February 4, 2021
Game Plan for Success
Mostafa Haque ’16 is using his Dakota State education to reach new goals in his computer game design career.
January 27, 2021
Dean’s Cup keeps students engaged over break
Motivated students are knowledgeable students. To motivate students over the holiday break, Beacom College students were able to participate in a new Dean’s Cup Competition.
January 5, 2021
Campus comradery
Graphic design student Naomi Vonkeman loves that DSU’s size allows her to meet and befriend so many people.
December 17, 2020
DSU students collaborate on sound collage
Digital Art and Design Art 121 students taking Honors 2-D design studied sound during their fall semester, ultimately creating visual images of sound.
December 14, 2020
International student enjoys family feel of DSU
International student Josh Snook enjoys the family feel of DSU. Snook recommends all students get involved in activities, adding that it completes the university experience.
December 4, 2020
DSU team takes 3rd in Sanford HealthHack
Three students have ventured into the realm of cyberhealth by participating in and taking 3rd place in the recent Sanford HealthHack.
October 9, 2020
Native American Day observations planned at DSU
The Native American Student Association of Dakota State University (DSU NASA) has planned several experiences in honor of Native American Day, Monday, October 12.
October 7, 2020
Athlete. Tutor. Volunteer. Student.
Student-athlete Marcus VandenBosch came to DSU for a football scholarship, and the caring community has made him appreciate Dakota State even more.
September 30, 2020
Homecoming parade protocols consider public health mitigation
Dakota State University’s Trojan Days parade is planned for Saturday, October 3 at 10 a.m. This year’s theme is “Soaring Through the Decades.”
September 30, 2020
Have the passion to enact change
The October ceremony celebrates those students who graduated in the spring or summer semester of 2020. The traditional spring commencement ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 30, 2020
Royalty crowned at Dakota State
Jacia Christiansen and Piyush Vyas were crowned queen and king at Dakota State’s Sept. 28 coronation ceremony. This event kicked off the 2020 Trojan Days Homecoming week.
September 29, 2020
Faculty mentor students to succeed
Faculty efforts to mentor students result in professional opportunities to attend and participate at cyber conferences like the 2020 Wild West Hackin’ Fest (WWHF).
September 4, 2020
Family knows best
Jonathan Horn has always been interested in computers and technology. After his parents and grandma became aware of some of the program offerings at Dakota State they encouraged him to take a look.
August 17, 2020
Stehlik awarded not one but two SWSIS scholarships
Sara Stehlik, a network and security administration major at Dakota State secures two scholarships from Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security (SWSIS).
August 13, 2020
DSU team takes 1st at national challenge
Dakota State students often place well in cyber competitions, but the team that captured first place in a DEF CON contest in August was made up of DSU faculty and staff members.
August 13, 2020
Learner for Life
Bridget Thill always dreamed of being a teacher. She wants to be a teacher to help kids fall in love with learning and teach them how to be confident in their abilities.
May 20, 2020
DSU freshman to attend West Point
Hunter Baer, a freshman computer science major from Garrison, North Dakota, was recently accepted to West Point United States Military Academy.
May 6, 2020
Students develop Alzheimer’s video game
Nursing homes aren’t your average setting for a video game, but Dakota State student Gabriel Simao and his friends aren’t creating an average video game.
April 15, 2020
Sheehan selected as student employee of the year for S.D.
Phusuda Sheehan, a digital arts and design major, was named South Dakota student Employee of the Year through the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators (MASEA).
April 8, 2020
College Business Plan Competition winners selected
Three winners have been selected in the 2nd annual Business Plan Competition at Dakota State. Grant Carlson received first place, Elizabeth Olson received second place, and Andrew Rotert received third place
March 26, 2020
Jacob Garza
Jacob Garza set out on his college journey with one thing in mind – find a computer science program that was amongst the top in the nation, to compliment his passion for the rapidly growing field.
March 19, 2020
Opportunities Everywhere
Lindsey Vogl chose DSU's professional accounting degree as her major has reinforced the lesson that “you can find opportunities everywhere” and she’s ready to take that lesson out into the world.