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Innovative history curriculum coming to SDSU

What can the past tell us about the present? And how can role-playing help facilitate our understanding of history? South Dakota State University faculty and students will soon find out. An innovative, award-winning curriculum using role-playing games to engage student learning on past historical events is coming to campus.

Plucker, Renneker to present junior recital

South Dakota State University juniors Katelyn Plucker and Brianna Renneker will present a joint recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the SDSU campus.

Adelaine re-appointed to FCC’s precision ag connectivity task force

Michael Adelaine, former vice president for technology and safety and professor emeritus of agricultural engineering at South Dakota State University, has been appointed to a third term on a federal task force working to identify the connectivity needs of precision agriculture.

Studio art seniors to display thesis exhibition in February

Four South Dakota State University seniors are presenting their Bachelor of Fine Arts thesis exhibition on campus this month. The exhibition, titled “Visual Voyages,” is set for Feb.

When the water rises

In a project led by lecturer of landscape architecture Jeremiah Bergstrom, South Dakota State University's School of Design has developed a first of its kind guide for creating flood-resilient landscapes. The guide, which was developed in partnership with faculty at Rutgers University, is aimed at helping community officials and leaders turn vacant, flood-prone properties into usable community assets.

Griffith Honors Forum Lecture to feature ‘The Sioux Chef’

Chef Sean Sherman, also known as “The Sioux Chef,” will host a virtual conversation with an audience at South Dakota State University about his role in helping reclaim and celebrate the rich culinary heritage of Indigenous communities around the world. The livestream of the Griffith Honors Forum Lecture featuring Sherman will start at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.

SDSU commencement ceremonies back at Dacotah Bank Center

South Dakota State University commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2024 will be held May 4 at the Dacotah Bank Center in Brookings. The move from campus is due to construction in Frost Arena as that facility continues its transformation into First Bank & Trust Arena.

SDSU welcomes Sioux Falls educators to campus

Nearly 70 Sioux Falls high school teachers ventured to South Dakota State University’s campus Feb. 5 for their own day of learning, which included science experiments, compounding prescriptions and other educational opportunities.

Preserving South Dakota's bridges and roads

South Dakota State University recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help preserve and maintain South Dakota's infrastructure.

Jackrabbit in the Spotlight — Maggie Hoff

Student researcher Magdalene “Maggie” Hoff is more comfortable working in the Food Processing and Extrusion Wet lab in Raven Precision Agriculture Center than in the center of the Capitol Rotunda, but that is where she will be Feb. 29, with other students giving research poster presentations in Pierre.