South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University is the largest university in South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land grant university, SDSU continues that tradition with a special focus on academic programs in agriculture, engineering, nursing, and pharmacy, as well as the liberal arts. SDSU is a land grant university, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, and offers the programs of study required by that act.

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University - South Dakota - Brookings - Land grant university - Agriculture - Engineering - Nursing - Pharmacy - Liberal arts - Morrill Act

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The current president of SDSU is Peggy Gordon Miller, who has served as president since 1998. SDSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, which governs the state's six public universities and two special schools.

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Peggy Gordon Miller - 1998 - South Dakota Board of Regents

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SDSU awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees. Total enrollment sits at 11,000+ with a record high enrollment of 11,021 recorded in October, 2005.

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The SDSU campus features the H.M. Briggs Library, the South Dakota Art Museum (featuring works by Harvey Dunn and Oscar Howe, among others), and the Coughlin Campanile. The university operates it own dairy plant, processing 10,000 lb (4.5 t) of milk weekly into cheese and ice cream, operates a cattle and sheep breeding operation, has an on-campus meat processing facility, and has a student-operated pharmacy.

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H.M. Briggs - South Dakota Art Museum - Harvey Dunn - Oscar Howe - Coughlin Campanile

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