All oral events and keynote addresses are streamed live on Zoom. Please see this link during the event and the Zoom host will allow you in the appropriate session: https://usd.zoom.us/j/96411347477
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
MUC IdeaFest table open (both floors)
Stop by to grab some coffee or tea, a snack, find updates & ask questions.
First & second floor of the MUC
MUC 211: Physical Therapy
MUC 211A: Curriculum & Instruction
MUC 216: Biology
MUC Pit Lounge: Sustainability Panel
MUC 211: Physical Therapy
MUC 211A: Curriculum & Instruction
MUC 216: Art
MUC Pit Lounge: Sustainability Panel
MUC 211: Physical Therapy
MUC 211A: Mathematics
MUC 216: Art
Dr. Patel: "Lessons Learnt Becoming a Physiologist: My Humble Journey"
MUC 211: Counseling & Psychology in Education
MUC 211A: Mathematics & Computer Science
MUC 216: Biology
First & second floor of the MUC
MUC 211: Mixed
MUC 211A: Sustainability
MUC 216: Biology
MUC Ballroom: Music
MUC 211: Mixed (Zoom)
MUC 211A: Mixed
MUC 216: Mixed
MUC Pit Lounge: Mock Trial
Location: MUC Pit Lounge
Join us as President Sheila K. Gestring, Vice President for Research Dr. Dan Engebretson and special guest Regent Randy Frederick recognize recipients of the 2026 President’s Research Awards. Awardees will be celebrated for Research Excellence: Establish Faculty, Research Excellence: New or Mid-Career Faculty or Staff, Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Research Creativity.
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
MUC IdeaFest table open (both floors)
Stop by to grab some coffee or tea, a snack, find updates & ask questions.
First floor MUC hallway
MUC 211: English
MUC 211A: English & Native American Studies
MUC 216: Chemistry
MUC Pit Lounge: Humanities Panel (9:00am - 10:15am)
MUC 211: English
MUC 211A: History
MUC 216: Biology
MUC Pit Lounge: English Graduate Student Panel (10:30am - 11:45am)
MUC 211: English
MUC 211A: Chemistry
MUC 216: Chemistry
Dr. Manser Payne: "Human + AI: Becoming a Researcher in an Age of Acceleration"
MUC 211: English
MUC 211A: History
MUC 216: English & Political Science
First floor MUC hallway
MUC 211: English
MUC 211A: Mixed (Zoom)
MUC 216: Mixed
Location: MUC Pit Lounge
Can you explain your research in three minutes? That’s exactly what we are asking our students to do: Condense hundreds of pages of research into a three minute oral presentation. This showcase celebrates research being done by students at the University of South Dakota by providing them with an opportunity to communicate the significance and impact of their research project to a non-specialized audience in just three minutes with only one PowerPoint slide. Join us for this presentation of theses from graduate and undergraduate students.
Students have the opportunity to have their virtual works digitally stored within the University of South Dakota archiving system, RED (Research. Design. Engage.). These archived presentations can be found at https://red.library.usd.edu/idea/ .