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China Night returns to campus Sept. 24

Experience Chinese culture right here in Brookings as South Dakota State University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association hosts China Night 2023 on Sunday, Sept. 24, in the Volstorff Ballroom at the University Student Union.

Jackrabbits near, far rally together to break records on seventh annual One Day for STATE

Jackrabbits in all 50 states and across 15 countries united to tackle historic philanthropy on Sept. 7 during One Day for STATE. The South Dakota State University Foundation’s seventh annual giving day celebrated all things SDSU and the impact that can be made through private gifts.

India Night set for Sunday at SDSU

The South Dakota State University Indian Students’ Association invites the campus and greater Brookings community to India Night, set for Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Volstorff Ballroom in the University Student Union.

James Krantz named 2023 SDSU Friend of the Beef Industry

James Krantz, of Howard, was recently selected as the 2023 recipient of the South Dakota State University Friend of the Beef Industry award for his contributions to the South Dakota beef industry.

SDSU’s State A Thon receives national 2023 Merchandise Award

State A Thon at South Dakota State University and its nod to the university’s agricultural roots earned a national award at the Dance Marathon Leadership Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 3-6.

SDSU pharmacy students provide free health screenings at South Dakota State Fair

Members from a pharmacy student organization at South Dakota State University provided free health screenings at the 2023 South Dakota State Fair.

Hodgins to present junior recital

Eden Hodgins, a music studies and Spanish education major at South Dakota State University, will present her junior recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the SDSU campus.

State grad Schulte to be honored by power industry

Robert Schulte, a 1974 South Dakota State University graduate, will be honored as the recipient of the 2023 Wayne E. Knabach Award for Excellence in Power by the Center for Power Systems Studies at South Dakota State University Oct. 2.

World-renowned opera troupe selects 30 SDSU students for historic performance

The Friday, Sept. 22, presentation of Puccini’s “La Boheme” brings an internationally-recognized opera troupe to Brookings. Designed to demystify the art form and present accomplished musicians both on stage and in the pit orchestra, the show will provide opportunities for 30 Jackrabbit students to perform in the world’s most frequently presented opera.

Broadcasting documentary accepted into South Dakota Film Festival, claims award

 A documentary produced by South Dakota State University associate professor Rocky Dailey, featuring a notable figure in South Dakota broadcasting history, has been accepted into the South Dakota Film Festival in Aberdeen.“The Dean of South Dakota Broadcasting” has also claimed the festival’s Best Documentary Short Award.The film is part of Dailey’s “Voices of the Prairie: A History of Broadc...