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Four South Dakota State University seniors are presenting their Bachelor of Fine Arts thesis exhibition on campus this month.

Chef Sean Sherman, also known as “The Sioux Chef,” 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.

South Dakota State University commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2024 will be held May 4 at the Dacotah Bank Center in Brookings. The move from campus is due to construction in Frost Arena as that facility continues its transformation into First Bank & Trust Arena.

Nearly 70 Sioux Falls high school teachers ventured to South Dakota State University’s campus Feb. 5 for their own day of learning, which included science experiments, compounding prescriptions and other educational opportunities.

South Dakota State University will host the In-Service Music Conference Feb. 8-10, bringing music educators from across the state to the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center for a series of workshops and concerts. Under the umbrella of the conference are the 87th annual South Dakota Bandmasters Association Clinic and the 54th ������Ƶ Choral Day.

Arianna Rice, a music education major at South Dakota State University, will present her junior recital at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the ������Ƶ campus.

The School of Performing Arts invites the community to a recital featuring Elizabeth Robinson, assistant professor of music at South Dakota State University.

The Child and Family Resource Network at South Dakota State University is hosting its next “Common-Sense Parenting” class series starting Feb. 20.

The Schmiedts and South Dakota State have been linked for a century, and now the connection includes selection as Family of the Year by the South Dakota State University Alumni Association.

A group of 37 South Dakota State University nursing students promoted healthy summer habits by holding a health fair at the Great Plains Zoo on June 16. The event, which offered the zoo’s youngest visitors lessons in water safety, sun protection and physical activity, served as pediatric clinical experience for the ������Ƶ students.