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Welcome to the University of South Dakota. We're South Dakota's flagship institution and the home of the Coyotes. We're the big-time university with a small-college feel. We ARE South Dakota and we're glad you're here.
My name is Maria and I'll be your tour guide.
Let's begin our tour at the heart of the USD campus at historic Old Main. The University's oldest building, Old Main was originally constructed in 1883. The building was destroyed by fire in 1893 and immediately rebuilt. An assortment of materials and adornments from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. were used in the rebuilding, but not necessarily the iconic spires as often suggested by folklore.
The building was completely renovated in 1997 and now serves as the home to classrooms, the USD's honors program, Farber Hall and the Oscar Howe Gallery.
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Welcome to the University of South Dakota. We're South Dakota's flagship institution and the home of the Coyotes. We're the big-time university with a small-college feel. We ARE South Dakota and we're glad you're here.
My name is Maria and I'll be your tour guide.
Let's begin our tour at the heart of the USD campus at historic Old Main. The University's oldest building, Old Main was originally constructed in 1883. The building was destroyed by fire in 1893 and immediately rebuilt. An assortment of materials and adornments from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. were used in the rebuilding, but not necessarily the iconic spires as often suggested by folklore.
The building was completely renovated in 1997 and now serves as the home to classrooms, the USD's honors program, Farber Hall and the Oscar Howe Gallery.
Old Main
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Welcome to the University of South Dakota. We're South Dakota's flagship institution and the home of the Coyotes. We're the big-time university with a small-college feel. We ARE South Dakota and we're glad you're here.
My name is Maria and I'll be your tour guide.
Let's begin our tour at the heart of the USD campus at historic Old Main. The University's oldest building, Old Main was originally constructed in 1883. The building was destroyed by fire in 1893 and immediately rebuilt. An assortment of materials and adornments from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. were used in the rebuilding, but not necessarily the iconic spires as often suggested by folklore.
The building was completely renovated in 1997 and now serves as the home to classrooms, the USD's honors program, Farber Hall and the Oscar Howe Gallery.
Belbas Center
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Just a few steps away from Old Main is the Dean Belbas Center.
Easily recognized by its signature towers, this historic building is home to the Office of Admissions, the Registrar and Financial Aid. Originally built in 1905 and remodeled in 2004, the Belbas Center previously housed physical education and military training programs. That probably explains the bullet holes in the third floor walls.
Delzell Education Center
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Our next stop is the Delzell Education Center, home of the USD School of Education.
With innovative programming and partnerships, we're revolutionizing the way we're preparing placing and supporting new teachers. As part of the education program, you'll train and focus in the area where you want to serve and teach including elementary education, secondary education, special education and physical education. If you want to teach, motivate and inspire, you'll get your start right here at the Delzell Education Center.
I.D Weeks Library
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Much more than just stacks of books, the I.D. Weeks Library provides assistance and support in locating and using the vast amounts of resources available online, remotely and…yes, even here in the stacks. Located on the first floor, the Academic Commons is your one stop for academic support including everything from academic advising and career planning to help with writing, math and presentations.
Muenster University Center
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We're now at the hub for student life at USD – The Muenster University Center.
Meet your friends by the fire pit, grab a bite at the food court, sip a cup at UBrew or crack a book in the lounge and study areas. Catch the Coyotes and all your favorite teams in big-screen, high definition and shop for all of your gear at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore. From concerts and dances to comedians and movies, if it's happening on campus, it's happening at the MUC.
North Complex Residence Halls trail
North Complex Residence Halls
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As a freshman at USD, your college home just might be right here in the North Complex.
Comprised of four residence halls – Beede (Bead-ie), Michelson. Olson and Richardson – the North Complex features double occupancy rooms with co-ed and single-gender floors. Here at the North Complex, you're right where you need to be. You're in the middle of the action and close to your classes. You're…"home."
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Albert Einstein once said "Imagination will take you everywhere."
If you're a music, theatre or art major at USD, imagination takes you right here to the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts.
Home to the region's only College of Fine Arts, USD provides musicians, artists and actors the chance to learn, create, inspire and perform inside the Lee Center's may studios, galleries, labs, concert halls and even center-stage at the 450-seat Knutson (Newt-son) Theatre.
Warren M Lee Center of Fine Arts
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Albert Einstein once said "Imagination will take you everywhere."
If you're a music, theatre or art major at USD, imagination takes you right here to the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts.
Home to the region's only College of Fine Arts, USD provides musicians, artists and actors the chance to learn, create, inspire and perform inside the Lee Center's may studios, galleries, labs, concert halls and even center-stage at the 450-seat Knutson (Newt-son) Theatre.
Wellness Center
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Ready for a workout?
The USD Wellness Center is THE place to work out, shape up, throw down or join in for all of your favorite recreation, fitness and intramural activities.
You'll find it all here at the Wellness Center: Fully equipped cardio and weight rooms, group fitness, studios, multipurpose recreation courts, racquetball courts. spinning room, jogging track and of course South Dakota's highest climbing wall.
For sharp minds, healthy bodies and happy hearts, the Wellness Center is the place to be.
W.H Over Museum trail
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Welcome to the DakotaDome! The home of the Coyotes!
USD's athletic teams stay warm, dry and virtually unbeatable inside one of South Dakota's most iconic structures. With a capacity of 11,000 red-clad Coyote fans, the Dome provides an electric atmosphere for students and an unparalleled home-field advantage for the NCAA Division I USD teams. Go Yotes!
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Welcome to the DakotaDome! The home of the Coyotes!
USD's athletic teams stay warm, dry and virtually unbeatable inside one of South Dakota's most iconic structures. With a capacity of 11,000 red-clad Coyote fans, the Dome provides an electric atmosphere for students and an unparalleled home-field advantage for the NCAA Division I USD teams. Go Yotes!
DakotaDome
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Welcome to the DakotaDome! The home of the Coyotes!
USD's athletic teams stay warm, dry and virtually unbeatable inside one of South Dakota's most iconic structures. With a capacity of 11,000 red-clad Coyote fans, the Dome provides an electric atmosphere for students and an unparalleled home-field advantage for the NCAA Division I USD teams. Go Yotes!
Coyote Village
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If the DakotaDome is the "Home of the Coyotes," then Coyote Village is where USD student really "live."
USD's newest housing option, Coyote Village features suite-style living as well as a theater, game rooms, on-site laundry and coffee shop. Opened in the fall of 2010, the complex offers fully furnished two – and four-student suites. Each Coyote Village residents has their own room and semi-private bathroom while sharing a living space and kitchenette. It's all of the independence of apartment living with the convenience and security of on-campus housing.
School of Law trail
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If it pleases the tour, I'd like to direct your attention to the USD School of Law. The state's only law school, the USD School of Law is consistently ranked among the nation's most outstanding and "best value" law schools. About 70% of South Dakota's lawyers graduated from the USD school of law including all five members of South Dakota's Supreme Court.
Now, if there are no objections…let's continue our tour.
USD School of Law
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If it pleases the tour, I'd like to direct your attention to the USD School of Law. The state's only law school, the USD School of Law is consistently ranked among the nation's most outstanding and "best value" law schools. About 70% of South Dakota's lawyers graduated from the USD school of law including all five members of South Dakota's Supreme Court.
Now, if there are no objections…let's continue our tour.
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It's time this tour got down to business
And there's not a better place to start than Beacom Hall – the home of USD's Beacom School of Business.
The region's leader in business education, the Beacom School's nationally-respected and fully-accredited programs provide students with the leadership skills and hands-on experiences they need for success in today's global marketplace.
The state-of-the-art facility includes technology-rich "Smart Room" classrooms, conference room, an auditorium and spaces to accommodate the latest teaching and problem solving techniques. A stock ticker runs along the walls of the foyer to help you keep up with your investments.
Beacom School of Business
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It's time this tour got down to business
And there's not a better place to start than Beacom Hall – the home of USD's Beacom School of Business.
The region's leader in business education, the Beacom School's nationally-respected and fully-accredited programs provide students with the leadership skills and hands-on experiences they need for success in today's global marketplace.
The state-of-the-art facility includes technology-rich "Smart Room" classrooms, conference room, an auditorium and spaces to accommodate the latest teaching and problem solving techniques. A stock ticker runs along the walls of the foyer to help you keep up with your investments.
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Named for the USA Today founder and USD alum, the Al Neuharth Media Center is home to USD's Contemporary Media and Journalism program. The First Amendment is boldly emblazoned on the front of the building as a reminder of the responsibilities of USD's future communicators who run USD's student media: the Volante student newspaper, the KAOR radio station and the KYOT TV station. The facilities include classrooms, offices, computer labs, TV and radio studios, and a lecture hall. The production studios of South Dakota Public Broadcasting are also located in the Center.
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Named for the USA Today founder and USD alum, the Al Neuharth Media Center is home to USD's Contemporary Media and Journalism program. The First Amendment is boldly emblazoned on the front of the building as a reminder of the responsibilities of USD's future communicators who run USD's student media: the Volante student newspaper, the KAOR radio station and the KYOT TV station. The facilities include classrooms, offices, computer labs, TV and radio studios, and a lecture hall. The production studios of South Dakota Public Broadcasting are also located in the Center.
Churchill Haines Labs trail
Churchill-Haines
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We continue our tour – and our trip through the sciences – to the east with a stop at the Churchill-Haines and Pardee Laboratories. Inside you'll find the offices and research facilities for the chemistry and biology departments. Undergraduate research is a signature program at USD, and students in chemistry, biology – and virtually every academic major – have opportunities to engaged in research with faculty members, present at national conferences and conduct research at sites around the world.
Shakespeare Garden
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"That which we call a rose, by any name would smell as sweet…"
Just outside the Pardee Laboratory, you'll find roses - along with every flower, herb and shrub mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare - right here in the Shakespeare Garden.
They're all here: "Rosemary for remembrance" and "pansies for thoughts" as well as everything from honeysuckle to wormwood.
The Garden was dedicated in 1988 and serves as a perfect spot to meditate, reflect, meet a friend or - as Shakespeare might say - "ask your heart what it doth know."
Akeley Lawrence Science Center
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You might be into astroparticales and nuclear physics. Or you might prefer plutons and plate tectonics. Either way, you'll feel at right at home at the Akeley- Lawrence Science Center.
Home to the Physics and Earth Sciences Departments, the Center recently underwent modernizing renovations to its research labs and classrooms.
The Center is named for former USD dean Lewis Akeley and USD graduate John Lawrence – known as the "Father of Nuclear Medicine" for his pioneering work in nuclear science. John's brother Ernest – another USD graduate – went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics 1939 for his work in inventing the Cyclotron.
Sanford School of Medicine
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From music to medicine, we cross the street to arrive at the Lee Medicine & Science building, home to the Sanford School of Medicine.
A cornerstone for regional health care, USD's Sanford School of Medicine is the only medical school in the state. Following an extensive $37 million renovation in 2008, "Lee Med" features state-of-the-art technology with laboratories and classrooms designed to emphasize team teaching and problem solving. Getting in to the med school is a competitive process as USD traditionally ranks among the top schools in the country for rural medicine and for producing family and rural doctors.
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At USD, we've got the rhythm, we keep the beat and we've got chops - all with help from the National Music Museum and its vast collections of musical instruments.
Founded in 1973, the internationally renowned museum's collections include more than 14,500 instruments spanning all cultures and historical periods. Former president Bill Clinton's famous saxophone and a Johnny Cash guitar are among the many musical treasures on display in the museum.
National Music Museum
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At USD, we've got the rhythm, we keep the beat and we've got chops - all with help from the National Music Museum and its vast collections of musical instruments.
Founded in 1973, the internationally renowned museum's collections include more than 14,500 instruments spanning all cultures and historical periods. Former president Bill Clinton's famous saxophone and a Johnny Cash guitar are among the many musical treasures on display in the museum.
Native American Cultural Center
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In Lakota it's "Hau, Mitakuyapi"
"Hello my relatives, I have something to say" And I want to tell you all about the Native Cultural Center. As part of the university's ongoing diversity initiative, the Center provides a culturally-enriching environment for Native American students and ALL students interested in native culture. Inside, students can access meeting rooms, computer lab, Lakota language lab and engage in social activities such as drum group practice, Sundance meetings and of course, just hanging out with friends.
In addition to the Native American Student Union – Tiospaye U (tee-o-shpa-yea U) – student organizations such as the Black Student Union and International Students Club foster cultural diversity while providing support for members and the entire USD community.
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Whether it's meeting with the president, purchasing a parking pass or taking in a concert, you can do it all right here at Slagle Hall and Auditorium.
Originally built in 1927, the recently renovated building is home to the Office of the President, business office as well as other campus administrators. The refurbished Aalf's Auditorium boasts spectacular acoustics and sightlines while hosting lectures, student performances and concerts from chart-topping bands.
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Whether it's meeting with the president, purchasing a parking pass or taking in a concert, you can do it all right here at Slagle Hall and Auditorium.
Originally built in 1927, the recently renovated building is home to the Office of the President, business office as well as other campus administrators. The refurbished Aalf's Auditorium boasts spectacular acoustics and sightlines while hosting lectures, student performances and concerts from chart-topping bands.
Slagle Hall
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Whether it's meeting with the president, purchasing a parking pass or taking in a concert, you can do it all right here at Slagle Hall and Auditorium.
Originally built in 1927, the recently renovated building is home to the Office of the President, business office as well as other campus administrators. The refurbished Aalf's Auditorium boasts spectacular acoustics and sightlines while hosting lectures, student performances and concerts from chart-topping bands.
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The University of South Dakota is the state's designated liberal arts university, and at the
heart of the liberal arts education is the College of Arts & Sciences. With offices and classrooms here in the A&S building, the College offers majors and minors in 22 academic programs while providing the greatest range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the state. The building itself is of Colonial-style architecture and was originally home to the USD law school. Today, the A&S building includes the McKusick Technology Center for math and computer science classes.
College of Arts and Sciences
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The University of South Dakota is the state's designated liberal arts university, and at the
heart of the liberal arts education is the College of Arts & Sciences. With offices and classrooms here in the A&S building, the College offers majors and minors in 22 academic programs while providing the greatest range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the state. The building itself is of Colonial-style architecture and was originally home to the USD law school. Today, the A&S building includes the McKusick Technology Center for math and computer science classes.
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From the Arts & Sciences building, East Hall and Dakota Hall, we return to the front of Old Main and the conclusion of our tour. We hope you enjoyed your visit and we look forward to having you back on campus in the near future.
Until then, thanks for visiting, best of luck for the future and Go Yotes!
