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The Daschle Dialogues speaking series returns Oct. 27, when author and educator Sharon McMahon comes to �ձ�av��Ƶ.

�ձ�av��Ƶ honored its newest endowment holders during its fourth annual University Leadership Honors.

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.

Kate Connor is only a junior at �ձ�av��Ƶ, but she already is developing quite a resume. The most recent entry is the receipt of a $5,000 scholarship from the American Society of Concrete Contractors, which was presented to her and a student from Middle Tennessee State at the association’s banquet in Indianapolis Sept. 10. In April, she was notified that she was the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship from another concrete group.

Shannon Hamm, financial program assistant at the �ձ�av��Ƶ West River Research and Extension Center, has been named �ձ�av��Ƶ’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for September. 

�ձ�av��Ƶ Theatre and Dance will kick off its 2025-2026 season with the powerful drama “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

�ձ�av��Ƶ announces the inaugural concert of its new University Chamber Music Series, featuring acclaimed Fargo-based organist Benton Schmidt in a solo performance on the Founders Recital Hall organ.

Carey Kilmer has been selected as the registrar at �ձ�av��Ƶ, effective Sept. 22.