2021 President's Report
President's Message
We have a saying at South Dakota State University that “it’s a great day to be a Jackrabbit!” This past calendar year has certainly proved that at SDSU as we continue to provide opportunities for our students, faculty and staff to be successful and understand what it means to be a Jackrabbit.
We completed our spring 2021 semester with four commencement ceremonies on our historic college green and awarded more than 2,500 degrees. It was the culmination of a long year, where, like everyone in higher education, we were challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and how to keep our campuses safe while allowing our students to continue their educational path toward graduation.
Achieve Excellence Through Transformative Education
Cultivate and Strengthen Community Engagement
Sioux Falls Academy brings SDSU, industry and K-12 leaders together
Community leaders honored with Presidential Medallion for handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
SDSU Extension provides resources during severe South Dakota drought
POET Bioproducts Institute to provide enormous economic impact to state’s largest industry
Foster Innovation and Increase Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
Raven Precision Agriculture Center serves as innovation ecosystem
SDSU leads precision ranching technology
Prasad becomes first mechanical engineering faculty member to receive NSF CAREER award
Be a Growing, High-Performing and Healthy University
SDSU averages more than 2,600 graduates over five-year period
Athletics builds on accomplishments of the past decade
Bold & Blue builds momentum for SDSU’s premier land-grant status
Endowed positions at SDSU grow, provide opportunities for high-performing faculty
SDSU accounts for 45% of Board of Regents’ overall economic impact
