October 26th, 202163 EDITOR'S NOTE: The Volante's Bennett Clary and Miles Amende contributed for this article. The third and final Opportunity Center stakeholder meeting was held Oct. 25, in which members of the Opportunity Center Task Force met with the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Environmental Club to gather input on how...
October 19th, 2021189 The South Dakota Board of Regents’ (SDBOR) Senate Bill 55 (SB 55) Task Force came to USD Oct. 14 to present the BOR’s strategies for addressing the bill’s charges to students and faculty. SB 55 is “An Act to require the Board of Regents to assemble a task force to study the operations and functions of the institutions of...
At the 2021 State of the University Address, University President Sheila Gestring announced the construction of one of USD's newest projects, the Founder's Park. Assistant Vice President of...
October 12th, 202139 After six months of renovations, the Colton Recital Hall is now open. The faculty of the music department at USD performed at the Colton Recital Hall Grand Re-opening Celebration Concert. USD music department chair, professor and director of choral activities David Holdhusen said the entire music department was excited and ecstatic...
September 27th, 202136 USD’s 18th President, Sheila Gestring, delivered her annual State of the University address Thursday inside Aalfs Auditorium. Gestring discussed a handful of topics during her speech that lasted a little over an hour. Students and faculty were encouraged to attend and the event was livestreamed on the university’s Facebook page....
April 26th, 2021136 The tide may be turning on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, with a decline in new cases nationally and regionally and with South Dakota’s Board of Regents seeking a more “normal” fall semester on USD’s campus. In response to this, USD student organizations, Vermillion businesses and local government leaders are...
March 31st, 202142 The School of Health Sciences broke ground for construction of their new building last Thursday. The School of Health Sciences encapsulates nine departments with 22 different programs, but does not currently have a designated building. Speakers at the groundbreaking included Dean of the School of Health Sciences Haifa AbouSamra,...
March 28th, 2021102 College life at USD saw many changes during the 2020-21 school year after a surge in the pandemic. Life on campus was full of mask-wearing students who were told to stay six feet apart at all times. For many of the students, a schedule full of Zoom classes became a new normal, but that is soon to change. All current USD students...
March 28th, 2021298 During South Dakota’s 2021 legislative session, the South Dakota legislature passed and Gov. Noem signed Senate Bill 171, which appropriated $50 million to contribute to the Freedom Scholarship fund. With the state's funds in addition to other donors, the Freedom Scholarship endowment currently has $175 million of its $200 million...
March 21st, 202126 Charlie’s Cupboard hosted an event honoring departing founders Hannah Booth and Carson Zubke’s contributions to the community food pantry Thursday. The food pantry has served over 1,200 students since opening in September. Speakers included Vice President of Student Services Kimberly Grieve and former Student Government...
