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The Barn was built for $85,500 as the gymnasium-armory in 1918 with a seating capacity of nearly 3,000.

A state-of-the-art facility, The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center was built as a joint project between the university and the city of Brookings.

The University Police Department, located east of Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, is the hub for campus safety. UPD is full-service provider of non-emergency and emergency public safety services.

Originally built in 1973 for $2.8 million, the University Student Union is the center of student activity on campus. The union is three levels and houses numerous meeting rooms including Volstorff Ballroom, several places to study or hang out with friends, the University Bookstore, Information Exchange, several eating establishments and student government offices.

The Veterans Affairs Resource Center is located in Brown Hall, room 134. The center provides students with a study and lounge area, computing and printing resources and a community gathering space.

Connected by a hallway to the north side of Bailey Rotunda, Wagner Hall serves as headquarters for the Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center, College of Nursing and College of Education, Counseling and Human Sciences. It is a combination of offices, classrooms and labs.

Wecota Annex was built in 1940.

Designed by Sioux Falls architect John J. Schwartz, Wecota Hall was built in 1915 at a cost of $75,000 and was the second women’s dormitory on campus. The annex was constructed in 1940.

Built in 1909, Wecota Hall was the first women's dormitory on campus. Designed by Sioux Falls architect John J. Schwartz, construction on Wenona Hall begun in 1908 and was completed in 1909 at a cost of $50,000. Art instructor Ada Caldwell secured the name—which represents the name given to the first maiden daughter in an Indian family—from state historian Doane Robinson.