Officials broke ground for a $6.5 million Seed Technology Laboratory on April 24 at the Innovation Campus. Speakers at the event said the seed lab has been 10 years in the making. But as Laird Larson said, like a seed, the right conditions had to be met before the project could be fruitful.
Laurie Stenberg Nichols, a longtime dean at SDSU, was named as the next provost and vice president for academic affairs by President David Chicoine this morning. "I am simply thrilled to be returning to SDSU as provost," Nichols said in a press release. "I appreciate the confidence the campus community has placed in me.
As of July 8, Jack R. Warner will become the new executive director for the South Dakota Board of Regents. "I'm currently the commissioner of higher education in Rhode Island - overseeing about 40,000 students at three major institutions," said Warner. Warner has 41 years of experience as an educator.
Justin Sell was announced on May 7 as SDSU's new athletic director, replacing Fred Oien, the former athletic director who is now retired. Sell has worked at football and wrestling conference rival University of Northern Iowa for the last 10 years and has been in his current position, where he supervises the athletic business office, game management, facilities and human resources.
Some students and faculty have raised concerns over President David Chicoine's recent appointment to the Monsanto Board of Directors, but the president defends his decision, saying his new position will not affect SDSU. Chicoine was appointed to the 11-person board as an independent member on April 15.
Each semester, students at SDSU fill out surveys to evaluate their professors and classes. As many as 38,000 to 40,000 Individual Development and Education Assessment, or IDEA, surveys are sent to Kansas at the end of each semester, said JoAnn Sckrel, director of academic assessment.
Graduation is May 9 at 10 a.m., and after four years or more at SDSU, students are sure to have made memories, learned life lessons and had fun. Now, current graduates and alumni share stories and reflect on their time at SDSU - their favorite things about campus, the fun they had, the things they learned - giving future graduates a chance to learn from experience.
A group of SDSU senior mechanical engineering students won the overall design competition at this year's Engineering Expo by creating an engine for a pickup truck that runs on organic biomass materials. "The truck runs on corn stocks, corn cobs, paper towels and compressed wood grain such as wood pellets," said Nate DeBoer, a member of the group.
There are numerous subjects to cover when it comes to parenting, and the Family Resource Network can help you do it. The outreach office offers many services to parents, childcare providers and professionals serving young children. "I think it's important just because they help out families so much … just little stuff that you never realized," said Tyler Hill, a sophomore construction management major who works at the FRN office.
Five major organizations in Brookings County have come together and have been preparing the community for a possible influenza pandemic. In 2006, the City of Brookings, the Brookings Health System, SDSU, the Brookings chapter of the American Red Cross and Brookings County Emergency Management partnered up to discuss preparing Brookings for a possible influenza pandemic.
As of now, there are three Greek chapters on the SDSU campus; the Greek Programming Board; the Panhellenic Council, which oversees the women's chapter; and the Interfraternity Council, which oversees the men's chapter. This all will be changing so SDSU will have only two chapters: the IFC and the PHC.
Among his many achievements, Theodore W. Schultz, a 1927 graduate of what was then South Dakota State College, holds a Nobel Prize in economics. The Nobel Prize, based on developing the Theory of Human Capital, was awarded to Schultz in 1979. "Dr. Schultz developed the Theory of Human Capital, which focuses on the economic development of poor and developing nations," said Bob Burns, a former political science professor for SDSU.
After close to half a century, an engineering professor at SDSU is retiring. Arden Sigl began teaching at SDSU in 1968 and now, 41 years later, is coming to the end of his final semester as a full time professor. Sigl will return in the fall to teach one graduate level course.
For the past two years, associate professor of meat sciences Amanda Weaver has been spreading her love of agriculture at SDSU. "I really liked the Animal Science Department and the across-campus understanding of agriculture," Weaver said. In February, Weaver was awarded the Dr.
After graduation, many SDSU graduates go off into the world in search of their careers. Some cadets from the Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, however, attain a career right after graduating. Six Army cadets will be commissioned into the U.
With fluctuating gas prices and raised parking permit prices, more and more SDSU students are choosing to ride bicycles. Throughout May, many will celebrate National Bike to Work month. The week of May 11 to 15 has special activities planned by the Bicycle Friendly Brookings event workgroup.
A team of four SDSU students is traveling to Kalamazoo, Mich., for a national animation festival. Eric Say, a senior graphic design major; Chris Biewer, a senior general art major; Lynette Lobien, a senior painting/printmaking major and Isaac Windham, a senior communication studies/theatre and general art double major will head east for the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, which runs from May 14 to 17.