Monthly Archives: June 2005

American Indian Journalism Institute to be held at USD Twenty-six Native college students from 11 states and 21 tribes are enrolled to attend the fifth annual American Indian Journalism Institute, June 5-24 at the Al Neuharth Media Center on campus at The University of South Dakota. AIJI is a joint … Read Article →

'The Middle' Jacque Smidt, with diploma in hand, races down the steps of Slagle Auditorium to receive congratulations from a classmate following Sunday's commencement exercises. By David Lias Beginnings and endings. Those are the usual topics of commencement speeches, said Douglas Peterson, an assistant professor of psychology at The University … Read Article →

Student, staff recognized for leadership at USD The Student Activities Center is honoring outstanding student leadership at The University of South Dakota by sponsoring the Leadership Recognition Reception each spring at USD. Kwaku Agyeman, originally from Ghana, Africa, received the Outstanding Diversity Leadership award. Agyeman currently resides in Vermillion and … Read Article →

Summer science camp to be held at USD The University of South Dakota welcomes the Lawrence Brothers Science Camp for its third annual session July 18-22. During the camp, USD will provide an opportunity for students entering into seventh, eighth and ninth grades to have fun learning about science. Faculty … Read Article →

LATI honor students named Area students are among a total of 367 at Lake Area Technical Institute to be named to the current honor roll. They include: Matt Jorgensen (4.0), aviation maintenance tech, Meckling; Whitney Tolsma, cosmetology, Vermillion; and Tyler Zimmerman, diesel technology, Vermillion. A minimum of 3.25 grade point … Read Article →

Terisa Remelius named assistant vice president of Student Services The University of South Dakota is proud to announce Dr. Terisa Remelius as the new assistant vice president of Student Services and dean of students. Remelius is excited to join USD's extraordinary team. "I am extremely honored to be selected as … Read Article →

Student receives fellowship to serve legal needs of Cambodia's poor University of South Dakota School of Law student Laura Shattuck was named an Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellow. Through the fellowship, Shattuck will spend the summer in Cambodia working with the Legal Aid of Cambodia (LAC), a non-governmental organization that … Read Article →

USD to host Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities The seventh annual Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities (YLF) will be held June 5-9 on the campus of The University of South Dakota in Vermillion. YLF is a unique career leadership-training program for high school juniors and seniors … Read Article →