Please consider joining this Center for Faculty Innvoation Workshop: AI Literacy - a BHSU framework for teaching and learning in the era of AI

Description: Since February of 2025, a team of faculty, staff and students, have been working toward a Framework for AI Literacy at BHSU. Join this workshop to explore the Framework - a description of AI-related learning outcomes that our community of educators values. We'll unpack the framework, share sources, and work with you to explore ways to use it for your teaching, mentoring, and program design work. 

When: Wednesday, Dec 10, 9am-10:30am

Where: JA 103A (Center for Faculty Innovation; or, RSVP for online option)

RSVP for this event

Questions? Visit the Center for Faculty Innovation BHSU Community Site or email Nicholas.VanKley@bhsu.edu

Dec. 9th

• 11:30AM-1PM Wisdom, Innovation, Networking Luncheon, Off Campus at the Rushmore Hotel & Suites (445 Mt. Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD 57701)
• 5PM-6PM NIHONGO Camp, Online/Virtual

Dec. 10th

• 8:30AM-4:30PM 10th Annual BHSU History Department Student Conference, Jonas Academic 110
• 2PM-4PM End of Year Tax & Financial Planning, Joy Center

Dec. 12th

• 5PM-7PM Frayed Fates Opening Reception, On Campus Photographer's Gallery (Jonas 008)

Dec. 13th

• 10AM-12PM Fall Commencement, Donald E. Young Sports & Fitness Center

Pet the Stress Away gives students and faculty a chance to take a break from finals week and relax with some very special visitors! On Friday, December 12th and Tuesday, December 16th from 11 am to 1 pm, we will have some friendly, lovable dogs on campus! Spending even a few minutes petting a dog can help lower stress, boost mood, and bring a sense of calm during a busy time. Stop by, unwind, and enjoy some well-deserved joy and comfort! We will be outside of the student union (weather permitting) or inside the student union in the lower level next to the mail lockers. Come say hi and feel some love!

The Bookstore is holding it's annual Winter Wonderland sale! Not only will there be a 25% off sale on all regularly-priced BHSU merchandise, but also tables filled with all types of discounted items! Come check it out December 15th-19th!! 

New Letter delivery proceedures.

There has been a change in our letter delivery system.  Instead of mailboxes in the basement of the Student Union we now have a filing system at the Mail Services window next to the Bookstore.  Students can pick up their letters at the Mail Services window from 8 am to 4 pm.  An email will not be sent for letters, as in the past it is the responsibility of the students to check the status of personal letters.

Packages will be delivered the same as last year.  Any package that will fit into our lockers inside the ground floor entrance of the Student Union will be scanned and placed at that location.  Any packages that will not fit in the locker system will be available for pick up at the Mail Servies window.  Emails will be sent out on all packages with directions on where to pick them up, and a PIN number attached to the emails if the package is in the locker system.

TRIO is in search of any old magazines you are looking to part with! We will be hosting a Vision Board event for our TRIO students to help motivate them and set goals for the New Year 2026. Magazines can be dropped off at the TRIO offices located in Woodburn Hall 107. Magazine donations will be accepted now until January 14th! Thank you in advance!

Dive into FREE professional development classes from prestigious universities and gain professional certifications through the Skill Forward program. By registering for the platform and completing one course before December 31st, you will automatically be entered to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card. 10 winners will be chosen! 

Sample Courses & Certificates include these and more:  

• Resume, Networking & Interviewing Skills  

• Self-Assessment: Developing your Strengths  

• Personal Financial Planning  

• AI for Beginners or Prompt Engineering 

• Career Networking: Build a Social Media Presence 

• Public Speaking 

• Communication Skills and Teamwork 

• Self-Assessment: Developing your Strengths 

• Business Communication 

• Excel for Beginners or Analyzing Data with Excel 

• More! 

Three easy steps to access the platform: 

1. Visit http://www.BHSU.edu/sdceo/SkillForward and register (this redirects to a Verizon branded page) before December 31 

1. Watch for an activation email (sent by a real person, so it may minutes … or could take a day or two) 

1. Click the link to activate and start exploring the platform. Once activated, you’ll have free access to the platform for one full year and may take as many courses or certificates as you wish. 

If you have questions, reach out to Ashley Wingert at Ashley.Wingert@bhsu.edu or Elizabeth Freer at Elizabeth.Freer@bhsu.edu.  

Dear colleagues,

Our campus community thrives on curiosity, and so the Geek Speak lecture series is looking for you, our faculty and staff: the quietly brilliant, the joyfully eccentric, the holders of niche and geek knowledge and bold ideas.

Have a Geekdom passion project that your friends are tired of hearing about?
Perfect. We’ll listen enthusiastically.

Working on conference papers, research (past or present), or that long-simmering idea?
Bring it. Messy, polished, experimental—we love it all.

Want to assemble a lively discussion panel?
We adore a good debate

If you’ve ever said to yourself, “I wish more people knew how to do this because it would bring them joy/improve their lives/save them time or money,” consider it a sign. Bring us the thrill of learning-by-doing. Think: zine-making, small-scale experiments, craft demos, improv exercises, coding puzzles, game design, Excel magic, beadwork, watercolor…

Your brilliance deserves an audience…and we’re not above begging.

Interested? Have questions or ideas?  Drop me a note:  Courtney.HuseWika@BHSU.edu