What's New

Archives Completes Move - Spring 2007

The Archives of the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church have been successfully moved to their new location at Dakota Wesleyan's McGovern Library. Pat Breidenbach, recently retired, longtime Conference Archivist, was instrumental in planning the archives facility at DWU, and played a large role in the move.

University Archivist Laurie Langland now maintains the collections and will provide research assistance for those with Conference-related inquires. For more information on the joint archives, collections, hours, research fees, how to go about requesting research assistance, and/or visiting the archives in person, see: Dakotas United Methodist Conference Archives and History or University Archives pages.

McGovern Library Dedicated - Oct 7, 2006

Dakota Wesleyan University dedicated the new George and Eleanor McGovern Library and Center for Leadership and Public Service October 7, 2006. Nearly five thousand were on hand to hear former President Bill Clinton honor Senator George and Mrs. Eleanor McGovern for their decades of public service and leadership. Other dignitaries who spoke at the dedication include former Senator Tom Daschle, Senator Tim Johnson, Senator John Thune, Representative Stephanie Herseth, Governor Mike Rounds, and Al Neuharth, founder of USA Today.

(l to r: Robbie Salmonson, Bronson Heth, Laura Urban, President Clinton, Karen Antique, Senator McGovern)

McGovern Library Services

On the first floor you’ll find the Circulation and Reference areas, Special Collections, the Media collection, and the Multimedia lab. It’s also where you’ll find the Java City coffee bar. Come sit by the fireplace and toast your toes while you read the Mitchell Daily Republic and enjoy steamy cup of coffee or a frosty mango smoothie. Or check out the Dakota Wesleyan Bookstore for your textbook and t-shirt needs.

Visit the Student Success Center located on the library’s second floor for weekly Writing Center and Math Center hours. Student peer tutoring is also available. The second floor is also home to the Margaret Teufel Children’s collection, as well as the University Archives, and will house the Archives of the Dakotas’ Conference of the United Methodist Church. Group Studies of various sizes, and numerous comfy chairs are also located on the second floor.

Click here for more photos and coverage of the dedication weekend.