South Dakota State University

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Mar. 25, 12:30 PM

State student wins 3D hovercraft contest

Apparently, Seth Friesen retained quite a bit of knowledge from this fall’s 3D printing class taught by Todd Letcher at South Dakota State University.
Mar. 25, 12:16 PM

Jacks engineers pedal to victory again

Once again, South Dakota State University engineering students proved themselves No. 1 at building and racing a human-powered vehicle.
Mar. 25, 9:36 AM

SDSU graduate student receives local Wildlife Society chapter award

Austin Wieseler, who is pursuing a master’s degree in the Department of Natural Resource Management, received the 2019 Outstanding M.S. Graduate Student Award from the South Dakota chapter of The Wildlife Society. The St. Helena, Nebraska, native has been doing research on bighorn sheep in Badlands National Park under the supervision of Distinguished Professor Jonathan Jenks.

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Zoom Video Conferencing

Mar. 26, 2019 2:00 PM Pugsley Center

Zoom will soon replace Collaborate Ultra as SDSU’s go-to Video Conferencing platform.
Here are just a few opportunities with this tool:
Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Mar. 26, 2019 7:30 PM Performing Arts Center
Speaker Series: Working with Mentally Ill Homeless Populations

Mar. 27, 2019 11:45 AM Off-Campus Sioux Falls

Jill Baldwin is the former Director of Community Support Services. Having worked in community support services, the speaker will discuss working with those who mentally ill and homeless. The talk is designed to give sociology majors ideas for potential careers in social services.