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Jack the Jackrabbit mascot During the NCAA tournament in March, Fox Sports named South Dakota State University’s mascot the best of the year’s tournament. In 2009, the Jackrabbit was selected one of 12 finalists in the Capital One All-America Mascot Team and was featured in the contest’s media blitz. With his national identity building, Jack is [...]
Read moreArchitecture program helps reinvent Mobridge
First-year architecture students at South Dakota State University are getting an opportunity to do hands-on work on real-life projects in South Dakota. Brian Rex, head of the two-year-old department, is working with the city of Mobridge to give his students a chance to learn by doing and help the north central South Dakota town at [...]
Read moreAmbassador, congresswoman, state legislator to speak to SDSU graduates
South Dakota State University’s 1,591 graduates will hear from the U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, a member of Congress and a S.D. State Representative during commencement exercises on Saturday, May 5. Commencement ceremonies, which are open to the public, will be held on campus at Frost Arena at 10 a.m. for undergraduates and 2:30 p.m. for [...]
Read moreDedication ceremonies for 3 campus projects set for Thursday, Friday
Laughrey Lecture Halls, Daktronics Engineering Hall and Lohr Building The South Dakota State University campus community invites the public to come “Look What We’re Doing” as it celebrates three dedications over a two-day period beginning today (Thursday, April 26). The ceremonies kick off Thursday with the 3 p.m. dedication of the Laughrey Lecture Halls in [...]
Read moreGroundbreaking set for residence halls, dining expansion at SDSU
The role that South Dakota State University students have played in the creation of four new residence halls and a dining expansion at the Student Union will be highlighted during a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 20. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will take place southeast of the University [...]
Read moreJacks dedicate renovated Erv Huether Field
Alumni David and Shari Lane help dedicate the newly renovated Erv Huether Field on the SDSU campus on April 11. Pictured left to right are: Jackrabbit team captains Andrew Phelan and Eric Cain, David and Shari Lane, Athletic Director Justin Sell, and President David L. Chicoine. (Photo courtesy of South Dakota State University.) South [...]
Read moreSDSU baseball stadium to be dedicated April 11
SDSU will officially christen the newly renovated Erv Huether Field prior to the Jackrabbit baseball game against Minnesota.
Read moreSoweto Gospel Choir to grace Brookings stage with African music March 30
The Soweto Gospel Choir, an international music sensation, will bring its unique and inspirational power of African music to Brookings on Friday, March 30. The performance will take place the same day as the 30th annual Festival of Cultures at South Dakota State University. The Soweto Gospel Choir show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at [...]
Read more2007 graduate becomes 20,000th donor to campaign
Kelley and Chet Johnson graduated from SDSU in 2007, the year that It Starts with STATE was launched. They met in an animal science lab as freshmen; Chet proposed to Kelley in the parking lot of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium three years after that. They both got jobs in state government and started a family. Their son, [...]
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