Read the stories of SDSU students, alumni, faculty, and donors who are making a lasting impact on both SDSU and the world around them.
The SDSU Metro Center will provide a permanent home for Sioux Falls–based SDSU health programs. A $1 million challenge match from Susan and Mark Leddy is now doubling the impact of gifts supporting this transformative facility.
Lisa Jensen ’81 will never forget the words her husband, Adrian Gustai, spoke the morning he’d suffer a fatal heart attack: “You know, we have to live every day as if it’s our last day.”
South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering now offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and doctoral degrees in artificial intelligence engineering.
Thanks to the generosity of Paul and Maria Wintrode, South Dakota State University and the Sioux Falls School District have partnered to improve autism-specific education for both young adults and the teachers who support them.
South Dakota State University has been educating nursing and pharmacy students in Sioux Falls for nearly 30 years, but for most members of the community, it was likely a well-kept secret.
Daniel Scholl, South Dakota State University's vice president for research and economic development, has announced he will retire, effective December 2026.
This summer, the world watched as 48 teams from around the world played 104 soccer matches across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
South Dakota State University alum Adam Vinatieri ’94 — the National Football League's all-time leading scorer — was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2026.
Riding the rails and living as a hobo are common euphemisms on the South Dakota State University campus every October.
On a hot September day in 2016, the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits football team routed Drake University, 56-28, to open its brand new home — Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium — in style.
The plaque "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit" is nowhere to be found in the freshly renovated Larson Commons, which has served as the primary meal plan location at South Dakota State University since 1969.
When a prospective student or concerned parent asks if journalism is dying, Joshua Westwick '01/M.S. '03 has an answer.
When Jackrabbits work together, there’s nothing we can’t do. The 10th annual One Day for STATE once again gave us record-breaking reasons to celebrate.
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