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Children's Science Center Looks To The Future
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| Title | Children's Science Center Looks To The Future |
| Transcript | Children's Science Center 515 West Blvd. • Rapid City, SD 57701 Phone: (605) 394-6996 • Fax: (605) 394-6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2004 Contact: Steve Buchholz, (605) 394-6082 Children's Science Center Looks To The Future The Children's Science Center has announced that it will cease operations in late May while plans are formulated for its future in Rapid City. The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has been working with the city of Rapid City and the Rapid City Area School District on a transition plan for exhibits and programming associated with the center. Those plans remain in the early stages. The Center's last day before the transition stage begins is May 22. Until then, the Center will be open from 3 p.m. to 5: 30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; and from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. All Center members will receive gift shop credit for the prorated value of their memberships until May 22. "We are interested in serving the best interests of the Rapid City community, " Julie Smoragiewicz, Tech's vice president for University Relations, said. "We truly appreciate all the support we've received from businesses and individuals in this community. We know people value this center, and want them to know that their contributions have had a tremendous impact on the lives of thousands and thousands of children in the Rapid City community. We assure everyone that we will do everything possible to ensure them that the exhibits and educational resources will continue to be available in some format." The Children's Science Center was established to provide the children of the Rapid City area with interactive activities in science and technology. The center has provided children, families and tourists with quality learning opportunities in science, math and technology. The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology began operating the Museum of -more- Formatted: Bottom: 36 pt Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Bold Formatted: Centered Deleted: Dusti Swan Deleted: 996 Deleted: The Children's Science Center to host the ¶ Black Hills Red Dogs autograph session Deleted:. -page 2- Motion, the Center's predecessor, between Memorial Day and Labor Day on campus in 1989. Although the university was able to serve a large number of local families and tourists during the summer months, it was unable to meet the needs of area teachers and school groups during the academic year. The city of Rapid City approached the university with the offer of proving the use of the Halley Park museum facility for the Center. The Center has operated in Halley Park since 1996. #30# Formatted: Font: Bold Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font: Arial, 12 pt Formatted: Font color: Auto Deleted: ¶ What do pizza and football have to do with science? Come to the Children's Science Center after school on Friday, March 12, 2004 to find out!¶ ¶ T Deleted: The Deleted: Black Hills Red Dogs, our hometown football team, will be signing autographs at the Children's Science Center from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The afternoon will include drawings for prizes and pizza for only $1.00 per slice. Admission is only $3.00 per person (free for Science Center Members!).¶ ¶ 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#¶ ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ ¶ ¶ |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Children's Science Center
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Contributors | Buchholz, Steve; |
| Date | 2004-03-10 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
| Rights | The work from which this copy was made did not include a formal copyright notice. This work may be protected by U. S. copyright law (Title 17, United States Code), which governs reproduction, distribution, public display, and other uses of protected works. Uses may be allowed with permission from the copyright holder, if the copyright on the work has expired, or if the use is fair use or within another legal exemption. The user of this work is responsible for compliance with the law. |
| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 6360 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 7340.pdf |
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