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‘It’s a hard place to leave’: Rachael Solberg to send off DSU graduates at commencement

December 19, 2019

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Rachael Solberg portrays Agnes in She Kills Monsters. After Tilly Evans passes away, Agnes Evans discovers her Dungeons and Dragons module and goes on a quest to finally learn more about her younger sister. Agnes is immersed in the game and tasked with killing The Beholder.

On Friday, Dec. 20 in May Hall’s Dorothy Stickney Auditorium, graduate Rachael Solberg will say farewell to her fellow Dickinson State University graduates in the school’s fall commencement ceremony, for which she is one of the speakers.

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The battle for North Dakota’s statehood: How farmers led the charge

November 6, 2019

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Dr. Steven Doherty is a chairman at the Department of Social Sciences & a Professor of Political Science at Dickinson State University. Photo by Nathanial A. Barrera/ The Dickinson Press.

From Ukrainian heritage to state-owned mills, the land of North Dakota is rich with culture, pride and a unique political history.

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Dickinson State unveils updated Ben C. Frank Human Performance Center

October 22, 2019

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Dickinson State had a ribbon cutting for their new facility on Friday, October 18. (Jake Wright // The Dickinson Press)

In a ceremony Friday morning, Dickinson State University unveiled a renovation of the Ben C. Frank Human Performance Center, their state-of-the-art weight room.

The facility had not been upgraded since 2000, and thanks to generous donors and the university, it was time to enhance the way the Blue Hawks athletics teams grind.

For the full story, visit The Dickinson Press here.

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DSU rethinks Writing Across the Curriculum, tailors to disciplines

October 7, 2019

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Dickinson State University is refining and expanding its Writing Across the Curriculum program.

“It’s been pushed at every school I’ve been at, but especially at DSU, to make sure the students know in first year composition that what they’re learning there isn’t a one and done. They’ve got to carry it through the curriculum and carry it into their careers,” said Michelle Stevier-Johanson, Writing Across the Curriculum coordinator.

For the full story, visit The Dickinson Press here.

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The things they carry: Veterans speak to DSU students about experiences

October 4, 2019

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Veterans Stan Davis and Dave Logosz show Dickinson State University students their good luck charms. (Kayla Henson / The Dickinson Press)

“Some of the things that you hear are too incredible to be true, but they are. They’re too heinous to be true, but they are. They’re too heroic to be true, but they are. So when you hear a story about the military, we’re not all a bunch of crazed killers; we’re people just like … you folks, but we’ve had different experiences. Sometimes they’re really hard to understand unless you have the background to understand them,” veteran Jim Parke told Dickinson State University students on Wednesday.

For the full story, visit The Dickinson Press here.

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SBDC at Dickinson State helped start 15 new businesses in 2018

February 6, 2019

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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) located on the Dickinson State University (DSU) campus helped 15 new area businesses get their start last year. Overall, the center assisted over 100 clients in 2018, a growth of over 25% from the first year, according to Darrell Neubert, SBDC business advisor and DSU assistant professor of business.