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Technology
is not just for computer majors: DSU students in all
majors learn the technology they’ll need on the job. Technology
has become a vital skill in a various careers including
business, teaching, etc.
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DSU
graduates get good jobs: DSU’s reputation for technology
helps students get jobs. For example, 2004 graduates in several
majors enjoyed 100%
job placement.
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Technology =
Better Learning: DSU faculty use technology to make learning
more effective, easier and more fun!
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Innovative
Majors: DSU - South Dakota’s technology university -
integrates technology in preparing students for various careers
with innovative majors, minors and certificates such as
Scientific Forensic Technology,
Biology for Information Systems,
E-Commerce and Computer Security, and
more.
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1st Place:
In a recent state Phi Beta Lambda competition in information
technology, DSU students excelled - winning thirteen 1st
place honors.
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Your own
portable computer: DSU students get wireless portable tablet
computers that they can
write on with a special pen. This gives them 24/7 computer
access, plus high speed Internet access.
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Help 24/7:
Tech support is available 24 hours a day online, in a lab or
face-to-face.

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Real world
experience: Students have internship and work-study
opportunities that give them real world technology experience.
For example, when SD legislators got tablet computers, DSU
students taught them how to use them.
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Faculty
research & student projects:
Faculty conduct interesting research and students are involved
in cool
projects.
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State-of-the-art labs: DSU students learn in the
state-of-the art Technology Classroom Building, which includes
computer labs for multimedia-web development and information
assurance/computer security applications.
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Futuristic
technology: The campus has biometric identification systems
that can give you access to a building by recognizing your
fingerprint or the iris of your eye.
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Cutting
edge: DSU staff are technology leaders who conduct cutting
edge technology workshops, provide web hosting and the email
system for many SD high schools, and offer technology services
to various employers.
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National
recognition: The government declared DSU a Center of
Excellence in Information Assurance Education
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Best Buy:
DSU is a
Best Buy for Online Computer Science Master's Degrees.
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Plugged Into
Technology Companies: DSU’s campus is adjacent to the new
Madison Technology Center, which will house technology
companies!
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Bottom line:
All this technology can make learning more fun and can make
alumni more competitive in the job market or continuing their
education in graduate school.