Dakota State University
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| Established | March 5, 1881 |
| Type | State University |
| President | Dr. Douglas D. Knowlton |
| Faculty | 91 |
| Students | 2780 |
| Location | Madison, South Dakota, USA |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| Nickname | DSU |
| Mascot | Trojans |
| Affiliations | NAIA, DAC |
| Website | http://www.dsu.edu/, http://www.dsuathletics.com |
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Dakota State University is a public, four-year university, located in Madison, South Dakota. The university has a focus on programs in computers, business, education, physical sciences, among other graduate and undergraduate programs. The university requires all full-time undergraduate students to use tablet PCs in general education courses. It is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
Dakota State University is considered to be one of the more technologically advanced post-secondary institutions, making use of advanced biometric identification devices and special computer laboratories designed for computer hacking. Tablet PCs are made use of in all general education courses as well as many major-specific courses. All students take a computer usage course and an introductory programming course as part of their curriculum.
It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and in 2004 was designated by the National Security Agency as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.
DSU is home to the Smith-Zimmermann Heritage Museum and the Karl E. Mundt Library and Archives. Its athletic mascot is the Trojan and it is a member of the Dakota Athletic Conference. Its current president is Dr. Douglas D. Knowlton. As of the Fall 2008 semester, its total student enrollment was 2,780, of whom 53% were women, and its total faculty count was 91, of whom 34% were women.
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[edit] Academics
DSU offers associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs through the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Information Systems, and the College of Education.
Associate's degree programs are offered in:
- Application Programming
- Business Management
- General Studies
- Health Information Technology
- Office Management
- Respiratory Care.
Bachelor's degree programs are offered in :
- Biology Education (Grades 7-12)
- Biology for Information Systems
- Business Administration in Accounting
- Business Administration in Finance
- Business Administration in Management
- Business Administration in Management Information Systems
- Business Administration in Marketing
- Business Education (Grades 7-12)
- Computer and Network Security
- Computer Education (Grades K-12)
- Computer Game Design
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Digital Arts & Design (Specializations in: Audio Production, Computer Graphics, Digital Storytelling, Production Animation, and Web Design and Production)
- Elementary Education (Grades K-8)
- Elementary Education and Special Learning and Behavioral Problems (Grades K-8)
- English Education (Grades 7-12)
- English for Information Systems
- Exercise Science
- Health Information Administration
- Mathematics Education (Grades 7-12)
- Mathematics for Information Systems
- Physical Education
- Physical Science
- Physical Science Education (Grades 7-12)
- Professional Accountancy
- Respiratory Care
- Scientific Forensic Technology.
Master's degree programs are offered in:
- Educational Technology (MSET)
- Information Assurance (MSIA)
- Information Systems (MSIS)
- Health Informatics (MSHI) Added in the fall of 2009.
Doctoral degree program is offered in:
- Information Systems (D.Sc. in IS).
In addition to the degrees offered above, Dakota State University offers several minors and pre-professional programs. To learn more about the degrees offered, visit the "[1]Majors & Programs]" section of the DSU website.
[edit] History
Dakota State University was founded as a normal school in 1881 as Madison Normal School with a mission to train teachers. It was the first school dedicated to training teachers in the Dakota Territory. After South Dakota became a state in 1889, Madison Normal School became Eastern State Normal School. Over the next several years Dakota State would be known as Dakota Normal School, Dakota State Normal School and General Beadle State College after William Henry Harrison Beadle who served as its president from 1889 to 1906. In 1969, the South Dakota Legislature renamed the college Dakota State College. In 1989, the legislature once again changed the name of the institution to Dakota State University to reflect the addition of graduate programs. Its motto is "Dare To Do" inspired by the Battle Of Helm's Deep.
[edit] KDSU
KDSU is a college campus radio station only broadcast in the Student Union and online at the kdsu.net website. KDSU presents all genres of music but is primarily inclined toward the rock 'n' roll scene because the school has placed a vulgarity restriction of up to ten vulgarities per track. This restriction usually excludes most uncensored rap, classical, Christian and hip hop songs.
KDSU is currently developing a podcast in an effort to enable off campus listenership. It has not worked too well lately, and currently, not at all. It has been given 2 and a half stars by the on campus weekly polls
[edit] External links
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- Dakota State University website
- Dakota State University Athletics website
- DSUNews.com - DSU Campus News Portal
- KDSU Website
- Smith-Zimmermann Heritage Museum
- Dakota State University is at coordinates 44°00′44″N 97°06′46″W / 44.01229°N 97.11285°WCoordinates: 44°00′44″N 97°06′46″W / 44.01229°N 97.11285°W
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