A photograph by Black Hills State University professor of photography Steve Babbitt is on exhibit at the San Diego Art Institute after being selected as one of the top 200 photographs in the eighth annual Art of Photography Show, an international competition and exhibition.

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Photographers Forum Magazine chose 13 Black Hills State University photography students as finalists in the 32nd Annual College Photographers Competition. BHSU photography students selected in this year’s competition include: Anthony Petrone, Emily Reidman, Michael Wentworth, Dawn Adkins, Ian Craig, Andrew Rexroad, Linda Admundson, Amanda Goetz, Brooke Geier, Chris Yushta, Cory Schultz, Tamera Allen, and Tracy Spaans.

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Black Hills State University alumni who were honored for their successes credited their experiences at BHSU as paving the way for their accomplishments. The five alumni were honored during the recent BHSU Swarm Week Alumni Awards luncheon, an annual event which recognizes the outstanding achievements of alumni.

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Black Hills State University senior David Henry has found his voice on a national business blog. For the past two months,the finance and economics major has penned three articles for the Motley Fool blog, a national site that offers news analysis and commentary for investors of all kinds.

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Taylor Mali’s mastery with words inspired many to go into the teaching profession. Now, for the first time in the state the former teacher and well-known poet will bring his message to Black Hills State University. Mali will speak Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Meier Recital Hall as part of the Madeline A. Young Distinguished Speaker Series.

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The first edition of the Black Hills Journal, the original name of the Rapid City Journal,has found a permanent home in Black Hills State University’s Leland B. Case Library of Western Studies.  

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Black Hills State University will host a lecture on hydrogen solar cells by Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer John A. Turner. The talk, “Frontiers, Opportunities and Challenges for a Hydrogen Economy” will be held Friday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. in Jonas Hall room 305.

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The registration deadline for the DDN Class Start Right: Build Your Own Business has been extended to Oct. 11. The class, sponsored by the South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunity (SD CEO) at Black Hills State University, has partnered with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Black Hills (CCCS/BH) to offer the class via DDN at the following locations: Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, South Dakota State University, University of South Dakota, and the University Center-Sioux Falls.

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Black Hills State University is one step closer to its Alumni Foundation Welcome Center after breaking ground last month on the $1.4 million project.

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Michael Shann’s career in theatre has taken him all over the world, but there is one place he always returns to. “I always tried to keep my ties with Spearfish and Black Hills State University,” he said. Shann, a 1970 graduate of education with a drama and history emphasis, started his career on the BHSU stage. Next week, he will be the guest director for BHSU’s first production of the season, Swimming in the Shallows by Adam Bock.

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Black Hills State University and the Spearfish community displayed their school spirit and support for the military during the recent Swarm Day parade.

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For Black Hills State University photography student Rianna Hotz, her print “Domiciliary Stairwell” holds special meaning and now has received international recognition. Taken at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Hot Springs,it depicts a stairwell hidden away from the busyness of the medical center’s daily routine.

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When Newley Kartak first got the message from an editor at Cosmopolitan that he was a finalist for the fashion magazine’s 2012 Bachelor of the Year, he thought it was a prank.
Only after realizing it was a New York number did the reality set in, he said. Cosmo recently released its Bachelor of the Year 2012 finalists, one from each state, with Kartak, a BHSU admissions counselor, voted as South Dakota’s bachelor of the year.

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Nearly 200 Black Hills State University students, alumni and community members explored career opportunities offered by more than 40 companies and organizations at the University’s annual Fall Career Fair.

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SPEARFISH … Elise Foltz always knew she wanted to go into public accounting. However, the Black Hills State University senior now has a better idea of the day-to-day life she will soon be living as an accountant.  

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