Students to diagnose health sciences career opportunities at USD Health Happenings
Posted On Friday, November 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Cassity Gutierrez, Muenster University Center, University of South Dakota, USD faculty and health care professionals, USD Health Happenings
VERMILLION, S.D. -- High school students from South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska will discover a world of career opportunities in the health care industry during Health Happenings at the University of South Dakota on Monday, Nov. 11.
The event-filled day begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. at the Muenster University ...
Cash Lecture to feature journalist, educator Mark Trahant
Posted On Thursday, October 31, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Mark Trahant, Native American Journalists Association, Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Mark Trahant, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe of Idaho and former president of the Native American Journalists Association, will present the 2013 Joseph Harper Cash Memorial Lecture at the University of South Dakota on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Al Neuharth Media Center.
Trahant’s ...
USD leaders deplore acts of cultural insensitivity, ramp up efforts to improve intergroup relations
Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Dr. Jerry Yutrzenka, minority groups on campus, President James W. Abbott, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- President James W. Abbott says the University of South Dakota will not tolerate insensitive remarks and rude treatment of minority groups on campus, and he is working with campus leaders to teach respect for others at every level.
“I truly believe that our differences are our strength,” Abbott ...
Beacom School of Business Earns Princeton Review Praise as One of Nation’s Best
Posted On Thursday, October 17, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: admissions selectivity, Beacom School of Business, career placement, Robert Franek, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business is one of the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to the education services company, The Princeton Review, which features USD’s business school in the new 2014 edition of its book, “The Best 295 Business Schools.”
Available now, the ...
South Dakota Small Business Development Center, sponsored by USD
Posted On Thursday, October 10, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Grow South Dakota, Planning and Development District III, Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Center, The University of South Dakota, West River Foundation
South Dakota Small Business Development Center, sponsored by USD, receives full accreditation from state directors
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The South Dakota Small Business Development Center has received notification that they have received full accreditation after passing their accreditation review with no conditions.
The report, by a peer group of state and associate ...
Chamber Singers reunion concert set for Sunday, Oct. 6 at USD
Posted On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, Chamber Singers, Chamber Singers program, David Holdhusen, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota Chamber Singers and alumni from around the nation will present a 2 p.m. concert on Sunday, Oct. 6 at Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall on the USD campus. This performance will culminate a Dakota Days celebration that will see current and former ...
Rawlins Piano Trio Debuts Concert Season with Sept. 26 Performance
Posted On Monday, September 23, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: debuts concert, folk-influenced trios, Frank Martin, Jennifer Higdon, Rawlins Piano Trio, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota Rawlins Piano Trio will open its 2013-14 concert season with an 8 p.m. performance on Thursday, Sept. 26 at Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts at the University of South Dakota.
Entitled “A Colorful World,”the program ...
Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World
Posted On Friday, September 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, FEATURED, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DC, WEST VIRGINIA Tags: cardiology, health care facility, joint replacement, low cost, Medical tourism, medical tourists, medical treatments, orthopedic surgery
Medical tourism is one of the growing trends across the world. Due to high increase in the cost of health care facility, individual as well as companies are providing incentives to travel across the countries to get the surgeries they need. While travelling other countries for the medical tourists not ...
USD Students are Finalists in National Renewable Energy Competition
Posted On Monday, September 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Chris Barkl of Yankton, Dakota Dunes, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Rochester University, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- When it comes to developing a viable business solution for renewable energy, four University of South Dakota students fueled their idea into an award-winning proposal for the Department of Energy’s 2013 National Geothermal Student Competition.
With the project, “LTEC: Expanding the Viability of Geothermal Energy,” Chris Barkl of ...
USD Department of Nursing celebrates first B.S.N. cohort with White Coat Ceremony
Posted On Sunday, September 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Bachelor of Science, Department of Nursing, University of South Dakota, White Coat Ceremony
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota Department of Nursing announces the recognition of its first Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) students at a White Coat Ceremony, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 16 at 1:30 p.m. in Farber Hall on USD’s campus in Vermillion and at 4:30 p.m. at ...
NASA Project ‘Out of this World’ for USD Professor, Students
Posted On Saturday, August 31, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Collin Hover, Grand Meadow, NASA, Smashing Design Award, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Five University of South Dakota students and their teacher Collin Hover, assistant professor of graphic design, collaborated with NASA for an out of this world project that resulted in a half dozen international design and creativity awards.
“NASA: Prospect,” a project by NASA’s Humans in Space Youth Art ...
Lambda Chi Alpha Chapter at USD Honored with Multiple Awards
Posted On Saturday, August 24, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Lambda Chi Alpha, multiple awards, North American Food Drive, Tyler Tordsen, University of Memphis, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The Alpha-Gamma chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at the University of South Dakota was recognized as one of Lambda Chi’s top chapters at the fraternity’s annual conference in July.
During the three-day Stead Leadership Seminar at the University of Memphis, the men from Alpha-Gamma Zeta were recognized ...
Scott Bellini headlines USD Center for Disabilities Fall Autism Conference
Posted On Saturday, August 17, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Developing Social Skills, Scott Bellini
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Scott Bellini, Ph.D., HSPP, and director of the Social Skills Research Clinic in Indiana is this year’s featured presenter at the Center for Disabilities Fall Autism Conference. Bellini’s focus is empirically examining the outcomes of social skill interventions for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). His presentation ...
Center for Disabilities Traumatic Brain Injury Conference to feature Marilyn Lash
Posted On Friday, August 9, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Brain Injuries, Marilyn Lash, Renowned clinician, Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Hilton Garden Inn, University of South Dakota
Lash, the president of Lash and Associates Publishing/Training, Inc. in North Carolina, is author of many manuals, workbooks and tip cards on the effects of acquired and traumatic brain injuries in children and youth.
As a consultant to school systems, she focuses on the cognitive, behavioral and social impact of trauma ...
First-year students complete second Summer Bridge Program at USD
Posted On Friday, August 2, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Christina Keller, College of Arts & Sciences, Muenster University, Summer Bridge Program, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The second year of the University of South Dakota Summer Bridge Program concluded last week with a Summer Bridge Closing Banquet on Friday, July 26 at the Muenster University Center Ballroom.
Thirty-one first-year students received a head start on their college careers thanks to this unique program, which ...
USD School of Medicine’s Dean of Graduate Medical Education completes AAMC Leadership Development Course
Posted On Thursday, July 25, 2013 By USA Education News. Under FEATURED, SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: AAMC Group, AAMC Leadership Development Course, American Medical Colleges, Darrell G. Kirch, Nedd Brown
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Nedd Brown, Ed.D., associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, has successfully completed the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Graduate Medical Education Leadership Development Course, joining 262 graduates from institutions from across the country who have earned ...
USD medical student awarded Dr. Duane Reaney Family Scholarship
Posted On Thursday, July 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Dr. Duane Reaney, Family Scholarship, medical student, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Jeb List, who will be entering his fourth year of medical school at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (SSOM), is this year’s recipient of the Dr. Duane Reaney Family Scholarship.
The scholarship, established in 2010 through a gift from Dr. Duane and Kathryn Reaney, ...
Sanford School of Medicine administration, students to visit FARM program sites
Posted On Thursday, July 11, 2013 By USA Education News. Under SOUTH DAKOTA Tags: Frontier And Rural Medicine, Sanford School of Medicine, Susan Anderson, University of South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Dean of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Mary Nettleman, M.D., M.S., M.A.C.P. and Susan Anderson, M.D., Director of the school’s Frontier And Rural Medicine (FARM) program will visit FARM’s inaugural clinical training sites to present commemorative plaques recognizing the communities’ participation in ...