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The University of South Dakota awarded degrees to more than 1,400 candidates at the 126th Spring Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 4. Degree recipients hail from 41 states and 14 countries.
The University of South Dakota awarded degrees to more than 1,400 candidates at the 126th Spring Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 4. Degree recipients hail from 41 states and 14 countries.


School of Education Dean Rick Melmer is leaving USD to serve as advisor for state, national educational agencies
The University of South Dakota announced today that Rick Melmer, Dean of the School of Education, is stepping down to become an advisor for several educational agencies at the state and national levels.

Tom Geu named dean of the USD School of Law
The University of South Dakota School of Law announced today that Thomas Earl Geu has been named dean of the School of Law.



Tuesday, May 21, 2013
In the News

USD, Farber Center ready for 67th South Dakota Girls State
(05/20/2013)
Governor’s Leadership Luncheon at USD honors regional students
(05/17/2013)
USD Law Professors Hutton, Garry honored with 2013 Jackson Award
(05/16/2013)
Gov. Daugaard declares May 17 as Al Neuharth Day in South Dakota
(05/14/2013)
Dignitaries set to pay tribute to Al Neuharth on May 17 at USD
(05/13/2013)
NCAA selects USD’s Alexa Duling as Walter Byers Scholar
(05/10/2013)
USD faculty award winner focus of ‘Outbound, Looking Back’ exhibit
(05/10/2013)
USD Foundation, College of Arts & Sciences announce significant gift
(05/09/2013)
USD Dance Marathon, student organizations raise money for medical care and other local charities
(05/08/2013)
Becvar leaving USD to become President, COO of Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation
(05/07/2013)
Physics major to study engineering in Germany through UAS7 Grant
(05/07/2013)
President’s Celebration of University Leadership honors USD community with distinguished awards
(05/03/2013)
Degrees conferred at USD’s 126th Spring Commencement
(05/03/2013)
USD student will study in Korea this summer as 2013 Gilman Scholar
(05/02/2013)
School of Health Sciences announces faculty award recipients
(05/01/2013)
USD Sanford School of Medicine to host convocation ceremony
(04/30/2013)
2013 Cutler Awards honor distinguished faculty members at USD
(04/30/2013)
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley to address USD School of Law graduates
(04/30/2013)
USD Student Veterans to be recognized at 126th Spring Commencement with red, white and blue cords
(04/29/2013)
Celebrity guitars owned by Elvis, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan harmonica part of new National Music Museum exhibit
(04/26/2013)
Math instructor named Outstanding Instructor by College of Arts & Sciences at USD
(04/26/2013)
Summer Accounting Institute at USD showcases career opportunities
(04/25/2013)
Al Neuharth memorial celebration is May 17 at USD
(04/25/2013)
National Law Journal cites USD School of Law for grads in government, public interest occupations
(04/24/2013)
USD announces Belbas-Larson Awards for Excellence in Teaching
(04/24/2013)
USD to confer degrees at 126th Spring Commencement
(04/23/2013)
Student papers score top honors at USD History Conference
(04/23/2013)
‘W.L. Dow, Architect’ documentary preview is slated for May 3 at USD
(04/22/2013)
USD Sanford School of Medicine selects Alumni Student Scholars
(04/22/2013)
M.F.A. show ‘Temporal Impermanence’ features work of USD printmaker and sculptor
(04/22/2013)
David Herbster named 13th athletics director at USD
(04/19/2013)
Muenster University Center expansion on schedule as USD students anticipate bigger, better ‘living room’
(04/19/2013)
Sanford School of Medicine professor earns national diversity award
(04/19/2013)
Coyote Capital Management takes top honors for student managed portfolio at the Global Asset Management Education Forum in NYC
(04/17/2013)
USD chemistry students honored at national symposium for outstanding contributions to research
(04/16/2013)
University Art Galleries and Libraries to honor artists of three unique exhibits with reception, program
(04/15/2013)
World-renowned chemist to present 2013 Haines Lecture at USD
(04/15/2013)
Rawlins Piano Trio to perform benefit concerts at USD, in Sioux Falls
(04/12/2013)
USD Opera presents two performances of ‘The Medium’
(04/12/2013)
Tremere Faculty Service Award presented to Poly Sci professor
(04/11/2013)
USD Theatre brings rock musical sensation ‘RENT’ to the stage
(04/11/2013)
Education professor receives Fulbright award to teach in Botswana
(04/09/2013)
USD to host 48th annual Student History Conference on April 16
(04/09/2013)
USD Office of Admissions plans Fall 2013 registration event for Rapid City area incoming freshmen
(04/08/2013)
English professor recipient of Doyle Humanities Teaching Award
(04/08/2013)
CMJ student awarded 2013 NBNA Jack Shelley Scholarship
(04/05/2013)
USD Sanford School of Medicine names new chair of pediatrics
(04/05/2013)
Guest lecturers, student research highlight 21st IdeaFest at USD
(04/04/2013)
USD hosts The Langston Hughes Project multimedia show on April 9
(04/01/2013)
South Dakota Oral History Center moves to I.D. Weeks Library
(04/01/2013)
Reading Recovery success a cornerstone for USD School of Education
(03/29/2013)
Iowa judge to present Thurgood Marshall Program at USD
(03/28/2013)
Students from USD garner awards at NATS competition
(03/27/2013)
Missouri River Institute Research Symposium at USD is April 4
(03/27/2013)
Eighth grade student from Custer wins USD Scripps Spelling Bee
(03/26/2013)
Match Day reveals Sanford School of Medicine students’ residencies
(03/25/2013)
Brookings High, Yankton Middle Schools take top honors at South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament
(03/25/2013)
National Institutes of Health conference coming to South Dakota
(03/21/2013)
Wellness Center receives 2013 Outstanding Sports Facilities Award
(03/21/2013)
Society for Biomaterials honors two USD students with STAR Awards
(03/20/2013)
Proceeds from 16th annual Dance Marathon at USD to benefit Children’s Miracle Network
(03/19/2013)
Eleven vie for 2013 South Dakota State Spelling Bee title at USD
(03/18/2013)
USD Disability Services welcomes motivational speaker Bill Deering
(03/15/2013)
USD to host Spanish Undergraduate Research Conference March 21
(03/14/2013)
Oral arguments on the docket for South Dakota Supreme Court annual March visit to USD School of Law
(03/13/2013)
USD Theatre presents the Korean tale ‘Mirror Princess Pyung-gang’
(03/13/2013)
Eagle Creek Software Services and South Dakota team to create 1,000 jobs
(03/13/2013)
Tiospaye Wacipi highlights Native Weekend activities at USD
(03/12/2013)
USD Sanford School of Medicine ranked among nation’s best for rural medicine
(03/12/2013)
South Dakota Law Review Symposium at USD to address agricultural antitrust, competition issues
(03/11/2013)
Chamber Singers’ Vermillion performance is March 16; venue is United Church of Christ
(03/11/2013)
Kurt Hackemer named chair of USD Department of History
(03/08/2013)
‘Animal Shades’ on display at University Art Galleries at USD
(03/07/2013)
Students elect Erik Muckey as next SGA President at USD
(03/07/2013)
USD’s Master of Social Work program gains accreditation
(03/06/2013)
USD honored nationally for outstanding community service
(03/05/2013)
Lifto Amundson Lecture, teaching award highlight PBK ceremony at USD
(03/04/2013)
USD Dean’s Lecture Series to feature Baby Einstein founder
(03/01/2013)
16th annual Building Bridges Conference is March 15 at USD
(02/26/2013)
USD hosts 29th annual S.D. Science Olympiad State Tournament
(02/22/2013)
Avera gift establishes new faculty position at Beacom School of Business
(02/22/2013)
High school students can register now for Healthcare Careers Camp at USD
(02/21/2013)
School of Law lecture to feature former Iowa Supreme Court Justice
(02/20/2013)
Area students advance to state spelling bee competition at USD
(02/20/2013)
USD Center for Disabilities announces new executive director
(02/20/2013)
Chamber Singers to embark on five-state concert tour in March
(02/19/2013)
USD campus readies for Scholarship Recognition Day weekend, Feb. 23-24
(02/15/2013)
Janklow exhibition at USD highlights late politician’s personal, political life
(02/15/2013)
USD Men’s Basketball hosts ‘Conrad Adam Night’ Saturday, Feb. 16
(02/13/2013)
USD students to showcase research at Pierre Poster Session
(02/12/2013)
‘Discover Law Day’ open house is Feb. 27 at USD School of Law
(02/11/2013)
USD Theatre takes a trip back in time with ‘Silent Laughter’
(02/08/2013)
USD Law, Beta Alpha Psi students offering volunteer income tax assistance
(02/08/2013)
Winners announced for 26th annual Stilwell Exhibition at USD
(02/08/2013)
International travel inspires photography exhibit at USD
(02/05/2013)
Center for Disabilities spring ASD Conference features autism expert
(02/01/2013)
Oscar Howe exhibit ‘Four Legged’ on display at USD through May 17
(01/31/2013)
Theatre students honored at American College Theatre Festival
(01/31/2013)
USD’s Rawlins Piano Trio and friends to perform at Museum
(01/29/2013)
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar program features UCLA professor
(01/28/2013)
‘USD Night at the Washington Pavilion’ takes center stage Saturday
(01/28/2013)
Beacom School of Business ESO helps accounting students land jobs, net internships with regional firms
(01/28/2013)
USD law student recipient of ABA’s 2013 Janet D. Steiger Fellowship
(01/24/2013)
Essential services restored to Coyote Village, USD students to begin moving back at 7:30 a.m. Thursday
(01/23/2013)
USD's Online Graduate Business Program garners praise from U.S. News
(01/18/2013)
Capt. Mark Kelly ‘Endeavour to Succeed’ lecture part of IdeaFest
(01/18/2013)
Cadet Commander of the ROTC Program at USD named recipient of George C. Marshall Award
(01/17/2013)
Students, faculty to showcase creative talent with ‘USD Night at the Washington Pavilion’ on Saturday, Feb. 2
(01/16/2013)
USD announces academic honors for 2012 Fall Semester
(01/16/2013)
First group of USD medical students selected for FARM Program
(01/16/2013)
Farber statue is backdrop for unique USD Mock Trial Team fundraiser
(01/15/2013)
USD researcher explores causes, origins of severe influenza strains
(01/14/2013)
‘Architectural Acupuncture’ topic of Sustainability Series lecture
(01/10/2013)
HP executive, USD alum to present School of Business Dean’s Lecture
(01/09/2013)
USD receives $400,000 Manufacturing Extension Partnership Grant
(01/09/2013)
USD celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Day of Service activities
(01/08/2013)
University Libraries wants entries for altered book exhibition
(01/07/2013)
Finance degree program at USD earns lofty CFA Institute distinction
(12/21/2012)
Board of Regents grant approval for USD Research Park
(12/18/2012)
USD M.B.A. named ‘Rising Star’ by FindyourMBA.com for second straight year
(12/18/2012)
‘Picturing Native’ exhibition at Day Gallery features Native American photography, lectures
(12/14/2012)
Beacom School of Business students excel beyond classroom, exceed international testing standards
(12/13/2012)
Sayler resigns as athletic director at USD to take same position at Miami University, Herbster named interim A.D.
(12/13/2012)
Graduates honored at USD’s 37th Winter Commencement Exercises
(12/12/2012)
Faculty Exhibition Award at USD honors Phillip Michael Hook
(12/11/2012)
‘People on People on People’ exhibit features USD student artists
(12/07/2012)
USD professor works with The PhD Project to develop strategies for increasing Native American students in business majors
(12/06/2012)
Top USD scholarships awarded to area students
(12/05/2012)
USD to confer degrees at 37th Winter Commencement on Dec. 15
(12/05/2012)
‘Circadian Print’ student exhibit on display at W.H. Over Museum
(12/03/2012)
University Libraries wants food over fines this holiday season
(11/29/2012)
USD Opera recipient of national award
(11/27/2012)
Constitution subject of USD political science professor’s new book
(11/26/2012)
Accounting and Finance Division at USD hosts recognition dinner
(11/26/2012)
USD Theatre presents the bewitching musical ‘Brigadoon’
(11/20/2012)
Native Student Services director recognized for outstanding counseling work, commitment to health disparities reduction
(11/20/2012)
Alumnus Capt. Christopher Mercado to present ‘Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan’ program on USD campus
(11/19/2012)
USD musicians shine at MTNA/SDMTA competition in Spearfish
(11/15/2012)
Student law team from USD reaches regional semifinals of national moot court competition
(11/15/2012)
Coyote Football to honor veterans, military personnel with Military Appreciation Day
(11/08/2012)
USD aims to ‘Sustain the Rivalry’ while promoting new major
(11/08/2012)
USD student newspaper honored with 2012 Pacemaker Award
(11/08/2012)
USD to honor grand opening of Student Veterans Resource Center with open house, ribbon cutting ceremony
(11/07/2012)
USD staff present at St. Louis NAFSA conference
(11/07/2012)
‘How to Catch a Moth’s Shadow’ opens at USD’s Day Gallery
(11/06/2012)
SDSU, USD Army ROTC programs to run football from Vermillion to Brookings for Nov. 17 game
(11/06/2012)
USD Mortar Board chapter recipient of national award
(11/02/2012)
South Dakota Vocal Arts Festival at USD sets the stage for talented high school singers
(11/01/2012)
USD Veterans Club hosts eighth annual Veterans Community Supper
(10/31/2012)
USD Theatre dials up laughs, thrills with ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’
(10/31/2012)
University Art Galleries honors photographer with Nov. 2 reception
(10/30/2012)
USD School of Law team wins Chicago moot court competition
(10/30/2012)
Center for Disabilities’ Dietetic Internship Program awarded full accreditation
(10/26/2012)
Online MPA degree ranked second nationally by GetEducated.com
(10/23/2012)
Congress to Campus at USD features former South Dakota Congresswoman, U.S. Reps. from Texas and Florida
(10/19/2012)
ASD expert headlines Center for Disabilities’ Fall Autism Conference
(10/19/2012)
USD Career and Graduate School Fair set for Thursday, Oct. 25
(10/18/2012)
The Princeton Review cites law school, b-school among nation’s best
(10/17/2012)
Russian pianist Anastasia Dedik to perform at USD
(10/17/2012)
USD addresses Chick-fil-A future student center expansion location
(10/16/2012)
University Libraries to host U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s ‘Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race’ traveling exhibition
(10/12/2012)
USD campus projects approved by South Dakota Board of Regents
(10/11/2012)
USD Online M.B.A. gets Best Buy designation from GetEducated.com
(10/10/2012)
‘Elements of Memory’ featured exhibit at USD’s Student Art Gallery
(10/09/2012)
USD announces Mr. and Miss Dakota for Dakota Days 2012
(10/06/2012)
Sanford School of Medicine to host Pathways 6th National Conference
(10/05/2012)
National Music Museum appoints new director
(10/04/2012)
USD grad student recipient of PKP Love of Learning Award
(10/03/2012)
International human rights activist Arn Chorn-Pond to speak at USD
(10/02/2012)
USD to dedicate ‘Legacy’ statue, host book-signing open house
(10/01/2012)
Beacom School of Business honors students, distinguished alumni
(10/01/2012)
Italian pianist to perform October recital at USD
(09/27/2012)
Author to deliver lecture on South Dakota Hutterite culture
(09/27/2012)
‘Politicizing Aesthetics’ opens in the John A. Day Gallery at USD
(09/27/2012)
USD to prohibit smoking on campus beginning in January
(09/26/2012)
Celebrating ‘150 Years of Legacy’ during Dakota Days 2012
(09/26/2012)
USD research to provide new insights into traumatic stress in veterans
(09/25/2012)
USD Theatre opens 2012-13 season with Greek drama ‘Medea’
(09/25/2012)
Montana President Royce Engstrom to present 21st Estee Lecture at USD
(09/25/2012)
Health Sciences professor to deliver Health Care Reform Law lecture
(09/25/2012)
USD sees record enrollment growth in 2012
(09/25/2012)
Brokaws to serve as marshals for 98th Dakota Days Parade
(09/24/2012)
Preeminent business lawyer Thomas E. Rutledge to present USD School of Law’s Gunderson Lecture
(09/24/2012)
Two USD professors of Addiction Studies appointed to national accrediting organization
(09/21/2012)
‘Oscar Howe’s Legacy’ topic of 23rd Howe Memorial Lecture at USD
(09/20/2012)
Research on Quick Response Codes at USD offers solutions for critical identification issues
(09/20/2012)
USD’s ‘Elderlaw Forum’ radio show reaches No. 500
(09/20/2012)
USD honored as a Military Friendly School by national publication
(09/19/2012)
Biology professor to deliver 60th annual Harrington Lecture at USD
(09/19/2012)
USD hosts service to honor donors to Body Donor Program
(09/19/2012)
School of Business presents ‘Leadership for the 21st Century’ lecture
(09/18/2012)
Rawlins Piano Trio to premiere ‘Songs of Light and Darkness’ at USD
(09/18/2012)
USD Music Department welcomes Illinois musician as guest pianist
(09/17/2012)
USD ranked as one of the ‘Best National Universities’ by U.S. News
(09/14/2012)
State of the University address is Sept. 19 at USD’s Aalfs Auditorium
(09/14/2012)
USD International Education Week aims to grow cultural awareness
(09/13/2012)
Addiction Studies Department presents 23rd Red Road Gathering
(09/13/2012)
Award-winning author to present 2012 Schell Lecture at USD
(09/12/2012)
Acclaimed pianist, USD professor Susan Keith Gray tours Thailand
(09/11/2012)
USD student recipient of international Young Scientist Award
(09/11/2012)
Black Hills Corporation commitment aids USD accounting program
(09/11/2012)
USD AWOL announces winter break service-learning destinations
(09/11/2012)
CMJ Department at USD welcomes Suriname journalism delegation
(09/10/2012)
Classics – from musicals to comedies – highlight USD Theatre season
(09/07/2012)
Distinguished alumni to be honored during Dakota Days 2012 at USD
(09/06/2012)
‘Keeping the Constitution’ topic of Constitution Day lecture at USD
(09/04/2012)
University Police Department to increase use of mountain bikes on USD campus
(08/27/2012)
USD recognizes faculty with President’s Research Awards
(08/27/2012)
On campus residents on the rise at USD as Welcome Week kicks off
(08/24/2012)
Center for Disabilities recognizes FASD Awareness Day on Sept. 9
(08/24/2012)
Clinical sites chosen for School of Medicine’s FARM program
(08/24/2012)
Coyote Radio wants listeners to ‘tune in during move in’ at USD
(08/23/2012)
USD chosen ‘one of nation’s best colleges’ by The Princeton Review
(08/22/2012)
Convocation, Move-In Day highlight Welcome Week 2012 at USD
(08/20/2012)
USD’s Social Work Department celebrates graduation of first Master of Social Work cohort
(08/14/2012)
GetEducated.com cites USD’s online education degrees as ‘Best Buys’
(08/13/2012)
Beta Alpha Psi at USD is ‘Superior Chapter’ for sixth straight year
(08/09/2012)
Award-winning newspaper columnist, Internet sensation Marilyn Hagerty named 2012 recipient of Al Neuharth Award at USD
(08/09/2012)
University Art Galleries hosts UAG Loan Exhibition show, reception
(08/08/2012)
USD continues historic relationship with Sanford Health
(08/08/2012)
USD Graduate School awards Muskie Fellowships to two students
(08/07/2012)
Summer internships teach USD accounting students career, leadership skills
(08/03/2012)
Inaugural Summer Bridge Program at USD concludes with banquet
(08/02/2012)
University Art Galleries to feature ‘Utopian Visions’ exhibition
(07/27/2012)
New music degrees to broaden career opportunities for USD students
(07/27/2012)
Students learn accounting tactics at USD Summer Accounting Institute
(07/24/2012)
William J. Janklow Archival and Scholarship Funds established at University of South Dakota Foundation
(07/19/2012)
Aalfs Auditorium at USD to host 39th Honor Choir Concert on Aug. 3
(07/16/2012)
USD professor awarded Board of Regents Competitive Research Grant
(07/16/2012)
Students examine career opportunities in health care at USD camp
(07/03/2012)
USD to offer bachelor’s degree in medical biology this fall
(07/03/2012)
University of South Dakota names Kimberly Grieve dean of students
(07/02/2012)
USD Sanford School of Medicine is one of nation’s most popular medical schools
(06/29/2012)
USD names new chair of Social Work Department
(06/28/2012)
Valuable internships highlight summer months for USD students
(06/25/2012)
University of South Dakota receives Summit League Institutional Academic Achievement Award
(06/21/2012)
American Indian Journalism Institute at USD features student journalists from across the nation
(06/19/2012)
College of Arts & Sciences announces revisions to Gerontology minor
(06/19/2012)
USD researchers honored with Nelson Faculty Research Grant
(06/15/2012)
USD, Nikki's Fund announce Seventh Nikki’s Fund 5K Run/Walk to take place Saturday, Sept. 15
(06/15/2012)
USD student-athletes reach the top of the Summit League Distinguished Scholars list
(06/14/2012)
USD Student Bar Association to present 2012 McKusick Award to Judge David R. Gienapp, Pierre attorney Charles M. Thompson
(06/13/2012)
Girls State at USD concludes with elections, awards presentation
(06/08/2012)
USD recognizes students for 2012 Spring Semester academic honors
(06/06/2012)
Students from USD net accolades at 2012 SIFE National Exposition
(06/04/2012)
USD SHRM undergrads take top honors in regional competition for second straight year
(05/29/2012)
USD FMA chapter honored as Superior Chapter for 12th straight year
(05/29/2012)
Outstanding high school students attend Governor’s Leadership Luncheon at USD
(05/25/2012)
USD names Tena Haraldson Director of Communications and Media Relations
(05/24/2012)
Farber Center at USD presents 66th annual American Legion Auxiliary Girls State
(05/18/2012)
Society for Biomaterials receives travel award to attend World Biomaterials Congress in China
(05/16/2012)
Students compete in first USD-Wells Fargo Equity Research Competition
(05/11/2012)
School of Health Sciences students garner top research honors
(05/09/2012)
University statement on Tax Return Fraud investigation
(05/08/2012)
USD’s School of Medicine ranks nationally for producing family medicine physicians
(05/08/2012)
Beacom School of Business graduates score top 3 percent in national exam
(05/07/2012)
University of South Dakota awards degrees at 125th Spring Commencement
(05/05/2012)
USD students awarded Critical Language Scholarships in 2012
(05/04/2012)
College of Fine Arts presents Knutson Award to music history professor
(05/04/2012)
2012 Fulbright recipient Brock Schardin to teach in Spain
(05/03/2012)
USD student selected to Teach for America program
(05/03/2012)
Competitive research leads to Goldwater Scholarship for USD student Jennifer Dumdie
(05/02/2012)
University Libraries professor to attend MPLA Leadership Institute
(05/02/2012)
USD announces recipients of diversity, cultural leadership awards
(05/01/2012)
Director named for School of Medicine’s Parry Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation
(05/01/2012)
USD to honor graduating Native American students with ceremony
(05/01/2012)
Graduating artists display diversity with ‘102 Years’ exhibition
(05/01/2012)
Students honored for leadership, service at USD
(04/30/2012)
USD students receive Global Learning Scholarships to study abroad
(04/30/2012)
Sioux Falls attorney Clint Sargent selected for USD Law Student Bar Volunteer Service Award
(04/30/2012)
USD student claims top prize at 2012 Giant Vision awards
(04/27/2012)
Distinguished faculty honored at USD with 2012 Belbas-Larson Awards
(04/26/2012)
USD Med School to present June research symposium on PQCD
(04/25/2012)
USD welcomes China delegation at inaugural American Visiting Institute for Chinese Real Estate Entrepreneurs
(04/24/2012)
USD to confer degrees at 125th Spring Commencement on May 5
(04/24/2012)
USD fraternity helps various causes with Week of Service events
(04/23/2012)
‘Micawber Medley’ now on display at University Art Galleries
(04/23/2012)
U. Discover Research Scholar Program announces 2012 participants
(04/23/2012)

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