University of South Dakota
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The University of South Dakota |
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| Motto | Veritas |
| Established | 1862 |
| Type | Public |
| President | James W. Abbott |
| Staff | 400+ |
| Undergraduates | 6,408 |
| Postgraduates | 2,233 |
| Location | Vermillion, SD, USA |
| Campus | 216 acres |
| Athletics | called "Coyotes" |
| Colors | Vermilion █ and White █ |
| Website | The University of South Dakota |
The University of South Dakota is the state’s oldest university founded in 1862, although classes didn't start until 1882. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, USD is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current president is Jim Abbott. The university has been accredited by the North Central Association of College and Schools since 1913.
The campus-based newspaper is The Volante and the school's radio station is KAOR, better known as The Core.
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[edit] Athletics
The school's mascot is the Coyotes, and the school colors are vermillion red & white. USD competes at the NCAA Division II level, and are members of the North Central Conference for all sports. President James Abbott announced on November 29, 2006 that USD will be moving up to the Division I level, D1-AA for football. Most sporting events are held at the DakotaDome.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative from Texas
- Tom Brokaw, retired NBC News anchorman
- Dan Crippen, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office
- George E. "Bud" Day, retired Air Force Colonel, ex-POW, and most highly decorated military officer since Douglas MacArthur.
- Joe Foss, figher ace, Governor of South Dakota, television personality, Commissioner of the American Football League, and President of the National Rifle Association
- Bill Janklow, former Governor of South Dakota
- Tim Johnson, U.S. senator from South Dakota
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron and winner of 1939 Nobel Prize for Physics, the chemical element 103 lawrencium is named for him, participated in the Manhattan Project
- Al Neuharth, founder of USA Today and the Freedom Forum, former CEO of Gannett.
- Pat O'Brien, Current host of TV's "The Insider"
- John Thune, U.S. senator from South Dakota
- Abby Whiteside, piano teacher and theorist
[edit] Notable faculty
- Oscar Howe, Native American painter
- Arne B. Larson, founder and currator of the National Music Museum or "Shrine to Music"
- John Thomson, notable violin professor
[edit] External links
- The University of South Dakota
- About the University
- South Dakota Athletics
- USD dedicates Al Neuharth Media Center
- The Volante - The award-winning student newspaper of The University of South Dakota
- I.D. Weeks Library
- Lommen Health Sciences Library
- Mckusick Law Library
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| Augustana • Central Washington† • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State Mankato • Nebraska-Omaha • North Dakota • Saint Cloud State • South Dakota • Western Washington† † Football-only member |
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