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The South Dakota State University School of Design is hosting artist Elizabeth Morisette as the Stuart Artist-in-Residence Sept. 8-Oct. 2.

The South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences invites all community members to participate in a new event with the goal of connecting the Brookings area with where their food comes from. Farm to Finish Line and Breakfast on the Farm is a two-part event that will involve a 3.9-mile cross-country style run/walk and an all-welcome breakfast and interactive activities fair on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Edgar McFadden, breeder of the aptly named wheat variety “Hope,” will be honored at a public ceremony and reception on Saturday, Aug. 29. The ceremony will celebrate the dedication of a new art sculpture, H.O.P.E. a Helix of Resilience: The Life, Journey & Legacy of Edgar S. McFadden.

For nearly two decades, South Dakota State University’s Woodbine Productions series has quietly brought remarkable artists to Brookings — performances more often found in major metropolitan centers than on the prairie. The 2026-27 season may be one of its most extraordinary yet.

South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts presents Anna DeGraff, lecturer of music, in a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Founders Recital Hall at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.

The Child and Family Resource Network at South Dakota State University is hosting its next “Common-Sense Parenting” class series starting Sept. 10.

Scott Cowan, a support services analyst at Hilton M. Briggs Library, has been named South Dakota State University’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for August.

As the nation marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania — and reflects during the United States’ 250th anniversary — South Dakota State University’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will present a public panel featuring firsthand accounts from that day.

South Dakota State University is ready to welcome back students for move-in weekend starting Friday, Aug. 21.

South Dakota State University colleges of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and Education and Human Sciences honor Patty DeZeeuw, Elkton; Mary Duvall, Pierre; Jerry Schmitz, Vermillion; and Kevin Scott, Valley Springs; with the 2026 Eminent Leaders in Agriculture, Family and Community Award.