07/19/10 • To
Mark Birthday, McGovern To Jump From Plane
Former President George H.W. Bush has jumped out of planes so many
times to celebrate his birthday -- most recently his 85th -- it's
hardly news. But a former presidential candidate merits some attention
for making his first jump on his 88th birthday. George McGovern flew
dozens of missions...more
07/14/10 • S.D.
Moments: The what-ifs of the McGovern campaign
It was 38 years ago today that Thomas Eagleton was asked whether he
had anything in his background that might embarrass the presidential
campaign of U.S. Sen. George McGovern. The first-term Democratic senator
from Missouri said no. What might have happened had Eagleton revealed...more
06/25/10 • Annual
McGovern celebration cancelled
The annual birthday celebration for George McGovern will not take
place this year due to commitments keeping the former senator and
presidential nominee away from Mitchell that weekend. McGovern celebrates
his 88th birthday on July 19, and this will also be the 38th anniversary
of...more
03/31/10 • DWU’s
Simmons to present at Whitworth University
Dr. Donald Simmons, dean of the College of Leadership and Public Service
and graduate studies at Dakota Wesleyan University, will be one of
two featured presenters for the Annual Faculty Scholarship Dinner
at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., on April 9...more
01/05/10 • ‘Hungry
for Green’ – second film in series to be shown
“Hungry for Green: Feeding the World Sustainably,”
the second film of the 2009-10 McGovern Center Film Series, will be
shown at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, in Room 126 of the McGovern Library
and followed by a discussion with individuals featured in the film...more
2009
11/05/09 • DWU
Professor to Premier Film at Harvard Medical School
Donald Simmons, associate professor of leadership and public service
at Dakota Wesleyan University, will lecture and premier the documentary
film, “Hungry for Green: Feeding the World Sustainably,”
on Nov. 13 at Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and
the Global Environment...more
10/26/09 • United
Methodists respond to plight of AIDS orphans
The ancient theological question of theodicy—“why does
a good God permit evil?”—is being faced anew in contemporary
Africa. An estimated 130,000 to 180,000 children in Kenya are living
with HIV. Two-thirds of the HIV-positive Kenyan children do not have
access to life-giving antiretroviral...more
10/16/09 • Political
columnist to kick off McGovern Film Series at DWU
Denise Ross, documentary filmmaker and longtime South Dakota political
columnist, will be the first presenter of the 2009-2010 McGovern Film
Series at Dakota Wesleyan University. The film, written by Ross and
edited by Brad Dumke, tackles the controversial topic of abortion...more
07/06/09 • George
McGovern birthday, anniversary approach
It has been more than three decades since George McGovern ran his
campaign as the Democratic presidential nominee, and his influence
still grows. This month, the former senator and combat pilot celebrates
his 87th birthday and the 37th anniversary of his presidential nomination...more
04/20/09 •
DWU debaters make strong showing against national champions
Capping a rebuilding year, members of the Dakota Wesleyan University
Debate Team hosted teams from Black Hills State University, Spearfish,
and national champion debaters from Hillsdale College, Hillsdale,
Mich. for the DWU Eleanor McGovern Invitational Debate Tournament
on April 18...more
04/07/09 • George
McGovern's Lincoln moment
Every year is an Abraham Lincoln year for new books. No president
has been the subject of more volumes. But since this year marks the
bicentennial of his birth, the number has increased exponentially.
Yet among the distinguished writers and historians who have added
their accounts...more
02/25/09 • McGovern
offers interesting look at 'greatest president'
Handed a precious opportunity, 86-year-old George McGovern has made
the most of it. His new biography of Abraham Lincoln, published by
Times Books as part of The American Presidents series, demands to
be read as much for its author as for its subject. McGovern provides
an intelligent and...more
02/01/09 •
Mitchell native recounts Obama campaign tales
For Steve Hildebrand, the “full-circle” moment came when
he introduced his mother to Barack Obama. “Growing up in a large
family that didn’t have a lot of wealth and being able to have
a moment where I had the opportunity to introduce my mother to somebody
who just might be the next...more
01/10/09 • McGovern
writes new book on Abraham Lincoln
George McGovern had to do a lot of research for his new book
on Abraham Lincoln. Luckily for McGovern, he has his own library.
In an interview this week with The Daily Republic, McGovern said he
did much of his research at the McGovern Library on the campus of
his alma mater...more
01/10/09 • Center
presents Obama’s deputy national campaign manager
Steve Hildebrand, deputy national campaign manager for President-elect
Barack Obama, will speak at noon on Jan. 29 in Java City on the campus
of Dakota Wesleyan in the McGovern Library. Hildebrand has been called
"the chief architect of Barack Obama's grassroots strategy."
Starting with...more
2008
11/05/08 • Quinn
to replace Norman Borlaug at McGovern Conference
11/03/08 • Woonsocket
post office dedicated to the late Eleanor McGovern
10/27/08 • McGovern
Center announces final details for 2008 Conference
02/11/08 • Pulitzer
Nominated Author to Present Public Lecture
01/10/08 • Event
Center Survey to Begin Week of Jan. 14
