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The Ness School of Management and Economics at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ will now offer both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts in accounting following the program’s approval by the South Dakota Board of Regents.

The 2022 spring semester launched new opportunities for student success at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ with the opening of the Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center. The center is the hub for everything related to student success at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ and embraces the university’s land-grant mission of supporting educational access for all students.

The Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center, established in 2007, has made significant strides in its 16 years of operation, increasing its services to students by over 400%.

Greg Heiberger, an assistant professor in the College of Natural Sciences, led efforts to have ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ selected as one of seven metaversities in the United States by VictoryXR, a global leader in metaverse education. As a metaversity, ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ will provide a virtual replica of campus for students to attend classes, whether they are on the main campus in Brookings or learning remotely.

Success in intercollegiate athletics at South Dakota State the past decade has been about as much on the competition field as it has been in the classroom.

Started as the Sioux Falls Academy in July 2021, ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Connect creates meaningful connections to individuals, organizations and communities in the state’s largest and fastest-growing city. The Sioux Falls Academy began with a 40-member task force that included campus partners for several areas of the university.

The Child and Family Resource Network (CFRN), established in 1990 as an outreach office at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ, has evolved into a state and locally supported early childhood enrichment program.