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SDSU enrollment remains strong with a high number of in-state students

Mike Lockrem — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:41:42 -0500

Ģ��Ƶ continues to be the university of choice for South Dakota students this fall with the highest number of in-state students in over a decade. SDSU’s total enrollment is near 12,000 students for the third consecutive year.

SDSU Swine Unit $1.8 million expansion nearly complete, ribbon cutting held Sept. 8

Carter Schmidt — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:30:10 -0500

The Ģ��Ƶ Swine Education and Ģ��Ƶ Facility will increase its wean-to-finish capacity by 50% after a $1.8 million expansion. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 8 outside of the new addition.

SDSU Alumni & Foundation celebrates 10th annual One Day for STATE giving challenge Sept. 10

SDSU Strategic Communications — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:15:45 -0500

The fall semester at Ģ��Ƶ brings three things without fail: the return of Jackrabbits to Brookings, opportunities for campus and community connections, and the celebration of One Day for STATE.

More than a degree: SDSU sociology graduate Joseph Borich made his mark on American history

Amber Turner — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:03:17 -0500

History often remembers presidents, world leaders and historic events. Less often remembered are the public servants who quietly help navigate a nation’s defining moments. Ģ��Ƶ alumnus Joseph Borich was one of those people.

SDSU faculty recital to feature premiere of ‘Purpose’

David Reynolds — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:31:56 -0500

David Reynolds, director of Ģ��Ƶ’s School of Performing Arts, will present “Brass in America,” a free public recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The concert will take place in Founders Recital Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.

Elizabeth Morisette joins SDSU as Stuart Artist-in-Residence

Peter Reichardt — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:55:05 -0500

The Ģ��Ƶ School of Design is hosting artist Elizabeth Morisette as the Stuart Artist-in-Residence Sept. 8-Oct. 2.

Drone project to create 3D images of bridges

Dave Graves — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:34:37 -0500

Drones are increasingly being used for bridge inspections and to create 3D digital twins of the structures, but guidelines to replace in-person measurements of bridge geometry needed for structural assessment are still a work in progress. That’s where research by Akram Jawdhari and Ahmad Faqiri comes in.
They are part of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Ģ��Ƶ. Jawdhari is an assistant professor in his fourth year at SDSU. Faqiri is a doctoral student who arrived in January after completing his second master’s degree at the University of Utah.
They have taken thousands of images of four concrete bridges in Brookings County and are working on data analysis. The goal is to have turned their research into a paper to submit to a peer-reviewed journal by the end of December.

Jackrabbit in the spotlight / Serving as drum major helps prepare future math teacher

SDSU Strategic Communications — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:22:54 -0500

Maegan Questad has learned that teaching can take many forms. Sometimes it means explaining a difficult math concept to a classmate. Other times, it means standing in front of The Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band, conducting a rehearsal and helping hundreds of musicians move as one.
For Questad, a senior mathematics major with a teaching specialization, those experiences have become part of the same journey to become an educator.

Finding a new home at Lohr College of Engineering

Dave Graves — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:15:20 -0500

Incoming freshmen aren’t the only newcomers to the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering this fall.
Since January, eight tenured-track and five nontenured track faculty members have joined the college with the majority of them arriving in August. In addition, there are three new staffers. Each are listed below by department and will be more fully profiled in the fall issue of Impulse, the college’s semi-annual print magazine.

Sparkman brings half-century of experience to concrete program

Dave Graves — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:56 -0500

Calling his current position “an opportunity I just couldn’t turn down,” Alan Sparkman has taken the reins of the young and growing concrete industry management program at Ģ��Ƶ.
This is the sixth year for the program, which is housed in the Department of Construction and Concrete Industry Management. He replaces Tim Hostettler, who was the program’s first director. The South Dakota Board of Regents gave final approval for the program in May 2021 with entry-level classes offered that fall.