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FACULTY AND STAFF, FY 2007
Faculty 166 Staff* 159 *Temporary employees included in this total
OUTREACH
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers programs and activities that teach and entertain K-12 students and community members, including: APEX Gallery, The Museum of Geology, Engineers Week, Math Contest, Multicultural Expo., Senior Design Fair, NASA Honors Program, S.D. Space Grant Consortium, and many more. Classes and campus for K-12 students, teachers, alumni, and professionals are offered through the Office of Educational Programs and Professional Conferences. For more information, visit <www.sdmines.sdsmt.edu/learn>.
RAPID CITY AND THE BLACK HILLS
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is located in Rapid City, the state’s second-largest city. The city of 65,000 is the regional center for health care, shopping, banking, and other services, and is a major tourist destination because of its proximity to the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Badlands, and other attractions. There are caves, mountains, streams and lakes, and a vast variety of rocks, minerals, wildlife, and plant life. The Badlands represent some of the world’s greatest fossil resources as well as serving as an outdoor laboratory for the School of Mines.
FY 07 RESEARCH FUNDING
School of Mines faculty members and researchers received 72 research awards totaling more than $17.1 million during the 2007 fiscal year. The funding came from many different agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the State of South Dakota, NASA, the Department of Transportation, Army Research Laboratory, and many more.
THE SCHOOL OF MINES HAS BEEN LISTED IN AMERICA’S 100 BEST COLLEGE BUYS FOR EIGHT STRAIGHT YEARS INVENT TOMORROW
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