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Jan. 17, 2020 3:45 PM

South Dakota State University announces facility closures due to weather

The following South Dakota State University facilities are open today but will be closed Saturday, due to the forecasted weather:
Jan. 16, 2020 4:30 PM

Recycling Factors

Since 1996, SDSU has offered recycling. What started as a small system has grown to encompass individual recycling bins in offices and dorm rooms. But in the world of recycling, multiple factors play a role in what can be recycled and how.
Jan. 16, 2020 3:42 PM

SDSU’s Southeast Research Farm Annual Meeting on Jan. 28 to Feature Latest Research

Climate trends for 2020, growing and feeding rye, fallow syndrome and more topics will be discussed at South Dakota State University’s Southeast Research Farm Annual Meeting on Jan. 28 beginning at 12:45 p.m.

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Museum Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jan. 20, 2020 10:00 PM Agricultural Heritage Museum

The Agricultural Heritage Museum will be closed on January 20 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We will reopen on January 21 at 10 AM. We hope you enjoy the holiday with your friends and family!
Webinar: Combining Self-Assessment and Peer Instructions to Measure Student Learning and Confidence Gains

Jan. 21, 2020 12:00 PM Pugsley Center

As an increasing body of research supports the benefits of active learning strategies, more instructors than ever are integrating them into their classrooms. In this webinar, we’ll share how to use technology to implement self-assessment and peer instruction in your own classes.
Advanced Knitting Techniques Class (Part 2 of 2)

Jan. 21, 2020 6:00 PM Agricultural Heritage Museum

Join the Brookings Fiberworks Guild for Advanced Knitting Techniques Classes. The project made in these classes will be a winter hat knitted in the round on circular and double pointed needles. Participants will also learn about cables, increasing, and decreasing. To take this class, you MUST