Black Hills State University
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Black Hills State University, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

's third largest comprehensive
Comprehensive
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 public university, offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. The 123 acres (49.8 ha) campus is located in Spearfish
Spearfish, South Dakota
Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota,United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2010 census.- History :Prior to the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876, the area was used by Native Americans who would spear fish in the creek...

, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

. Close to 5,000 students attend classes at the Spearfish campus, at sites in Rapid City, Pierre, Yankton, Sioux Falls and through distance offerings. Enrollment comes from nearly every county in South Dakota, 44 States, and 13 Countries. BHSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents
South Dakota Board of Regents
The South Dakota Board of Regents governs South Dakota's six public universities: Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University, and the University of South Dakota...

.

History

Black Hills State University was established by the Dakota Territorial Legislature in 1883 as Dakota Territory Spearfish Normal School. By 1924 the school was authorized to adopt a four-year curriculum leading to a B.S. in education degree. Known informally as a teacher’s college during the 20s and 30s, the name was officially changed to Black Hills Teachers College in 1941. On July 1, 1964, in recognition of the broadening educational opportunities offered by the college, the Legislature officially changed the name to Black Hills State College. The college's role in the state's higher education system has continued to grow and evolve over recent decades. Recognizing the need to be competitive in today's educational market place and at the same time enhance the state's economic development potential, the state Legislature changed the college's name to Black Hills State University, effective July 1, 1989. Dr. Kay Schallenkamp became the university's ninth president July 2006, following a national search by the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Academics

Black Hills State University is organized into three colleges: College of Liberal Arts, College of Business and Natural Sciences, and College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. The University offers a number of degrees to students including over 80 majors and minors, 5 master degree programs, 4 associate degree programs, and 20 pre-professional programs.

The bachelor degree programs include: American Indian Studies
Native American Studies
Native American Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America, or, taking a hemispheric approach, the Americas...

, Applied Technical Science, Art, Biology, Business Administration, Business Education, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Corporate Communication, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, English, Environmental Physical Science, Exercise Science, History, Human Services, Industrial Technology, Industrial Technology Education, Instrumental Music, K-12 Special Education, Mass Communications, Mathematics, Mathematics and Science Education, Music, Outdoor Education, Physical Education, Physical Science, Political Science, Professional Accountancy, Psychology, Science Education, Social Science, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Communication, Theatre, and Vocal Music. The University also offers students numerous education degrees in many fields.

The Master degree programs include graduate classes leading to a master of science degree in Curriculum and Instruction (P-12), and a Master of Education in Reading offered from the College of Education. An online master of science degree in Strategic Leadership is available through the Office of Educational Outreach. The College of Arts and Sciences, offers a master’s degree in Integrative Genomics. The College of Business offers an MBA (Master's in Business Administration).

College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences is divided into six departments: Fine and Applied Arts, History and Social Sciences, Humanities, Psychology, Mathematics, and Science. From the College it is possible to earn the Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Art, Biology, Chemistry, English, English Composite, History, Mathematics, Mathematics and Science Education, Instrumental Music Composite and Vocal Music Composite, Physical Science, Science Education Composite, Social Science Composite, Spanish, Speech Communication, Speech Communication Composite and Speech with a Theater Emphasis. Students may earn a Bachelor of Science degree in all of the major areas or a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Indian Studies, Art, Communication Arts, English, English Composite, History, Composite Music, Mass Communication, Sociology, Spanish, Speech and Speech Composite, Social Sciences, and Social Sciences Composite.

The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences is to provide all students of BHSU with the opportunity to acquire a broad liberal arts education in the areas of Fine and Applied Arts, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences. The college also offers services for students such as the Writing Center and the Math Center. These experiences develop valuable skills in critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, the use of scientific method and oral and written communications as well as a greater understanding and appreciation for different cultures and international issues. Along with classroom instruction, the college fosters research and other creative activities between faculty and students.

The College supports alliances that form bridges to the outside community such as through its association with the Center for the Advancement of Mathematics and Science Education (CAMSE), the Center for American Indian Studies (CAIS), the Center for Conservation of Biological Resources, Black Hills Herbarium, and the Western South Dakota DNA Core Facility (WestCore). Finally, the College contributes to the progress of the University, serves the needs of relevant disciplines and professions, and enhances the quality of life in our state and region through service activities.

College of Business and Technology

The College of Business and Technology is organized in two departments: the Department of Business and the Department of Industrial Technology. To further support the College and its mission, the South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunities (SD CEO) and the Center for Economic Education (CEE) and the Center for Business, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism (CBET), provide outreach and service to the local community, state, and region. The College is currently in the process of establishing the Center for Enterprise Opportunity (CEO). The Department of Military Science is also housed in the College.

Undergraduate programs in business and technology offered by the College of Business and Technology include the following specializations or majors: Accounting, Entrepreneurial Studies, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Business Education, Industrial Technology Education, and Industrial Technology (with specializations that include advanced manufacturing, construction and technology management). The College of Business and Technology also offers an MBA in Applied Management. In addition to a solid foundation in business and industrial technology, the College of Business and Technology graduates possess a solid liberal arts and sciences foundation that will serve them well throughout their lives.

College of Education

From the College of Education it is possible to earn the Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Early Childhood Special Education, K-8 Elementary Education, K-12 Physical Education, and K-12 Special Education. Students may earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Outdoor Education and Exercise Science to prepare them to enter private, public and governmental agencies and businesses. At the graduate level a Master of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction is offered with specializations in reading, mathematics, technology, and science.

The College of Education houses two academic units: 1) the Division of Physical Education and Health and 2) the Department of Education. The Division of Physical Education and Health includes physical education, health, outdoor education, exercise science, and coaching disciplines. The Department of Education includes faculty who provide the professional core courses for teachers at all levels of the school organization from preschool to secondary school including librarians.

The mission of the College of Education is to prepare competent, confident, and caring professionals.

Accreditation

The University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...

, the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education is an educational accreditation agency for college and university business programs...

, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
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, and the National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Schools of Music
The National Association of Schools of Music is an association of post-secondary music schools in the United States and the principal U.S. accreditor for higher education in music...

. The university is also a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the National Commission on Accrediting.

Athletics

The athletic teams of BHSU are known as the Yellow Jackets. The university is currently a member of the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

 and participates in the Dakota Athletic Conference
Dakota Athletic Conference
The Dakota Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. As the name implies, member teams are located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.-History:...

 (DAC). BHSU Rodeo teams are members of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, based in Walla Walla, WA, was established in 1949. NIRA sanctions more than 100 college rodeos every year in the United States, and represents over 3,500 student athletes attending more than 135 member colleges and universities...

 (NIRA). BHSU offers the following sports for students: Football, Basketball, Cross Country, Track and Field, Rodeo, Golf, Softball, Volleyball, and Dance.
Men's Sports
  • Basketball
    Basketball
    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

  • Cross Country
    Cross country running
    Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

  • Football
    American football
    American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

  • Rodeo
    Rodeo
    Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...

  • Track and Field
    Track and field
    Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...



Women's Sports
  • Basketball
    Basketball
    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

  • Cross Country
    Cross country running
    Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

  • Golf
    Golf
    Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

  • Rodeo
    Rodeo
    Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...

  • Softball
    Softball
    Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

  • Track and Field
    Track and field
    Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

  • Volleyball
    Volleyball
    Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...



Transition to NCAA

In July 2010 the university received word it had been accepted into NCAA Division II. The move to the NCAA is a process that includes a two-year candidacy period, followed by a one-year provisional season, in which BHSU will compete in the NCAA but will not be allowed to advance into post season play. If successful with the transition, the university will become a full member of the NCAA DII in 2013.

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States, mostly in Colorado with some members in Nebraska and New Mexico...

 (RMAC) has extended an invitation for Black Hills State University to be considered for membership.

Campus

The BHSU campus consists of 123 acres (49.8 ha) and 20 main buildings in addition to Ida Henton Park and Lyle Hare Stadium.

Construction is complete for the Student Union expansion that has more than doubled the amount of space available for students. A new $8-million science building was opened February 8, 2001. The 26000 square feet (2,415.5 m²) science building is located west of the current Jonas Science wing. Clare and Josef Meier Hall, a state-of-the-art a music and classroom building, was added in the center of campus in 2003. This 44919 square feet (4,173.1 m²) building includes a 280-seat recital hall, choir and band rooms, faculty studios, classrooms, soundproof practice rooms, conference rooms, instrument storage areas, keyboard, listening and piano labs and faculty offices. A recent $1 million donation has invigorated plans for a new theatre on campus. Consideration is also being given to remodeling the existing theatre in Woodburn Hall.

A majority of the University’s instructional programs and offices are housed in Woodburn Hall, Wenona Cook Hall, Jonas Hall, and the Donald E. Young Sports and Fitness Center. The E.Y. Berry Library-Learning Center, the first South Dakota library to implement electronic catalog system, contains learning resources, both print and electronic. The university library is also the site of the mainframe computer that services the statewide library network (SDLN).

Five residence halls and an eight-building apartment complex accommodate nearly 850 students. The David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union serves the social and recreational needs of the students. The Donald E. Young Sports and Fitness Center, which was completed in 1990, provides fitness facilities and an aquatics center, as well as classrooms and faculty offices.

Campus media

BHSU is home to the student run radio station KBHU-FM
KBHU-FM
KBHU-FM and KJKT-FM is a radio station broadcasting a College radio format. Licensed to Spearfish, South Dakota, USA, the station is currently owned by Black Hills State University....

, TV station KBHU-TV and student newspaper The Jacket Journal.

Presidents

Kay Schallenkamp (BS
Bachelor of Science
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, Northern State University
Northern State University
Northern State University is a four-year public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 38 majors and 42 minors, as well as six associate, eight pre-professional and nine graduate degrees.-History:Founded on the...

; MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

, University of South Dakota
University of South Dakota
The University of South Dakota ', the state’s oldest university, was founded in 1862 and classes began in 1882. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, USD is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current...

; Ph.D
Doctor of Philosophy
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, University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
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, 1982; all in communication disorders) was selected as the university's ninth president starting July 2006, following a national search by the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Former Presidents Include:
  • Fayette L. Cook (1885–1919)
  • Ethelburt Cooke Woodburn (1919–1942)
  • Russel E. Jonas (1942–1967)
  • M. N. Freeman (1967–1976)
  • Maurice Fitzgerald (1976–1977)
  • J. Gilbert Hause (1977–1985)
  • Dr. Clifford Trump (1985–1994)
  • Dr. Thomas Flickema (1994–2006)
  • Dr. Kay Schallenkamp (2006–present)

Alumni

  • Clint Roberts
    Clint Roberts
    Clint Ronald Roberts is a politician from the state of South Dakota. He was born in Presho, South Dakota and attended Black Hills State College from 1952 to 1953. He was a member of the South Dakota Senate from 1972 to 1978. In 1980 he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican....

     - United States Congressman
    United States House of Representatives
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     for South Dakota's 2nd congressional district
    South Dakota's 2nd congressional district
    South Dakota's 2nd congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created upon South Dakota's admission into the Union in 1889 and abolished after the 1980 census. Members were elected at-large until the formation of individual districts after the 1910 Census...

     from 1981 to 1983.
  • Major General
    Major General
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     Raymond Carpenter - Acting Director of the Army National Guard
    Army National Guard
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    .
  • Dick Termes
    Dick Termes
    Dick Termes is an innovative American artist who uses a six point perspective system that he devised to create unique paintings on large spheres called Termespheres.-Termespheres:...

     - Artist.
  • Zac Alcorn
    Zac Alcorn
    Zachary "Zac" McKensie Alcorn is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2006...

     - Former NFL
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

     tight end
    Tight end
    The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

    .
  • Bruce Williams and Terry Ree
    Williams and Ree
    Bruce Williams and Terry Ree, often billed as "The Indian and the White Guy", are a pair of American comedians. Since the late 1960s, they have performed throughout the United States....

    , members of the comedy duo, Williams and Ree. The comedy team met while attending BHSC in 1968.
  • Brian Shaw
    Brian Shaw (strongman)
    Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:...

    , leading American strongman, placed third in the 2009 World's Strongest Man
    2009 World's Strongest Man
    The World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man and took place in Valletta, Malta from the 26th September to 3rd October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com...

     competition and more recently second in the 2010 World's Strongest Man
    2010 World's Strongest Man
    The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was held at Sun City, South Africa from Sept. 15–22. 2009 champion Zydrunas Savickas won his second consecutive title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up a spot from 3rd the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed...

    .
  • Cliff Graham, novelist and screenwriter.

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