South Dakota State University

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Dec. 13, 8:27 AM

Veen named December’s Civil Service Employee of the Month

Whether it’s bringing cookies for the opening night of a performance or being helpful when a new student or employee tries to figure out how to get paid, Terri Veen is there with a smiling face.
Dec. 12, 4:37 PM

South Dakota State University Impacts Farm Bill

Two important items within the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill were influenced by South Dakota State University leadership. The areas include educational support for Native American students and provisions that will ensure research and extension funding for soil health.
Dec. 11, 8:30 AM

State granted provisional accreditation for simulation program

South Dakota State University’s College of Nursing has been granted provisional accreditation for its simulation program. The Society for Simulation in Healthcare will formally recognize the college Jan. 26, 2019, in San Antonio.

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Men's Basketball vs. Montana

Dec. 22, 2018 7:00 PM Frost Arena
Wounded Knee Massacre Commemoration

Dec. 29, 2018 10:00 AM South Dakota Art Museum

Throughout the 128th anniversary of the Wounded Knee massacre, December 29, 2018, visitors are invited to place 300 “memory sticks” in the ground in a pattern that outlines the dimensions of the mass grave within which the bodies of 146 Lakota children, women and men were interred January 3-4, 18
Harvey Dunn and the WWI American Expeditionary Force Artists | Ranelle Knight-Lueth, Ph.D.

Jan. 10, 2019 6:30 PM South Dakota Art Museum

Ranelle Knight-Lueth, Ph.D. is an expert on the combat art of World War I, having written her dissertation about Harvey Dunn and his fellow American Expeditionary Force (AEF) artists.