Residence Life Adds Virtual Tours of Residence Hall Rooms

One of the toughest choices a new college student will make during their first few months in the college planning process is choosing the right residence hall. Our new students at BHSU are no exception to this conundrum.

If you find yourself confused about which hall to choose from we have some great news for you! BHSU’s Residence Life office just added an online option for viewing four out of our five residence halls. Now you can view our rooms without getting up from your chair! Not only will you get a feel for the dimensions and layout of the room, but you also get a chance to view our current students’ décor and creative ideas for arranging their furniture. It’s great! Click, scroll and move about the room as if it was yours.

Check out our 360 degree room tours today and visualize yourself living on the most beautiful college campus in South Dakota!

For more information on Residence Life at BHSU, please call (605) 642-6464 today!

Got Financial Aid?

As many of you know the FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Aid is a very important piece of your college preparation puzzle, as well as throughout your college career. So let’s start with the basics:

1.) FREE! We all enjoy free things in life so check out the FAFSA site and see what you may be eligible to receive in terms of student aid. To learn more visit: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm

2.) Why apply? Filling out the FAFSA for FREE is a great way to see if you are eligible for not only loans but also grants, scholarships and federal work study! So.. with so many opportunities you would be crazy not to give it a try, right?

3.) Time is running out! Our deadline for the FAFSA is March 1st; this is the date we would prefer to have your application submitted, but if you haven’t completed your taxes or have any other financial hold ups don’t sweat it - we are more than happy to work with you!

4.) Questions? We all have them! If you need assistance give us a call. Our financial aid office can be reached at 605-642-6145 or by email at BHSUfinancial@BHSU.edu

Good luck putting all of your new FAFSA knowledge to work!

The Benefits of Visiting Campus

For those of you who have not yet taken the time to visit our campus here at BHSU (or any other campus for that matter) we have decided to come up with a list of reasons why you should consider visiting. Drum roll please…

1. Getting the lay of the land – What better way to actually imagine yourself on a campus than touring it? We will take you through every building on campus and explain to you what sorts of courses or activities you may be partaking in within that building.

2. Meeting BHSU faculty and staff – Not only will you get to tour campus, but you will get to meet Admissions & Financial Aid staff as well as faculty, coaches and really anyone else you may want to meet while you are here.

3. Chatting with current students – Here at BHSU we pride ourselves in our knowledgeable and energetic tour guides who all happen to be current students. While visiting, you will have the opportunity to talk with this tour guide and ask any questions you may have about campus. They are the true experts when it comes to knowing all things BHSU – so we encourage you to ask away!

4. Getting a feel for BHSU & determining if it’s the right fit for you – Yes, we think that first impressions really matter and we want to make sure your first impression of BHSU is a great one. Come check out campus and visualize yourself as a Yellow Jacket.

5. Dining at The Hive! – Guests always have an opportunity to experience how well our students eat here on campus by dining in The Hive. Come and enjoy fresh pizza, Mongolian cuisine, fresh salad & veggies, and perhaps a dessert… or two!

6. Shopping at the BHSU Bookstore! – Once you experience our amazing campus, we are quite sure you will not want to leave empty handed. Make sure to stop and check out the bookstore to find all of your essential BHSU apparel and more!

7. Making Connections – Last but certainly not least, we feel that students who take the time to visit campus form connections and relationships with our faculty, staff and current students. Students who visit tend to feel more confident in their college decision & are prepared to start the school year off to a great start come August.

Need I say more…? Whether you are still in the decision making process or even committed to attending in the fall, think about taking the time to visit campus and see firsthand what we are all about.

For more information on visiting campus please check out our web site at www.BHSU.edu/Visit today!

Sign up for New Student Registration today!

Have you applied and been accepted to BHSU? Do you want to get signed up to register for your Fall 2012 courses? If you answered yes to both of those questions then you need to sign up for New Student Regsitration happening this summer on campus!

Here’s how you sign up… simply visit www.BHSU.edu/NSR and fill out our registration form and choose the date that works best for you.

What happens at New Student Registration?

New Student Registration or NSR as we like to call it, typically kicks off with students checking in and taknig part in our information fair where you will have the opporutnity to learn about all things that happen on campus. After the information fair, students and parents receive a warm welcome from various staff and faculty on campus. While students regsiter for class with facutly and our team of academic advisors, parents are encouraged to attend our Parent Session where they can learn about what life is like as a student. After both sessions have concluded an optional residence hall tour will be given and students will be free to check out for the day.

If you have questions about New Student Registration or would like to learn more before signing up online, please call us in the Office of Admissions at (605)-642-6343.

We can’t wait to see you this summer at BHSU!

Senior Checklist: Where are you in the admissions process?

Hey gang! Believe it or not but high school graduation is fast approaching. Where are you in the admissions process? Here’s a quick checklist for you to review:

1. Have you applied for admission? This seems like an obvious YES… but perhaps you haven’t taken the leap yet. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and apply online right now. It’s simple www.bhsu.edu/apply

2. Have you filled out your scholarship application? If you have applied for admission and been accepted to BHSU then please take some time and fill out our one and only scholarship application online! It only takes minutes!

3. Housing contract…? Yep, this is online too! Simply visit www.bhsu.edu/housingcontract to complete this today.

4. Stay tuned for our New Student Registration or NSR sign up… we will be sure to send you this information soon!

Now that you’ve run through our list, take some time to determine where you are at in the admissions process here at BHSU.

If you have questions, please call us in the Admissions Office at (605) 642-6343.

Discover BHSU @ Summer View

Are you heading out to the Black Hills for a summer vacation? Do you live in the area and need an excuse to get out of the house? Are you interested in attending BHSU in the future?

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above then you need to come join us on Friday, July 15th for Summer View here at Black Hills State University! Summer View is much like our Preview Day events that we offer throughout the academic year, only it’s a onetime chance to check out campus during the summer. We know how hectic your schedules can get once school, sports and all of the other important activities you are involved in start in the fall, so we like to offer a chance to get a sneak peak at what BHSU is all about during the summer.

During Summer View, students and guests will get to hear from faculty, staff and even current students about what it’s truly like to study at BHSU. We also provide a campus tour and free lunch at The Hive – our wonderful dining facility. Students and guests will also have the opportunity of meeting with tons of different faculty and staff at our information fair. Representatives from all of our colleges, student organizations, financial aid and much more will be covered during the fair.

Have I convinced you that you need to come? I sure hope so!

Signing up is super simple. All you need to do is visit www.bhsu.edu/summerview and fill out the registration form or you can call us at 605-642-6343 and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the event and get you signed up today!

If you can’t make it to Summer View but like the sounds of this event – no worries, we have plenty of opportunities to come visit campus throughout the year. To learn more about our visit opportunities, please check out www.bhsu.edu/visit for more information.

I hope you’re all having a wonderful summer! See you on campus soon!

Go YELLOW JACKETS!

Anne Dickman
BHSU Admissions Counselor
Anne.Dickman@bhsu.edu
605.642.6227

Sign up for NSR, Get a FREE BHSU T-Shirt!

Summer is in full swing, and I hope you are all enjoying it! Before you know it, August 28 will be here, and you'll be moving to your new home, BHSU! We are very excited to have you as part of the Yellow Jacket family. First, however, you need to take care of some business if you haven't already done so. Mainly, you need to register for Fall 2011 classes!

If you are a first time freshman student, New Student Registration (NSR) is a required program intended to provide you with the best opportunities in your first year at BHSU. At NSR, you will register for classes, meet faculty & staff, establish relationships with current students, and begin the transformation to college! The next NSR session will take place on July 8 @ 8:00 a.m. If you will be a first time freshman student at BHSU and have not attended an NSR session, sign up for the July 8th session TODAY by completing the online registration form. We are so excited to have you on campus that we are offering a FREE BHSU T-Shirt to the first 10 students who complete the online registration form and put "I'm a Jacket" in the comments section. If you do this, you will receive your free t-shirt at NSR. All your fellow BHSU students will be super envious of your awesome, FREE BHSU T-shirt, let me tell ya! So complete the registration form today, and take the next step to becoming an official BHSU student.

If you have already attended NSR and have your class schedule all set, congratulations! You are well on your way! A list of other items that you will want to make sure are completed/taken care of can always be found on the Admitted Students Checklist.

That's all I have for today! Get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather if you can. From all of us in the BHSU Admissions Office, have a fun, safe Independence Day weekend! We've enjoyed welcoming new students onto campus during NSR sessions, and look forward to the July 8th NSR date. See you then!

GO JACKETS!

Maria Hartung
BHSU Admissions Counselor
Maria.Hartung@bhsu.edu