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Submit items to Campus CurrentsThe 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. CSA positions open - TopThe following Career Service position is open:
The following Career Service position is open and limited to status Career Service employees of Black Hills State University
For more information check the announcement bulletin or contact the personnel office. Math consultant will speak - TopDr. Jodean Grunow, a math consultant from Wisconsin will be presenting a talk on the latest trends in K-12 mathematics education Friday, Sept 17 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Student Union multipurpose room. Grunow has a considerable amount of experience with the connected mathematics project from Michigan State University. This program is currently being piloted in the Spearfish sixth and seventh grade. Rapid City is also in the process of looking at using the materials. This program is sponsored by the Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education. For additional information contact Dr. John Alsup and Larry Hines. Schedule announced for Relay for Life - TopLaVerne Cook and her husband Dr. Lyle Cook invite the Black Hills State University community to attend any of the many events scheduled during Relay for Life, Sept. 17 and 18 at Lyle Hare Stadium. Relay for Life is a celebration of hope in a team effort to fight cancer. Events begin Friday at 6 p.m. and conclude Saturday, Sept. 18 at noon. Many Black Hills State University faculty members, staff and students are donating their time for this worthwhile event. The schedule is: Friday, Sept. 17 6 p.m .- Opening ceremony
6:30 p.m. - Cloggers on stage 7:15 p.m.- Illusionist Kirk Kokinos performs trunk escape 7:30-9 p.m. - Spaghetti dinner served in Pangburn Hall
cafeteria. 8 p.m. - Music by Lyle, Doug and Paul (throughout the evening) 9 p.m. - Mrs. South Dakota, Elaine Doll-Dunn will speak 9:15 p.m. - Luminary Ceremony Saturday, Sept. 18 7-8 a.m. - Breakfast served in Pangburn Hall cafeteria. 8-8:30 a.m. - Wake up exercises 8:30 a.m. - Dewalea Alsup and Friends performance 9:30 a.m. - Tai Chi Chih demonstration by Jan Marshall-Thoreen 10 a.m. - Straight No Chaser performance 11 a.m. - Northern Hills Blue Grass Band 11:30 a.m. - Recognition Awards presented by Mayor W.D. (Bill) Sparrow 11:45 a.m. - Closing ceremony. Two events—a silent auction and a cancer smart shop—will be on-going throughout the two days. A silent auction will be held for the following items: Dick Dubois print, Jon Crane print, Lettie Lister print, hand-carved wooden train on rail by Walter Niles, hand-crocheted bedspread by Rose Blade, and wooden sleigh by D Fine Interiors. The cancer smart shop includes students of wellness for life, health concepts, substance use education, Lookout Memorial Hospital, B.H. State Health Service, American Cancer Society, a rejuvenation tent with massages and fun and fitness activities such as parachute play, flashlight lasers, volleyball, touch football and more. Swarm Week events and new parade route in place for homecoming - TopEvents for Swarm Week and Swarm Day at Black Hills State are in place for an exciting homecoming culminating Saturday, Sept. 25 with the Yellow Jacket football team hosting Mayville State University at 2 p.m. at Lyle Hare Stadium. New to the homecoming scheme this year will be a change in the Swarm Day parade route with the starting point set for the Young Center parking lot and proceeding south along St. Joe Street to Jackson Boulevard following the traditional route east to downtown Spearfish. This year's Swarm Day theme is “Born to Bee Wild.” Activities begin Monday, Sept. 20 with a campus picnic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a Monday night flag football game starting at 5 p.m. at Lyle Hare Field. Tuesday's events include a disc-golf tournament at 4 p.m. on the campus course and a concert performance by “The Coats” at 7 p.m. in Woodburn Auditorium. The Swarm Week coronation is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Miller Student Union multi-purpose room. A dance will follow the coronation. A family carnival from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. highlights Thursday's activities and features Phil Baker, a children's performer, and Clown Lindy-Loo. Float preparations will get underway at the Young Center from 7 p.m. until midnight. A bungee run will take place on the campus from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday. The Yellow Jacket Hall of Fame Banquet will begin with a social hour at 6:15 p.m. and followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and recognition at the Northern Hills Holiday Inn and Convention Center. Swarm Day will kick off with an alumni awards breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Union multi-purpose room. The alumni band will rehearse in the Cook Hall band room beginning at 9 a.m. The parade lineup will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Young Center parking lot with the parade starting at 10:30 a.m. on the new route heading south on St. Joe. A Yellow Jacket alumni tailgate social will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Salem Park. Burger King will sponsor a tailgate social from noon until 1:30 p.m. at the north end of Lyle Hare Field. Game time is set for 2 p.m. with the Yellow Jackets hosting Mayville State University at Lyle Hare Stadium. Swarm Week information is available by contacting the Swarm Day office at (605) 642-6101 or the office of institutional advancement at (605) 642-6385. Fall 1999 South Dakota stock market game begins next month - TopThe South Dakota Stock Market Simulation Game will begin Oct. 4 and run through Dec. 10. A free two-hour workshop about the stock market game will be held in the Black Hills State University Student Union Friday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration deadline for the fall game is Sept. 24. Teams invest a hypothetical $100,000 in a portfolio of stocks and then follow their portfolio daily to buy and sell trades at their discretion. The teams compete for cash and prizes in the following divisions: elementary school, middle school, junior high, high school, college and an adult division. Each week the teams can see their weekly divisional ranking. Participants develop skills in math, language arts, computers, research and critical thinking as they build and maintain a portfolio of stock investments. The cost to participate in the game is $12 for grades 4-12, $16 for college teams and $30 for adult teams. Teams must have at least two members and no more than five members. The game will be played on the internet, therefore all teams must have internet access and an e-mail address. Each team will receive a weekly newsletter which will teach the players about stock markets, the American economic system and the global economy. Since 1977 over 8 million students have participated in this national program. Last spring over 800 students participated in teams from across the state. To register for the game, call the Center for Business and Entrepreneurialship at 605-642-6091. College of Education scholarships awarded - TopThirty-six Black Hills State University students were recognized as scholarship winners at a recent awards reception hosted by the College of Education. Dr. Sandee Schamber, assistant professor of education, served as master of ceremonies. She was assisted by members of the BHSU faculty in awarding scholarship certificates to the honorees. The nine-member scholarship and awards committee is chaired by Valerie Hawkins, librarian and assistant professor.
Student internships available at BHSU for Legislative session - TopLegislative internship positions with the South Dakota Legislature are available to Black Hills State students who apply before Oct. 8, 1999. Dr. Tom Hills, professor of political science, said “Twenty-two students from South Dakota colleges and universities will be selected for the intern program. All students, regardless of major, are welcome to apply. This internship runs the length of the Legislative session, Jan. 10 through early March, a total of seven weeks.” Interns will receive $60 per day or a total of $2,100 for the session. This is not taxable income, since it is considered living expense, not salary. Students may earn seven semester hours of credit in social science for their internship. Credit is also available in other areas such as business or mass communications with approval from the appropriate college dean. Hills said, “Black Hills State has done very well in having students selected for this program. Last year five of our students were selected. In 1998 seven were selected and in 1997 we had eight. In fact, over the past five years, we have had more students selected than any other South Dakota college or university, public or private.” He also said that participation in the program provides students with an opportunity to learn about government, politics, and lawmaking as well as making contacts for future employment possibilities. For further information and application form, contact Hills in Jonas Hall room 131 or phone 605 642-6336. Disc-golf tournament scheduled at BHSU during Swarm Day - TopThe third annual Swarm Days disc-golf tournament will be held on the Black Hills State University disc-golf course Tuesday, Sept. 21. Two separate Swarm Day tournaments will be held. At 4 p.m. a students only event will be played. This tournament is free to all BHSU students and will be a 19-hole event with a shot-gun start. Prizes will be awarded to the top players. At 6 p.m, a community only event will be played. This tournament will cost $5 per player and will be a 19-hole event with a shot-gun start. The $5 fee covers the cost of the prizes to the top players. Register for this event by contacting the Student Union or show up 30 minutes before the start. The fourth annual Octoberfling will be held on the college disc-golf course Saturday, Oct. 2 at 8 a.m. The tournament will consist of 38 holes of disc golf. The player cost is $15 for the novice division and $20 for the advanced division. This fee includes an official golfing disc from the BHSU bookstore and a meal between the first and second rounds. To register contact Don Altmyer at 642-6266 or 642-9796. Walk-in registrations will be accepted from 8-9 a.m. The net proceeds from this event will be used to acquire several trash cans and picnic benches on the course. Disc golf is like traditional ball golf in that each player attempts to complete each hole or "basket" in the fewest number of strokes or "throws." Each player throws a "drive" from a concrete tee pad, and an up shot and putt into the basket. The basket is a five-foot metal pole with a hanging array of chain which serve to catch the disc and drop it into a circular bottom basket. Completing the course takes about an hour and covers about one mile through the nooks and crannies of the campus. A meandering creek and tall pine trees make the course challenging. The sport is low impact cardiovascular exercise and is fun for people of all ages and skill levels. The BHSU campus course is the first official course in the state of South Dakota. Nationwide, there are over 550 courses. Golfing discs are available for check out at recreational sports and are for sale at the BHSU bookstore.
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