to become dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. USD Provost and Vice President for Academic affairs Kurt Hackemer said John...
January 17th, 202119 The spring semester is underway, and while classes and professors may change from the fall, one thing hasn't. The COVID-19 pandemic is still a threat to campus life and classrooms, yet USD is prepared to handle any outbreaks and the upcoming vaccine rollout this spring. As students are welcomed back to campus all staff and students...
November 16th, 2020160 Many changes have come due to the pandemic, including changes to education systems among schools and universities nationwide. However, in the upcoming semester, students, staff and faculty will begin to see some of those changes being reversed. Last month, the South Dakota Board of Regents gave universities a new schedule for spring...
November 8th, 202058 As the semester starts to wind down, students and faculty are preparing for finals week. While students normally return to campus after Thanksgiving and finish off their classes before the holiday break, this semester classes will finish remotely. Kurt Hackemer, USD provost and vice president for academic affairs, said looking back...