South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Motto	Invent tomorrow
Established	1885
Type	Public
Endowment	$34,000,000 [1]
President	Robert A. Wharton
Faculty	159 [2]
Students	2,313
Location	Rapid City, SD, USA
Campus	120 acres (0.48 km²)
Colors	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Hardrockers
Mascot	Grubby the Miner
Website	http://www.sdsmt.edu

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T or Mines) is a public institution of higher learning in Rapid City, South Dakota governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents. Founded in 1885^[1] as the Dakota School of Mines, Mines offers degree programs in technical fields.

2,177 students were enrolled in fall 2009.^[2] The campus newspaper is The Aurum. The school athletic teams are called the Hardrockers.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Student organizations 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Academics

Mines offers degrees in more than 16 engineering and science fields, as well as 12 master's degree programs and 4 Doctorate programs.

Bachelor of Science Programs (B.S.) Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology, Industrial Engineering, Interdisciplinary Sciences, Mathematics (Applied and Computational), Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering and Management, Physics.

Associates Degree (A.A.) General Studies

Master of Science Programs(Masters) Atmospheric Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Geology and Geological Engineering, Materials Engineering and Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Paleontology, Technology Management

Doctoral Programs(Ph.D) Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Geology and Geological Engineering Ph.D., Materials Engineering and Science Ph.D., Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Ph.D.,

[edit] Student organizations

Greek organizations include Delta Sigma Phi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omega Epsilon, Theta Tau, and Triangle. Student government organizations include the Resident Hall Association and the Student Association. Student media organizations include KTEQ (the campus radio station) and "the Aurum" (the campus newspaper, formerly known as "the Tech" and then "the Raver"). "The Aurum" is the original name of the school newspaper, first published in November, 1901. The newspaper changed its name back to "The Aurum" in January 2010.

[edit] Notable alumni

• James Abourezk, former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from South Dakota, and the first Arab-American to serve in the U.S. Senate.
• Ajmal Shams, current president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party.landing craft operating with the invasion task force in the southwest Pacific.
• Frank Richardson, former President and CEO of Shell Oil.
• Leonard Schmid, former WWII U.S. Navy captain, and commanding officer of the landing craft operating with the invasion task force in the southwest Pacific.
• Gary R. Veurink, Divisional Vice President of the Dow Chemical Company.
• Karen Swindler, Senior Vice President, North American Manufacturing of LyondellBasell Industries

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• KTEQ, SDSM&T Campus Radio Station
• Chemical Engineering Car Team, SDSM&T Student Organization
• IEEE Robotics Club, SDSM&T Student Organization

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