Your Future is Here! South Dakota Board of Regents December 15 , 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 .

12-14-06

Regents Approve USD Division I Request

The South Dakota Board of Regents voted 9-0 to support The University of South Dakota’s application for Division I-AA status in football and Division I in all other sports.

Regents Recognize Student Groups
The South Dakota Board of Regents recognized outstanding student groups from Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at its December meeting.

12-13-06

University Research Centers Pump $40 Million Into State Economy
In their first two years of operation, South Dakota’s four original 2010 research centers reported a $40 million economic impact from a state investment of $5.4 million.

SDSU Offers New Minor Programs

New minors in food safety and horticulture have been approved at South Dakota State University.

Four More Ph.D. Degrees Proposed

Building on a statewide research initiative launched three years ago, the South Dakota Board of Regents will ask state legislators to approve three more Ph.D. degrees in 2007. The board also plans to create another new doctoral degree with existing university resources.

BHSU and NSU to Deliver Programs in Rapid City and Sioux Falls

The South Dakota Board of Regents gave approval for three existing academic programs to be delivered in Rapid City and two more program majors to be offered at the South Dakota Public Universities & Research Center in Sioux Falls.

 

Other News

12-11-06

SDSU President Receives Honorary Doctorate

The South Dakota Board of Regents awarded its highest honor to Peggy Gordon Miller, who will retire Dec. 31 as president of South Dakota State University.

11-15-06

Marjorie Kaiser Elected to AFB's National Board of Trustees

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced the election of a new, prominent trustee to its national board: Marjorie Kaiser, Ed.D., Superintendent of the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.