�ձ�av��Ƶ

�ձ�av��Ƶ leaders, students, alumni and friends gathered on the eve of Hobo Day to dedicate the Jim and Julie Higgins Hobo Day Plaza and celebrate the couple whose support made it possible.

The public is invited to “An Evening with Jeffrey Rosen,” set for 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Larson Memorial Concert Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the �ձ�av��Ƶ campus. Rosen, a noted legal scholar, is president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School. At �ձ�av��Ƶ, he will present “The History and Future of the American Idea.”

How has the U.S. Food and Drug Administration changed and what does it take to get a new drug approved and on your pharmacy’s shelf? Matthew Confeld, associate director of clinical research methodology at Worldwide Clinical Trials, will provide a brief history of how and why the FDA came to be and the immense work that goes into getting new therapies approved. Confeld, of Minneapolis, will give a newfound appreciation for the little pills sitting in your medicine cabinet when he talks to pharmacy students at �ձ�av��Ƶ Oct. 21.

�ձ�av��Ƶ President Barry Dunn bestowed �ձ�av��Ƶ Presidential Medallions upon four individuals, including one posthumously, Sept. 7 for their contributions to the university.

Mezzo-soprano Emily Wood Toronto will present a faculty recital on Monday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Founders Recital Hall in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the �ձ�av��Ƶ campus.

From NASA rovers and jumping challenges to medieval weapons and a virtual reality exploration of the ocean, �ձ�av��Ƶ Day at the Washington Pavilion gave students and visitors a taste of what �ձ�av��Ƶ has to offer. More than a dozen academic programs took over the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls Sept. 20-21 to showcase the many different opportunities at �ձ�av��Ƶ in a first-of-its-kind event.

Former �ձ�av��Ƶ football player and entrepreneurial studies major Tommy Hopp will return to campus Oct. 2 for the Ness School of Management and Economics’ 2024 Emerging Entrepreneur in Residence program.

�ձ�av��Ƶ Theatre and Dance will kick off its 2024-25 season with the wonky comedy “Fuddy Meers.”

The South Dakota Art Museum at �ձ�av��Ƶ will celebrate the immersive exhibition of “Anila Quayyum Agha: Shadows and Splendor” with a day of programming on Saturday, Sept. 28. Agha will host a fine arts workshop on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (registration required) and a free, public reception and artist talk from 5-7 p.m.

Jackrabbits in all 50 states and across 15 countries united to tackle historic philanthropy on Sept. 5 during One Day for STATE.