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Credit Hour

University of South Dakota

Welcome to Credit Hour, a weekly, thought-provoking conversation with the brightest minds from the University of South Dakota. They get the credit – we ask the questions. This is Credit Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:55

MICHAEL EWALD | What Do You Know For Sure

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2021/05/05

Credit Hour Publishes Season 3 Finale—What do you know for sure?VERMILLION, S.D. – Michael Ewald, host of the University of South Dakota’s podcast Credit Hour, recapped the series on the program’s final episode of season 3.Ewald reviewed the answers provided by many of the podcast’s guests to the question—“what do you know for sure?” “I know for sure I was lucky to end up back at USD—first in media relations, then as a part-time podcast host, and finally as a student getting to pursue my dream of a

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31:44

NEIL FULTON | Engaging Others

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2021/04/22

Fulton Discusses How to More Effectively Engage Others During a Pandemic on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – Neil Fulton, dean of the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, provided his thoughts on the academic school year and how to more effectively engage others during a pandemic on Credit Hour.“Excellence, service and leadership,” said Fulton. “I hope those values are ingrained in every student that leaves this law school. I hope our graduates excel in their craft, serve the people around

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33:23

ERIC KURTZ | 50 Years of Service

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2021/04/15

USD Center for Disabilities Executive Director Eric Kurtz Discusses Center’s Mission and 50th Anniversary on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – Eric Kurtz, '09 Ph.D., the executive director of the USD Center for Disabilities, discussed the Center’s mission and 50th anniversary on the podcast, Credit Hour. “I wish people would perceive disabilities as being a natural part of the human existence,” said Kurtz. “People with disabilities make up a large proportion of our population. One in six children are

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31:09

HANNAH HAKSGAARD | Women Homesteading

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2021/04/08

USD Associate Professor of Law Hannah Haksgaard Discusses South Dakota’s Early Homestead Days on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – University of South Dakota Associate Professor of Law Hannah Haksgaard discussed her career and research into South Dakota’s early homesteading days on USD's podcast, Credit Hour.“When we gave women the right to homestead and economic control of their livelihood, we saw women developing a level of independence that they may not have had in the Eastern part of the country,”

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50:40

CHRIS VONDRACEK | Rattlesnake Summer

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2021/04/01

Poet and journalist Christopher Vondracek discusses new book, Rattlesnake Summer, on Credit Hour.VERMILLION, S.D. – Poet and journalist Christopher Vondracek,B.A. ’07, M.A. 09, discussed his career and new book on South Dakota’s 66 counties, Rattlesnake Summer, on the podcast Credit Hour.“There were all these documents and stories and human tales that I felt couldn’t come out in journalism, but they could come out in poem,” said Vondracek, discussing his travels across South Dakota. “That reignited

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50:58

KIM MALSAM-RYSDON | Pandemic Response

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2021/03/25

South Dakota Department of Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon Discusses South Dakota’s Successful Vaccine Rollout on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota Department of Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon discussed the state’s pandemic response and successful vaccine rollout on the podcast, Credit Hour. “The vaccine you should get is the first one that’s available to you,” said Malsam-Rysdon. “They are all incredibly effective.”Malsam-Rysdon earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from

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31:02

AMBER HANSEN | Mural Making

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2021/03/18

USD Assistant Art Professor Amber Hansen Discusses Community Based Mural Making on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. –University of South Dakota assistant professor of art, Amber Hansen, BFA ’07, discussed the process of making murals through community based art engagement on the podcast Credit Hour.“Community based art allows us to not only activate a part of our collective community, it invites people to imagine or reimagine the place they live,” said Hansen.Hansen actively exhibits in the mediums of

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25:03

WILL MORTENSON | Perspective from Pierre

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2021/03/04

Mortenson Discusses his Perspective from PierreVERMILLION, S.D. – Representative Will Mortenson, B.A. '10, discussed his decision to run for public office and his perspective from the capitol in Pierre on Credit Hour.“You run because you have ideas in some of these areas,” said Mortenson. “Policy works best when you work it through with all the people who are going to be involved.”Mortenson, a University of Virginia law graduate, is in his first term representing District 24 in the South Dakota

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36:40

JOHN THUNE | Leadership and Public Service

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2021/02/25

U.S. Senator John Thune Discusses Career in Public Service and Senate Leadership on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – U.S. Senator John Thune, M.B.A. ’84, spoke about his career in public service and experience serving in Senate leadership on this week’s episode of Credit Hour. “You have to maintain that optimism and have a sense about the future that keeps you moving forward,” said Thune. “More than anything else to me if any of the lessons that we learn from all this try to extend grace to yourself

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32:21

ERIC SANDHURST | The Future of South Dakota...

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2021/02/11

Sandhurst Discusses DRACO, Biotechnology on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. –Eric Sandhurst, Ph.D. ‘20, president and founding partner of the Dakota Research and Consulting Organization, discussed entrepreneurship and the future of biotechnology in South Dakota on Credit Hour.“One of the reasons I got into biomedical engineering is that it was a cutting edge field,” said Sandhurst. “It paired really well with entrepreneurship. If you’re developing new research that’s going to change the field why not go

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43:58

CARRIE SANDERSON | Child Maltreatment in South Dakota

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2021/02/04

Sanderson Discusses State of Child Maltreatment on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – Carrie Sanderson, the director of the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment at the University of South Dakota, discussed the state of child maltreatment in South Dakota and how the pandemic has influenced children on the podcast Credit Hour.“In South Dakota, children have the highest rate of victimization for multiple crimes,” said Sanderson. “A very high percentage of victims of sexual violence in South

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30:10

JEFF WESNER | Counting Covid-19

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2021/01/28

Biology Professor Discusses Covid Numbers on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – Jeff Wesner, an associate professor in the University of South Dakota Department of Biology discussed the data behind the Covid-19 pandemic in South Dakota on the podcast Credit Hour.“While I hope we are past the worst point, I thought that also in July. Whether we’ve reached our peak is essentially up to us,” said Wesner. “Today, the death rates in South Dakota are higher than they were in the spring and summer. The number

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55:28

JULIA HELLWEGE & DAVID EARNEST | Inauguration Day

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2021/01/20

Credit Hour Discusses Inauguration PoliticsVERMILLION, S.D. – David C. Earnest, Ph.D., the chair of the University of South Dakota Department of Political Science, and Julia Hellwege, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department, discussed the riots in Washington D.C., the end of President Donald Trump’s term in office and President Joe Biden’s inauguration.“The inauguration is the formal embodiment of the democratic pillar of the transition of power,” said Hellwege. “It’s the visual moment we

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45:04

JUDITH MEIERHENRY | Legacy in Law

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2021/01/14

Justice Meierhenry Discusses Life and Career on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – Former South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Judith Meierhenry, '66 B.A., ’68 M.A., ’77 J.D., discussed her life and career on the podcast Credit Hour.“This year’s been hard. You don’t know things for sure. I think you have to live your life as well as you can wherever you are,” said Meierhenry. “Family first. If there’s anything I know for sure. It’s that.”Meierhenry was appointed the secretary of South Dakota’s Department

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31:44

MEGAN RED SHIRT-SHAW | Native Student Services

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2020/11/25

Red Shirt-Shaw Discusses Native Student Services on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota’s new director of Native Student Services, Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, discussed the importance of creating welcoming spaces on campus on the podcast Credit Hour. “There’s a tremendous opportunity for us to engage as friends and colleagues,” said Red Shirt-Shaw. “Just being able to make these connections across disciplines and do community building is important. Red Shirt-Shaw started this fall

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29:19

BRENDAN JOHNSON | Amendment A - Marijuana Reform

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2020/11/19

JohnsonDiscusses Amendment A Marijuana Reform on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – BrendanJohnson, B.S. ’98, lead counsel for Amendment A discussed the implications of marijuana reform on the podcast Credit Hour.“What is not up for compromise is the fact that [marijuana] is decriminalized,”Johnsonsaid. “The people have spoken very clearly on that.”Johnsonserved as lead counsel for Amendment A. He is a former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota and practices at Robins Kaplan in Sioux

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37:59

CHRIS MERCADO | Objective Zero Suicide Prevention

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2020/11/12

Mercado Discusses Objective Zero Suicide Prevention App on Credit HourVERMILLION, S.D. – Major Chris Mercado, ’04, founder of Objective Zero, discussed his military service and suicide prevention efforts on the podcastCredit Hour.“What we’re doing with Objective Zero is crowdsourcing peer support,” said Mercado. “The idea is that we’re trying to get ahead of those downward spirals into suicide by providing peer support as a pre-crisis service.”Objective Zero was established in 2015. It released a

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37:21

ELISE BOXER | Institute for American Indian Studies

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2020/11/05

Elise Boxer Discusses New Role as Director of Institute for American Indian StudiesVERMILLION, S.D. – Elise Boxer, an assistant professor of Native American Studies at the University of South Dakota, discussed the importance of Native studies and her new role as the director of the Institute of American Indian Studies on the podcast Credit Hour.“I really believe that Native studies is for everybody as it will result in understanding what is happening in the state and region,” said Boxer. “If you are

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31:31

MARCUS DESTIN | Student Life in 2020

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2020/10/29

MarcusDestin, a senior at the University of South Dakota, discussed what student life is like in 2020 on the podcast, Credit Hour.“For me, I can only be negative for so long. At what point do we start offering solutions or seeing something from an alternative perspective,” said Destin, discussing graduating during the pandemic. “We have to make the best of the situation we’re in.”Destin is a communications major, minoring in multicultural studies. He is the president of the Coyote Crazies,

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37:23

TIM RIDGWAY | A Calling in Medicine

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2020/10/22

In this week's episode of Credit Hour we sat down with the vice president of health affairs and Sanford School of Medicine dean Tim Ridgway, M.D., to discuss his new role, changes in the healthcare field brought on by the pandemic, and what the Sanford School of Medicine is seeking in an applicant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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