July
3,
2006
Regents Update is distributed following the South Dakota Board of Regents' regular business meeting. Click on the headline below for the full news release.
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06-23-06
USDSU, the public higher education center in Sioux Falls, capped a history-making academic year with legislative approval for new permanent facilities and a fall 2005 enrollment that topped previous records.
Regents Support Broadband Consortium
To connect South Dakota to a high-speed broadband telecommunications network, the South Dakota Board of Regents will consider funding for the project in its budget request to Gov. Mike Rounds and the 2007 Legislature.
SDSU Student Groups Recognized
The South Dakota Board of Regents recognized three student-led organizations at South Dakota State University for excellence during the board’s meeting on the Brookings campus.06-22-06
The Board of Regents approved an agreement that will allow The University of South Dakota to receive master of science in occupational therapy students supported by five western states.
School of Mines Program Selected for Western Regional Graduate Student Exchange
The master’s and Ph.D. degree programs in materials engineering and science, offered by South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, will become part of the Western Regional Graduate Program operated by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The South Dakota Board of Regents approved participation in the program.
BHSU Approved for First-Ever Graduate Degree in Science
The South Dakota Board of Regents has approved a master of science degree in integrative genomics at Black Hills State University, signaling a new direction for master’s degrees offered by the Spearfish university.
SDSU Aviation Degree Expanded
With the bachelor of science degree in aviation approved for South Dakota State University, students will now be able to specialize in three distinct areas. The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the expanded degree offering.
Other News
07-03-06
Individual Research Benefits from State Grants
Twenty faculty members at South Dakota public universities will benefit from $442,425 in grants that Gov. Mike Rounds and the state has awarded to support their individual research projects.
06-15-06
Link Named REACH Committee Chair
A Sioux Falls man is the new chairman of a state advisory committee that provides leadership to federally-funded projects to stimulate more competitive research in South Dakota.06-06-06
Meyer Appointed to System Research Post
A native South Dakotan with a history of active research in medical and aerospace fields has been hired to assume leadership of a statewide university research initiative. Scott Meyer will become system vice president of research June 26, the South Dakota Board of Regents has announced.