Experts to answer questions on Garden TV program

Mike Catangui, Extension Entomologist; Tom Bare, program founder and host; Mike Moechnig, Extension Weed Specialist; David Graper, Extension Horticulturalist and Director of McCrory Gardens; and Dennis Todey, Extension Climatologist, offer advice on "Garden Line."

"Garden Line" begins its 26th season April 29 with a panel of experts to answer lawn and garden questions.

The live show with its call-in format airs Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. (CT) on South Dakota Public Broadcasting-Television. This season features 20 episodes. The final episode is Sept. 30.

Specialists from SDSU?s Cooperative Extension Service answer horticulture questions about lawns, gardens, flowers, and houseplants. Call 688-7378 during the program to get your questions to the panel of experts.

Lead gift starts SDSU Foundation plans for Comprehensive Campaign

The SDSU Foundation Council of Trustees voted Friday to accept findings from a feasibility study to work toward raising $175 to $190 million to reach goals outlined in the strategic plan developed by faculty, administrators, students and community leaders.

Fishback Financial Corporation signed a pledge for $1 million to enable the Foundation to put things in place to begin the first campaign since "Visions for the Future" raised $54 million in 1997.

"The Foundation?s feasibility study drew counsel from nearly 2,200 alumni, supporters and campus leaders in the most extensive survey of the SDSU family ever conducted," said President David Chicoine. "That thorough and inclusive approach, coupled with the extraordinary generosity of this long-time supporter of the University, gives me every confidence this campaign will be successful."

The Foundation and University will move into a leadership phase that could last 24 to 30 months before a campaign goal is determined.

Instructional Design has two additional courses

Instructional Design Services has added two additional courses of Desire 2 Learn in five two-hour sessions to be offered 9 to 11 a.m. during the weeks of May 12-16 and May 19-23.

The curriculum will include: Monday, introduction; Tuesday, content; Wednesday, assessment; Thursday, communication; Friday, grades. There are 10 seats available in the classroom so registration is a must. Previous scheduled training for April 28-May 2 (2 to 4 p.m.) will still be held.

Register and sign up at http://ids.sdstate.edu/Training/schedule.cfm. [External Hyperlink]

D2L will be presenting the eLearning Academy this summer. The sessions are: June 2-6, D2L for new users; June 9-13, D2L for advanced users; June 16-20, (online), D2L for new users; June 23-27 (online), D2L for advanced users; July 7-11, D2L for new users; July 14-18, D2L for advanced users; and July 28-Aug. 1 (online), D2L for new users.

For more information, contact Instructional Design Services, 688-6340.

State geologist to address Sigma Xi spring banquet

The Sigma Xi spring banquet will be held May 1 at 6 p.m. in the Lewis and Clark room at The Union. Following a social hour at 5:30 p.m., a short program will recognize new members, student research award winners, science fair news, and new officers.

South Dakota Geologist and Director of the South Dakota Geological Survey, Derric Iles, will give a presentation at 7:30 p.m. on South Dakota groundwater. It will include a discussion of primary aquifers in western and eastern South Dakota, water quality, and quantity measurements. Iles will be available for meetings during the afternoon of May 1.

Cost for the banquet is $17.50 per person. RSVP by today, April 28, to Suzette Burckhard, 688-5316, or suzette.burckhard@sdstate.edu.

Spring commencement confers degrees on record number

SDSU?s spring commencement ceremonies will be held May 3 at 10 a.m. in Frost Arena for undergraduate students and at 2:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center for graduate students. The ceremony in Frost Arena can be viewed on Mediacom Channel 2.

A total of 1,457 students have completed requirements for graduation and 996 will take part in two separate ceremonies. The total number includes 1,185 undergraduate and 272 graduate students.

A pre-commencement concert prior to the morning ceremony begins at 9:20 a.m. with the Symphonic Band under the direction of Jim McKinney. Professor Emeritus of Music Charles Canaan will be organist for the afternoon ceremony.

Honorary marshals for the undergraduate ceremony are Robert Burns, dean of the Honors College and distinguished professor of political science, and Doris Giago, associate professor of journalism. Honorary marshals for the graduate ceremony are Mary O'Connor, professor and coordinator of graduate studies in English, and John Ruffolo, associate dean of research and sponsored programs and the graduate school.

Matthew L. Miller, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Ronald Stover, professor of sociology, will each receive the Edward Patrick Hogan award for excellence in teaching.

Honorary degrees are being given for public service and humane letters to Lowell Amiotte and Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve.

Amiotte, associate professor emeritus of Education and Counseling, will receive an honorary doctor of public service for his dedication to higher education.

Driving Hawk Sneve, a noted published author and educator who received her bachelor's degree in English and her master's degree in education and counseling from SDSU, will be awarded a doctor of humane letters.

Graduating senior Courtney Grimsrud, Sisseton, will deliver the commencement address, "The Top 10 Reasons to be a Jackrabbit." She played basketball and was part of the national championship team in 2003 as well as Division I Summit League champions this year.

Emeritus Vice President for Academic Affairs and Distinguished Professor Harold Bailey will address the graduate college with a talk titled, "Honor your past, shape your future." A native of Springfield, Mass., he came to SDSC in 1951 to head the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

For more information, contact Mary Kay Helling, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, 688-4173 or mary.helling@sdstate.edu.

Mayo scientists to discuss cancer tumor research

A pair of Mayo Clinic researchers will present their work on cancer virotherapy, which means using viruses to combat cancerous tumors, on May 5 at 11 a.m. at The Union in room 260.

Researchers Zeljko Bajzer and David Dingli use mathematics to model the use of the Edmonston vaccine strain of measles virus to eradicate tumors. Their goal is to find the optimum treatment protocol.

The presentation is sponsored by the Department of Engineering, Technology and Management, and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

For more information, contact Kurt Cogswell, 688-6196.

Visiting Azerbaijan economics professor speaks at public library

Anar Hatamov is visiting the South Dakota State University Department of Economics this semester as part of a program sponsored by the United States Department of State, and will speak May 5 at noon in Cooper Room B of the Brookings Public Library.

His talk, ?Azerbaijan Today,? is sponsored by the South Dakota Council on World Affairs and is free and open to the public.

Dr. Hatamov comes to SDSU from the Azerbaijan Agricultural Academy Department of Agrarian Economy and Foreign Economic Relations. His degrees are from the same institution.

Azerbaijan, a Soviet Republic from 1936, declared its independence when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The mountainous country has only about 7% of arable land. Located south of present day Georgia and Russia, Iran borders it on the south and the Caspian Sea forms the eastern border.

Attendees can bring a brown bag lunch or arrange to have a lunch ordered by contacting Harriet Swedlund at 688-5416 or harriet.swedlund@sdstate.edu. Coffee and tea will be provided.

South Dakota Art Museum quilting trip planned in May

The International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln, Neb. opened March 30 to collect, preserve, study, exhibit and promote the discovery of quilts and quiltmaking traditions from many cultures, countries and time periods. The museum has more than 2,300 quilts in its permanent collection.

The South Dakota Art Museum is planning a two-day, one-night trip for quilting enthusiasts May 16-17 at the International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln, Neb.

The event, ?Explore and Discover: Quilting and Museum Tour? will be an introduction for an extended quilting extravaganza to be held in Brookings in summer 2009.

The expedition will travel by motorcoach bus to Lincoln. Various stops include the Sioux City Art Museum, Sheldon Art Museum, revitalized downtown Haymarket District in Lincoln, quilt shops, and a winery.

The Tony-nominated musical, ?Quilters,? is part of the tour Friday evening at the Loft at the Mill Theatre in Lincoln. On Saturday, a behind the scenes tour of the International Quilt Study Center is scheduled. The return trip includes a tour of historic downtown Fremont, Neb., and a brief stop at Valiant Winery in Vermillion.

Fare cost includes lodging, bus transportation, three meals, and all admission fees. The cost is $275 per person for double occupancy and $350 for single occupancy. Spots are still available. The registration deadline with a $100 deposit is May 9.

For more information, contact Dianne Hawks, 688-4313, toll free 866-805-7590 or Dianne.Hawks@sdstate.edu.

South Dakota Jazz Orchestra at the PAC

The South Dakota Jazz Orchestra will perform at the Performing Arts Center May 11 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. Prices are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for kids 12 and under.

The concert will feature 17 of the region?s finest jazz musicians performing under the direction of Corliss Johnson, former director of jazz studies and former head of the Music Department. Also appearing will be David Reynolds, current head of the Music Department.

Prairie Rep Theatre getting ready for 38th summer season

Prairie Repertory Theatre is preparing for another summer of rehearsals, stage make-up, and performances as its 38th season approaches.

The shows will be performed in Brookings from June 13 to July 13 at the Performing Arts Center. The productions moves to Brandon's Performing Arts Center from July 19 to August 3.

The season includes the performances of "Bingo," "Escanaba in Love," "Move Over, Mrs. Markham" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."

"Bingo" is a zany new musical comedy in which the audience joins in the game. This show runs in Brookings June 11-15 and Brandon July 19-20, 23-24.

"Escanaba in Love" takes audiences back to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a hilarious prequel of last summer's hit, "Escanaba in Da Moonlight." It runs June 18-22 in Brookings and July 25-27 in Brandon.

"Move Over, Mrs. Markham," provides a frantically funny tale of intriguing mishaps and crazy misunderstandings. It will be in Brookings June 25-29 and Brandon July 16-18.

"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" is the classic tale of rowdy rapscallions in desperate need of women in their lives to keep them in line. The musical runs July 9-13 in Brookings and July 31-August 3 in Brandon.

Ticket prices for each of the individual shows are $16 for adults, $14 for senior citizens, $10 for SDSU faculty and staff, $9 for non-SDSU students and children, and free for SDSU students with ID.

A season booklet for the productions costs $45 for adults, $24 for high school students and younger, $39 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $27 for SDSU employees. Other benefits of season books include one free show and advance seating selection.

For more about the Prairie Repertory Theatre or ticket information, call 688-6045. Season tickets are available by calling 688-6131.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition opens

The Institute of International Education (IIE), in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, has announced the 2009-2010 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.

The program has provided future American leaders with an unparalleled opportunity to study, conduct research, and teach in other
countries.

The program awards approximately 1,450 grants annually and currently operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. Fulbright English teaching assistantships are available to 32 countries.

Fulbright full grants generally provide funding for round-trip travel, maintenance for one academic year, health and accident coverage, and full or partial tuition.

Applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program must be U.S. citizens at the time of application and hold a bachelor?s degree or the equivalent by the beginning of the grant.

Interested individuals should visit the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website at www.us.fulbrightonline.org [External Hyperlink].

SDSU students should contact campus Fulbright Program Adviser Karl Schmidt. Applications must be submitted both electronically and in hard copy to Schmidt by Sept. 12. For the national deadline, applications must be received at IIE electronically by Oct. 20 and hard copy by Oct. 22.

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

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Norris to be honored at retirement function

Professor Virginia Norris, who joined the SDSU faculty in 1991, will be retiring June 30. She will be honored today, April 28, at the Tompkins Alumni Center from 4 to 6 p.m. Snacks and cake will be served.

Norris, whose specialization is social psychology, became head of the Department of Psychology in June 2000.

For more information, contact Poonam Kaushik, 688-4322.

Farewell reception for Dean Kaatz May 8

A College of Pharmacy farewell reception for Dean Brian Kaatz will be held May 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Union in the Lewis & Clark Room (262). A special presentation is planned at 3 p.m.

Kaatz's last day leading the college is June 30. The next day he assumes a different deanship role, this as dean of the School of Health Sciences based in Sioux Falls.

A native of Buffalo Lake, Minn., Kaatz earned his bachelor?s degree in pharmacy from SDSU in 1974 and a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Minnesota in 1977.

The second clinical pharmacist (second Pharm.D) in South Dakota, Kaatz split his first professional year between teaching at SDSU and working at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, formerly Sioux Valley Hospital.

Kaatz was a clinical pharmacist at Sioux Valley for six years. Following a year as a senior clinical pharmacist at Rochester Mayo Hospital, he returned to Sioux Valley, where he spent four years as associate director of pharmacy.

In 1989, he became head of clinical pharmacy at SDSU before being named only the 10th dean in the college?s 120-year history in 2002.

For more information, contact Jill Vanderbush, 688-5591.

Visual Arts professor has essay published

New York art dealer, Louis K. Meisel, historically the biggest promoter of American Photorealism, has peer-reviewed and published online the essay "Abstract Illusionism: A Perspective" by Leda Cempellin, an assistant professor in the Department of Visual Arts.

The essay, which focuses on a topic of the late 1970s, was made possible by rare bibliographical materials contributed by the Springfield Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, University Art Museum at California State University in Long Beach, Paul Mellon Arts Center, artist George Green, and the Louis K. Meisel Gallery.

Students paddle to second in concrete canoe contest

SDSU civil engineering students took second place in the Midwest Regional Concrete Canoe Competition April 19 at Blackhawk Lake, Wis.

The American Society of Civil Engineers chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville hosted the annual competition.

Fourteen civil engineering students from SDSU attended this year?s trip, including six paddlers who handled the concrete canoe, nicknamed ?Swamp Buster.?

The SDSU ASCE team out-designed and out-paddled six other teams. Wisconsin-Platteville was first and the University of Minnesota placed third.

The judges look at the team's whole project, including the engineering report, workmanship, and how well the finished product looks and functions.

The ASCE team ranked high in all categories, taking second in design paper, second in final product, third in oral presentation; and third in men?s slalom, men?s sprint and coed sprint in the canoe races.

Paddlers pictured include from left, Evan Schmitz, Bonesteel;Jeannna Schierholz, Salem; Brittni Stephens, Bellevue, Ne; and Neal Konda, New Effington.

SDSU soil judging team wins national competition

The Soil Judging Team took first place in the National NACTA Collegiate Soil Judging Contest.

Facing 16 other college teams, SDSU's four-person team placed first among the four-year colleges in competition at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture contest, held April 15-18 at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.

Team members included Nick Ihnen and Darrin Kopplin, Tulare; Brad Heyne, Hosmer; and Jared Knips, Lakefield, Minn. Carrie Werkmeister serves as the assistant coach and Plant Science Professor Douglas Malo is the head coach. Ihnen placed first overall, followed by Heyne, ninth; Kopplin, 12th; and Knips, 13th.

Soil judging provides practical experience in evaluating the physical and chemical properties of soils important in making land use decisions. Soil forming factors, including site characteristics, soil classification, land use interpretations, and soil morphology, are all key parts of the judging process.

The Soil Judging team includes, from left, Doug Malo (coach), Jared Knips, Darin Kopplin, Brad Heyne, Nick Ihnen and Carrie Werkmeister (assistant coach)

Final Tech Transfer Workshop is this week

Department heads, faculty, active investigators, and graduate students are urged to attend the last Tech Transfer Workshop Series at The Union in room 153 from 3-5 p.m. on April 30. Much of the subject matter of the workshops will be the domain expertise of the tech transfer professional.

For more information on the workshops, contact Bob Otterson, 688-4165, Robert.Otterson@sdstate.edu; or Kevin Kephart, 688-4181, Kevin.Kephart@sdstate.edu.

President Emeritus Miller to give Phi Kappa Phi address

Peggy Miller, President Emeritus, will deliver an address, "Celebration and Expectation," following spring Phi Kappa Phi initiation May 1 at 5:30 p.m. in Volstorff Ballroom 101B.

Invitation to Phi Kappa Phi membership goes to persons in all academic disciplines who are juniors in the upper 7.5% of their class, seniors in the upper 10% and outstanding graduate students.

Established in 1949, the SDSU chapter is one of over 300 chapters on college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. The society's mission is "to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

David Olson, president of the alumni chapter, will conduct the formal initiation ceremony for eight graduate and 80 undergraduate students along with two faculty members. Kenneth Rasmussen, head of the department of Educational Leadership in the College of Education and Counseling, and David Gleim, Dean of Libraries, will be initiated as honorary members.

Student members who have received Phi Kappa Phi national awards will also be recognized. They include Aaron Boomsma, award of excellence, and Wesley Haskell, who studied abroad.

The ceremony, dinner and program are open to SDSU faculty, parents and friends of initiates and current student members.

The banquet begins at 6:15 p.m. Reservations for dinner can be made by contacting Lonell Moeller (E-mail: Lonell.moeller@sdstate.edu or phone: 688-4378).

For additional information, contact David Olson at 688-5614 or Harriet Swedlund at 688-5416.

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Position Announcements

FACULTY/EXEMPT

DAVISON COUNTY EXTENSION EDUCATOR - COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. Deadline: April 30.

TWO ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR POSITIONS - NUTRITION, FOOD SCIENCE AND HOSPITALITY. Deadline: May 1.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - PLANT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. Deadline: May 1.

HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH ? HPER & ATHLETICS. Deadline: May 2.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ? ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS - PLANT SCIENCE. Deadline: May 15.

ASSISTANT TRACK & FIELD COACH (SPRINT & HURDLES) - HPER & ATHLETICS. Deadline: Until filled (applications to be reviewed beginning May 16).

HOSPITAL NEGOTIATOR/COMMUNITY LIAISON - E.A. Martin Program. Deadline: May 18.

ASSISTANT STATE SUPERVISOR OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION - TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Deadline: May 23.

INSTRUCTOR - PHYSICS. Deadline: July 1.

RESEARCH COORDINATOR - ETHEL AUSTIN MARTIN PROGRAM IN HUMAN NUTRITION. Deadline: Open until filled.

CAREER SERVICE

BUDGET ASSISTANT - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Deadline: April 23.

SECRETARY - COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE/4-H. Deadline: April 23.

MICROBIOLOGIST- VET SCIENCE/ADRDL. Deadline: April 23.

CHEMIST - CHEMISTRY/BIOCHEMISTRY. Deadline: April 23.

SECRETARY - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION. Deadline: April 23.

LINUX ADMINISTRATOR - ADMIN & RESEARCH COMPUTING. Deadline: April, 29.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - AG EXPERIMENT STATION. (This posting is promotional only and is limited to permanent employees of SDSU). Deadline: April 30.

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT - FACILITIES AND SERVICES. Deadline: May 1.

PROGRAM ASSISTANT I - E. A. MARTIN PROGRAM. Deadline: May 5.

FACILITY WORKER (part-time) - STUDENT UNION & ACTIVITIES. Deadline: Open until filled.

FACILITY WORKER - UNIVERSITY HOUSING. Deadline: Open until filled.

FACILITY WORKER - PHYSICAL PLANT. Deadline: Open until filled.