START-SD program hosts first responder summit on addiction, mental health
The START-SD team from South Dakota State University hosted a first responder summit Aug. 25 in Chamberlain. The free event, “First Responder Summit: Addiction and Mental Health in South Dakota,” was an opportunity for health care professionals and first responders to learn more about mental health as it relates to addiction and substance use disorder and the important role that first responders play.
START-SD program begins new work to reduce overdose rates
South Dakota State University’s program to address substance use disorder in South Dakota has received additional funding to combat substance use overdose. A new award of $300,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration will result in a one-year program titled START-SD.
Jackrabbits near, far rally together to break records on seventh annual One Day for STATE
Jackrabbits in all 50 states and across 15 countries united to tackle historic philanthropy on Sept. 7 during One Day for STATE. The South Dakota State University Foundation’s seventh annual giving day celebrated all things SDSU and the impact that can be made through private gifts.
SDSU pharmacy students provide free health screenings at South Dakota State Fair
Members from a pharmacy student organization at South Dakota State University provided free health screenings at the 2023 South Dakota State Fair.
Near record first-year class, retention drives SDSU enrollment up
A near-record class of first-time students and record retention from students’ freshmen to sophomore year increased South Dakota State University’s enrollment to its highest number in five years. Figures released by the South Dakota Board of Regents today shows total enrollment for fall 2023 at South Dakota’s largest and most comprehensive university at 11,505—the largest enrollment since 2019, when 11,518 students attended SDSU.
SDSU Foundation celebrates seventh annual One Day for STATE giving challenge Thursday
Jackrabbit spirit for South Dakota State University shattered records and transformed lives after last year’s historically successful giving day, and it will happen again this Thursday, Sept. 7, when the SDSU Foundation hosts its seventh annual One Day for STATE event.
Now’s the time to become a respiratory therapist
Now is a good time to be a respiratory therapist. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the important role that respiratory therapists play in our health. But right now, there’s a shortage of respiratory therapists in the nation, including in South Dakota.