The Schmiedts and South Dakota State have been linked for a century, and now the connection includes selection as Family of the Year by the South Dakota State University Alumni Association.
National Day of Giving can be the nonprofit equivalent of retailers' Black Friday. However, many smaller agencies don’t have the manpower to engage in a robust social media campaign. For five area nonprofits, that need was addressed by students in the Fundraising and Resource Development course at South Dakota State University.
NASA has narrowed the field to six in its lunar soil excavating contest, and a team of students from South Dakota State University is among the group left in the hunt for a $1 million top prize. Conceived in 2020, the Break the Ice Lunar Challenge tasked innovators with creating robotic systems that can navigate the rugged terrain of the Lunar South Pole, dig up its icy soil and transport it to another location, where, in theory, water could be extracted from the soil.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has announced the 2023-24 recipients of the Power and Energy Society Scholarships. For the second year in a row, SDSU dominated. The nine current selections are one better than the mark the program set last year. The list includes four repeat winners and five newcomers.
Two current and one retired member of the College of Nursing faculty at South Dakota State University have been honored by their peers. The service of Lori Hendrickx, Tom Stenvig and Marge Hegge was recognized by the South Dakota Nurses Association at its 2023 convention in Huron Oct. 1-2.
South Dakota State University has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to undergraduate degrees and certificates across a variety of programs with tuition assistance.
Professional sports, whether it be playing in or working for, is a goal for many high school and college students across the country. Samuel Pichura, a South Dakota State University senior, is no exception. This past summer, he fulfilled his dreams while interning for his one of favorite professional sports teams, the Minnesota Vikings.
South Dakota State University’s online nursing program ranks first in the state and 45th nationally, according to EduMed. Since 2019, EduMed has released annual rankings that highlight that year’s top programs based on a combination of factors like affordability, accessibility and commitment to student success.
Teresa Seefeldt, an administrator at South Dakota State University who rose through the ranks in the pharmacy college, has been named South Dakota Pharmacist of the Year.
