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.
Three women in wide-ranging leadership positions and three men with extensive legal careers comprise the six graduates who have risen to the top of their fields and were selected for the 2025 Class of Distinguished Alumni by the South Dakota State University Alumni Association (now known as the SDSU Alumni & Foundation).
The South Dakota State University Alumni Association and SDSU Foundation have been the university’s two largest relationship-building partners for decades.
South Dakota State University, Black Hills State University and Monument Health celebrated the grand opening of the newly renovated and expanded nursing facility at BHSU-Rapid City.
In this edition of STATE, Andi Fouberg and Steve Erpenbach introduce the newly unified SDSU Alumni & Foundation and highlight the start of a stronger, more collaborative future in support of South Dakota State University.
President Barry H. Dunn reflects on representing South Dakota State University at the Capitol and sharing the powerful impact SDSU has on students, communities, and the future of our state.
For most people, 2015 feels like a lifetime ago. For Rod DeHaven '89, South Dakota State University's Brent Bargmann Director of Track and Field and Cross Country, 2015 is a painful reminder of his team's last loss.
South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections has some brand-new additions to its collection: More than 70 South Dakota brand books and other items from the history of branding in the state.
Elizabeth Fox '97, government documents librarian at South Dakota State University's Hilton M. Briggs Library, has been named the 2025 South Dakota Librarian of the Year by the South Dakota Library Association.
South Dakota State University officials are preparing to launch two new academic offerings next fall: a bachelor’s program in finance and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in social science.
A new study from South Dakota State University is working to better understand juvenile survival rates for mule and white-tailed deer in the western half of the state.
More than 80 years after his death in World War II, the remains of South Dakota State alumnus and Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Willibald “Bill” Bianchi ’40 were finally identified, bringing long-awaited closure and honoring his extraordinary sacrifice and legacy.
Tony Filholm has certainly seen his share of changes on the South Dakota State University campus over his nearly 40 years as a dedicated Facilities and Services employee.
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