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November 2018 JORGENSON FAMILY ESTABLISHES DSU RODEO ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP The family of Dale and Barbara Jorgenson has chosen to honor the couple by establishing a new scholarship benefiting Dickinson State University rodeo program students. The Dale & Barbara Jorgenson Family Rodeo Endowment Scholarship was developed to support students from McKenzie County in North Dakota who are planning to attend DSU and participate in rodeo. Dale and Barbara Jorgenson, lifelong McKenzie County residents and ranchers, married in 1958. They chose McKenzie County to make their home and raise their family. They purchased a ranch east of Watford City in 1963 and raised three children: Tim, Tom and Joan. The Jorgenson’s have seven grandchildren and currently have one great-grandson. Both Dale and Barbara attended DSU. Dale’s lifelong commitment to rodeo competition started at a young age with a 1956 North Dakota High School Bareback Riding championship. At the collegiate level, he was a member of the inaugural Dickinson State rodeo team, which won the team title for their region in the first year of existence. Dale was third in the nation in bull riding that year. A perennial champion in the North Dakota Rodeo Association (NDRA), Dale won championships at both ends of the arena including bareback, saddle bronc, steer wrestling and all-around titles. In his later years, Dale was an avid team roper. His passion for horses and competition led him to compete in many roping events held across the region. The Jorgenson arena was always a welcome place for young cowboys to get some helpful instruction and to have a place to practice. Dale’s resume of championships earned him an induction to the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2002, which was a source of great pride to him. His lifelong passion for the sport of rodeo and the western way of life lives on in his family today. The Jorgenson family continues, with each ensuing generation, to be competitive in the sport of rodeo.
DICKINSON STATE BRINGS “WHAT WERE YOU WEARING?” EXHIBIT TO CAMPUS
By: Salena Loveland, student intern
Dickinson State University (DSU), in conjunction with the Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center (DVRCC), was excited to bring a powerful and thought-provoking exhibit to campus as part of an effort to end the stigmas associated with sexual assault. The “What Were You Wearing?” Survivor Art Installation was housed in room 112 on the main floor of the Student Center and was open Oct. 22-26.
“‘What Were You Wearing?’ is an art installation that provides a response to one of our culture’s most pervasive rape myths that what the victim was wearing was the reason they were assaulted,” explained Keith James, interim assistant director of Housing & Dining. The “What Were You Wearing?” exhibit originated at the University of Arkansas in 2013. The project was started by Jen Brockman and Dr. Mary Wyandt-Hiebert and inspired by Dr. Mary Simmerling’s poem, “What I Was Wearing.” The installation consists of outfits recreated from the stories of student survivors; next to each outfit is a statement from the survivor about her or his experience. Conversation is a big reason for having this exhibit come to DSU. “This is a type of exhibit that, hopefully, will start conversations,” said James. “We hope that students as well as the public will begin to have conversations as to how to have healthy, meaningful and safe relationships and why consent is important.” James feels that as a hub of learning and open discussion, the DSU community must be proactive in ending the myths regarding sexual assault. “The first time that I walked through this installation at another campus, I was moved,” shared James. “I came out asking myself, ‘What can I do?’ As a higher education professional, I realize that there are students who may have had this experience, and I hope they will realize that DSU is committed to providing resources and awareness to help them.” DVRCC was on-site most days to share what resources they provide should people in the community need to reach out.
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