… Nurses prepare to take on larger role in primary care delivery Nurse-researchers at South Dakota State University are helping rural clinics more fully utilize registered nurses in primary care and have expanded the nursing curriculum to better prepare students to deliver that care. “We want to see what we … and chronic disease management. “The trend has been away from using RNs in primary care as a means of saving money,” Mennenga said. However, the literature supports better patient outcomes and reduced health-care costs when RNs are more fully utilized. “This is part of a national conversation that has been going on for the last three years,” she pointed out. …
… SDSU graduate student finds success at national research lab “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” That adage captures the experiences of South Dakota State University graduate student Prateek Munankarmi. When Munankarmi interviewed for an internship at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, he found the research he was doing at South Dakota State matched what the lab was doing—and he landed the position. That did not happen by chance. After working for a utility company building a hydroelectric power plant, Munankarmi sought a graduate program focused on managing energy distribution. That led him to assistant professor Tim Hansen of the …
… Flourish: Marjolein Dallinga & Jantje Visscher - opens at South Dakota Art Museum " Flourish: Marjolein Dallinga & Jantje Visscher ", a Jodi Lundgren curated exhibition, opens today at South Dakota Art Museum and runs through Aug. 4. As the museum’s curator of exhibits, Lundgren is adept at identifying and connecting artists and works with contrasting styles and mediums tied together through common themes and sources of inspiration. In "Flourish," visitors experience Marjolein Dallinga’s intriguing felted sculptural works displayed alongside Jantje Visscher’s dazzling … Together, the vibrancy of light and shadow, color and material, and organic patterns take center stage. United through the drama and beauty of organic unfolding, these works provide a magical view of natural forms. Dallinga’s felted forms emphasize color and the physicality of material while Visscher’s light drawings emphasize the immateriality of light and shadow. …
… history left behind in Doner Auditorium. The auditorium’s green room and makeup rooms hold nearly four decades worth of inscriptions from theatre students who covered the walls, ceilings and other surfaces with their signatures, dates, season lineup schedules, quotes and favorite lines from plays. Built in 1912 as part of Morrill Hall (formerly known as the … backstage areas. The department seeks donor assistance to fund the preservation of this unique institutional history. Using high-quality photographs, printed theater materials and open-source software, the Archives proposes to create an interactive exhibit in the form of a virtual map of the backstage rooms. With this map, users could select individual inscriptions and see related information, like digitized programs and production images. The online exhibit will provide a literal behind-the-scenes view of the theater program that highlights the work of the students themselves, not just the characters they …
… University researchers will develop innovative techniques to repair and construct bridges and roadways through a new U.S. Department of Transportation-funded research center, according to Mostafa Tazarv, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. SDSU is part of a consortium of 11 universities working to improve the durability and extend the life … will be on developing techniques to repair and replace bridges, roads and even pipelines,” said Tazarv. His research examines ways to enhance the performance of bridges and bridge components by using innovative materials that reduce damage due to severe events, such as earthquakes and flooding. A 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers Infrastructure assessment reported that more than 9% of the nation’s bridges are …
… South Dakota Governor’s 8th Biennial Art Exhibition opens at South Dakota Art Museum The South Dakota Art Museum hosts the South Dakota Governor’s 8th Biennial Art Exhibition , featuring works from 64 South Dakota artists, Jan. 25 to … moments of beauty and surprise.” Six artists from Brookings were selected, including South Dakota State University School of Design faculty members Diana Behl and Peter Reichardt, and community artists Andrew Kosten, Harriet Lievan, Jessie Rasche and Robert Semrad. This is Semrad’s first appearance in the biennial. While many of the artists are from cities and … I do when observing South Dakota’s talented artists and their accomplishments throughout the state. It is an honor to endorse this significant event that unveils the professionalism, imagination, and talent of our state’s artists.” The exhibition travels across the state and is organized through the collaborative efforts of staff at the exhibiting institutions. …
… Arts Center proscenium theatre. Theater students can put on a first-class/world-class production thanks to the recent addition to the Performing Arts Center. After the addition was completed, it was renamed to the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. Students now perform in the new, state-of-the-art proscenium theater, which seats about 850 people. Emerging from … say she was “born into” the theater program. “My mom would set up a play pen for me during rehearsals,” Davis said. She enjoys the new spaces, especially the dance studio. “I can’t imagine as to what it would be like to be out in the audience to see how different it is from one space to the next,” Davis said. “There is so much that this new space has to offer us. … job, whether it’s in theater or you’re interested in doing a touring production or if they want to go on and teach at a high school or a university.” The Broadway musical “CHICAGO” opened the proscenium theater with three performances.Students were able to learn from cast members during their time on campus. Peter Lockyer stars as Billy Flynn in “CHICAGO.” He …