Graduate School

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota is set to host the fifth annual Three Minute Thesis Competition. The preliminary round is Feb. 9 from 3-5 p.m., followed by the final competition on Feb. 16 from 3-5 p.m. in the Al Neuharth Freedom Forum.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota Alumni Association recently announced the 2021 class of 30 Under 30 recipients. 30 Under 30 recognizes outstanding young alumni who are making an impact in their professional and personal lives. Achievements are recognized in the areas of professional success, community involvement and/or university engagement. The 30 Under 30 program began in 2018.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota's annual giving day – Unite for USD – is set for Feb. 16-17, 2022. Over the course of 1862 minutes, recognizing the year the state’s flagship university was founded, USD aims to unite the entire Coyote community – alumni, donors, friends, faculty and students – to make an impact on campus.

VERMILLION, S.D. – Former University of South Dakota President James W. Abbott will assume a new leadership post at the USD Discovery District as interim president and chief executive officer, helping the innovation community move one step closer toward making the much-anticipated initial Discovery District building a reality.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota saw record growth in incoming international students as well as an increase in graduate, law and medical student headcount, while total enrollment was generally flat compared to last year.

VERMILLION, S.D. – Excitement and energy surround the University of South Dakota, as the university moves forward on new transformative capital projects on campus and experiences national recognition for being the best public university in South Dakota and North Dakota, said USD President Sheila K. Gestring during this year’s State of the University address, held Sept. 23 in Aalfs Auditorium.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota ranked the highest of all South Dakota and North Dakota universities for the second time in the latest U.S. News and World Report’s “Best National Universities” list.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota, in partnership with the Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company (VCDC) and Vermillion NEXT, the young professionals network, is set to host this season’s final Thursdays on the Platz in an event titled “GatheRED” in downtown Vermillion at the City Hall parking lot Aug. 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

VERMILLION, S.D. – Recent University of South Dakota graduates, Aaron Hartstein, Ph.D., and Joshua Rudnik, Ph.D., received Distinguished Dissertation Awards through the USD Graduate School this spring.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The University of South Dakota and LifeScape are partnering to address a gap in behavior services, including services to people with autism and people with developmental disabilities, through a new graduate level certificate program.