Katrina Sargent
Engineering professor Sigl to retire after four decades
After close to half a century, an engineering professor at SDSU is retiring. Arden Sigl began teaching at SDSU in 1968 and now, 41 years later, is coming to the end of his final semester as a full time professor. Sigl will return in the fall to teach one graduate level course.
Students ‘mobilize’ to D.C. to fight poverty
Taking a trip the week before finals may sound like a crazy idea to some; however, three SDSU students are headed to Washington, D.C., on April 24. These students are attending the Mobilization to End Poverty, an event to raise awareness about poverty and to promote its end.
Theater fraternity travels to the big city
Seven shows in five days. Members from the Alpha Psi Omega fraternity spent part of spring break experiencing New York City. Musicals, visits with actors and former students and city life rounded out the trip. “The whole point of the trip is to expose the kids to acting and New York City,” said Billy Wilburn, an assistant professor in the Communication Studies and Theatre Department and an adviser to APO at SDSU.
South Dakota to receive $144 million for budget, schools
South Dakota will receive $104 million dedicated to education, while SDSU is likely to be impacted through research dollars available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. On Feb. 17, President Barack Obama signed the act into law. According to www.
Department studies two prominent cancers
The SDSU pharmaceutical sciences department is doing research on skin and colon cancer, as well as improving cancer treatment. “We have a cohesive, energetic group of faculty members,” said Chandradhar Dwivedi, the head of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department.
Technological upgrades cooking in food science lab
The food science lab’s technology-enhanced renovation will start later this semester. This lab is located on the fourth floor of the NFA building and is used mainly by students majoring in nutrition, food science and hospitality. “It needs to be done,” said Tracey Kruger, a senior food and nutrition science major who is specializing in dietetics.
S.D. World Affairs Council sponsors Brazil symposium
Brazil and South Dakota have more in common than one might think. For example, Brazil is a big producer of soybeans and meat products, as well as ethanol. A symposium called Brazil: A Rising Power in the New Global Order will cover some of these issues and many more.
Former student athlete and organ donor is honored
A former SDSU baseball player was honored at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., this January. Kim Morsching, the mother of former SDSU pitcher and Rapid City native Kevin Morsching, rode on the Donate Life float in the Rose Parade. Kevin’s brother Kirby Morsching, who is an SDSU senior and a pitcher on the baseball team, helped assemble the float for the Rose Parade.
Dairy team has firm grip on national competitions
From winning the dairy products judging national competition to receiving scholarships, the SDSU dairy department is full of achievements. It was quite a season for SDSU’s Dairy Products Judging Team. They placed second in the regional contest on Oct. 11 and then placed first at the national competition in Newark, Ohio, on Oct.
Would you like to name 200 plants?
Flowers and trees and shrubs, oh my! Classes such as greenhouse and nursery crops, fruit and vegetable production, arboriculture, planting design and specifications, park interpretation and recreation and outdoor programming are required for different degrees within SDSU’s Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks Department (HFLP).
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