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�ձ�av��Ƶ, Black Hills State University and Monument Health celebrated the grand opening of the newly renovated and expanded nursing facility at BHSU-Rapid City on Sept. 30. The event marked a significant milestone in a collaborative effort to strengthen health care education and workforce development in western South Dakota.

Before South Dakota was a state, before the Dakota Agricultural College became �ձ�av��Ƶ and even before the United States Weather Bureau, the precursor to the National Weather Service, was formed, there were people who recognized the value of collecting weather data. The first iteration of a weather station in Brookings began recording daily temperature and precipitation totals on July 1, 1888.

South Dakota Board of Regents released fall enrollment figures for the state’s public universities and it brought great news for the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering. Undergraduate enrollment reached 1,507, an increase of 228 students since fall 2022, reflecting a steady increase of almost 18% in the last three years.

For the second consecutive year, student visits at the Engineering Career Fair topped 1,000, this time being a record 1,086 visits. The 2024 mark was 1,001. The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Career Fair was Sept. 17-18 at Club 71 and loge-level spaces in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on the �ձ�av��Ƶ campus.

Four new faculty members have joined the Lohr College of Engineering this fall.

�ձ�av��Ƶ's Solaiman Tarafder is developing a new bioadhesive that not only holds tissue together, but also actively encourages stronger, faster healing.

�ձ�av��Ƶ welcomes two new leaders to its ROTC programs this fall. Lt. Col. Gary Priest joins as commander of Air Force ROTC Detachment 780, and Lt. Col. Heath Abraham as professor of military science for Army ROTC.

�ձ�av��Ƶ President Barry Dunn has bestowed a Presidential Medallion upon SDState alum and supporter Jim Woster.

�ձ�av��Ƶ Klingbeil Endowed Department Head of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Kasiviswanathan “Muthu” Muthukumarappan was awarded the International Food Security Award in honor of Bor S. Luh by the Institute of Food Technologists.

As the daughter of two disabled veterans, �ձ�av��Ƶ sophomore Anna Atkinson is uniquely connected to and offers unwavering support for members of the military.