New Jack has restricted use

The new Jackrabbit mascot and wordmark introduced last week will be restricted in who can use them and how they can appear.

Until thorough guidelines are developed for how and when the images can be used, only designated commercial vendors can feature the designs on products. The office of University Relations will manage the distribution to approved vendors and on University publications that are created by SDSU graphic designers.

For more information, contact Jenny Crickard at 688-6161.

Second annual Entrepreneurship Week begins today

Sumaya Kazi, of Sun Microsystems, will give the keynote address this evening, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., to kick off the second annual Entrepreneurship Week. Kazi’s talk, “For the Young, Driven, and Forward-Thinking,” begins at 7 p.m. in the Volstorff Ballroom at The Union.

Businesses and government agencies will have booths at the “Entrepreneurship Resource Fair” at The Union Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entrepreneurs will have the chance to pitch their ideas at the “Idea Competition Finals” from 11-11:50 a.m. in room 103. Prizes include three $500 cash prizes, given by the Brookings Economic Development Corporation, and two scholarships for entrepreneurship courses.

Events move to the Enterprise Institute Feb. 27. Gary Archambouldt, director of the Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer programs, will present “The Best (no-strings attached) Early-stage Fund in Town” at 3 p.m. An open house runs from 1 to 3 p.m.

Students, faculty, and entrepreneurs can attend “Launch ’08: SD Entrepreneurship Education Conference” in Mitchell Feb. 28. The conference features educator and student tracks focusing on advancing entrepreneurship in South Dakota.

For more information, contact Barb Heller, 688-6522.

Noon lecture looks at fishing in South Dakota

The next Brown Bag Lecture sponsored by the Agricultural Heritage Museum begins Tuesday, Feb. 26 at noon in the museum featuring Chuck Berry talking about his book “History of Fisheries and Fishing in South Dakota.”

This book is geared toward the general public, anglers, historians and students and covers habitat of warm-water and cold-water fishes, exotic fishes, and rare species. Also covered are chapters on the history and current situations found in fish hatcheries, commercial fisheries, law enforcement, and recreational fisheries management.

For more information, contact the museum, 688-6226.

“The History of Fisheries and Fishing in South Dakota” provides valuable history of the sport and science of fishing in the state.

Behrend’s Fine Dining Concept offers first menu

Behrend’s Fine Dining Concept has its first menu of 2008. The meal is at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 in NFA 440. The seven-course meal 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 seat call 688-5656. Seating is limited to 25 guests. For more information, contact Lee Frantz, 688-4050, or lee.frantz@sdstate.edu.

A seven-course meal of fine dining will be served Wednesday in NFA 440.

Harding lecture describes Afghan women after the Taliban

Nasrine Gross, an Afghan-American woman activist and author working to assure women’s rights in her native Afghanistan, will deliver the Harding Distinguished Lecture Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in Larson Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center.

Her lecture, “Afghan Women after the Taliban: Liberated or Terrified?,” is co-sponsored by the South Dakota Council on World Affairs. She has lived in Afghanistan since 2001 where she works to promote women’s rights.

The Harding Distinguished Lecture Series was established to honor early South Dakota State College history, economics, and political science professor Albert S. Harding who believed it was important for students to hear speakers outside of South Dakota.

For more information, contact Tom Stenvig, 688-6652, or Harriet Swedlund, 688-5416.

Nasrine Gross will talk about her work to support women’s rights in Afghanistan Thursday at the PAC.

Art Museum hosts DVAGI reception Friday

A $10 trip to New York City is up for grabs in a raffle set up by SDSU’s collaborative Design and Visual Arts Group Inc. (DVAGI).

The prize package includes airfare for four from any airport in the continental U.S., hotel accommodations, and $500 in spending money.

Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased at Tuli, HyVee Floral Department, Hagmans Bakery, Cottonwood Coffee, Trendz, and Sunflower Salon and Spa in Brookings.

The raffle will be drawn at a reception at the South Dakota Art Museum that begins Feb. 29 at 5:30 p.m. The drawing takes place at 8 p.m. A limited number of tickets for the event cost $25 and include one raffle chance.

Festivities will include wine, hors d’oeuvres, and live entertainment. The event will also feature a silent auction complete with original artwork, design, and chocolate creations.

DVAGI is dedicated to raising public awareness of design and provides travel opportunities for students in the SDSU departments of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design; Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks; and Visual Arts.

Over the past three years, DVAGI has contributed more than $45,000 toward travel scholarships that allow SDSU students to broaden their educational experience in places like Australia, Bolivia, Egypt, England, Germany, New York City, Chicago, and other cultural hotspots.

To reserve event tickets, purchase additional raffle tickets or for more information, contact Shianne, 688-5196.

Women’s history celebrated with March programs

South Dakota State University will celebrate National Women’s History Month with a series of March events sponsored by the Women’s Studies Department.

The SDSU festivities begin Mar. 4 at 7 p.m. in the SDSU Performing Arts Center with musician Lauren Pelon in a performance entitled “Women in Music: Someone Will Remember Us.” Pelon traces the history and influence of women’s relationship with music through different styles and instruments of music.

A different kind of creativity will be celebrated two days later on Mar. 6 when SDSU’s Creative Writing Professor Christine Stewart-Nunez shares some of her poetry at 3 p.m. in the Lewis and Clark Room of the Student Union.

On Mar. 11, the annual Women of Distinction Tea will take place at 3:30 p.m. to announce and honor four women who have made a positive impact at SDSU and elsewhere by demonstrating excellence in a vocation or avocation, conquering adverse circumstances, promoting opportunities for all women and demonstrating promise for the future.

The grand finale for recognizing women’s history month will be on Mar 27 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center when Samantha Rastles presents “The Woman Question,” and the SDSU Women’s Chorus performs a concert with works by and about women.

For more information about National Women’s History Month and corresponding events, contact April Brooks at 688.6042.

Value Added Conference coming to Brookings

“Discovering value added niches” is the theme of this year’s Value Added Conference March 11 at the Day’s Inn in Brookings.

The registration fee is $30 through Feb. 26 or $35 after that date. Student admission is $10 through Feb. 26 or $15 afterward. Find details online and register at the SDSU Cooperative Extension Service website.

Cheri Rath, executive director of the Value Added Agriculture Development Center and one of the conference organizers, said the sessions offer farmers and ranchers a perspective that goes beyond production of ag commodities and into processing of niche products.

Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. and the conference begins at 10 a.m. with a session on starting a group business venture. At 11:05 a.m., the topic is third-party certification for labeling.

After an 11:45 lunch, a panel examines “Buy fresh, buy local for South Dakota.” Afternoon sessions deal with niche market co-ops and finding unique commodity markets.

Round table discussions with speakers and participants follow. Options for discussion include niche market co-ops, finding unique commodity markets, specialty co-op business structures, organic sustainable markets and “Buy fresh, buy local for South Dakota.”

World premiere production in Performing Arts Center

The world premiere of “Group,” a new musical written by SDSU alumni Aaron Toronto and Heidi Grimsley, begins Wednesday, Feb. 27 and runs through March 1 in 7:30 p.m. performances. A matinee show will be held on March 1 at 2 p.m. The musical continues March 5 through March 8 in evening performances. All shows will be in the Fishback Studio Theatre of the Performing Arts Center.

The idea for the musical finds its roots in Toronto’s time spent completing a master’s degree in counseling at SDSU. The script is a creative culmination of what he learned about group therapy.

Admission is free for SDSU students with an ID. Adult tickets are $16. Faculty and staff tickets are $10, and non-SDSU students and child tickets are $9.

Advanced reservations are encouraged. Tickets are available by contacting the State University Theatre, 688-6045, or online at http://sdstate.tix.com.

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.

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.html.

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

Tompkins Alumni Center will host a retirement reception for Lona Faaborg Feb. 26 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Faaborg has been with SDSU since July 1972. Her current position is accounting analyst which she received after many promotions.

Faaborg started in the accounting office as a bookkeeper and has worn many different hats at SDSU—all within the finance/budget area. Her new career will be in the business office for a small manufacturing company in Elkton.

For more information, contact Ginger Moeller, 688-5506.

Recital includes work of contemporary composers

Aaron Ragsdale, percussion instructor in the Music Department, will present a faculty recital of contemporary solo percussion works tonight, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Peterson Recital Hall at the Lincoln Music Center. The recital is free and open to the public.

The program features music by living composers written expressly for percussion instruments, including the marimba, snare drum, and vibraphone.

The program will include performances of Japanese composer Yasuo Sueyoshi’s “Mirage pour Marimba” and American composer Gordon Stout’s “Rumble Strips” on the marimba as well as Icelandic composer Askell Másson’s “Prím” for solo snare drum.

Perhaps the most unusual composition presented is American composer Donald Knaack's “for John Cage,” a series of pieces for “prepared vibraphone.” The compositions require the performer to alter the timbre of the vibraphone by adding additional material, including sleighbells, paper, wood, and metal washers, to each key.

German composer Eckard Kopetzki’s “Night of Moon Dances” for marimba soloist and percussion quartet will conclude the recital.

Ragsdale will be assisted by SDSU percussion ensemble members Amanda Bonander, Valley Springs; Dan Lee, Sioux Falls; Drew Manzer, Brookings; and Dallas Tucker. Madison.

Aaron Ragsdale’s recital includes work by contemporary percussionists.

Let them eat pie on Pi Day

Pi Day is coming to SDSU, and the contest begins for Pi-Day T-shirt designs.

Designs submissions are due by noon Wednesday, Feb. 27. They must include the symbol for pi (a transcendental number), this year’s date and SDSU. Designs need to be e-mailed to donna.flint@sdstate.edu.

Voting on the designs will begin at 2 p.m. on Feb. 27 at the Math and Statistics Department website and will end at 3 p.m. on Feb. 29. The winner will be announced at 8:30 a.m. March 3.

Orders for a T-shirt with the winning design can be made at the department office in Harding Hall or by contacting Associate Professor Donna Flint at 688-6203.

To get a T-shirt by March 14, the day of celebration, orders must be made by 8 a.m. March 3. A second order will be sent March 15 at noon.

Campus Pi Day events will happen March 14 in Harding Hall room 100 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each person who comes to the room will sign a paper link that represents a digit pi to add to a pi chain.

Everyone who adds a link, gets a piece of actual homemade pie.

Last year’s successful design was created by Erin Nichols.

Woman of Distinction Award to be given in March

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

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

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 mentioned, 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, 688-6567 or Laura.Diddle@sdstate.edu.

Nomination deadline is March 3. Winners will be announced at the Woman of Distinction Award Tea at The Union in the Lewis and Clark Room (269) on March 11. The tea is from 3:30 to 5 p.m. with the award’s ceremony at 4 p.m.

Investment planning day set for early March

The Investment Planning Day, sponsored by the Human Resources Office, is March 5 in the Volstorff Ballroom at The Union.

The Human Resources Office will facilitate receiving estimates for individual sessions with the South Dakota Retirement System.

Some employees have a retirement plan through Banker's Life (Principal Financial Group), which was the retirement plan prior to 1974. Rod Schaefer will be available to answer those questions.

For more information, contact Louise Loban, 688-4128, or louise.loban@sdstate.edu.

Dietitians spread facts about nutrition during March

March is National Nutrition Month and the American Dietetics Association has declared March 10 as the first national Dietitians Day. Each year, the second Monday of March is designated as Registered Dietitian Day.

Registered Dietitian Day was created to increase awareness of registered dietitians as indispensable providers of food and nutrition services and to recognize their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives.

The American Dietetics Association and registered dietitians are some of the most valuable and credible sources of timely, scientifically-based food and nutrition information.

The American Dietetic Association promotes optimal nutrition and well being for all people by advocating for its members. With more than 67,000 members, ADA is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The majority of ADA's members are registered dietitians and dietetic technicians.

For more information, contact Kendra Kattelmann, 688-4045.

During National Nutrition Month®, the American Dietetic Association urges consumers to look beyond the myths of nutrition, focus on the facts and remember the theme for the month,
“Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact.”

Tech Transfer Workshop series continues at The Union

Three more workshops on tech transfer and commercialization are being planned for faculty, graduate students and active investigators.

The workshops are set for March 12, April 9 and April 30 in room 153 of The Union.

To review what was outlined in the first session, go to the SDSU website and use “technology transfer” for a keyword search. The PowerPoint presentation given by President David Chicoine and Vice President for Research Kevin Kephart on Feb. 6 is shown.

‘Ask somebody’ sessions now available

Need advice? Have a question on relationships? Feeling down? Want tips on relaxation? Need to cut down on stress?

Students can stop in at drop-in sessions located in the following residence halls: Larson Complex, room 103D, Mondays from 4-5 p.m.; Hansen Hall, lower level lounge, Tuesdays, from 9:30-10:30 a.m.; and Mathews Hall, lower level multipurpose room, Wednesdays, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

The sessions run from Feb. 19 through April 23, except holidays and spring break. For more information, contact Student Health and Counseling, 688-6146, or stop at West Hall.

News on Newsline

To publicize an event or congratulations on “Newsline,” please submit information by the preceding Thursday at 2 p.m. to Kyle Johnson kyle.johnson@sdstate.edu or Jeanne Jones Manzer jeanne.jonesmanzer@sdstate.edu

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].