During World War II, Black Hills State University, then known as Black Hills Teachers College (BHTC), became a training ground for the U.S. air power needed to win the war. Now, artifacts from that time in the University’s history will return to campus through a gift from Terry Neil King of Barrington, Ill.
 

The spring session of the South Dakota Stock Market Game (SDSMG), operated by the Black Hills State University Center for Economic Education, concluded its 10-week trading session on recently with 453 students from 23 South Dakota schools participating. BHSU student Raven Jorgensen, business administration-management and public accountancy major from Kadoka, won the College division.

Nearly 390 Black Hills State University candidates for graduation were awarded master, bachelor, associate degrees during the University’s 175th Commencement Ceremony this month.
 

Sarah Rathert wants to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a teacher. She’s getting help along the way from the South Dakota Bandmasters Association (SDBA) who recently selected Sarah as a recipient of their annual instrumental music scholarship. Originally from Sturgis, Sarah heard about the SDBA scholarship from one of her professors at BHSU, Dr. David Berberick, assistant professor of music.

Two faculty from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, Dr. Miro Haček and Dr. Simona Kukovič, visited Black Hills State University recently to discuss further partnership opportunities with the BHSU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. Haček and Kukovič met with Dr. Tom Jackson, Jr., President of BHSU, Dr. Chris Crawford, provost and vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Sharman Adams, dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, and Dr. Trenton Ellis, assistant professor of human services.
 

At Black Hills State University-Rapid City, two students turned an economics discussion into an emergent drone services company. Trevor Plett, Black Hills State University MBA alumni, and John Herrera, BHSU MBA student who graduated May 5, come from drastically different academic backgrounds—banking and medicine—but met through the MBA in Applied Management program at BHSU-RC. Plett and Herrera recently founded Rushmore Drones in April 2017.
 

Full-time jobs, travels across the world, and advanced degrees. In this series “6 questions with 6 grads,” Black Hills State University will highlight the future plans of some of the University’s May 2018 graduates. Sierra Concha, English major from Pine Ridge, was hired to be a kindergarten teacher on the Reservation and looks forward to providing high quality education in the Lakota language.
 

Full-time jobs, travels across the world, and advanced degrees. In this series “6 questions with 6 grads,” Black Hills State University will highlight the future plans of some of the University’s May 2018 graduates. Madison Jilek, physical science and chemistry major from Spearfish, will begin her Ph.D. studies at the University of Colorado Boulder this fall.

 

Full-time jobs, travels across the world, and advanced degrees. In this series “6 questions with 6 grads,” Black Hills State University will highlight the future plans of some of the University’s May 2018 graduates. Walter Bordewyk, outdoor education major from Fort Collins, Colo., will travel to Asia with the Campus Ventures ministry.

Graduate business students at Black Hills State University-Rapid City (BHSU-RC) recently presented extensive market research and strategic marketing plans for local organizations, including the Rapid City Police Department, Dunn Bros Coffee, and South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Division of Wildlife. This community-based project allowed BHSU-RC MBA students to use their education as a resource for Black Hills businesses.

Julie Penney, business administration and management major at Black Hills State University-Rapid City, has wanted to get her business degree since the day she graduated high school in 1988. After sending both of her children to college to achieve their degrees, she decided it was her turn. Now, Julie is on track to earn her diploma from BHSU-RC in May 2019.

The Black Hills State University Women in Science Group will hold its first annual Women in Science Conference at BHSU in Spearfish Wednesday, May 9. The goal of this free one-day conference is to encourage middle school girls to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Full-time jobs, travels across the world, and advanced degrees. In this series “6 questions with 6 grads,” Black Hills State University will highlight the future plans of some of the University’s May 2018 graduates. After graduation, D’Aryn Lends His Horse, chemistry major from Eagle Butte, S.D., will pursue her goal of becoming a pharmacist. She was accepted into pharmacy school in Colorado.

Full-time jobs, travels across the world, and advanced degrees. In this series “6 questions with 6 grads,” Black Hills State University will highlight the future plans of some of the University’s May 2018 graduates. Gavin Brucklacher, business administration major from Philip, S.D., turned a successful internship for college credit at First National Bank into a full-time job opportunity. 
 

Jose Morales, who has been taking classes at Black Hills State University–Rapid City and will graduate with his bachelor’s degree in mass communications this week, is a long way from his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In the KBHU TV studio at BHSU, Jose Morales took a moment to turn off the camera and retrace the steps that brought him from Puerto Rico to Rapid City.