Alumni Office
The alumni office is located
on the third floor of Heston Hall. The alumni office takes an active roll in
maintaining communication with alums in various ways including the Alumni
Magazine, a new class agent program, an online directory (AlumniLink) and
various other online services. The alumni office promotes reunions, and designs
and implements recognition programs. One of the most important responsibilities
of the alumni office is to maintain an accurate, up to date database of the
alumni and friends of the University. This database contains vital information
that is used by the university community maintain links with former students and
friends of DSU.
The Assessment Office coordinates the activities associated
with DSU’s Assessment Program. The Assessment Office assists the students with
the following testing services: College Level Examination Program (CLEP), ACT
Residual, Placement (COMPASS), Praxis and Proficiency testing. Students can
obtain study material for these exams from the Assessment Office. The Assessment
Office also provides the campus with a series of assessment reports that are
designed to be onez means of assessing the curriculum, monitoring students’
opinions, and providing additional information on the academic status of DSU’s
students.
Please contact the Assessment Office at 605-256-5663 or by
e-mail at carrie.ahern@dsu.edu for
additional information. The assessment website
http://www.departments.dsu.edu/assessment also has information on each of
these services.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Fourteen teams
represent Dakota State University in intercollegiate athletic competition.
Women’s teams, known as the Lady T’s, participate in volleyball, basketball,
indoor and outdoor track, cross country, soccer and softball. Men’s teams, known
as the Trojans, compete in football, basketball, cross country, baseball, indoor
and outdoor track.
Dakota State
University maintains membership in the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC-10).
The athletic program is affiliated nationally with the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Qualifying teams and individuals compete in
post-season events sponsored by each of these organizations.
Freshmen are
eligible for varsity participation in all sports. Inquiries concerning athletic
programs and athletic scholarships should be directed to the Director of
Athletics. Students should also contact the Director of Athletics for
information or clarification of National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics eligibility regulations.
The Dakota State University Center of Excellence in Computer Information Systems
includes faculty, staff, and students who have a very high level of information
systems skills together with knowledge in a traditional discipline. This
combination of expertise allows them to not only utilize information systems
technology in their discipline but also to develop a systems approach to
applications of information technology. The primary goal of the center is to
provide graduates who can take the lead both in development and application of
information technology tools for a wide variety of uses in business, industry,
government, and education. Students from any degree program can be admitted into
the Center of Excellence if they meet the center’s admissions standards.
Admitted students then complete an 18 credit hour minor coursework, which could
include an internship experience, a thesis, and other mandatory professional
activities. Students who satisfactorily complete all of the requirements will be
designated as graduates of the Center of Excellence. Applications for membership
will be accepted from all undergraduate students who have completed less than 60
hours of total coursework. A secondary purpose of the center is to provide
expert delivery programs related to computer and information management
technology. The center carries out research and development activities in
information management and hosts an annual conference to assist in the
dissemination of results of the latest research results in the discipline. The
full program can be found in the Interdisciplinary Studies section of this
catalog.
Center for Information Assurance in Banking and Finance
The Center for Information
Assurance in Banking and Finance is a not-for-profit, interdisciplinary
organization intended to facilitate leading-edge education and research in areas
related to information assurance, including information security, privacy,
intellectual property protection, identity theft, computer crime and forensics,
and fraud prevention and detection. The Center seeks to advance the awareness
and practice of information assurance and to facilitate best practices in
information assurance planning, policy, ethics, law, and technology,
particularly as those issues relate to banking and finance. Securing both
business and personal data is one of the emerging challenges of the electronic
age. The business community and world at large are becoming increasingly
dependent upon digital communications with sophisticated networks, resulting in
heightened vulnerabilities. The Center for Information Assurance in Banking and
Finance is expected to be a collaborative initiative between business,
government, and academic researchers. It is intended to address the major
security, privacy, and fraud issues within the technical, business, legal and
policy contexts of banking and finance through both education and research. The
Center embodies the University’s fundamental mission to advance human knowledge
through research and education and to apply that knowledge in matters of crucial
importance in banking and finance. For more information on the Center contact
Kevin Streff at 256-5077.
The Dakota State University Language
Institute was founded in 1991 to provide an intensive program of English
language study for international students who need to improve their
language skills before entering the university. The institute’s mission
is to provide language and computer skills so students can successfully
complete a bachelor’s degree. The program runs year-round for
approximately 15 weeks each session. Beginning sessions are scheduled
every year for mid-January, mid-May and early September. The institute
provides full-time and part-time English instruction on a self-support
basis. Students from all over the world are welcome. Enrollment often
includes students from Japan, Thailand, Korea and Arab-speaking
countries. Classes are small to allow for individual attention. Advisors
assist with all aspects of American life.
E-Education Services (EES) is
responsible for program planning, marketing, program implementation and overall
management of courses and programs offered by alternative delivery at Dakota
State University. Working in partnership with the colleges and the institution’s
academic support areas, E-Education Services works to design and develop active
and collaborative course and degree programs at a distance.
E-Education Services is
staffed with the Director of E-Education Services, the DSU Webmaster,
Instructional Technologist, Web Support Technologist, Educational Technology
Specialist and secretary. This team serves the needs of students who are
enrolled in the online and videoconferencing courses at DSU. The office is the
mainstay of distance services to students, working with the administrative
offices of DSU to provide these services. The staff also serves the Web needs of
faculty, staff, and students at DSU and the needs related to educational
technology. The office staff assist faculty in the design and implementation of
courses delivered by various forms of technology. The office is located in Room
112 of the Technology Classroom Building (TCB) and can be reached by calling
256-5049 or toll-free at 800-641-4309, or by email at
dsuinfo@pluto.dsu.edu. The
E-Education Services web page is
www.departments.dsu.edu/disted/.
The videoconferencing
classrooms on campus are located in the Technology Classroom Building (TCB). The
Governor’s Electronic Classroom (GEC) is located in TCB 111. The Dakota Digital
Network (DDN) video classroom is located in TCB 109. Anyone on campus who would
like to schedule time in the video classrooms can contact Susan at E-Education
Services.
The E-Education Services
Support Desk is available online on our website or email us at
support@pluto.dsu.edu
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