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| Transcript | February 20, 2004 South Dakota Tech News Report January-February 2004 Tech Professor Wins Teaching Award South Dakota Tech professor Dr. Stan Howard has been selected for the 2003 American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Industry Education Award. Howard, who teaches in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, has been at Tech since 1971. Howard will receive the award during the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society's 133rd Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony, scheduled for March 16 in Charlotte, N.C. Howard was given the award for being an "inspiring teacher and accomplished scholar, implementer of innovation in learning, and instructor and counselor to many who have risen to leadership within the mining industry." "We are proud of Dr. Howard's accomplishment" Tech President Dr. Charles Ruch said. "He is an excellent professor, and he deserves this recognition." #30# Dinostories Exhibit Opens At Science Center Life-sized dinosaur nests and fossils await explorers who visit Dinostories now through Feb. 21 at the Children's Science Center, 515 West Boulevard. This prehistoric exhibit takes a fresh look at an ancient age and gives visitors a chance to see, feel and experience the life of dinosaurs. "Kids of all ages love dinosaurs" says Liliane Wood, assistant coordinator for Education at the Children's Science Center. "We're always happy to display an exhibit that can be as exciting as it is educational." The colorful, hands-on exhibit allows participants to compare samples of carnivore, herbivore and omnivore teeth. Reading chairs the size of a dinosaur's head will give a real understanding of just how large dinosaurs really were. Floor puzzles and three-dimensional puzzles are available. For additional information on Dinostories, call the Children's Science Center at 394-6996, or stop by 515 West Blvd. The Center's hours are Monday and Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Children's Science Center is an outreach service operated by South Dakota Tech. The mission of the Children's Science Center is to create an environment for learning through innovative exhibits, programs, and tools that help children and adults nurture their curiosity about science and technology in the work around them. #30# Nostalgia Night Features "The Sting" The 10th annual Nostalgia Night film series opens Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Elks Theatre with "The Sting" winner of seven Academy Awards, including best picture. Robert Redford and Paul Newman star in this 1973 classic. "The Sting" a critical and box-office hit, reunited Newman and Redford, who previously starred in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Set in 1936, "The Sting" tells the story of two Chicago con artists (Newman and Redford) who find themselves in a high-stakes game against the master of all cheating mobsters (Robert Shaw), when they set out to avenge the murder of a mutual friend and partner. Nostalgia Night is an annual series of 10 weekly films presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library at South Dakota Tech, in cooperation with the Elks Theatre. Other films being show this year are "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" "Woman of the Year" "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" "The Adventures of Robin Hood" "Suspicion" "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Charade" "Dark Victory" and "The Pink Panther." All films begin at 6 p.m. Tickets for individual films will be available at the door on a space available basis the evening of the show for $4.50 each. #30# See The Stars From The Classroom A new astronomy outreach program will allow South Dakota schools, colleges and universities to remotely access the powerful telescope at Badlands Observatory from any location in the state. Dr. Sherry Farwell, director of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium at South Dakota Tech, announced today that the Consortium, along with the observatory in Quinn, S.D., will offer the program, called "Dark Skies, Bright Minds." The program will fund projects that provide educational enrichment through remote use of the telescope. Through this program, objects in space such as the sun, moon, planets, nebulae, comets, stars and others can be observed from classrooms. For the past four years, Ron Dyvig, director of Badlands Observatory, has concentrated on asteroid research using the 26-inch Newtonian telescope that he fabricated. In addition to participating in NASA's Space Guard Program, Badlands Observatory has also been credited for discovering 27 main belt asteroids. One of those was recently named after the State of South Dakota by the International Astronomical Union. Last year, using a state-funded grant, Dyvig upgraded the telescope and its camera, and purchased software that permits outside use over the Internet. A test group of observers has observed celestial objects from remote locations as far away as Hawaii using desktop and laptop computers connected through cable, dial-up and wireless networks. Several schools have already signed up for observing sessions, and more may do so. "The South Dakota Space Grant Consortium has set aside funds from NASA to allow use of this unique remote telescope facility by schools within the state without charge" Farwell said. "We are pleased to offer this new and exciting teaching aid to educators in South Dakota." Dyvig added that if the response from the schools were high enough to expend the NASA funds, Badlands Observatory would still offer the program at no charge to schools that wish to participate. Badlands Observatory is an educational affiliate of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium. Additional information about this program can be found by visiting Badlands Observatory���s website atwww.sdsmt.edu/space/bo.htm, or by contacting: • Ron Dyvig, Badlands Observatory – e-mail: badobs@gwtc.net; telephone: (605) 386-2105. • Tom Durkin, SD Space Grant Consortium – e-mail: Thomas.Durkin@sdsmt.edu; telephone: (605) 394-1975. #30# Home School Classes To Build And Explore In January, Thursdays are the perfect day for home school students to explore a different classroom. The Children's Science Center offers classes from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for first through fifth graders and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for sixth through 12th graders. The theme for the Jan. 22 class is, "Winter Skies." Students will explore outer space inside the Science Center with the Star Lab. On Jan. 29, students will learn all about how magnets work, explore levitrons and build a magnet. Home school classes cost $10 for members of the CSC and $12 for non-members. Please register in advance by calling (605) 394-6996. The Children's Science Center holds Home School Days the third Thursday of every month, with a reduced admission of only $2 per person. The Children's Science Center is an outreach service of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The goal of the Children's Science Center is to create an environment to help children and adults nurture their curiosity about science and technology and the world around them. #30# Nostalgia Night Features "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" The 10th annual Nostalgia Night film series continues Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Elks Theatre with "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" MGM's 1954 musical. Howard Keel and Jane Powell join forces in this blend of song, dance and romance. Keel, with his big-as-all-outdoors baritone, stars as a bold mountain man living in the Oregon woods who brings home a bride (soprano Jane Powell) to his six slovenly brothers. Taming the rambunctious brood, Jane proceeds to make gentlemen of them so they can find sweethearts of their own. Nostalgia Night is an annual series of 10 weekly films presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library at South Dakota Tech, in cooperation with the Elks Theatre. Future films are "Woman of the Year" "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" "The Adventures of Robin Hood" "Suspicion" "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Charade" "Dark Victory" and "The Pink Panther." All films begin at 6 p.m. Tickets for individual films will be available at the door on a space available basis the evening of the show for $4.50 each. #30# Eagle Scout Soars With Science Center Project Chris Bosma, a senior at Stevens High School, will oversee an intense renovation project this Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Children's Science Center, 515 West Blvd. Bosma has been planning the project for the past two months with staff at the Science Center. His crew will build much needed storage shelves, organize educational materials and give a fresh coat of paint to the Center's multipurpose classroom. "This young man's initiative opens many doors and just shows the types of opportunities that exist for the community to become involved at the Children's Science Center" says Liliane Wood, Assistant Coordinator for Education. The Children's Science Center, which is an outreach service of South Dakota Tech, has an existing rapport with the area Scout organizations, as it offers many classes for Scouts. Participants earn badges upon completion of their class work. Upcoming classes include Girl Scouts Aerospace on March 11; Brownies Science Wonders on Feb. 19; Cub Scouts Geography on Jan. 22 and Weather on March 18; and Webelos Engineering on Feb. 12 and Geology on March 25. The mission of the Children's Science Center is to create an environment for learning through innovative exhibits, programs and tools that help children and adults nurture their curiosity about science and technology and the world around them. #30# Nostalgia Night Features "Woman of the Year" The 10th annual Nostalgia Night film series Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Elks Theatre with "Woman of the Year" The first film starring the legendary screen team of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, this dramatic comedy from 1942 plays off the unlikely match of opposites – the brash sports reporter Sam Craig (Tracy) and the brilliant political commentator Tess Harding (Hepburn) – whose marriage grabs front-page headlines. Balancing her flashy career with marital bliss turns out to be a complicated challenge for the worldly Tess, whose down-to-earth husband struggles to support her ambition while keeping their marriage from falling apart. Nostalgia Night is an annual series of 10 weekly films presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library at South Dakota Tech, in cooperation with the Elks Theatre. Future films are "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" "The Adventures of Robin Hood" "Suspicion" "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Charade" "Dark Victory" and "The Pink Panther." All films begin at 6 p.m. Tickets for individual films will be available at the door on a space available basis the evening of the show for $4.50 each. #30# South Dakota Tech Joins Campus Compact South Dakota Tech has added another item to the list of things that make the university unique. Tech has joined Campus Compact, a coalition of more than 900 colleges and universities committed to the civic purposes of higher education. Tech is the only South Dakota university enrolled in the effort. Campus Compact promotes community service that develops students' citizenship skills and values, encourages partnerships between campuses and communities, and assists faculty who seek to integrate public and community engagement into their teaching and research. "I believe in this effort" Tech President Dr. Charles Ruch said. "By creating a campus that supports and encourages community service, South Dakota Tech can better prepare students to be active, committed and informed citizens and leaders. "In my commencement address to the December graduating class, I encouraged the students to contribute their skills and time to the communities they join. Participation in Campus Compact will give students a primer in giving back, and hopefully, help them gain an appreciation of it." Tech students already participate in many community service projects, and Ruch sees the Campus Compact expanding that effort so students have an even bigger impact. During the 2001-2002 academic year, 33 percent of students at Campus Compact member campuses participated in service projects. Those students established or participated in programs to reduce racial tension, clean up the environment, work with the hungry and homeless, teach children to read and much more. Much of the work is done through everyday course work, known as "service-learning." At more than 80 percent of Campus Compact schools, students can take advantage of courses that link community service with academic content. The result – communities receive valuable assistance and expertise, and students receive important, hands-on experiential learning. "I���m excited about Tech's participation in Campus Compact, and I look forward to joining with the community to make this effort a success" Ruch said. #30# Health and Wellness Expo Feb. 19 The sixth "Matters of the Heart: A Health and Wellness Expo" will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Surbeck Student Center Ballroom at South Dakota Tech. The fair is designed for students, and focuses on health issues for young people, such as sports injuries, nutrition, drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and abuse, stress management, sexually transmitted diseases and other issues young people face. Tech invites high school students and young adults to attend. Highlights include massages, body fat analysis, dorm room workouts, healthy relationships and push-up and sit-up contests. The purpose is to increase awareness and provide information to students on health issues, as well offer them free health screenings. The Tech Athletic Department will have information about sports training techniques and sign-ups for intramural sports. There also will be fun contests, prizes and giveaways. The Expo usually features 30 to 50 groups that host booths. Between 200 and 350 people usually attend. #30# Nostalgia Night Features "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" The 10th annual Nostalgia Night film series continues Sunday, Feb. 1, at the Elks Theatre with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." This 1958 adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play is a powerful, highly-charged, moving story of a neurotic, dysfunctional Southern family with its rivalries, tensions and secrets. The film, one of the top 10 box-office hits of its year, was honored with six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Paul Newman with his first Oscar nomination), Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor with her second of four consecutive nominations), Best Director (Richard Brooks), Best Adapted Screenplay (Richard Brooks and James Poe) and Best Cinematography (William H. Daniels). Nostalgia Night is an annual series of 10 weekly films presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library at South Dakota Tech, in cooperation with the Elks Theatre. Future films are "The Adventures of Robin Hood" "Suspicion" "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Charade" "Dark Victory" and "The Pink Panther." All films begin at 6 p.m. Tickets for individual films will be available at the door on a space available basis the evening of the show for $4.50 each. #30# Economic Geologists To Visit Montessori School Members of South Dakota Tech's student chapter of the Society of Economic Geologists will visit the Children's House Montessori School, 3520 West Main St., Rapid City, at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30. The economic geologists will give presentations to the students about different aspects of geology and earth science. The Tech students also will do a show-and-tell with rock and mineral kits and fossils. Tech invites the media to attend. #30# Seminar Outlines Geologic Study Results Several South Dakota Tech faculty members and graduate students in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering are examining geologic features related to urbanization along the Black Hills Development Corridor. The geologic features are important to city and county planners and developers. Dr. Alvis Lisenbee, a professor in the department, will outline the steps taken to date in a pilot study of the Rapid City West Quadrangle during a seminar scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in Mineral Industries Building room 222. The Rapid City West Quadrangle is an area of about 58 square miles that begins along the hogback through Rapid City and includes the west side of town and westward into the forested lands for about three miles beyond Canyon Lake. It extends from Moon Meadows Roads on the south to I-90 on the north. Lisenbee will present the team's results in an online Geologic Atlas. The atlas will contain maps that show geology, geologic hazards such as flood plains, landslides and sinkholes, economic resources such as limestone, sand and gravel, gypsum and others, areas of aquifer recharge that are susceptible to contamination of ground water, and the depth of drilling required to reach a particular water-bearing horizon. #30# New Higher Ed Strategies Better Serve West River South Dakota Tech and Black Hills State University have crafted a series of strategies that will make sure that all residents of West River have easy access to higher education and all the benefits and expertise universities offer. Administration, faculty, and staff from both universities worked together between August and December 2003. Leadership from the Rapid City Area School District, Western Dakota Technical Institute (WDTI) and the South Dakota Board of Regents also were involved in the discussions. "This is an exciting and important step" BHSU President Thomas Flickema and Tech President Dr. Charles Ruch said. "We believe this plan will help us meet the higher education needs of West River and make sure universities are helping make West River an even better place to live." The strategies fall into several broad areas, including: • Coordination of higher education offerings • Identification of areas for realignment and collaboration • Creation of strategies to enhance economic development S pecific strategies include: • Creation of a consortium that will periodically assess the region's higher education needs and adjust accordingly. • Creation of a "one-stop" higher education center at the Rushmore Mall. The center's primary function will be to distribute information about all regental higher education offerings available to West River residents and to assist prospective students with the enrollment process. • Development of an entrepreneurship emphasis for all engineering and science programs. • Delivery of a business management degree in Rapid City. • Possible creation of an entrepreneurship center on Tech's campus. • Development of a joint program in manufacturing education and technology between BHSU, Tech and WDTI. ��� Realignment of Tech's Interdisciplinary Sciences degree to potentially include tracks such as pre-Health Science, pre-Business, pre-Law, and others. • Creation of a system that will allow prompt and appropriate response to economic development opportunities. The system will include one access point for those who need assistance with economic development projects. " Some of these strategies will be visible and some will not" Flickema and Ruch said. "Either way, they all will help higher education reach its full potential in helping people reach their goals and in helping create economic opportunities in South Dakota." NOTE: AN EIGHT-PAGE REPORT DETAILING THE ENTIRE WEST RIVER STRATEGY IS AVAILABLE. CONTACT STEVE BUCHHOLZ OR CORINNE HANSEN FOR A COPY. #30# Employers Recruit Tech Students During Career Fair Nearly 50 companies from around the country will be on the South Dakota Tech campus Tuesday, Feb 3, to recruit Tech students for full-time employment and for internships. The Career Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Surbeck Student Ballroom. The Career Fair is not open to the public, but Tech invites the media to attend. Tech's Spring and Fall 2003 graduates have found that companies are not hiring as many new graduates as in recent years, but the graduates have done well in the search for work. Overall, the graduates who entered the workforce received average starting salary offers of more than $47,000. More than 80 percent of those graduates have been placed in jobs in their career fields or in graduate or professional programs. "Despite a tight job market, Tech graduates are finding excellent work in their fields" Darrell Sawyer, Tech's director of Career Planning and Placement, said. "That shows that employers are looking for students with the kinds of skills Tech graduates have." Tech offers 16 undergraduate degrees in engineering, science and interdisciplinary studies. All undergraduate programs emphasize advanced science and math, and all combine classroom instruction with hands-on laboratory work. In addition, 75 percent of Tech graduates have relevant work experience through co-ops and internships. That increases their marketability to employers. "That combination sets up our graduates for success" Sawyer said. "They leave Tech with the theoretical and practical knowledge and the experience they need." #30# Tech Student Teams Display Projects At Rushmore Mall South Dakota Tech's student teams will display their projects at the Rushmore Mall during the mall's open hours Saturday, Feb. 7, and Sunday, Feb. 8. Tech students will bring all their projects to the mall, including the mini-Indy, mini-Baja, solar car, robots, human-powered vehicle and others. All the teams are student-organized and run. Each team designs, builds and tests their project before taking them to competitions against the best engineering universities in the world. Most of the competitions take place in the spring and summer. The projects are part of CAMP, Tech's Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing and Production, an award-winning program that helps students learn the technical, team-building and other skills they need to succeed. Tech students will be on hand to answer questions and explain their projects. #30# Tech To Unveil New Grubby South Dakota Tech will unveil the newest version of Grubby, the university mascot, at halftime of the Hardrocker women's basketball game Friday, Feb. 6, in Goodell Gymnasium. The game against Dakota State University begins at 5:30 p.m. The halftime unveiling also will feature a Grubby look-alike contest. The new Grubby mascot will appear at Tech sporting, recruiting, and other events where he can spread school spirit. The drawing of Grubby – which has existed for decades – depicts a miner with a pick over his shoulder and a t-square held at his waist. He has the gruff and dirty look of a miner who has just spent a grueling day searching for gold. Grubby represents the first students coming to Tech in 1886 in search of an education and a new way to strike it rich, not so far fetched from what attracts students to Tech today. #30# Nostalgia Night Features "Suspicion" The 10th annual Nostalgia Night film series continues Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Elks Theatre with "Suspicion." Joan Fontaine won an Oscar for her role as Lina McLaidlaw, a buttoned-up, bookish heiress who longs for a more engaged emotional life. Her solution materializes in the darkly handsome Johnnie Aysgarth, a gambler and womanizer who flirts, then pursues and soon marries her. As Aysgarth, Cary Grant is irresistible and sinister, capable of deceit and petty theft. Lina's passion for Johnnie is clouded by each new revelation about his apparent dishonesty, from clandestine gambling to real estate development schemes. More troubling are clues implicating him in the death of his best friend, and the prospect that Johnnie may be slowly poisoning Lina herself. The movie's ending proves Alfred Hitchcock's genius. Nostalgia Night is an annual series of 10 weekly films presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library at South Dakota Tech, in cooperation with the Elks Theatre. Future films are "To Kill a Mockingbird" "Charade" "Dark Victory" and "The Pink Panther." All films begin at 6 p.m. Tickets for individual films will be available at the door on a space available basis the evening of the show for $4.50 each. #30# New S.D. Tech Major Meets Industry Needs South Dakota Tech is updating one of its traditional majors to meet the changing needs of the mining industry in South Dakota and the nation. Tech will begin offering the new major, Mining Engineering and Management, in the fall 2004 semester. "The mining industry requires a special type of engineer, one who merges the principles of the mechanical, metallurgical, geological, electrical, environmental and civil engineering fields, with sound business judgment" Tech President Dr. Charles Ruch said. "Mining Engineering is a combination of these disciplines, and this new program provides the foundation not only in the various disciplines, but also in the business and management aspects of the industry." Mining engineers apply engineering and scientific principles to discover, appraise and extract minerals from the Earth and sea. Mining engineers may work in underground mines or in surface mines overseeing the recovery of mineral resources. A mining engineering graduate generally starts out in engineering, but progresses quickly into supervision and then into management. This new program better prepares the graduate for that progression, Ruch said. The United States is more dependent on mineral reserves now than ever before in its history, and that dependency will continue to grow in the future. A vibrant system of mining education is fundamental to the health of the industry, Ruch said. The new program will help graduates leave Tech prepared for jobs in South Dakota and across the nation. The program's coursework will include mining engineering principles, management, financial analysis, human resources and contract negotiations. The new program has been designed to satisfy accreditation requirements for both Mining Engineering and Engineering Management disciplines. "By establishing the program in this way, Tech graduates from this program will possess a unique, strong management emphasis along with a strong mining engineering education that will set them apart from their peers" Ruch said. ���The broader educational program will enable the graduates to better serve the needs of the mining industry of today and the future." Creating the program took time, but the hard work resulted in a major the campus is proud to offer. ���The approval of this new program by the South Dakota Board of Regents was the culmination of almost three years effort by university administration, the Mining Engineering faculty, and the Mining Engineering Industrial Advisory Board" Ruch said Tech's Mining Engineering Industrial Advisory Board membership includes highly-placed Mining Engineering alumni from the coal mining and the hardrock mining industries, the explosives industry, mining equipment manufacturing and sales, and the quarry mining industry. "Three years ago, it looked as though we were going to lose the Mining Engineering degree program at Tech" Ruch said. "Our Industrial Advisory Board presented a proposal that was accepted to raise funds needed to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of the new program". Tech then hired a consultant with 10 years experience as chair and professor of a mining engineering program at a leading university in the United States. The new curriculum is the result of extensive consultation with the mining industry and with Tech alums. #30# Tech Challenge Scholarship Deadline March 1 The deadline is approaching for a new South Dakota Tech scholarship designed for high-achieving students. The scholarship, called the Tech Challenge, provides $3,000 a year for a student's first two years at Tech. To be eligible, students must score a 30 or higher on the ACT and be ranked in the top 10 percent of their class. "This scholarship rewards the best and brightest students" Tech's Director of Admissions Joe Mueller said. "They've worked hard to accomplish everything they have, and they deserve this kind of scholarship." Tech offers 16 undergraduate degrees in engineering, science and interdisciplinary studies. All undergraduate programs emphasize advanced science and math, and all combine classroom instruction with hands-on laboratory work. In addition, 75 percent of Tech graduates have relevant work experience through co-ops and internships by the time they graduate. Interested students can apply on-line for the Tech Challenge and all South Dakota Tech scholarships atwww.hpcnet.org/finaid/scholarship.info/scholarship.app#. For a paper application, call (800) 544-8162 ext. 2414. The application deadline is March 1. #30# The Art Of The Business Dinner South Dakota Tech students will learn the art of business dining during a Business Networking Reception and Dinner Etiquette program scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the Surbeck Student Center Bump Lounge. During the networking reception, Dr. Al Boysen, professor, Department of Humanities, will provide students with some tips on how to engage in small talk and take advantage of networking opportunities. Tricia Hazard, Tech's catering manager, will give students pointers about how to make a good impression in a social setting. Staff will serve the students a five-course business dinner, and Hazard will go over the basics about eating soup, which fork to use first, how to pass food and other proper dining practices. Students will dress in interview or business casual attire. "We want to boost students' confidence when they mingle and dine with prospective employers" Darrell Sawyer, director of Career Planning, Placement and Cooperative Education, said. "We want to teach the students pointers about how to handle a reception and dinner with ease, and show them how to make a good impression in a social setting." The Career Planning and Placement Office and the Leadership Development Team are co-sponsoring the event. #30# Zoom Into National Engineers Week Learning about the future of the space program and designing a complicated way to cast an election ballot are part of a full slate of programs during the 27th Engineers Week at South Dakota Tech. Activities begin Friday, Feb. 20, and continue through Saturday, Feb. 28. Friday, Feb. 20 Cardboard Bridge Contest 2:15 p.m. Feb. 20: Bridge strength testing, Civil Mechanical Building Tech students, technicians and faculty will test the maximum load of cardboard bridges built by middle and high school students. Call 394-2256 to register. Saturday, Feb. 21 Kids' Block Contest 10 a.m., Surbeck Center Ballroom Children in first through sixth grades compete at engineering a specified building project, using their imaginations and interlocking building blocks. Call 342-0425 to register. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Tuesday Forum – "Oh, the Places Engineers Go!��� 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Surbeck Center Ballroom Three engineers will talk about their experiences here and abroad and how engineers influence the quality of life everywhere. Rube Goldberg Machine Contest 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Surbeck Center Ballroom The object is to build a machine to accomplish the assigned duty – select, mark and cast an election ballot – using 20 steps or more. Call 394-2256 to register. Wednesday, Feb. 25 Astronaut Ed Gibson 9:30 a.m., middle and high school students, Surbeck Center Ballroom 3 p.m., high school and Tech Students, Surbeck Center Ballroom Dr. Ed Gibson will speak about his experience as an astronaut and the future of the space program. For 21 years, Gibson was a co-holder of the American record of 84 days in space when he served as part of Skylab III in 1974. During that mission, he worked outside the space station for more than 15 hours during three spacewalks. He also served on the support crew of the Apollo 12 mission. Thursday, Feb. 26 E-Week GIRLS (Girls Into Real Learning Succeed) 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Surbeck Center McKeel Room (lunch at 11 a.m.) High school students will complete hands-on science and engineering activities with college students and practicing scientists and engineers. Visitwww.hpcnet.org/SDTechEWeekGIRLS for more information and to register. Recognition of Outstanding Graduates & Initiation into the Order of the Engineer 11 a.m., Surbeck Center Ballroom Selected Tech alumni who graduated 10 years ago will be honored for their outstanding professional and civic achievements since their graduation. Initiates into the Order of the Engineer will be presented with rings and certificates of membership. Friday, Feb. 27 "Hot Chemistry, Cool Show" 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Surbeck Center Ballroom Presentations for middle school students by Tech students and faculty demonstrate why chemistry is cool with the vegetable light, elephant's toothpaste and other neat experiments. Call 394-2256 to register. See Engineering and Science at Work 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Various departments will have displays, experiments and interactive games to entertain and show how things work using everyday items such as dirt, water and steam. Call 394-2256 to register. Grubby Contests 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Miner's Shack, Surbeck Center Students will participate in games such as the egg drop, marble grope, bubble blowing, front end loader, forces in equilibrium and silly putty bounce. Call 394-5270 to register. Annual Engineers Week Banquet 6 p.m., Radisson Hotel, Rapid City A social time and dinner will precede the Bill Craig Scholarship Presentation, Engineer of the Year Award and the Young Engineer of the Year Award. Tom Price, executive director of the American Association of Engineering Societies, is the keynote speaker. Call 394-2256 or 394-6400 to register. Saturday, Feb. 28 Computer Programming Contest 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Electrical/Physics Building, room 341 A computer programming contest for high school students. Call 394-2471 to register. Mathcounts 1 p.m. – Classroom Building, room 204 A math contest for seventh- and eighth-grade students. Call 343-0222 to register. Visitwww.hpcnet.org/e-week2004 for more information about Engineers Week and how you can participate. #30# Nostalgia Night Features "To Kill a Mockingbird" The 10th annual Nostalgia Night film series continues Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Elks Theatre with "To Kill a Mockingbird." Gregory Peck received his fifth Academy Award nomination and his first Oscar for his role in this all-time classic. Ranked 34th on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest American Films, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is considered one of the finest dramas ever made. The film, an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, is set the Depression-era South and tells a story of racism, tolerance, justice, integrity and loving, responsible parenthood. Nostalgia Night is an annual series of 10 weekly films presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library at South Dakota Tech, in cooperation with the Elks Theatre. Future films are "Charade" "Dark Victory" and "The Pink Panther." All films begin at 6 p.m. Tickets for individual films will be available at the door on a space available basis the evening of the show for $4.50 each. #30# Student's Israel Trip Topic Of Forum A South Dakota Tech student will describe his recent trip to Israel during a public forum scheduled for noon Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Surbeck Student Center Bump Lounge on campus. Wes Roth, a Computer Science major from Laramie, Wyo., spent eight days in Israel in early January. During the trip, sponsored by Project Interchange, Roth and the other student leaders he traveled with met with Israeli and Palestinian business, political and military officials. The group visited historical and religious sites, and Roth, a Christian, was baptized in the Jordan River. During the forum, Roth will discuss his experiences and answer questions. Tech invites the community to attend. #30# Schilling Wins TEA Award The Career Service Council at South Dakota Tech has given its Traditions of Excellence Award for February 2004 to Chuck Schilling, the fabrication technician in the Mechanical Engineering Department. He started at Tech in August 1989. The Career Service Council gives the award to someone who has performed their assigned duties at a high level or above and beyond expectations, who has taken the initiative to promote the concept of successful job completion and has promoted a positive working relationship with students, faculty and staff. Schilling's nominator said, "Chuck maintains and provides professionalism in the shop and equipment area. He constantly helps the students and group organizations with safety procedures and takes time out of personal time to help on the competition vehicles. Chuck is a great asset to the department and campus." #30# |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 6217 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 7197.pdf |
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