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The Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center

The Opportunity Center embraces SDSU’s land-grant mission by supporting educational access for all students.

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American Indian Opportunities

SDSU seeks to create a welcoming and supportive campus environment for American Indian students through a variety of academic programs, scholarships, student services and initiatives.

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Oct 15

South Dakota Student Water Conference

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SDBOR - An Evening With Dr. Jeffrey Rosen

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The Yellow & Blue Podcast | A Bird’s Eye View: SDSU Aviation | S1E6

Explore the exciting world of South Dakota State University aviation, where students learn and take flight directly from the heart of Brookings. SDState aviation students fly planes daily, logging thousands of flight hours each year. In this episode of “The Yellow and Blue Podcast,” we feature a lineup of guests: Maria Julius, a faculty instructor; Lucas Bortz, a junior aviation student; Karsen Welbig, an SDSU flight instructor who shares insights on the challenges and triumphs of flight training; and Hayden Brewers, an SDSU flight instructor who flies the airplane in the episode. Tune in to hear firsthand stories, tips for aspiring pilots and a deep dive into the SDSU aviation program's unique experiences. Whether you're a flight enthusiast or just curious about aviation, this episode will inspire your journey to the skies.

Tools for the changing environment

The nation's leading bison Extension specialist, South Dakota State University's Jeff Martin, is involved in a $7.39 million, multi-institution cooperative agreement that will aid in bison recovery efforts and will provide local producers with the adaption tools they need to compete in a dynamic world.

‘An Evening with Jeffrey Rosen’ planned at SDSU

The public is invited to “An Evening with Jeffrey Rosen,” set for 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Larson Memorial Concert Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the South Dakota State University campus. Rosen, a noted legal scholar, is president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School. At SDSU, he will present “The History and Future of the American Idea.”...

Speaker to chart history, future path for drug development

How has the U.S. Food and Drug Administration changed and what does it take to get a new drug approved and on your pharmacy’s shelf?Matthew Confeld, associate director of clinical research methodology at Worldwide Clinical Trials, will provide a brief history of how and why the FDA came to be and the immense work that goes into getting new therapies approved. Confeld, of Minneapolis, will give a newfound appreciation for the little pills sitting in your medicine cabinet when he talks to pharmacy students at South Dakota State University Oct. 21.