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Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence

Welcome to the Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence!

Mission

The Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence offers comprehensive and innovative services designed to support and promote a culture of excellence in teaching and learning at South Dakota State University.

Faculty member Mary Bowne discusses the CPETE Spark Workshops.

Vision

The South Dakota State University Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence will be a nationally recognized and respected center known for innovative professional development in teaching and learning.

Core Values

  •  Excellence in teaching and learning.
  •  Enthusiasm for continuous learning.
  •  Interdisciplinary and diverse collaboration.
  •  Inclusiveness among all (on and off-campus) stakeholders.
  •  Passion for both established and innovative trends in teaching and learning.
  •  Fiscal, staff and resource sustainability.
  •  Flexibility and responsiveness in programming and decision-making.
  •  Professionalism and integrity.
  •  Excitement for service and community as a pedagogical strategy.

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SDSU to host ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Community Read events

A series of events featuring the bestselling book “Killers of the Flower Moon” this semester will culminate April 5, when author David Grann will give a lecture on the South Dakota State University campus. The events — Community Read discussions, a free movie screening and the author lecture — are all part of SDSU’s School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies’ first-ever Community Read.