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Throughout the nation, businesses have been facing staffing and product shortages due to COVID-19, and the Ordal Dining Hall is no exception. With the pandemic continuing, Sodexo is experiencing issues in getting certain foods. Additionally, it’s facing a shortage of workers to prepare meals. Food shortages are driving prices

A new connectivity app will be available to students and faculty this spring. Navigate AU, the appointment and information app, was piloted with freshmen this year as a service for communicating with faculty. Planning for the app started last year after some faculty members raised concerns about students being able

Campus safety officers responded to reports of vandalism at the Bergsaker construction site on the morning of Oct. 10, the Sunday of Viking Days weekend. After arriving at the scene at 10:30 a.m., officers found two broken windows on the north side of Bergsaker, one on the first

Faculty recently voted to recommend no longer weighing Student Rating of Instruction surveys in tenure and personnel decisions. The issue was first introduced last spring when professors Lisa Babcock and Eric Wells co-wrote a proposal to remove SRIs from consideration when it comes to tenure and staffing decisions. At the

The School of Education is preparing to launch a new master’s program in special education, Applied Behavioral Analysis, which will be the first of its kind in South Dakota. School of Education Dean Laurie Daily explained that the program began to take form from program development in 2017 and

New curriculum requirements for international studies majors offer students a one-of-a-kind experience. Students must spend an entire semester abroad and select an emphasis in any area of choice. Starting this year, students majoring in international studies are required to study abroad for a semester and emphasize a specific area of