News at SDState

Retired educators and Jackrabbits alums Lon and Mary Moeller of Brookings have been named South Dakota State University family of the year by the SDSU Alumni & Foundation.

The South Dakota Sheep Growers Association is partnering with the South Dakota State University Department of Animal Science and Jackrabbits Athletics to host the 34th annual Lamb Bonanza on Saturday, Jan. 31, at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings. The event coincides with the men’s basketball game against Oral Roberts at 2 p.m. CST.

South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts invites the public to an engaging evening of French flute music at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. The concert will take place in Founders Recital Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the SDSU campus.

This Saturday, the South Dakota State University Department of Animal Science is partnering with the SDSU Athletics to host the 54th annual SDSU Pork Classic.

Brookings native Angela (Hatton) Lammers will deliver the keynote address for the fourth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Rally and Marade at South Dakota State University. The event begins at 10 a.m. Jan. 19 with a rally at Club 71 in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. A marade (march/parade) will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. either outdoors or in the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex (depending on weather) followed by food and socializing in Club 71 from 12:15 to 1 p.m.

South Dakota State University Theatre and Dance’s fall 2025 musical production of “Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story” has been selected to be presented at the 58th annual Region 5 American College Theater Festival Conference in Rochester, Minnesota, on Jan. 20. To help defray the costs of taking the production to Rochester, a one-night-only fundraising performance of the show will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Fishback Studio Theatre in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the SDSU campus.

A new holiday installation is lighting up McCrory Gardens’ annual Garden Glow thanks to the collaborative work of students in South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts. As part of a 400-level scenic painting course, students recreated the “12 Days of Christmas” illustrations designed by associate professor of theatre Billy Wilburn.

START-SD-Impact hosts innovative learning workshop

The South Dakota State University Collegiate Crop Judging Team brought home numerous high scores at recent regional and national collegiate competitions.

More than 125 scholarships totaling more than $650,000 were awarded last week as part of the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Scholarship and Recognition Banquet. The annual celebration of student achievement honored students representing every department within the college.