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Bold & Blue, the largest comprehensive capital campaign ever in the state of South ��ֱ����, launched in October 2021. The campaign will raise $500 million and focus on people-centered initiatives, scholarships and faculty support. The campaign has a target amount of nearly twice the funds raised during the SDSU Foundation's previous campaign, It Starts with State.

South ��ֱ���� State University accounts for 45% of the overall economic impact of public higher education in South ��ֱ����, according to a study recently released by the South ��ֱ���� Board of Regents using FY19 data. The six degree-granting regental institutions and the BOR office produce an annual economic impact of $2.1 billion, while sustaining more than 12,000 jobs.

The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at South ��ֱ���� State University launched its first class in the professional program in veterinary medicine to help solve a workforce shortage problem in the state, particularly in rural veterinary medicine.

SDSU researchers are exploring the potential for precision technologies to improve ranch efficiency and producer decision-making processes, and in turn impact profit margins, work-life balance, ranch sustainability and natural resource management. Through its Precision Ranching Initiative, SDSU researchers are both using and creating new technologies and techniques that fine-tune the role of beef cattle in the range ecosystem for the benefit of South ��ֱ����’s nearly 14,000 beef producers.

South ��ֱ���� State University Extension provided critical resources to farmers and ranchers in 2021 as more than 80% of the state was still considered in some category of drought as of September, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. In August, more than 90% of the state was experiencing some level of drought.

When commuting between Sioux Falls and Brookings, Jade Larson ’19/M.S. ’21 does her best to not look at her phone. However, there was one day she was glad she did. She saw a subject line of “Congratulations about your thesis award” appear on her phone.

South ��ֱ���� State University has set records for the number of degrees conferred the past five years. SDSU graduated 13,095 students, according to the South ��ֱ���� Board of Regents, from 2016-20 with a record 2,671 graduates in 2019.

Students learning in the College of Nursing’s recently renovated simulation labs with high-fidelity mannequins gain a near real-life experience. But sometimes there are scenarios that don’t fully match what would be experienced in the field.

From his first day as the president of SDSU, Barry Dunn has stressed the importance South ��ֱ����’s largest community has on the university, and in return, the impact SDSU has on Sioux Falls and beyond. In July, President Dunn and Sioux Falls leaders launched the Sioux Falls Academy: SDSU and Sioux Falls, A Winning Combination.

South ��ֱ���� State University entered the 2021 calendar year looking to build further on a successful decade that saw the Jackrabbits accomplish great things on the fields and courts and in the classroom.