DSU News Academics http://www.dsunews.com Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:20:42 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1048&Itemid=23 All library materials are due by May 4, 2009. Return them to the Library now to avoid fines, replacement costs, transcript blocks, and guilt. If you already have overdue charges, please pay overdue balances to avoid charges on your fall bill. If you have any questions, call the Library at 605-256-5203 or email Circulation-Desk@dsu.edu (mailto:Circulation-Desk@dsu.edu). Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:04:19 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1043&Itemid=23 The Mundt Library has arranged free trial access until May 21, 2009 to online e-books from ebrary, a multidisciplinary subscription database with more than 43,400 titles. This trial is open to all staff/faculty and students.*****To get started: Go to ebrary http://www.ezproxy.dsu.edu:2048/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/dakotastate (http://www.ezproxy.dsu.edu:2048/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/dakotastate) AND Follow instructions in the Info tab to download the “ebrary reader.” This is quick, but you’ll have to close and restart your browser. [ If you are off-campus when you link to ebrary, you will need to first login with your library ID and password ]*****More details:1. To get access to all features, such as bookmarking, highlighting, and annotating pages: a. Revisit the Info tab to learn how to set up your Personal Bookshelf. Ebrary recommends creating this account and logging into it to get access to the advanced features. b. You do need the “ebrary reader” (the downloaded reader) to highlight and take notes in books. 2. Search for your keywords/topics using the Search box at the top, and approach the results in different ways: a. Select a book to read. 1) Clicking on the book title will open the book in Quickview for reading only. 2) Clicking on “ebrary reader” button will open the book in the plug-in reader, which has the highlighting and note-taking options. 3) Clicking on the “table of contents” button under the book citation/description will open a contents window where the chapters with the most occurrences of the search terms are identified. Link directly to those chapters from there. b. Select best chapters for your topic. 1) Go back to the Search tab and use the “Chapter Rank” tab above the results to rank all chapters across all books according to the number of occurrences of the search words in the chapter.3. In Quickview, use the magnifying glass arrow to jump directly to the occurrences of the words searched; use the plain arrows to page forward and page backward in the book.For a 5 minute overview, see Ebrary’s training video : http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/flash/UIplugind/UIplugind.html;jsessionid=AHEIHLHEFHEG (http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/flash/UIplugind/UIplugind.html;jsessionid=AHEIHLHEFHEG) Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:00:52 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1036&Itemid=23 Starting Tuesday, April 21st the Mundt Library will be open until midnight for the end of the semester. Snacks will also be available starting at 9 pm. Hours until the end of the semester:Tuesday-Thursday 21st – 23rd 8 am - midnightFriday 24th 8 am – 5 pmSunday 26th 2 pm – midnightMonday-Thursday 27th – 1st 8 am– midnightFriday 2nd 8 am – 5 pmSunday 3th 2 pm – midnightMonday-Wednesday 4th-6th 8 am– midnightThursday 7th 8 am – 10pmFriday 8th 8 am – 5 pm Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:27:01 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=979&Itemid=23 A summer internship is available at the Department of Labor in downtown Madison. This position will provide employment services to job seekers, help businesses find applicants, and assist in delivering stimulus work programs. The internship is Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week, at $9.00 per hour. The deadline to apply is April 10th, so don’t delay. This would be a great internship for business administration majors. Applications are available at Career Services, 206 Heston Hall or at www.sdjobs.org (http://www.sdjobs.org/). Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:37:55 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=972&Itemid=23 DSU Career Services has many new opportunities listed on their website -- check them out at http://www.departments.dsu.edu/career/students/student_overview.asp (http://www.departments.dsu.edu/career/students/student_overview.asp). Here is another great opportunity that was just sent to us. The South Dakota EPSCoR program is announcing the availability of 12 undergraduate research assistantships for the Summer of 2009. Stipends for undergraduate students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields are for $4,000, to be paid over a 10 to 12 week (May-August) period. Student projects emphasizing research in Photo-Active Nanoscale Systems will be given first priority. Information on the PANS research can be found at www.sdepscor.org (http://www.sdepscor.org/). Applicants must be undergraduate students who will be a sophomore, junior or senior at a South Dakota university or tribal college in the fall 2009 semester. Complete applications consist of a cover letter from the student, a letter of support from the proposed faculty research mentor that commits the mentor to supervising this project and confirms that funding exists for its research-related expenses, and an unofficial transcript. The complete application and information is available at DSU Career Services, 206 Heston Hall. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:10:55 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=944&Itemid=23 Contact Lynn Ryan for more informationThe school is in a town in NE Thailand about 5 hours from Bangkok. Providing airfare and some cost of living plus a monthly salary. The salary doesn't add up to a lot by our standards, but would be more than enough to live on in Thailand. There are some housing possibilities also and a woman from Thailand who lives in Madison knows some people there that could assist a student interested in doing this job. The position begins in May. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:19:05 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=941&Itemid=23 Games designed in a single weekend by DSU students were mentioned in an article on http://gamasutra.com (http://gamasutra.com/), the number one website dedicated to programming games. The article describes the 2009 Global Game Jam, which took place January 31 through February 2. DSU was one of 53 host sites around the world, where, in a single weekend, 1650 game designers scrambled to create games. They started Friday evening with just a theme and some constraints – and, by the closing bell on Sunday, had produced 370 games. DSU students along with other participants (including students from West Texas A M) gathered in East Hall for the weekend, and produced four games:Narwhal 2: Revenge of the Whale; Geezer vs. Ninja; SON@R; and Everdarker.The gamasutra.com article can be found at:http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3943/global_game_jam_2009_a_worldwide_.php (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3943/global_game_jam_2009_a_worldwide_.php). The article profiles a few of the host sites and the games created, from New Zealand westward around the world, including DSU/Madison among them (see page 5 of the article).The story includes a screenshot from the game Narwhal 2: Revenge of the Whale created by DSU students Brian Albers, Steve Walders, Michelle Davis, and Josh Walsh. The section also mentions the team NajNin and their game, Geezer vs. Ninja, built by DSU students Bryce Foscheim, Pat Baker, Natasha Nichols, Dana Vorachek, Cody Thaler, Joe Svatos, and Nate Matteson of West Texas A M University. These students, along with all the other Global Game Jam participants at DSU and around the world, deserve our recognition and congratulations for their weekend of exhausting labor and intense creativity!For more about the jam, see http://globalgamejam.org (http://globalgamejam.org/). The link: http://globalgamejam.org/games?tid[]=43 (http://globalgamejam.org/games?tid[]=43) leads directly to the games created at DSU. Or you can browse all the games at http://globalgamejam.org/games (http://globalgamejam.org/games). Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:51:30 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=938&Itemid=23 Please review these items regarding Summer Financial Aid prior to applying for 2009 Summer Financial Aid. Summer applications are available in the DSU Financial Aid Office on the first floor of Heston Hall or online at http://www.dsu.edu/financial-aid/documents.aspx (http://www.dsu.edu/financial-aid/documents.aspx).Submit a 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Complete any necessary follow up requested (such as verification). Must be enrolled at least half time with the SD Board of Regents System. Complete an application for summer financial aid if you plan on enrolling in at least 6 credit hours (5 credit hours for graduate students) throughout the entire summer term, are degree-seeking at DSU, and are seeking Federal financial aid to assist toward your educational costs over the summer. (In some cases, Federal Pell Grant may be awarded if enrollment is less than 6 credit hours.) Credits can be with any SD BOR university (BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSU, SDSM T, and USD). Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements – To be eligible for 2009 summer financial aid, you must meet the minimum standards of the Dakota State University Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy as of the end of the 2009 Spring semester. In addition, your progress will be evaluated for Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements upon completion of the 2009 Summer term if you enter the summer sessions on Financial Aid Probation. SAP requires all students to complete 67% of the cumulative credits attempted with a 2.0 or greater cumulative GPA (this includes all transfer work).Federal Stafford and PLUS Loan information – 2009 Federal summer loan disbursements will reduce your 2009-2010 academic year remaining fund availability. For example, a student with less than 32 completed credits has Stafford loan eligibility of $3,500 for the year, borrowed $875 during Summer 2009, remaining eligibility for 2009-2010 fall/spring is $2,625. Dates of Federal Stafford and PLUS loan disbursements will coincide with the summer sessions in which you are enrolled.Summer Federal Work StudyFile a 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To be awarded either full- or part-time employment in the form of Federal Work Study, we must receive valid FAFSA results from you to determine eligibility. May I work and be enrolled over the summer? You may have both part-time Federal Work Study and Federal loan awarded to you as an eligible summer enrolled student (enrolled at least half-time throughout 2009 summer). To be eligible for part-time Federal Work Study you must be a summer school student and/or plan to be enrolling at DSU as at least a half-time student during the 2009 Fall semester. Or you may have full-time Federal Work Study during the 2009 Summer and still take a class if your supervisor approves it. However, you must enroll at least half-time (6 credits undergraduate, 5 credits graduate) at DSU during the 2009 Fall semester to have full-time summer work study. 2009 Fall semester at DSU enrollment is needed. If you are awarded and employed through Dakota State University Federal Work Study and you decide you will not enroll during the 2009 Fall semester at DSU, you are immediately not eligible for full- or part-time Federal Work Study and must stop working. Please notify the Financial Aid Office immediately. Please contact the DSU Financial Aid Office at 605-256-5152 or fa@dsu.edu (mailto:fa@dsu.edu) with any questions or to have a form mailed to you. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:37:41 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=935&Itemid=23 The Mundt Library has arranged trial access to Safari Books Online, which includes online books and videos about information technology. Safari Books Online not only provides the texts but also provides access to files that would be on accompanying CDs. The videos are typically software tutorials. Trial access ends March 17, 2009.To login, go to http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/whatsnew.html#Database (http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/whatsnew.html#Database) On that page, click on the link to “Safari Books Online” to find login instructions. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:29:51 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=934&Itemid=23 Credo Reference is a full-text online reference collection of more than 380 titles from 60+ of the best reference publishers. Credo's collection contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art (including the images of the Bridgeman Archive) to accountancy, science to Shakespeare, and law to literature. The Karl E. Mundt Library Learning Commons has arranged a trial of Credo Reference through 16 March 2009.Accessing the trial: Go to Credo Reference : http://www.ezproxy.dsu.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com (http://www.ezproxy.dsu.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com) [Off-campus students/faculty/staff will need to login with their individual library IDs and passwords] A Quickstart Guide provided by Credo Reference is available on the Library’s website at http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/whatsnew.html#Database (http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/whatsnew.html#Database)Trial ends 16 March 2009. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:29:21 +0100