4 Broadcaster Press March 28, 2017 www.broadcasteronline.com Director Hired for USD's Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Fishing for a new VERMILLION, S.D. – The newly created Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment, an organization formed at the University of South Dakota to implement the work plan produced by Jolene’s Law Task Force and Coalition, has hired a director, Carrie Gonsor Sanderson. She will direct and coordinate activities at the Center, including work to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse and child maltreatment in South Dakota. Gonsor Sanderson previously worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office in Pierre, South Dakota. She earned three degrees from the University of South Dakota: Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish, Master of Public Administration, and Juris Doctor. “The Center was developed to continue the excellent work of the Jolene’s Law Task Force and Coalition, improving our state’s capacity to prevent and respond to child maltreatment,” said Michael Lawler, dean of the University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences and a member of the Jolene’s Law Task Force and Coalition. “Ms. Sanderson is deeply committed to the health and wellbeing of South Dakota, and her legal expertise will add a great deal to the new Center. We are all eager to work with her.” South Dakota State Senator Deb Soholt served as chair of the Jolene’s Law Task Force (JLTF). The Sioux Falls legislator and her colleagues on the task force spent three years creating a work plan to address and prevent sexual abuse of children. “JLTF created a ten-year plan to change the trajectory of child sexual abuse in SD through the development of the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment at USD,” explained Soholt. “We are simply delighted that someone the caliber of Ms. Sanderson has accepted the director position. Her education and experience are exactly the right fit to move this important work forward, and she will be an incredible statewide leader in this effort to save our children.” The Jolene’s Law Task Force and Coalition was created to study the impacts of child sexual abuse in South Dakota, and the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment will carry on the work of the task force and coalition. The University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences is home to the new Center. USD’s School of Health Sciences, possessing experts in relevant fields such as social work, nursing, physician assistants, public health, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and counseling, and with access to other relevant USD expertise in medicine, law, business, education, and psychology, is an ideal setting for the new organization. J O B Check out the employment ads in the bp Since 1934 Broadcaster Press 201 W Cherry, Vermillion 605-624-4429 Going on NOW!!! ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS BEING TAKEN What Students Learned In Math Class By Daris Howard Over the years, we have found that one of the students’ greatest criticisms of any math class is their claim that they didn’t learn anything. Therefore, as part of their final, I have the students list ten things they learned. These items could be anything at all in relation to the class. They are allowed to write their list ahead of time and bring it to the final if they want. Most observations are quite normal, but some make for interesting reading. Here are some of the classics for this year: 1. I learned that the lottery is a tax on the mathematically illiterate. 2. I learned that you can do anything, though you may need help to do it. 3. I learned that my calculator is a lot smarter than I thought it was. I think it is even smarter than I am. 4. The section of the book that I was excited about, because I knew I would understand it, is the one we decided to skip. 5. By the time you understand the problem enough to ask questions, you don’t need to ask them anymore, because you already know the answer. 6. I learned that I really hate negative people. I think about half of them are negative, and the other half are just stupid. 7. I learned that a smart thing to do is to find out who in the class is getting good grades and then sit by them. 8. The girl sitting next to me kept playing games, and then she was upset when she failed the test. She said she couldn’t figure out why she did so poorly. Duh. 9. Taking a class with my brother is fun, but annoying. 10. If you hate a class, sit by a hot girl and you will like it better. 11. When your teacher allows you to take a 3X5 note card into a test, it really only helps if you put the right stuff on it. 12. What I learn in a class is actually more important than the grade I get. Though a good grade is nice, too. 13. If you work hard and learn the material quickly, you can sit by a hot girl and help her. That impresses her a lot, and she is happy to sit by you. If you put off learning it until you have forgotten what was talked about in class, then you have to go to Professor Howard and have him help you, and that’s not near as much fun. 14. Make sure you have plenty of time to get to class without hurrying. If you have to hurry, you get sweaty and nobody wants to sit by you. 15. It is harder to pay attention when you sit on the back row. 16. I learned that a child is a tax deduction. Maybe not the most effective one, however. 17. Don’t date someone you take a class with because it is really awkward when you break up. 18. If you have a hot date to do homework, it is a lot more fun and you learn a lot more. (Maybe not about math, though.) 19. I learned why I am an art major and not a math major. 20. I learned that the stress from worrying about doing your homework is a lot worse than actually doing it. 21. I learned the most from your talking to us about trying again and again when you fail, especially with the number of failures you have had trying to get your books and stories published. I will never forget your quote. “You need to stretch yourself beyond what you feel you are capable of. If you are not failing now and then, you are not reaching high enough.” That will always remind me to keep trying. 22. I learned that Professor Howard was actually good looking when he was in college. (I found an old year book picture of you.)Kevin had learned something even more important than math.