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Keely Eagleshield was officially appointed to the Larson Family Endowed Director of Wokini and Tribal Relations at �ձ�av��Ƶ on Dec. 8, 2025.

Ellie Eidsness of Brookings will display her Bachelor of Fine Arts thesis exhibition in art education at �ձ�av��Ƶ from Feb. 9-27.

Delaney Wilson grew up hearing about �ձ�av��Ƶ, but she said all those good things didn’t sink in until she visited campus herself.

The South Dakota Sheep Growers Association is partnering with the �ձ�av��Ƶ Department of Animal Science and Jackrabbits Athletics to host the 34th annual Lamb Bonanza on Saturday, Jan. 31, at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings. The event coincides with the men’s basketball game against Oral Roberts at 2 p.m. CST.

�ձ�av��Ƶ’s School of Performing Arts invites the public to an engaging evening of French flute music at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. The concert will take place in Founders Recital Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the �ձ�av��Ƶ campus.

This Saturday, the �ձ�av��Ƶ Department of Animal Science is partnering with the �ձ�av��Ƶ Athletics to host the 54th annual �ձ�av��Ƶ Pork Classic.

�ձ�av��Ƶ Theatre and Dance’s fall 2025 musical production of “Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story” has been selected to be presented at the 58th annual Region 5 American College Theater Festival Conference in Rochester, Minnesota, on Jan. 20. To help defray the costs of taking the production to Rochester, a one-night-only fundraising performance of the show will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Fishback Studio Theatre in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the �ձ�av��Ƶ campus.

A new holiday installation is lighting up McCrory Gardens’ annual Garden Glow thanks to the collaborative work of students in �ձ�av��Ƶ’s School of Performing Arts. As part of a 400-level scenic painting course, students recreated the “12 Days of Christmas” illustrations designed by associate professor of theatre Billy Wilburn.

During their first seminar, the 22 members of the South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership Class XIII cohort visited the �ձ�av��Ƶ College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences last week to learn about the wide-reaching impact of the college, and the university, on agriculture in the state of South Dakota.

Jill Alms, an agricultural research manager and specialist, has been named �ձ�av��Ƶ’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for December.