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USD sets record retention rate, sees slight decline in new enrollment

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Jacob Forster0Tagged enrollment, part-time students, retention, retention rate, sheila gestring

USD saw growth in new graduate student enrollment and a record number of returning students, in addition to a small decline in total new student enrollment this semester. Total enrollment declined by 4.6%. Part-time students declined by 9.2% while full-time students declined by 1.9%. This means that USD’s core student population was largely unchanged. This […]

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USD President discusses five-year plan at university address

September 28, 2020September 29, 2020 Miles Amende0Tagged academic excellence, affordability, diversity, engagement, enrollment, five-year plan, health science, infrastructure, international students, Julian Hall, retention, retention rate, serving south dakota, sheila gestring, State of the University, technology

At the State of the University Address on Sept. 24, USD President Sheila Gestring outlined the university’s strategic plan to improve USD over the next five years. She also brought up the state of enrollment at USD and announced new plans for Julian Hall. During the 2019-2020 academic year, a committee of 42 faculty and […]

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