HARDROCK E-NEWS GREETINGS FROM THE SDSM&T ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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1 HARDROCK E-NEWS GREETINGS FROM THE SDSM&T ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Attention alumni: Sign-up today for the FREE online directory via Login/Join link! Webpage: Please support the Mines Annual Fund via the link HERE! Watch a short video via the link. Hardrock E-News Volume 15, Number 36: Dave Berg (ME73) - Alumni President Tim Vottero (Chem84) - Alumni Director A fond farewell from your Alumni Director. It is with mixed feelings that share my plans to leave the position as Executive Director with the SDSM&T Alumni Association. After nearly 17 years as director and roughly 20 years on campus, I believe it is time for a change in my career and for the Association. The past two decades have included knowing and working with seven University Presidents, seventeen Alumni Presidents, dozens of Board Members, hundreds of students, faculty, and staff, and thousands of alumni. There have been many changes, challenges, and cheers as part of this position. Thank you so much for the opportunity to work in this position. I will leave with the cherished memories of many people, stories, and events, especially the All School Five-Year Reunions and the alumni gatherings across the U.S. As one of only four people that have ever held this position since 1934, my parting wish is that our Alumni Association will survive well into the future so that that generations of alumni to come may learn the value of being a lifelong Hardrocker and the importance of tradition. During these next few months through the year s end, I will continue to work as your Director and help with the transition. The Executive Committee and Board will be discussing and announcing plans for succession during this time. Go Hardrockers! Tim Vottero (Chem84), SDSM&T Alumni Association. Only three weeks until M-Day Where will you Muster?!! This year s M-Day celebration October 3, 2015 once again calls for events around the U.S. and beyond for the eighth annual "M-Day Muster" gatherings, where any group of two or more alumni are together. This celebration is for all Miners unable to be in Rapid City for traditional M-Day festivities. Our vast group of alumni is encouraged to muster or gather in small

2 groups for food, drink, and remembrance of their years at SDSM&T. This initiative is entirely a volunteer project intended to further advance the School of Mines and its alumni. o Mitchell, SD (Corn Palace Chapter) Event: Beginning at 7:00PM (CDT), alumni and friends will gather at The Depot ( seven blocks south of the Corn Palace. Order off the menu and celebrate M-Day with other Hardrocker fans. RSVP: Keith Beck (EE90) BeckK@graphicpkg.com For others who plan to gather for the annual M-Day Muster around the country, please send the where, when, what, who, etc. to the Alumni Association via alumni@sdsmt.edu and we will post the events in an upcoming E-News issue. As always, be certain to take a photo of your gathering for the Hardrock magazine too. Go Hardrockers! Groundbreaking set for new student housing at SD Mines. The Foundation and the University will host a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 4PM to celebrate the upcoming construction of a residence hall designed to house 200 students. The ceremony will be at the corner of East Saint Joseph and Maple Streets just west of the campus, where construction will immediately begin. The residence hall will be open by the fall 2016 semester. SD Mines and the Foundation and will enter into a 30-year lease agreement for the completed project, built on a 1.78-acre site owned by the Foundation. In June, the South Dakota Board of Regents approved the proposal. The new six-story building will offer 51 suitestyle units, each with a living room, private bathrooms, and bedrooms. Community lounges, kitchens and group study spaces will also be provided throughout the building. Enrollment at SD Mines has increased 35 percent over the last six years, leading to a current demand for expanded housing options. Read the full news release via the link HERE. Employers post experienced jobs for SD Mines alumni. Regional and national employers have more than 125 experienced jobs currently posted in the SD Mines Career & Professional Center s online Gold Mine system. Regional employers with current postings include Black Hills Corporation, Dakota Gasification, Indian Health Service, John Morrell, Midcontinent Communications, O Connor Group, POET, Project Solutions, RFA Engineering, RPM & Associates, South Dakota School of Mines, SRAM, and Zuercher Technologies. To view all job postings, please follow the link, click the Job Postings icon, and follow the log-in instructions for the Gold Mine system. Alumni are also welcome to attend the SD Mines Fall Career Fair Tuesday, September 22, 2015 from 11AM-4PM held in the King Center gym(s) and visit with the 141 employers currently registered to attend this event. The list of career fair employers can also be accessed via the Gold Mine system. For additional information, contact the Career & Professional Development Center via careercenter@sdsmt.edu or call Black Hill Brawl staged for Dunham Field; other Hardrockers on the road. The ESPN3 camera spots are set and the teams are fired-up for the historic 130th meeting of these longtime rivals Saturday, September 12, 2015, 6PM (MDT) kick-off to take place on Dunham Field at O Harra Stadium. Fresh from their season opener road loss last week (28-63) at Colorado Mines (Golden, CO), our football Hardrockers are looking to best the Yellowjackets and lay claim to the Homestake Trophy. Read more via the news release link HERE. Meanwhile, the cross country teams compete this weekend at the Chadron (NE) Invitational; the soccer team (0-2-1) kicks it at the MSUB Rimrock Classic in Billings, MT; the volleyball team (2-4) continues play at the Upper Iowa Tourney in Fayette, IA; and the golf teams head to the RMAC No. 1 Tournament at Heritage

3 Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton, CO next week. Your source for all the scholar-athlete actions and news is found via the website. Go Hardrockers! Upcoming Events Rapid City, SD and SD Mines invite you to the historic rivalry between the Hardrockers and Black Hills State Yellow Jackets, the longest-running in NCAA Div. II college football, which will receive national exposure this year with a telecast through ESPN3. The game on Dunham Field at O Harra Stadium September 12, 2015 at 6PM (MDT) will be broadcast on ESPN3 and will be the kickoff game for the NCAA Div. II Game-of-the-Week Series. The 130th meeting between the two programs, which has been dubbed The Black Hills Brawl The Battle for the Homestake Trophy, is the oldest in NCAA Div. II and the third longest in all of college football. Advance tickets to attend the game in person are $10 per adult and $8 per student prior to game day by calling the Hardrocker ticket office at Tickets on the day of the game will be $12 per adult and $10 per student. Read more about this exciting event, and other Hardrockers Athletics news, via the link. Yankton, SD invites alumni and friends to cheer on the Hardrockers September 12, 2015 beginning at 6:30PM, kickoff at 7:00PM (CDT) at Czeckers Sports Bar and Grill ( in Yankton. Watch SD Mines vs. BHSU in the 130th meeting of these rivals, broadcast on ESPN3 as the Game of the Week! Food & drink will be on your own. Contact Mike Heil (MetE77) at heilml@yahoo.com for more info.

4 Seattle, WA greater area alumni and friends are invited to join an impromptu gathering to watch the SD Mines vs. BHSU Game streamed LIVE on ESPN3 Saturday, September 12, 2015, 5PM-8PM (PDT) at the Mukilteo Lodge (See webpage HERE.) The Alumni Office just learned of an effort by alumnus Jim Laurenti (ME84) and alumna and Past Alumni President Marlene Nelson (ME74) have organized an informal gathering to watch and cheer for our Hardrockers at their first LIVE streamed NCAA Div. II game via ESPN3. Dubbed the Black Hills Brawl this game is the 130th meeting of the Hardrockers and the Yellowjackets the oldest rivalry in NCAA Div. II athletics! (Read more link HERE.) No RSVP required. For more details, please Jim Laurenti or Marlene Nelson Go Hardrockers! (Side note: The Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival is also taking place over the weekend. Visit for more details and make a day of it!) River Falls, WI and the UW River Falls Ravens host the SD Mines Hardrockers Saturday, September 19, 2015, 7PM (CDT) kickoff at Ramer Field (LINK). Join SD Mines Athletic Director Joel Lueken, Hardrock Club President Nate Brown, and Foundation Representative Larry Simonson (EE69) at a pre-game tailgate beginning at 5PM at Bo s N Mine ( Burgers/Brats/Dogs, Baked Beans, Salad, Chips & non-alcohol beverage for $8.00 per person. Game day tickets are $8 for adults (age 5-18 and over age 60 tickets are $4). Please direct questions and RSVPs to the alumni@sdsmt.edu address. Rapid City, SD welcomes alumni and other company representatives to the fall 2015 Career Fair Tuesday, September 22, 2015 is slated for the week before M-Week this year. The eighty registered employers to date are from 21 states and include 16 from South Dakota. If your employer has not registered yet, please encourage them to complete the online registration form via the link. The Early Bird registration rate is available until August 22, For more information, please contact Darrell Sawyer, Career Center Director, via his darrell.sawyer@sdsmt.edu address or call Rapid City, SD Annual M-Week Alumni Dinner* is set for the Friday evening of M-Week October 2, 2015 beginning at 5:30PM (MDT) for an evening of fun, fellowship, and reminiscing on M-Days past at the 1st Annual M-Week Alumni Dinner, (*Formerly known as the Alumni President s Dinner and Alumni Recognition Dinner.) Boost your Hardrocker spirit for M-Day 2015 (Oct 3) at the Arrowhead Country Club ( Sheridan Lake Road and join us for a dinner buffet including mixed field green salad, pasta salad, oven roasted sirloin, oven roasted Atlantic salmon, seasonal vegetables, fresh bread, and apple crisp for dessert ($30 pp). Honored guests include the 2015 Outstanding Recent Graduates, 2015 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees, Outgoing Alumni President Mike Alley (GeolE72.5), and Incoming Alumni President Dave Berg (ME72.5). The event is business casual. Please RSVP by September 27, 2015 to the alumni@sdsmt.edu address or ask for a copy of the flyer/rsvp. Rapid City, SD and SDSM&T celebrate M-Week in Fresh Prince style Sunday, September 27-Sunday, October 4, 2015 (M-Day is October 3, 2015) with a weeklong list of activities staged around the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme. From the Senior/Frosh Picnic to the Wharton Challenge 5K/10K (LINK), from the M-Day Parade to the M-Day Football Game vs. Humboldt State (6PM Kick-off), M-Week promises a full menu of fun and traditions. Also, please plan to attend the M-Week Alumni Dinner Friday, October 2, 2015, 5:30PM at Arrowhead Country Club (see above event). So, whether you are "bourgeois" born or Philly Street smart, join the M- Day fun with our students and campus! To see a full list of M-Week events, dates, times, and locations, please click HERE. Please contact alumni@sdsmt.edu for more information too.

5 Attention alumni: Sign-up today for the FREE online directory via Login/Join link! Webpage: Please support the Mines Annual Fund via the link HERE! Watch a short video via the link. Watch for more SD Mines information via the HARDROCK E-NEWS (Unsubscribe via an request to alumni@sdsmt.edu)