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The Equine Teaching Facility and the Department of Animal Science at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ will host an open house from 2:30-4 p.m. March 28 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the on-campus horse barn.

Two ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ students from the Mike Huether Public Service Academy have earned prestigious national recognition, demonstrating how ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ’s newest academic program is already making waves beyond South Dakota.

Kathy Stern, administrative assistant at the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Extension Mitchell Regional Center, has been named ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for February.

In 2014, Jacob Englin walked across the graduation stage at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ with a bachelor's degree in agricultural education and a dream to help shape the next generation of agricultural leaders. Over a decade later, he’s back at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ not as a student, but as a full-time assistant professor helping to guide the very program that once shaped him.

An addition to ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ’s Swine Education and Research Facility has completed the final round of legislative approval. House Bill 1118, approving the design and construction for an expansion to the university’s existing swine wean-to-finish facility was signed into law Tuesday afternoon by Gov. Larry Rhoden.

Students from ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ are preparing to attend the annual Commodity Classic, the nation’s largest farmer-led and farmer-focused agricultural trade show, thanks to the continued generosity of alumni and industry donors.

Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham headlines this year’s Daschle Dialogues on April 7 on the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ campus. This year’s event is being held in First Bank & Trust Arena.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ students and faculty made their annual migration to the National Bison Association conference in Denver, Colorado, last month. More than just attending, the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ representatives made considerable contributions to meeting’s agenda from planning to presenting.

When members of ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ’s AISES chapter wanted to attend the national organization’s conference, the College of Nursing stepped up to make it happen. The college donated $4,000 to support travel and event costs.

Ethan James, a junior agricultural business student at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ, has been selected as one of 41 Agriculture Future of America Ambassadors nationwide.