South Dakota State University

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Apr. 22, 10:33 AM

SDState students finish 1-2

South Dakota State University’s entries in the North Dakota/South Dakota Society for Human Resource Management student case study competition finished first and second. The competition was held in Fargo, North Dakota, in late March.
Apr. 19, 11:33 AM

SDState recognizes student works at URSCAD

South Dakota State University held its annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Day April 9 in the University Student Union’s Volstorff Ballroom.
The following students were recognized:
Apr. 19, 11:15 AM

Hall named April’s Civil Service Employee of the Month

Maria Hall has been named South Dakota State University’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for April. Hall, an accounting assistant in the Office of Academic Affairs, will be honored April 25 from 2-4 p.m. in front of Doner Auditorium.

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Speaker Series: Marvelous Biological Control of the Reactivity of Molecular Oxygen

Apr. 22, 2019 5:30 PM Off-Campus Sioux Falls

25th lecturer in the Lardy Distinguished Lecture Series. This is the public lecture. A scientific lecture will be given to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry on Tuesday April 23rd at 12pm.
Speaker Series: Long Term Care Pharmacy Regulations

Apr. 23, 2019 9:00 AM Avera Health & Science Center

As a consultant pharmacist with Avera long term care, Anna will be discussing regulations imposed on long term care facilities and how pharmacists help attain those requirements.
Webinar: TurningPoint Web: Scheduled Polling

Apr. 23, 2019 1:00 PM Pugsley Center

TurningPoint web offers new capabilities to schedule surveys and assessments that provide interactive content at any time without the need for a live polling session.