COVID-19

VERMILLION, S.D. – University of South Dakota faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences will discuss how their academic disciplines can help us understand COVID-19 and pandemics in general. The panel discussion will air on USD’s Facebook page on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 4 p.m. Prospective USD students, current students and the public are welcome to watch.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota has launched a “Know Before You Go” campaign encouraging students to get tested for COVID-19 prior to the winter break.

VERMILLION, S.D. – University of South Dakota Vice President of Health Affairs and Sanford School of Medicine Dean Tim Ridgway, M.D., discussed his new role, changes in the health care field brought on by the pandemic, and what the Sanford School of Medicine is seeking in an applicant on the podcast Credit Hour.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota will host the 133rd Commencement Ceremony Oct. 24 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.

VERMILLION, S.D. – A University of South Dakota survey of students who have tested positive for COVID-19, spent time in isolation or were in protective quarantine after exposure indicated a positive experience with the university’s COVID-19 response during the fall semester.

VERMILLION, S.D. – University of South Dakota alumnus Keith BraveHeart joined the podcast, Credit Hour, to discuss delivering this year’s annual Oscar Howe Lecture, teaching art at Oglala Lakota College and how the pandemic has influenced his recent work.

VERMILLION, S.D. – Bruce Kelley, Ph.D., has been named the University of South Dakota College of Fine Arts dean. Kelley has been serving as interim dean since Feb. 29, 2020 after the retirement of Dean Larry Schou.

VERMILLION, S.D. – David Earnest, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of South Dakota, discussed the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the upcoming election and the politics of COVID-19 on the podcast, Credit Hour.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota will conduct free, voluntary testing of randomly selected, asymptomatic students, faculty and staff through Sanford Vermillion Medical Center’s drive-thru or walk-up Testing Clinic.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota's campus improvements and new student support initiatives continue to propel the university forward amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said University of South Dakota President Sheila K. Gestring during this year's State of the University address, held Sept. 24 in Aalfs Auditorium.