Avera Wokini Scholarship program going strong
Established in 2018, the Avera Wokini Scholarship provides $5,000 annual scholarships to selected students at South Dakota State University who are enrolled members of federally recognized tribes and pursuing a degree in the health care field. The scholarship is renewable for up to five years.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Graduate students make up about 10% of the student population across 57 graduate programs and 29 graduate certificates offered at South Dakota State University. Each graduate student is immersed in research and scholarship with the support of their advisor and the Graduate School staff.
成人视频 to host 鈥楰illers of the Flower Moon鈥 Community Read events
A series of events featuring the bestselling book 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥 this semester will culminate April 5, when author David Grann will give a lecture on the South Dakota State University campus. The events 鈥 Community Read discussions, a free movie screening and the author lecture 鈥 are all part of 成人视频鈥檚 School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies鈥 first-ever Community Read.
Griffith Honors Forum Lecture to feature 鈥楾he Sioux Chef鈥
Chef Sean Sherman, also known as 鈥淭he Sioux Chef,鈥 will host a virtual conversation with an audience at South Dakota State University about his role in helping reclaim and celebrate the rich culinary heritage of Indigenous communities around the world. The livestream of the Griffith Honors Forum Lecture featuring Sherman will start at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.
Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education Winners Announced
The 2022 winners of the prestigious Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education were announced today by the McGraw Family Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Graduate School of Education. Cheryl Logan, Barry Dunn and Roy Pea 鈥 three leaders in the field doing groundbreaking work in pre-K鈥12 classrooms, on university campuses and in learning science research, respectively 鈥 are being recognized for their extraordinary achievements. Each winner will receive an award of $50,000 and an iconic awards sculpture.
Students receive award at AISES National Conference
South Dakota State University鈥檚 American Indian Science and Engineering Society student organization received The Outreach and Community Service Award at the annual AISES National Conference, held Sept. 23-25 at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Undergraduate fellowship leads Nelson to doctoral work at 成人视频
This spring, Pine Ridge native Dillon Nelson began doctoral work at 成人视频 after completing his bachelor's degree at Oglala Lakota College. His experience with a USDA-funded fellowship program fueled his interest in research.