Volume XXIV No. 5 • Feb. 4, 2000

Professors discuss changing diversity Entrepreneurial woman of the year to speak Stock market game workshop scheduled Obtain approval before doing research Student teacher meetings scheduled University women donate to childcare center BHSU Green and Gold Club to host chamber appreciation night Theatre will present a musical fairytale Yellow Jacket Booster of the Year recognized Minutes of the December faculty senate meeting Minutes of the November faculty senate meeting Minutes of the university assessment committee meeting Funds available through instructional improvement committee Faculty-research committee has funds available Grants opportunities announced Calendar of events

Submit items to Campus Currents The Campus Currents is distributed every Friday. If you would like to include an item in the newsletter send it to Campus Currents, Unit 9512 or by e-mail to Campus Currents. Deadline is Thursday at 8 a.m.
To make the web pages load faster, most stories begin on this page and then are linked to another page with the entire article and a larger photograph. Click on the "Story" link to advance to that page.
Professors discuss changing diversity - Top A common theme of acknowledging the changing diversity of the nation's population and an ever-increasing need to understand and accept different ethnic groups and religions arose at a panel discussion at Black Hills State University this week. Seven BHSU professors and staff members took part in the panel each speaking on his/her respective area of interest and then answering questions from the audience. Throughout the presentations there emerged a common theme of the importance of recognizing and dealing with continuing racism, prejudice and stereotypes in society and especially in our state. Story
Entrepreneurial woman of the year to speak - Top
The Center for Business and Entrepreneurship at Black Hills State University will host speaker Terri Bowersock, 1998 recipient of the Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Award from Entrepreneur Magazine. Story
Stock market game workshop scheduled - Top
A free workshop regarding the South Dakota Stock Market simulation game will be held Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. in Jonas Hall room 305 on the campus of Black Hills State University. The stock-market game will begin Monday, Feb. 14 and will run through the close of trading Friday, April 21. Story
Obtain approval before doing research - Top
Any faculty member or student utilizing human subjects in research projects or animals in research or teaching activities must obtain approval from the animal-care and human-subjects committee before beginning the project or activity. This includes survey research, analysis of data previously collected from human subjects, and student research projects involving animal or human subjects. Although	many of the projects involving human subjects may be determined to be exempt from full committee review, the application process must be completed to extend University legal protection for the project.. For information and application forms, please contact the committee chair, Doug Wessel, at unit 9032, phone 6514, by e-mail, or in SW 210.

Student teacher meetings scheduled - Top
Students planning to student teach in the summer or fall 2000 should attend one of three student teacher meetings.. The meetings are Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 a.m. in the David B. Miller Student Union Multipurpose room.	For more information contact Colleen Gustafson, Office of Field Experience, 1200 University Street, Unit 9038, Spearfish, S.D. 57799-9038 (605) 642-6642.
University Women donate to child-care center - Top University Women, a group formerly known as Faculty Wives, donated nearly $200 and several toys to the Black Hills State University child-care center. Story
BHSU Green and Gold Club to host chamber appreciation night - Top
The Green and Gold Booster Club and Spearfish chamber relations committee at Black Hills State University will host an appreciation night Saturday, Feb. 12 for members of the Spearfish Chamber of Commerce during the BHSU basketball games against Dakota State University. Story
Theatre will present a musical fairytale - Top
The Black Hills State University theater department will present “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine in Woodburn Auditorium Feb. 24-26 at 8 p.m., and a Feb. 27 matinee at 2:30 p.m. Story
Yellow Jacket Booster of the Year recognized - Top
Norwest Wells Fargo Bank of Spearfish is this year's recipient of Black Hills State's Green and Gold Club booster of the year award. Story
Minutes of the December faculty senate meeting - Top
The faculty senate met Wednesday, Dec. 1 in Jonas 110 at 3:15 p.m. Story
Minutes of the November faculty senate meeting - Top
The faculty senate met Nov. 17 in Jonas 110 at 3:15 p.m. Story
Minutes of the university assessment committee meeting - Top
Minutes of the university assessment committee meeting Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. in Jonas 103. Story