Dakota State University
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| Motto | Technically, we're better. |
|---|---|
| Type | State university |
| Established | March 5, 1881 |
| Endowment | $10.1 million (2016)[1] |
| President | José-Marie Griffiths[2] |
Academic staff | 101 |
| Students | 3,047 |
| Undergraduates | 2,736 |
| Postgraduates | 311 |
| Location |
Madison, South Dakota, U.S. 44°00′44″N 97°06′46″W / 44.01229°N 97.11285°WCoordinates: 44°00′44″N 97°06′46″W / 44.01229°N 97.11285°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors |
Yellow and Reflex Blue[3] |
| Nickname | Trojans |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – North Star |
| Website |
www |
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Dakota State University (DSU) is a public non-profit university based in Madison, South Dakota. Using a technology-centric approach, the university requires that each of its full-time undergraduate students use tablet computers and laptops in their classes. The university also integrates advanced biometric identification devices, virtual reality headsets, and computer hacking laboratories in its learning process. All full-time students are also required to take an introductory computer programming course.
DSU is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents. In 2004, DSU was designated by the National Security Agency and the United States Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Information Assurance Education.[4] In addition, DSU received four more CAE designations from the National Security Agency in cyber operations, cyber defense education, cyber defense research, and information assurance research.[5][6] DSU also formed the first and only partnership with the National Cryptologic School for a degree completion program, allowing NSA on-the-job employees to complete some of their coursework at DSU.[7]
DSU is home to the Smith-Zimmermann Heritage Museum and the Karl E. Mundt Library and Archives. Its athletic mascot is the Trojan and it is a member of the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and is a charter member of the North Star Athletic Association.
As of the Fall 2014 semester, its total student enrollment was 3,047, of whom 44.8% were women, and its total faculty count was 101.[8]
Karl E. Mundt Library Commons
Beadle Hall
History
Dakota State University was founded as a normal school in 1881[9] as Madison Normal School with a mission to train teachers. It was the first school dedicated to training teachers in the Dakota Territory. After South Dakota became a state in 1889, Madison Normal School became Eastern State Normal School. Over the next several years Dakota State would be known as Dakota Normal School, Dakota State Normal School and General Beadle State College after William Henry Harrison Beadle who served as its president from 1889 to 1906. In 1969, the South Dakota Legislature renamed the college Dakota State College. In 1989, the legislature once again changed the name of the institution to Dakota State University to reflect the addition of graduate programs. Its motto is "Technically, we're better."
Presidents
Professor Charles S. Richardson: President 1883 - 1887
William F. Gorrie: President 1887 - 1889
General William Henry Harrison Beadle: President 1889 - 1905
Professor William W. Girton: Acting President 1901 - 1902
John W. Heston: President 1905 - 1920
Bela Malcolm Lawrence: Acting President Feb.- July 1920
Edgar Creighton Higbie: President 1920 - 1931
E. A. Bixler: Acting President 1931 - 1933
Vayne Arnold Lowry: President 1933 - 1962
Dr. Laurence Samuel Flaum: President 1962 -1967
Dr. Harry Pitkin Bowes: President 1967 - 1971
Dr. Allen R. Millar: Acting President 1972 - 1972
Dr. Francis Gordon Foster: President 1972 - 1974
Dr. Richard Bowen: President 1974 - 1976
Dr. Robert H. DeZonia: Acting President 1976 - 1977
Dr. Carrol Krause: Provost
Dr. Charles Lein: President 1977 - 1978
Dr. Carleton M. Opgaard: President 1978 - 1983
Charles Luke: President 1983 - 1984
Dr. Richard J. Gowen: President 1984 - 1987
Dr. Jerald A. Tunheim: President 1987 - 2004
Dr. Douglas D. Knowlton: President 2004 - 2012
Dr. David B. Borofsky: President 2012 - 2014
Dr. Marysz Rames: Interim President 2014-2015
Dr. José-Marie Griffiths: President 2015–Present
Academics
DSU offers associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs through the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Information Systems, the College of Computing, and the College of Education.
Distance education
The Office of Extended Programs at DSU offers undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs at the University Center at Sioux Falls and via online classes.[10] DSU’s online program earned national recognition in January 2013 when it ranked 4th in the United States on Guide to Online Schools’ 2013 Online College Rankings.[11]
Athletics
Dakota State teams, nicknamed athletically as the Trojans, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing as an Independent of the Association of Independent Institutions (AII). Dakota State was a charter member of the North Star Athletic Association in the 2013-14 school year. The Trojans formerly competed in the now-defunct Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football and track & field; women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, track & field and volleyball.
Cyber Competitions
DSU has an information security team which regularly competes against other collegiate teams in multiple competitions, one of which is the National Central Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. DSU's team was among the finalists in the years 2009, 2014, and 2016. In 2013, the team won 2nd place.[12] In the 2017 Argonne National Laboratory Cyber Defense Competition where fifteen collegiate teams from around the country competed, DSU placed in second as well, in tie with Kansas State University. [13]
KDSU
KDSU is a college campus radio station only broadcast in the Student Union and online at the kdsu.net website. KDSU presents all genres of music.
References
- ↑ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY2015 to FY2016" (PDF). NACUBO.org. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "Griffiths Chosen as Next Dakota State University President | Dakota State University". Dsu.edu. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ↑ DSU Logo Usage (PDF). 2004-07-08. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ↑ "NSA Announces the Designation of Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education". www.nsa.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ↑ "Current CAE designated institutions".
- ↑ National Science Foundation. "NSA Announces New Program to Prime College Students for Careers in Cyber Ops". Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "National Security Agency Announces New Education Partnership with Dakota State University". www.nsa.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ↑ "Fact Book Fiscal Year 2015" (PDF). South Dakota Board of Regents. pp. 12, 14, 57. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ↑ "Dakota State University History". Dakota State University. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ↑ "Office of Extended Programs". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Online College Rankings". Guide To Online Schools. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nationalccdc.org/index.php/competition/about-ccdc
- ↑ https://coar.risc.anl.gov/look-back-argonnes-second-annual-cyber-defense-competition/
External links
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