Hawk’s Point 3rd Anniversary Open House

Hawk’s Point will be celebrating it’s third anniversary this Wednesday by holding an open house. The open house will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. There will be entertainment, refreshments, and door prizes. If you would like more information, you can call Hawk’s Point at (701) 225-9173.

Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager

DSU Offers Community Classes

Dickinson State University (DSU) is once again offering classes for the community. There will be two classes offered. For more information, please see below:

Social Networking Bootcamp: Starting Online Conversations
Instructor: Kim Goldsmith
Dates: January 28, February 4, 11, & 18
Time: 1 to 4:30 pm
Location: Murphy Hall, Room 159
Cost: $199
Credit Hours: 1 (14 hours of instruction)

Financial Literacy: Understanding & Managing Your Money
Instructor: Dr. Charles Conrick, C.F.P., C.F.A., C.P.A.
Dates: February 6, March 6, April 3, & May 1
Time: 9 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Klinefelter Hall, Room 220
Cost: $199
Credit Hours: 1 (14 hours of instruction)

To register for either of these classes call (701) 483-2166.

Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager

Hoeven Announces Funding for DSU’s Stoxen Library

DICKINSON, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today announced that Dickinson State University (DSU) will receive $8.8 million in state dollars to fund the Stoxen Library renovation and construction project. Hoeven made the announcement at a news conference in Dickinson, along with DSU President Richard McCallum, North Dakota University System Chancellor Bill Goetz and Dickinson Mayor Dennis Johnson.

“We are pleased to announce today that the funding criteria established by the 2009 Legislature have been met and Dickinson State University will receive $8.8 million to fund the renovation and construction of Stoxen Library,” said Hoeven. “This library is a valuable resource for the university and the community, and with this renovation, will continue to enrich future generations of students and citizens.”

The funding was appropriated by the 2009 Legislature in Senate Bill 2003 contingent upon the state general fund exceeding its expected revenue projections by $25 million between July 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. The legislation stated that actual general fund revenues for that period had to exceed estimated general fund revenues by at least $25 million, based on the legislative estimates made at the close of the 2009 legislative session. General fund revenue collections exceeded projections by $33.7 million, meeting the criteria established in the legislation.

“We are very pleased this project has been funded,” said Goetz. “Dickinson State University is vitally important to western North Dakota, and it’s an integral part of our statewide system of higher education. The addition to Stoxen Library will address the critical library resource needs for students well into the future. Upon completion, Stoxen Library will provide the very latest in technology and resources vital to DSU and the region.”

When completed, the proposed space will include additional computer stations and labs; quiet study areas; an expanded Academic Success Center, which provides tutoring, instruction of English as a Second Language and a writing center; space for the Office of Extended Learning, which offers online and distance education; and the Theodore Roosevelt Honors Leadership Program. Incorporating these components in the new library space will help Stoxen Library fulfill its vision as a hub of intellectual inquiry and its goal of providing an inviting environment for scholarly inquiry and for social and cultural activities.

The expanded library also will provide a new home for the Theodore Roosevelt Center Virtual Library and allow space for special collections and exhibits pertaining to Theodore Roosevelt and western North Dakota.

“This new library addition is a dream come true for us,” said McCallum. “Our library is the cornerstone that supports our academic programs. This addition will enhance our ability to perform our mission and achieve our vision for the future. This new space will expand our library facilities, enhance the educational experience of our students and improve our academic support facilities. Moreover, we are pleased this addition will provide a new home for our Theodore Roosevelt Center.”

Hoeven to make announcement

Governor John Hoeven will be making an announcement regarding Dickinson State University’s (DSU) Stoxen Library tomorrow (January 13, 2010) morning at 10 am. The announcement will take place in the Stoxen Library on the DSU campus.

Following the announcement, refreshments will be served and the Governor, as well as other dignitaries, will be available for conversation.

Joining Hoeven will be DSU President Richard McCallum, North Dakota University System Chancellor Bill Goetz and Dickinson Mayor Dennis Johnson.

Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager

Business Challenge Viral Video Contest

Business Challenge is trying something new for 2010! With this year’s program coming up quickly, June 13-18, 2010, now is the time to submit your viral video so you can attend for FREE!

You are more than likely asking yourself “What is this Business Challenge Viral Video Contest?” Well, here’s the answer…the contest is your chance to show everyone what BC is all about, why you loved it, or maybe it’s just a chance for you to goof off with your friends!

Make sure that you read all of the requirements and rules (posted below) so you know what you need to put in your video! The contest is open to everyone, not just past BC students and educators, so pass the message on to your friends & family if they are thinking of coming to Business Challenge 2010!

Here’s a little more information to get you started…

What is a viral video?????

A viral video is a video clip that gets a lot of attention through email or media sharing websites (like YouTube). Viral videos are often funny and include parodies like Jo Jonas Dances to Single Ladies, amateur videos like the popular Numa Numa Dance or slightly more professional videos like The Pink Glove Dance, or Coming Together As One! Click on the links and watch these videos…they are great examples!

What is the Business Challenge Viral Video Contest?????

The BC Viral Video Contest is YOUR chance to show US what Business Challenge is and why you love it! It could also be your chance to be creative, show off your lip-sync or dancing skills, goof off with your friends…or just have fun! YOU can show the WORLD why Business Challenge is the best thing to do this summer! The videos above are an awesome example of how to have fun with a video and still promote at the same time…well except the Numa Numa Dance video, we just put that in there because it’s funny!

Videos will be accepted until January 25, 2010…then they go global! All entries will be posted to the Business Challenge YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/businesschallenge78) on February 1st – March 31st as a playlist for easy viewing. That’s when your friends, family, neighbors, and everybody else can go on and cast their vote for your video!

What’s in it for you?

Besides having fun making a video? You can come to Business Challenge 2010 for FREE! The person who submits the video that gets the most votes (via comments section) will receive FREE REGISTRATION for Business Challenge 2010! That’s a value of $125.00!

Here’s the steps you need to follow to get started…

STEP 1 – VIDEO CREATION

Here are some ideas and tips to get that camera rolling:

o Tell us why you are participating or about your past involvement and how amazing it was.

o Challenge someone you know or your school to attend BC!

o Make your own Top 10 Reasons to attend Business Challenge.

o Get your friends together and do a skit or parody.

o Originality. Viral videos are so popular because they are original in some way .

o Make it good… as in make sure we can see and hear it clearly.

o Be lame or make a fool of yourself!

o Be sincere and personal. Even if you’re faking it!

o Don’t make a commercial!

o Make something that a viewer will just have to look at.

Requirements –

o Videos must be between 15 seconds and two minutes (120 seconds) in length and no larger than 2 GB. Accepted file formats include: Windows Media Video (.WMV), 3GP (cell phones), .AVI (windows), .MOV (mac), .MP4 (ipod/psp), .MPEG, .FLV (adobe flash), .MKV (h.264) .
o VIDEOS MUST INCLUDE THE NEW BUSINESS CHALLENGE DATES SOMEWHERE IN THE VIDEO! The new dates are: JUNE 13-18, 2010
o All entries must be received by January 25, 2010.

STEP 2 – SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO

Remember: All videos must be received by January 25, 2010! Entries may be sent via email or mail.

Email videos and forms to: katherine.mehrer@dickinsonstate.edu

Title your email: Business Challenge Viral Video Contest 2010 – (Your Name)

-or-

Copy video to a disk and mail with the forms to:
Business Challenge
291 Campus Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601

When submitting your entry, remember to include these three items:

YOUR VIDEO!
Viral Video Contest Entrance Form
Permission forms (from everyone who appears in the video)

STEP 3 – THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE VIRAL VIDEO CONTEST

Videos will be posted on the Business Challenge YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/businesschallenge78). Videos will be posted on a playlist for easy viewing.

Voting will take place February 1 – March 31, 2010.

Votes are submitted by posting a positive comment to the viewers’ favorite video.

The person whose video receives the most votes (via Comments section) will receive FREE ATTENDANCE TO BUSINESS CHALLENGE 2010! (Prize covers registration fee of $125 only).

Rules:
1. Entrant is responsible to secure permission from all talent included in the video.
2. Videos can be shot with camera phones, digital video cameras or any other digital moving image format.
3. By submitting your contribution to the Business Challenge Viral Video Contest, you warrant and undertake to Business Challenge that your contribution (i) is your own original work and that you have the sole right to submit it to the contest (ii) does not violate in any way rights of third parties including copyright and other intellectual property rights and (iii) does not violate any applicable laws.
4. Acceptable source video includes sources that are not copyrighted. Participant takes responsibility that all images and soundtracks are not copyrighted material. This means, do NOT use commercial copyrighted music or images.
5. Your contribution to the contest should not include any content whatsoever which would reasonably be understood to be defamatory, threatening, distasteful, racist, unlawful or otherwise objectionable.
6. Entrants agree to grant to Business Challenge an everlasting, royalty-free, assignable, exclusive license to use, utilize, replicate, alter, adapt, modify, publish, broadcast, translate, produce derivative works from, distribute, present, play, sublicense and exercise all copyright and other intellectual property rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to include your contribution in other works in any media now known or later created forever. Each entrant agrees and grants Business Challenge permission to make available and display/perform and otherwise distribute entrant’s video submission in all media in perpetuity without compensation.
7. Entrants participating in this contest are liable for any copyright infringements caused by their videos.
8. Business Challenge assumes no responsibility for lost or late entries or for incomplete computer transmissions or technical failures.
9. Sponsor and organizer reserve the right not to accept entries that are considered inappropriate for the site. If we deem the video inappropriate you will receive email notification.
10. Business Challenge reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and at its sole discretion.

For more information about the contest or to get the necessary forms to submit your video please contact Business Challenge Coordinator, Katie Mehrer at (701) 483-2515.

Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager

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