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The Opportunity Center embraces SDSU’s land-grant mission by supporting educational access for all students.

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American Indian Opportunities

SDSU seeks to create a welcoming and supportive campus environment for American Indian students through a variety of academic programs, scholarships, student services and initiatives.

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SDSU advances in NASA contest as one of six finalists

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.
SDSU recipients of Power and Energy Society scholarships gather in the Energy Lab in Daktronics Engineering Hall. Pictured are, front row, from left, Sarah Aman, of Aberdeen; Luke Rasmussen, of Rock Rapids; Cristian Hernandez, of Oakdale, Minnesota; and Shelby Mueller, of Watertown, Minnesota. Back row, Nicholas Erickson, of Pierce, Nebraska; Kalen Meyer, of Rock Rapids, Iowa; Leif Bredeson, of Darlington, Wisconsin; Drake Rogers, of Milbank; and Devon Glisar, of Sioux City, Iowa.

SDSU electrical engineering students set standard for academic awards

When it comes to electrical engineering scholarship, the program at South Dakota State University could be considered the standard of the power grid.

SDSU’s Williams named ‘Outstanding New Professional’ by regional housing organization

  Emma Williams, a residence hall director for South Dakota State University Housing and Residential Life, has received the Outstanding New Professional Award from the Upper Midwest Region ­– Association of College and University Housing Officers. ...

SDSU team set to lead NIH AIM-AHEAD project

South Dakota State University has been selected to lead a research project that will analyze the racial and geographic disparities in mortality with end-stage renal (kidney) disease with a focus on Native American and Hispanic populations in South Dakota.