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Jazz ensembles offer tunes with a variety of sound
The SDSU instrumental jazz ensembles will present their fall concert tonight, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.
Jazz Ensemble II will perform tunes by composers such as Lennie Niehaus, Dave Metzger, Paul McKee and Don Menza. Jazz Ensemble I will perform tunes by Chris Merz, George Stone, Jeff Jarvis, Joe Raposo and Gordon Goodwin.
Jazz Ensemble I will also feature Director of Bands Jim McKinney and Assistant Professor of Music Aaron Ragsdale playing Latin percussion on a couple of the tunes.
New book probes Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane
The mother-daughter partnership that produced the Little House books has fascinated scholars and readers alike.
Now, John E. Miller, Professor Emeritus of History at SDSU and one of America’s leading authorities on Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane, combines analysis of both women in his new book, “Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane.”
The newly published book will be launched in South Dakota at the Ag Heritage Museum Dec. 10 from 4:30-6 p.m.
It explores the mother-daughter collaborative process and shows how their books reflect each author’s distinctive view of place, time and culture.
Along the way, Miller addresses the two most controversial issues for Wilder/Lane aficionados: how much did Lane actually contribute to the writing of the Little House books and what was Wilder’s real attitude toward American Indians.
Interpreting these writers in their larger historical and cultural contexts, Miller reconsiders their formidable artistic, political and literary contributions to American cultural life in the 1930s. He looks at what was happening in 1932 — from depression conditions and politics to chain stores and celebrity culture — to shed light on Wilder’s life.
The book’s nine thought-filled essays expand the critical discussion on Wilder and Lane beyond the Little House. Miller portrays them as impassioned and dedicated writers who were deeply involved in historical changes and political challenges of their times and contends that questions over the books’ authorship do not do justice to either woman’s creative investment in the series.
Space, transportation to BEEF 2020 still available
Producers are reminded that BEEF 2020, an educational workshop for producers and those in the beef industry, will be held Jan. 6-8, 2009 in Brookings.
The deadline to register is Dec. 1 and the cost is $50. The workshop starts at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 6 and ends at noon on Jan. 8.
The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service will provide transportation for West River participants who wish to attend the workshop. Two vans will travel from western South Dakota. One will pick up participants along Interstate 90; the other will follow a route north of the interstate.
Participants who are enrolled in the BEEF 2020 workshop who wish to ride in the van traveling along the interstate should call Extension Livestock Educator Adele Harty at 859-2840. Those interested in traveling in the second van should call Extension Livestock Educator Robin Salverson at 375-3412.
For more information contact South Dakota Cooperative Extension Beef Specialist Cody Wright, 688-5448.
“A Christmas Carol” invokes the Christmas spirit from the stage at Doner
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| Will Reinbold, Timber Lake, plays Scrooge and Mason Ivers, Brookings, plays Tiny Tim in the State University Theatre production. |
This holiday season, SDSU theatre gives families the opportunity to watch the Christmas magic of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” come alive on stage.
“Scrooge!” will play in Doner Auditorium in the Administration building on the SDSU campus at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 through Saturday, Dec. 6, with 2 p.m. matinees on Dec. 6 – 7.
J.D. Ackman will direct “Scrooge!,” the heartwarming tale of generosity, forgiveness and learning the true value of love. As the merry townspeople of London try to dance their way to Christmas joy, the foul-tempered, mercenary Ebenezer Scrooge rains down “humbugs!” and threats of eviction.
Fortunately, as the show progresses, the life-changing visits of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future and Tiny Tim’s simple faith thaw Scrooge’s frosty heart and encourage actors and audience alike to enter into the true spirit of the season.
Memorable songs like “Thank You Very Much,” “Happiness Is . . .,” and “I Like Life” make “Scrooge!” an exceptional holiday event for families and friends to share with one another.
Tickets are available through the Audience Services Office at (605) 688-6045, online at sdstate.tix.com, or at the Audience Services Office in the Performing Arts Center. The Audience Services Office is open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, and at 6 p.m. in Doner Auditorium on performance nights.
Children’s Winter Carnival benefits Children’s Miracle Network
SDSU’s Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) invites families to bring their children to the group’s Winter Carnival Dec. 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Brookings Wesleyan Church.
Tickets selling for 50 cents each can be purchased for activities such as face-painting, bean bag toss, food or pictures with Santa that may cost one to three tickets per event.
CMN students hold activities throughout the year to raise funds in support of their pledge to raise $100,000 over five years for Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Last year, SDSU students raised $27,000. This semester, the group has raised almost $5,000. When the pledge is reached, a room in the new hospital will be named for the SDSU group as well as an endowment.
For more information about the carnival, contact Susanna Marking at 605-440-0770 or cbmarking@jacks.sdstate.edu or about CMN, contact Carson Dinger at 605-691-9748 or cddinger@jacks.sdstate.edu.
Students can make Christmas merry for children
The Office of Diversity Enhancement encourages SDSU students to help a local child have a merry Christmas through Project Joy.
Project Joy trees are set up across campus at The Student Union, Agricultural Heritage Museum and the Wellness Center. Each tree is decorated with small bears that have a gift idea written on them. Project Joy trees will be up on campus until Dec. 11.
Interested people can take a bear, buy the designated gift and then leave the unwrapped gift at Info Exchange in the Union, the Ag Museum or the Wellness Center. The Office for Diversity Enhancement will deliver the gifts to the Project Joy store where South Dakota Social Services-approved parents can shop for gifts.
For more information, contact Matthew Leibel, 688-6897, or Sara Reed, 688-6896.
Pharmacy students help give flu vaccinations
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| Sara Hahn, a third-year pharmacy student at SDSU, gives a flu shot to a patient at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. |
Pharmacy students at SDSU learn plenty about their profession in the classroom. However, there’s nothing like hands-on experience to finish it off, and that’s exactly what took place at the Sioux Falls Convention Center Nov. 5.
The South Dakota Department of Health contacted the College of Pharmacy for help administering flu vaccinations.
The Sioux Falls Childhood Flu Shot Clinic ran from 3 to 8 p.m. and provided free flu shots to all Sioux Falls public school students from kindergarten through high school. Free vaccinations were also offered to the first 4,000 parents who brought their children to the clinic. It’s the first year that Sioux Falls has done a citywide clinic on such a large scale.
In addition to the flu shot clinic, the city health department also held a POD (Point of Dispensing) exercise in Sioux Falls that gave all persons receiving a flu shot a bottle of candy in a prescription vial to simulate dispensing a medication.
The exercise is designed to help cities respond to a public health emergency such as a terrorism attack or a large natural disaster. It tests local response time to see if vaccinations and medications can be distributed to 200,000 people within 48 hours of notification.
SDSU pharmacy students served as vaccinators, vaccinator assistants, and they helped with patient-flow.
In 2002, the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy authorized that pharmacists may administer flu immunizations if they complete an approved certification-training program.
The first flu season with a significant number of trained pharmacists was 2003-04. In 2005 the immunization program became part of the pharmacy curriculum, and the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy allowed third and fourth year pharmacy students to administer flu vaccines under the supervision of a qualified pharmacist.
Since 2003, a total of 90 pharmacists and 287 student pharmacists have completed the program, including six pharmacists and 69 students this year.
No parking in interior lots on campus over night
There is no parking of vehicles in the interior parking lots on the SDSU campus over night. Only remote parking lots and SR lots are authorized to have vehicles parked 24 hours a day.
No parking includes the departmental staff vehicles that should be moved over to the Motor Pool Area.
Facilities and Services are responsible for snow removal and it is not possible to do a good job if vehicles are left over night in the parking lots.
Be sure vehicles are off interior lots before leaving for the Thanksgiving holiday.
For more information, contact Dean Kattelmann, 688-4136.
Regular pay for legal holidays
All permanent status employees in state government receive their regular pay for 10 legal holidays plus any other day proclaimed as a holiday by the governor or the president of the United States. The following holidays are recognized by the state of South Dakota:
2008 – Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day; Dec. 25, Christmas Day.
Governor Rounds and the Board of Regents have declared the day following Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, as a holiday. The same holiday extension will be given to the day following Christmas.
For more information, contact Louise Loban, 688-4128.
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