Student pharmacists to get lessons in leadership

Students and faculty members in the College of Pharmacy will discuss “Leadership in Pharmacy” during the College’s annual spring convocation today. The message will come from three distinct areas within the profession.

Panel members for a 3 p.m. discussion in Doner Auditorium are Gary Karel, director of pharmacy at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls; Pam Harris, pharmacy chief and acting assistant director of the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Sioux Falls; and Paul Sinclair, vice president of a family-owned retail pharmacy chain headquartered in Milbank.

The one-hour presentation is open to the public at no charge. For more information, contact the college, at 688-5591.

Turkish agricultural production topic for program

Mylo Hellickson, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, will speak about Turkey’s unique process of agricultural production as well as its modern higher education programs in a talk titled “Atatürk University – A New Land Grant Turkish University.”

The program will be held Feb. 12 at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Agricultural Engineering Building. The program is free and open to the public.

When the dean of agriculture at Atatürk spent time at SDSU, Hellickson acted as his guide and mentor. Hellickson plans to share his perspective, photographs, and information on that experience as well as his subsequent travels to the Turkish university when the mentor roles were reversed.

Travel information about a trip to Turkey will also be available. Turkish sweets will be served.

The program continues a series designed by the South Dakota Council on World Affairs and the Turkish Cultural Foundation to enhance knowledge of the country and its culture.

Mylo Hellickson, professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, will speak on his experiences with Turkey agricultural production.

Prayer services offered during Lent

A Holden Evening Prayer Service is being offered Wednesdays in Lent beginning Feb. 13 at 5:15 p.m. at the University Lutheran Center. The service is followed by a meal at 5:45 p.m. There is no cost for the meal and the entire SDSU community is welcome.

Pianist begins marathon memorization and performances

Associate professor of music John Walker will present the first recital in a series of performances of the complete 32 Beethoven piano sonatas.

The first performance is Thurs., Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.

Walker has committed the next five years to memorizing and performing this enormous body of work at schools and concert venues throughout South Dakota.

The various sonatas, often comprised of multiple movements, range in duration from 10 minutes to over 45 minutes.

“There is about 13 hours of music to perform,” said Walker. “It is something very few pianists ever attempt.”

The first concert will feature a representative group of Beethoven¹s styles: Sonata No. 1 in f minor, Sonata No. 10 in G major, Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major “Quasi un Fantasia,” and the popular and dynamic Sonata No. 21 in C major, “Waldstein.”

Walker will give another performance of this program in Sioux Falls on Mon, Feb 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, located at 2800 E 57th St.

Both concerts are free and open to the public.

John Walker is currently Associate Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at SDSU, and Principal Keyboard for the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.

Male vocalists bring distinct a capella sound to PAC

The Brookings Chamber Music Society will present the popular men’s vocal ensemble from Minneapolis, Cantus, in concert Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m. in Larson Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center.

The singers of Cantus are active proponents of music education, encouraging people of all ages, and especially young men, to sing.

Members of Cantus will also give a pre-concert talk in Roberts Reception Hall at the PAC at 1:45 p.m.

Their presentation is supported by the South Dakota Arts Council, the College of Arts and Science, Arts Midwest, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Advance tickets may be purchased through the Music Department, 688-5187, and at the box office. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. SDSU students are admitted free with student ID.

For more information, visit the BCMS website at www3.sdstate.edu [keyword: BCMS].

The male vocal group Cantus brings their distinct, a capella singing to audiences for a Brookings Chamber Music Society talk and concert Feb. 17.

New Jackrabbit mascot to be unveiled

New Jackrabbit mascot designs will be introduced Tuesday, Feb. 19 at a 10 a.m. news conference in The Union in front of the University Bookstore.

Brookings to host small grain clinic

The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service will host a small grain clinic Feb. 15. The free clinic begins at 10 a.m. at the Brookings County Resource Center.

With spring wheat prices exceeding $10 per bushel, Extension educators and specialists have noticed an increased interest in planting spring wheat.

During the clinic, SDSU Extension Area Marketing Specialist Alan May will update the markets. SDSU Soil Testing Lab Manager Ron Gelderman will speak about fertility and wheat production, and Extension Agronomy Educator Paul Johnson will update participants on spring wheat varieties worth considering.

Heather Gessner, Extension marketing and farm business management educator, will give information on crop budgets and crop insurance.

AgFirst Farmers Cooperative and D&D Crop Service will sponsor a free lunch at the clinic.

For more information, contact Paul Johnson, 997-2469, or the Brooking County Extension office, 696-8280.

Film on peak oil and the Cuban experience to be shown

A free public screening of “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” will be shown Feb. 20 in Rotunda C at 6 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Office of International Affairs and Project Sustainability.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. The film describes hardships and struggles as well as community and creativity of Cuban people during that time.

Natives share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming, and local and urban gardens with an emphasis on permaculture.

The film’s director, Faith Morgan, made two trips to Cuba in 2003 to study what happened after the USSR collapsed and Cuba’s oil subsidies were cut in half.

In 2004 she returned as part of the film crew that documented the story of social disaster and Cuba’s creative response to living without cheap, abundant oil.

The film was the recipient of the People's Choice Award for Best International Film at the Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival in 2006.

For more information, contact Karl Schmidt, 688-4913.

Film director, co-producer and co-writer Faith Morgan helped plan and implement the first three U.S. conferences on Peak Oil and Community Solutions.

Teaching and Technology Expo at Union

Instructional Design Services and the Teaching Learning Center will hold the Teaching and Technology Expo Feb. 20-21 at The Union in Room 167. Times can be found on the web link.

Sponsored by Academic Affairs and Chief Information Technology Office, the expo will consist of twelve 50-minute sessions running concurrently. Refreshments will also be served.

All faculty are invited to participate in the event. The expo gives an opportunity to learn and exchange ideas on how in-classroom and online teaching can be enhanced through the use of various teaching pedagogies and using technology.

Registration is available by clicking here [External Hyperlink].

In addition, new technologies will be available for faculty to check out first hand.

A number of prize drawings will be held. Prizes include: an 80G iPod, SDSU-logo laptop backpacks, and CITO-logo USB flash drives.

For details, contact 688-6312 (http://ids.sdstate.edu/about/expo/ [External Hyperlink]) or 688-6413 (http://tlc.sdstate.edu [External Hyperlink]).

Behrend’s Fine Dining Concept offers first menu

Behrend’s Fine Dining Concept has its first menu of 2008. The seven-course meal begins at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 in NFA 440 and costs $29.

Students will be guided in the kitchen by Chef John Gilbertson, formerly of Tailfeathers in Oldham, and now the executive chef of Sanford Health Systems.

To reserve a place, call 688-5161. Seating is limited to 25 guests.

Nutrition seminar focuses on “Hot Topics & Controversies”

“Hot Topics & Controversies in Nutrition” provides the theme for the 25th annual nutrition seminar at the Volstorff Ballroom in The Union March 10-12. Registration deadline is Feb. 25.

Frank Rauch from Shriners Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, will give the Ethel Austin Martin Distinguished Lecture titled “Importance of Diet & Activity in Bone Growth.” Rauch’s presentation is available to registrants March 10 at 3:30 p.m.

Rauch’s research is in children’s bone development, genetic brittle bones, and musculoskeletal interaction. He earned his medical doctorate from Munich Technical University in Germany and trained in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in Cologne, Germany.

The Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality is hosting the event. The annual nutrition seminar brings together renowned experts to speak about important topics and controversies in nutrition.

Registration is $120 for the three-day seminar, $100 for two days, and $75 for one day. Students can register for $10 for the whole conference.

For more information, contact Chanda Walter, 688-5161. For program schedule visit http://nfsh.sdstate.edu/Nutrition_Seminar/Nutrition_Seminar.htm.

Union to host second workshop on managing money

The workshop, “Money Matters: Education to help you manage your money more effectively,” is being held at The Union.

The second session, about credit basics, takes place Feb. 12 at 4 p.m. in SSU Room 103 or Feb. 13 at 12 noon. The first session was held in January.

Donna Bittiker, a graduate student and an SDSU Extension Educator with Family and Consumer Sciences in Moody County, will present the workshop. The sessions are sponsored by TRiO Student Support Services.

For more information, contact Laurie Johnson, TRiO retention advisor, 688-6653.

SDSU Calendar of Events

This calendar is prepared by the Office of University Relations. For more information, to have campus events included in the next calendar, or to make address corrections, please contact April Clarin at University Relations, SCM 105, Box 2230, (605) 688-6161, or by email at april.clarin@sdstate.edu. Thank you.

Campus Kudos

Carol Jacobson, word processor in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, has been named the February Career Service Employee of the Month.

Letters of support used words like “intelligent, pays attention to detail, and extreme dedication” to describe Jacobson.

Department Head David Willis cited Jacobson’s initiative to monitor and cross-check lists of students receiving scholarships and awards as an example of her value to the department and to SDSU. “Because of her independent initiative and concern, several more of our students received scholarships this year,” he said.

Students also wrote a letter of support saying she can be an unsung hero working late hours during busy times and taking time to help organize materials for wildlife and fisheries students to take part in summer field research.

Jacobson has been married for 37 years and moved with her husband from California to his hometown of Arlington in 2001. Her daughter, son-in-law and their three boys also live in Arlington. Her son, daughter-in-law and their three children live in a suburb of Chicago.

A reception for Carol Jacobson was held this morning in the Northern Plains Biostress Lab. Congratulations can be sent to her by campus e-mail.

Jarrod “Jay” Meyers, after seven years of service as the operations manager at The Union and Performing Arts Center, is leaving his position.

A reception will be held to honor his years of service Feb. 14 at 3:30 p.m. in the Crazy Horse Lounge, room 299, at The Union.

For more information, contact Mona Tunender, 688-4960.

The SDSU Meat Judging team won the National Western Livestock Show Meat Judging contest in Greeley, Colo. Jan 20 before a group of 71 judges from nine universities.

Less than a month later, the team also took first in the Southestern Intercollegiate Meat Judging contest in Fort Worth, Texas Feb. 2.

Teams from SDSU have competed in the National Western event for 23 years and in the Texas competition 36 times.

The team will continue to meet regularly until their next contest, which takes place in Pennsylvania next September.

The 2008 team is coached by Dustin Mohrhauser and assistant coach Sarah Wells, both meat science graduate assistants. Duane Wulf is the faculty advisor.

The meat judging team includes, from left, Jace Hollenbeck, Tyler Radke, Eric Hogle, Katelyn Milton, Robbie Helberg, Amanda Nolz, Tyler Urban, coach Dustin Mohrhauser and assistant coach Sarah Wells.

SDSU photojournalism students spent time last fall researching buildings in Brookings and documenting their history with past and current photographs.

“I wanted students to understand the importance of research in journalism,” said Frank Klock, assistant professor of journalism and mass communication. “I also wanted the students to appreciate the community where they currently reside.”

Klock and Brookings Register publisher Billie McMacken collaborated on a 15-day series run in the daily paper that featured old and new photo images along with brief text describing the history of the site.

Students began research with help from curators and historians at the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, Briggs library, Brookings government, and resident historians. The series started running Jan. 28 and will conclude Feb. 13.

Members of Frank Klock’s fall 2007 photojournalism class review photos used for a class project on the history of buildings in Brookings with Dawn Stephens, Agricultural Heritage Museum curator. Pictured from left are Haley Sjomeling, Pollack; Adam Jungemann, Wolsey; Klock; Stephanie Froiland, Parker; and Stephens.

The kick off date for Cafe NFA is Feb. 19. Lunch will be served every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Java City on the second floor of NFA.

The meals offer a culturally diverse assortment of foods prepared, served, and managed by the Quantity Foods Class.

The cost of the meals is $7.50.

Meals will not be served on March 11, March 18, March 20, and March 25.

For reservations, call 688-5656. You can also log on to their website.

Café NFA serves diverse lunch prepared and served by students in Lee Frantz’ Quantity Foods Class.

The Women’s Studies Committee, in conjunction with The Quest for Equity Committee, will give Woman of Distinction Awards to four women on campus in recognition of their accomplishments.

Awards will be given in March Women’s History Month. All nominees will be recognized and a woman in each of the following categories will be honored: administration and exempt employees, faculty, career service, and students.

Criteria for judging will be demonstrating excellence in a vocation or avocation, conquering adverse circumstances to move forward in life, promoting opportunities for all women and demonstrating promise for the future.

A letter of nomination that supports why a candidate merits consideration for the award, along with two support letters that highlight how the woman has achieved at least one of the criteria, should be mailed or emailed to:

Laura Diddle, co-chair, Woman of Distinction Award Committee, Department of Music, P.O. Box 2212, Lincoln Music Hall
or Laura.Diddle@sdstate.edu.

Nomination deadline is March 3. Winners will be announced at the Woman of Distinction Award Tea March 11.

According to Extension Dairy Specialist Alvaro Garcia, dairy producers who were unable to attend the I-29 Dairy Conference can access the information.

The proceedings are available at http://agbiocom.sdstate.edu/I-29DairyConfProceedings08.pdf or ask a county Extension office.

A video is available at http://agbiotvradio.sdstate.edu/video.cfm.

There are four positions available on the Career Service Advisory Council. Elections will be held late February and early March with new members beginning their term on the council in April.

Positions available are: medical and technical services representative, maintenance and security representative, custodial services representative, and administrative and clerical representative.

For more information, contact Mary Kidwiler, 688-5133, or Mary.Kidwiler@sdstate.edu.

News on Newsline

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Position Announcements

The Board of Regents has implemented PeopleAdmin for SDSU and all institutions within the BOR system. Vacancies are posted on the shared, Online Employment System. Applications are accepted electronically.

For more information regarding current SDSU job postings and the on-line employment process, visit http://yourfuture.sdbor.edu [External Hyperlink].