News from President Tom Jackson, Jr.
June 17, 2015
BHSU Builds Partnerships
in
Asia
BHSU is responding to the increased
need for global education, both at
home and abroad.
Throughout the summer
we’re meeting new BHSU
students at our registration
days, welcoming community
members to summer camps,
and watching our current
students find success near and
far through internship and
employment experiences.
I hope to see you at the
Alumni and Friends Gathering
in Casper, Wyo. June 18 as
we support the Yellow Jacket
athletes competing in the
College National Finals Rodeo.
Also, meet the student cast
of Mary Poppins during an
afternoon party in Spearfish
to benefit BHSU Theatre. Find
out more about these and other
events on our campus calendar.
Representatives from BHSU met
with leaders at six universities in
South Korea and three universities in
China recently.
• Catholic University of Daegu
• Yeungnam University
• Kyung Hee University
• Dongguk University
• Soongsil University
President Jackson and Dr. James Fleming, director of the BHSU Counseling
• Konkuk University
Center and International Studies, met with representatives from Kyung Hee
University in Seoul, South Korea recently to discuss plans for collaboration.
• Baoding University
• China Three Gorges University
• Jianghan University
View photos from the MOU ceremonies
Each visit proved successful with BHSU
establishing or sustaining Memoranda
www.BHSU.edu/International
of Understanding (MOU) agreements
with partner universities. MOUs provide
a framework for BHSU to work with its
partner universities ensuring collaboration
and providing student learning opportunities.
BHSU Offers New Scholarship
For Dual Credit Students
High school students
that complete dual
credit courses through
BHSU and enroll at
BHSU will earn the
new Early Scholar
Incentive Scholarship
of up to $7,500.
Student Lands CDC Traineeship
Shaina Johnson, biology
major and member of
the Oglala Lakota Sioux
Tribe from Porcupine,
is spending the summer
at Johns Hopkins in
Baltimore, the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) in
Atlanta, and Sanford
Medical Center in
Sioux Falls as part of a
prestigious public health
initiative.
Scholar-Athletes Record
Impressive GPAs
BHSU is the perfect
place for the scholarathlete to excel on the
field, the court and
in the classroom. The
overall total combined
grade point average
(GPA) for BHSU scholarathletes is nearly 3.0 for
the 2014-2015 academic
year, exceeding the
academic eligibility
requirements set by the
Kotelman
NCAA Division II and
the overall average for BHSU students.
The BHSU women’s basketball team has the
highest average GPA among all the Yellow Jacket
teams with a 3.559, followed by women’s cross
country with a 3.398 and women’s track outdoor
with a 3.364.
Cassidy Kotelman, biology major from
Brookings, is one of 230 BHSU students who
participated in athletics during the 2014-2015
academic year.
Johnson
“The coaches make it known that academics
come first. That perspective is a quality the whole
university embodies,” said Kotelman.
June 17, 2015
BHSU Honors Faculty
and
Staff
Outstanding faculty and staff were honored during
the annual Employee Awards Reception recently.
Award recipients were nominated by their peers for
excellence in the classroom, community and throughout
the University.
• Outstanding Research Scholarship & Creative
Achievement: Dr. Ahrar Ahmad
• Outstanding Teaching: Gina Gibson
• Outstanding Service: Dr. Cynthia Anderson and
Melissa Woodall
• Community Service: Margaret Kleinsasser
• Economic Enhancement & Savings: Ryan Shippy
• Student Service: Micheline Nelson
• Outstanding Area: University Advancement
Retirees and those achieving milestone years of
service were also honored.
BHSU Enactus Team Competes
Top
Tweets
President Jackson presents Dr. Ahrar Ahmad,
professor of political science and director of
graduate studies, with the Outstanding Research
Scholarship & Creative Achievement Award.
Dr. Ahmad was also honored as a retiree at the
awards reception.
in
June 5
“Great seeing all the smiling
faces
of the new Jackets signing up
for
classes! Welcome to BHSU!
---@tomjackjr
Follow President Jackson
on Twitter @tomjackjr
National Competition
BHSU business students competed in the Enactus United States National Competition recently
in St. Louis, Mo., bringing home a trophy for advancing to the competition quarter-finals.
Enactus is an international organization that brings together student, academic and business
leaders who are committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to shape a better, more
sustainable world. Enactus National Competitions are dramatic, energy-filled events where
Enactus teams present their projects and are evaluated by business leaders serving as judges.
BHSU Faculty Welcome Sinte Gleska
Students for Biotechnology Training
Students from Sinte Gleska Tribal College on the
Rosebud Reservation visited BHSU recently for a weeklong biotechnology boot camp as part of a NASA EPSCoR
grant.
Working under the mentorship of BHSU faculty, the
students learned bioinformatics tools and DNA extraction
procedures using water and soil samples collected from
the Rosebud Reservation. The goal of the week-long
intensive was to provide hands-on experience with lab
equipment to supplement research the students will
continue throughout the summer.
Comedy
and a
L to R: Students Mikal Bordeaux, Dakota Young, and Karen Moore from Sinte Gleska Tribal
College, and Ida Clarke from BHSU, visit Sanford Underground Research Facility during a weeklong bioinformatics and biotechnology boot camp at BHSU.
Classic Musical Light Up Summer Stage
The ninth annual Summer
Stage theatre series is
underway at BHSU with
three plays presented
throughout the month of
June.
A Black Hills tradition,
the community helps with
costumes and choreography.
More than 20 local children
participate in the musical.
Student actors build sets,
rehearse, and perform
providing a true professional
theatre experience for
the college students and
audience members.
President Invited to Speak
at National Gathering of
College Presidents
President Jackson will be a featured speaker
during a special session at the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities
(AASCU) national Summer Council of
Presidents next month in Denver.
Jackson will share reflections on his first year
as BHSU President during the special session
for new college presidents from across the
United States.
Sin, Sex and the C.I.A.