… 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. Three ceremonies will be held May 4 at 10 …
… by USGIF An undergraduate minor in geospatial intelligence offered at South Dakota State University is now accredited by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, joining 22 other universities nationwide with this distinction. Housed in SDSU’s Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, the geospatial intelligence minor offers undergraduate … their career opportunities in the fields of geography, geospatial technologies, natural resource management, criminology, precision agriculture and more. The new, 18-credit program combines introductory coursework in geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing; specialty application classes in GIS, satellite remote sensing and uncrewed aircraft … data keeps being collected and analyzed at a rapid pace.” A student completing the geospatial intelligence program at SDSU will be able to process and interpret satellite and drone images with many job opportunities for the federal “three-letter agencies” and U.S. defense and many state and local governments, according to Watrel. The United States Geospatial …
… SDSU team advances in global Hult Prize contest A business plan developed by four South Dakota State University students — to manufacture biodegradable, single-use plastic bags out of soybean hulls — has earned them a chance to advance in an international contest with the next stop Nairobi, Kenya. The SDSU students are among 360 teams that advanced out of 10,000 teams entered in the global Hult Prize competition, which is considered the Nobel Prize for college students, according to team member Hunter Eide of Gettysburg. Other members are Nicole Schilling, of St. Peter, Minnesota; … activity. The students kept meeting and digging into more complex issues. “It’s very rare and very exciting to see a group of students go beyond like this. … That’s some of the real magic behind this group of students. They are so tenacious and so deeply motivated to understand the world around them and to figure out how to make a positive impact on some of our …