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�ձ�av��Ƶ senior Brooke Burnette has taken a major step toward her dream of becoming a storyteller and advocate for Indigenous communities.

More than 70 �ձ�av��Ƶ undergraduate students will showcase their agriculture industry internship experiences at Precision Connect ’25 Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Raven Precision Agriculture Center.

Twenty �ձ�av��Ƶ Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine students were honored at the annual Blue Coat Ceremony on Oct. 4. The first-year students were each presented with a personalized blue Carhartt work coat sponsored by a regional veterinarian to welcome them into the veterinary profession, and to South Dakota.

Nurses with bachelor’s degrees who are looking for additional paths for advancing their careers can find options in �ձ�av��Ƶ’s College of Nursing.

The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators will have a team of assessors examine all aspects of the �ձ�av��Ƶ Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operation and support services starting Oct. 26.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has honored the work of pharmacists who developed procedures to reduce the amount of urine cultures ordered by physicians.

Adeline Flaskey, financial program assistant for the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, has been named �ձ�av��Ƶ’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for October.

Through two delayed flights, rescheduling, two pieces of lost luggage, a government shutdown, and a transportation strike that halted movement across France, two �ձ�av��Ƶ students persevered to compete — and place second — in the 2025 Nantes Charrette Design Competition.

Gordon Niva was honored with the Jerome J. Lohr Award for Volunteer Leadership in recognition of his involvement and support of the �ձ�av��Ƶ Foundation.

Woodbine Productions and the �ձ�av��Ƶ School of Performing Arts are bringing a world-class opera experience to campus. Teatro Lirico D’Europa, one of the world’s most active touring opera companies, will present its fully staged production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in Brookings at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.