South Dakota State University is partnering with hospitals in Brookings, Huron and Madison to expand the public health and respiratory therapy workforce. The Community Practice Innovation Center within the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions at SDSU has received a three-year, $1.545 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year, Sanford will commit to sponsorships for up to 24 students in the Respiratory Care program at South Dakota State University. This is the next step in a pilot program that began in 2020 but has previously only been open to students based in Sioux Falls. Now all SDSU Respiratory Care students are eligible to receive the Sanford sponsorships.
Monument Health’s Respiratory Care program is offering scholarships and sign-on bonuses, which are available to students in the South Dakota State University Respiratory Care program.
South Dakota State University was ranked No. 2 in Intelligent.com’s rankings for Best Master’s in Data Science Degree Programs of 2022. In addition, SDSU was cited for having the best online program.
For the third time in its history, the American Society of Civil Engineering student chapter at South Dakota State University has been named the top chapter in the nation. There are 407 student chapter in the American Society of Civil Engineering, which is the nation’s oldest engineering society.
South Dakota State University has been named one of 2022’s best colleges for nursing by the website Scrubsandbeyond. SDSU was ranked No. 15, climbing 24 spots from its ranking in 2021.
CAIRNS director speaking at the South Dakota Art Museum. The Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS) Director Craig Howe, Ph.D., will speak during two South Dakota Art Museum public events.
South Dakota State University accounts for 45% of the overall economic impact of public higher education in South Dakota, according to a study recently released by the South Dakota Board of Regents using FY19 data. The six degree-granting regental institutions and the BOR office produce an annual economic impact of $2.1 billion, while sustaining more than 12,000 jobs.
Anand honored for teaching excellence. Anand received the North Central Region for 2021 Excellence in College and University Teaching Awards for Food and Agricultural Sciences by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. He receives $2,000 to be used for improving teaching at SDSU.
