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Ness School of Management and Economics

The Ness School of Management and Economics offers students a high-quality education and excellent job placement opportunities. Our 30 full-time faculty members teach a broad range of courses in economics and related business disciplines, including finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, strategic management and marketing. 

We conduct research in economics (applied micro- and macroeconomics, money and banking and policy analysis), agricultural economics and agribusiness (agricultural marketing and trade, farm and ranch management, land valuation, agricultural policy and rural development and natural resources/environmental issues) and business economics (entrepreneurship, finance, management and marketing) and we provide extension, outreach and general service programs in economics, management and taxation.

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Craig Silvernagel, associate professor of entrepreneurship and innovation management in the Ness School of Management and Economics, and Barb Heller, lecturer and entrepreneurship coordinator, unveil the plaque that displays the patent for the “Konnector,” a connector device that promotes children’s building skills.

SDSU celebrates patent, program that encourages innovation

South Dakota State University’s Rich Normality Design Collaborative (RNDC), a multiprogram collaboration at the university, celebrated a patent-signing event on campus April 19.

SDSU’s Rich Normality Design Collaborative to celebrate patent

As a part of a multi-program collaboration, South Dakota State University’s Rich Normality Design Collaborative (RNDC) initiative will celebrate the recent issue of a patent with a patent signing event on April 19th at 11 a.m. in the Harding Hall Atrium. The event is open to the public.

Emerging Entrepreneur in Residence program launches in Ness School

The Ness School of Management and Economics is proud to present the Emerging Entrepreneur in Residence program.