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Year after year, the DakotaDome is the host of the South Dakota High School Football Championships. Only one month away ...
10/16/2026

Year after year, the DakotaDome is the host of the South Dakota High School Football Championships. Only one month away from this year's games, we look back on the memories made within its walls. 🏈

Addressing the health needs of South Dakota, a statewide partnership known as the South Dakota Center for Advancing Clin...
10/15/2026

Addressing the health needs of South Dakota, a statewide partnership known as the South Dakota Center for Advancing Clinical and Translational Research (SD-ACT) will bring together three major partners, including the USD Sanford School of Medicine. SD-ACT will expand research capacity and improve health in South Dakota’s rural, frontier, Tribal and underserved communities.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4zDHvWw

10/14/2026

After nine years leading the University of South Dakota, President Sheila K. Gestring has announced her retirement, effective June 21, 2027.

Throughout her career, President Gestring has remained focused on championing the university’s mission, supporting students and addressing workforce needs in the state. She has guided the university through critical periods of transformation, navigating challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities such as the establishment of USD – Sioux Falls as it exists today. Under her leadership, USD reached its highest-ever enrollment, now reporting three consecutive years with 10,000 students enrolled. The last nine years have also been shaped by President Gestring’s strong financial leadership that, paired with public and private support, has strengthened programs and facilities across the university. In reflecting on the past nine years, she credits the USD community with making these achievements possible and positioning the university for success in welcoming a new president.

We thank President Gestring for her visionary leadership and her steadfast commitment to the Coyote community.

South Dakota’s public university system shares a commitment to engaging with AI intentionally and thoughtfully to prepar...
10/13/2026

South Dakota’s public university system shares a commitment to engaging with AI intentionally and thoughtfully to prepare students for their careers. With experts in the humanities, the arts, ethics, business and other areas that will shape the future of AI, USD is well positioned to be a leader in this conversation.

Each industry has responded to the emergence of AI in unique ways, and classroom learning at USD reflects that: learn about USD's guidance for the use of generative AI 👉 https://yote.us/4zeHGao

10/10/2026

We can't help but reminisce. ❤️

Dakota Days, affectionately referred to as D-Days, is one of USD's most cherished traditions. Every year, it brings together students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends for a week of school spirit, community and celebration. In 2026, the Coyote community celebrated its 112th annual D-Days. Check out this recap of the weeklong festivities! 🐾

"Our mission is simple. We bring healthcare directly to people who need it most. We meet people where they are: physical...
10/09/2026

"Our mission is simple. We bring healthcare directly to people who need it most. We meet people where they are: physically, emotionally and without judgment.”

Midwest Street Medicine, a network of USD medical students, physicians, community health workers and volunteers, is expanding across South Dakota offering medical care, support and relationships to the unhoused population.

Learn more about MWSM and its three years of powerful volunteering 👉 https://yote.us/4y2risx

Healthcare is built on collaboration. At USD, that collaborative learning happens through the Interprofessional Healthca...
10/07/2026

Healthcare is built on collaboration. At USD, that collaborative learning happens through the Interprofessional Healthcare Education Center (IHEC), a central hub that brings together students and faculty from across the university’s health sciences programs, the USD Sanford School of Medicine and partner institutions.

Learn more about interprofessional education and teamwork happening on campus 👉 https://bit.ly/4AUXDnS

USD’s Sanford School of Medicine is expanding its Frontier And Rural Medicine (FARM) program to three additional locatio...
10/06/2026

USD’s Sanford School of Medicine is expanding its Frontier And Rural Medicine (FARM) program to three additional locations, welcoming four more medical students along the way. 🩺

That means more hands-on learning, stronger connections across South Dakota and more physicians prepared to serve rural communities. 🏘️ 🤝

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3Vwig9N

Dr. Michelle Baack ’95, professor and chair of USD’s Sanford School of Medicine (SSOM) Department of Pediatrics and the ...
10/05/2026

Dr. Michelle Baack ’95, professor and chair of USD’s Sanford School of Medicine (SSOM) Department of Pediatrics and the Karl H. Wegner, M.D., chair in medicine has been named president of Sanford Research. Dr. Baack assumes this role after more than a decade with Sanford Health, including as chair of pediatric research.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4zkr15u

10/05/2026

Attention USD football fans! 🏈 🐾

In this episode of "In the Den: Conversations with Coyotes," President Sheila K. Gestring sits turfside with USD senior and Coyote running back Charles Pierre Jr. to talk about what brought him to USD, how the football season has been going and what being a Yote means to him.

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