October
24, 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.
For editorial information contact Tracy Mercer at tracym@sdbor.edu .10-20-06
The South Dakota Board of Regents gave awards to three student organizations from DSU. Assistant Director of Student Activities Mandy Parpart presented the student groups to the board.
Faculty E-Learning Awards
Photos of the four faculty members from South Dakota’s public university system who were awarded the Board of Regents’ e-learning award in July.
10-19-06
Campuses Work Together on Academic Initiatives
Representatives from all six South Dakota public universities have partnered to enhance opportunities for students to engage in international and civic-minded education.959 New Opportunity Scholarships Awarded
South Dakota’s colleges, universities, and technical institutes welcomed the largest group of Opportunity Scholarship recipients this fall since the state began awarding the scholarships in 2004. There are 959 new recipients enrolled as college freshmen this fall; that is 11 percent more Opportunity Scholarship recipients than in either of the previous two years’ freshmen classes.
New Transfer Agreement Approved in Human Services Field
The South Dakota Board of Regents has approved another credit-transfer agreement, this one between Black Hills State University and Western Dakota Technical Institute, bringing the total number of agreements system-wide to 224.
Additional Majors to be Offered in Sioux Falls
The South Dakota Board of Regents gave approval for five existing academic programs to be delivered at the South Dakota Public Universities & Research Center in Sioux Falls.
Other News
09-27-06
Slight Enrollment Gains Set Record for Public University System
Total enrollment in the South Dakota public university system was up slightly this fall, setting a new record enrollment of 30,901 students, the South Dakota Board of Regents announced.
09-26-06
Regents Applaud Spellings Commission Report
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says higher education needs to do more to ensure that students are prepared for college, able to get the financial aid they need, and assessed on what they learn in the college classroom. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Spellings threw her support behind several recommendations from the Commission on the Future of Higher Education, a panel she created a year ago.
09-25-06
Chicoine to Lead South Dakota State University
David L. Chicoine, a native of Elk Point, S.D., and a 1969 graduate of South Dakota State University, currently the vice president for technology and economic development at the University of Illinois, will become the 19th president of SDSU, the South Dakota Board of Regents announced.