Archive for September, 2010
SDSU enrollment reaches 12,816
Another record freshman class and increased numbers of graduate students boosted fall 2010 enrollment at South Dakota State University to 12,816 students, the 11th consecutive record for enrollment at the state’s Morrill Act land-grant university. The numbers show a 3.56 percent increase in fall semester headcount at SDSU, as released by the South Dakota Board [...]
Read morePride alumni reuniting for 2010 Hobo Day
Former members of the Pride of the Dakotas are invited to march in the Hobo Day parade and in the pre-game show. The two-day celebration kicks off Friday, Oct. 22.
Read moreHistoric fundraising campaign announcement set for Oct. 21
University and Foundation leaders will announce details of It Starts with STATE: A Campaign for South Dakota State University during the heart of Hobo Day activities. An announcement moving the campaign into the public phase is planned.
Read moreHobo Day Gallery to be dedicated Oct. 22
To help celebrate SDSU’s greatest tradition, the new Hobo Day Gallery will be dedicated Oct. 22, beginning at 2 p.m. at The Union. Following the program, guests will be able to explore the gallery and take photographs with the Bummobile. More details will be forthcoming. Currently under construction on the north side of The Union, [...]
Read moreArt Museum’s Harvey Dunn exhibit featured on SDPB TV
The career of South Dakota native Harvey Dunn spanned two world wars and the Great Depression. Now, technology has revealed some lost works by Dunn, and the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings is about to reveal them in a new exhibit. South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s Brian Gevik gives a first look at the exhibit [...]
Read moreFormer SDSU athlete continues ‘Jackrabbit Journey’ to support Athletics
Former South Dakota State football player Casey Hillman is on the home stretch of “The Jackrabbit Journey,” a 400-mile walk across South Dakota to raise awareness and money for the Jackrabbit Athletic Endowment.
Read moreSDSU pharmacy faculty member elected to national board
South Dakota State University faculty member Tom Johnson has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Johnson, professor of pharmacy practice in the College of Pharmacy, will begin his three-year term on the 12-member board June 2011. “It was an honor to be nominated, and I’m very [...]
Read moreAg Museum to host course on S.D. wine industry
The short course “Grapes to Wine” at the South Dakota State Agricultural Heritage Museum will focus on new grape varieties and the wine industry in South Dakota. The course will be held at the museum on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on three Thursday evenings: Sept. [...]
Read moreRhythmic Circus brings dance show, class to Brookings Sept.10
National touring company Rhythmic Circus will roll into Brookings on Friday, September 10, for its performance of “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now.” The performance is part of the Woodbine Productions series.
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