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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 shatters enrollment records, climbs to more than 12,000 students

A record first-year class and record retention moved enrollment at South Dakota State University to 12,065 students for the fall 2024 semester, the highest enrollment at SDSU since 2018. Enrollment figures were released earlier today by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
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Students tee up for on-the-course learning 

Preparing for the golf event of the year in Sioux Falls takes some work. It’s the behind-the-scenes preparation that many don’t think about or notice but takes considerable time and effort. Roughly 50 South Dakota State University students spent time on Sept. 3 and 5 helping the Minnehaha Country Club and Pro Links Sports prepare for the PGA Tour Champions event.

The Miller Legacy

Selective highlights from Peggy Miller's years as president of South Dakota State University in 1998 to 2006.• Led SDSU through an arduous study that culminated with the school moving to Division I athletics as of the 2004-05 school year.
At her inauguration Sept. 19, 1998, President Peggy Miller poses with former SDSU presidents, from left, Sherwood Berg, Robert Wagner and Hilton Briggs. On Sept. 13-14, Miller will join Wagner and Briggs as members of the South Dakota Hall of Fame.

Diminutive Miller raises stature of SDSU

Former SDSU President Peggy Miller will join a group of nine other people to be inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Chamberlain Sept. 13-14. Miller, who served as SDSU’s 18th president from Jan. 1, 1998, to Dec. 31, 2006, will become only the third out of the land-grant university’s 20 presidents to be inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame, joining Robert Wagner (1998) and Hilton Briggs (1980).