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He is a world-renowned trumpeter.He has performed in the world's most premier symphonies.He is a jazz artist, teacher and father.He is the featured artist of USD's Signature Sound.He is Vince DiMartino & he is on this episode of #CreditHour. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Veteran sports broadcaster Lesley Visser received the 2018 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media at the University of South Dakota on Monday, Feb. 25.The Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media is presented by USD and the Freedom Forum Institute, a nonpartisan foundation that champions the First Amendment. The award is named after Allen H. Neuharth, a 1950 graduate of USD and founder of “USA Today,” the Freedom Forum and the Newseum.Visser got her start covering sports for the “Boston Globe” in 1974. In 1976, she would become the first-ever female beat writer, covering the New England Patriots. In 1992 she became the only female to have handled the Super Bowl trophy presentation. She is also the only sportscaster in history to work on network broadcasts of the Final Four, World Series, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, Olympics, Triple Crown, World Figure Skating Championship and U.S. Open. Visser is currently the only woman to be recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. She was awarded the Pete

This week on Credit Hour we discuss President Sheila Gestrings vision for the University of South Dakota. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Credit Hour we discuss the importance of service learning opportunities for students on campus with Kim Albracht Assistant Director of Academic Engagement. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graduate school provides you with opportunities to explore your interests in-depth. Ranjit Koodali explains how you can stand out and advance your knowledge by attending graduate school on Credit Hour. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Credit Hour we discuss the importance of vaccines during flu season with Assistant Professor Victor Huber. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Credit Hour we discuss political campaign advertisements with Assistant Professor of Political Science, Julia Hellwege. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Frank Pommersheim, a professor at the University of South Dakota School of Law, discussed his experiences in Volunteer in Services to America (VISTA), his work on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation and his passion for teaching Indian Law and the rights of Indigenous peoples in South Dakota on the latest episode of Credit Hour.Each year, Pommersheim takes law students on a two-day trip to the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation to see various tribal court cases in action.“I can talk about Indian Law in class, but we need to go out there,” Pommersheim said. “Students need hands-on experience.”Pommersheim has taught at USD for over 30 years and has won many awards for his work. He recently was honored by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for a career and lifetime of work in Indian Law. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two of the most acclaimed Native American artists living today, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and her son Neal Ambrose-Smith, visited the University of South Dakota this summer as instructors at the Oscar Howe Summer Art Institute. They spoke with Credit Hour about their history, challenges they have faced and their paths to success.The art institute provides high school and USD students an opportunity to network and interact with, and get inspired by, other artists. Quick-to-See Smith and Ambrose-Smith agree that collaborating, networking and connecting with other artists have been important to their careers.“We bring new technology in printmaking with us to show new things that may not have been done before, but we are rewarded in return,” Quick-to-See Smith said. “Students often do something that we don’t expect with materials. They show us something new, and out of that comes something that we will carry forward and teach someplace else.”Quick-to-See Smith and Ambrose-Smith said they travel around the country

Credit Hour interviewed the University of South Dakota’s Athletics Director, David Herbster, to discuss what the university’s champion culture means leading up to the Dakota Days game this Saturday, Oct. 6.Herbster defines USD’s champion culture as “growth, empowerment, expectations, holding people accountable and giving them the resources to be successful.”He discussed that in all aspects of life there are games within games. In order to grow, one must learn how to face unforeseen challenges, physical and mental, and learn to cope with failure.Champion culture is ultimately achieved when the process of being a team is met, Herbster described. “One has to understand how integral the pieces of every teammate needs to be in order to win,” Herbster said. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Political Science Chair David Earnest explains the impact of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings on this week's episode of Credit Hour.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

tanley May, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry at the University of South Dakota and the associate director for the Center for Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeit Technology (SPACT), spoke about new fingerprint detection technology on the latest episode of USD’s podcast, Credit Hour.May, who started as a basic researcher at USD 24 years ago, says his research interests have evolved over time. He now considers himself a laser spectroscopist, a physical chemist.May works with researchers from all backgrounds to create new solutions to end counterfeiting with an interdisciplinary approach. New ideas, May said, come from a collaborative type of environment.“For most scientists, working with a broader community of people who have complementary skills and ideas has proven to be very productive,” May said. “Science has become so multi-disciplinary in general.”SPACT was established in 2014 by researchers from USD, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and South Dakota State University. Each campus hosts a fac

Dan Engebretson, Ph.D., chair of the biomedical engineering program at the University of South Dakota and the director of the Graduate Education and Applied Research (GEAR) Center in Sioux Falls, spoke with Credit Hour about the history and future of biomedical engineering and the emerging options USD students have in this growing field.The GEAR Center was opened in 2009 to provide students with a solid foundation in the sciences to prepare them to work in the evolving biotech and medtech economy. It is an intersection of academic research with industry so students at the center can work on real problems found in clinics and hospitals in hopes of solving them.In the past, the biomedical engineering department only offered graduate level classes, however, Engebretson saw an opportunity to build an undergraduate program to support the industry in Sioux Falls and to grow the workforce in the field. The department now offers certificate programs, an associate’s degree and a bachelor’s degree, and it is always cha

Native American artist Wendy Red Star and her daughter Beatrice offered insight into their intergenerational, historically influenced art in the latest episode of Credit Hour, the University of South Dakota’s weekly podcast.Red Star visited USD as a guest artist and instructor during the Oscar Howe Summer Institute. As an artist and instructor, Red Star offered mentorship and guidance to high school students as they expanded their knowledge of Native American art. Red Star grew up on the Crow Reservation in Montana, and much of her art features cultural items from her community. She often collaborates with Beatrice, and spoke of the intergenerational influences that are important to her work.“I think we are all of the past and of all the collected experiences leading up to now,” Red Star said. “For me, it’s about looking back to where we came from and what’s going to happen now. Beatrice is a part of the next chapter and adventure.”As she learns more about her community through research, Red Star hopes t

Head Start director Carmen Stewart discusses the Head Start program that provides children and their families free health, education and development services around the Vermillion community on this week’s Credit Hour podcast.Head Start has been housed within the University of South Dakota for the past 40 years. It is federally funded to help low-income families by offering education for parents and age-appropriate education for children ages 0-3 and 3-5.“The purpose of Head Start is to provide high-quality early childhood services to children for families who can’t afford it,” Stewart said. “Those children may be at risk and may not be as successful in school as children who come from more affluent families.”The partnership between Head Start and USD has seen successful outcomes.“There are opportunities for our program to work with experts on campus in a variety of fields: speech and language development, education, occupational and physical therapy, dental hygiene--we’re so fortunate to have experts if we ne

Meghann Jarchow, Ph.D., chair of Sustainability and Environment, spoke with Credit Hour about recent changes in the sustainability program as well as how we can make the world a better place. The sustainability undergraduate program started in 2012, and six years later, students can now receive a Master’s and doctorate degree in sustainability. This makes the University of South Dakota one of the few institutions in the country to offer an undergraduate and graduate education in sustainability.“I think sustainability is the ultimate liberal art in that it is more of a way of thinking about the world or a different lens or worldview of understanding how we might think of topics,” Jarchow said.Jarchow describes sustainability as a proactive way of thought to improve the environment, improve social well-being and to have financial systems that could continue over time. The end goal is to find solutions that make change. “Sustainability is more than recycling,” Jarchow said. “It is trying to create a be