Graduate Student Council - South Dakota State University

08/26/2025

See you there!

07/17/2025

📅Save the Date!👩‍🌾🌼

07/17/2025

You don’t want to miss this

🎯 Thinking About Changing Careers After You Finish Your Degree?
Your degree can open doors — but only if you know how to tell your story.

🗓️ July 23 | 1–1:30 PM CST
FREE Webinar: “How to Use Your Master’s Degree to Change Careers”

If you're earning your master’s to switch career paths, you need a powerful career transition story — one that explains the “why,” shows how your past experience adds value, and positions your degree as a launchpad, not just a line on your resume.

In this 30-minute session from Beyond Graduate School, you’ll learn:
✔️ How to clearly explain your career pivot
✔️ How to use your past experience to your advantage
✔️ How to position your master’s degree as a strategic move

🔗 Register now: https://institutions.beyondgradschool.com/webinar-change-careers/

01/06/2025

Very important!!

📣 REMINDER TO ALL GRAD JACKS!📣

Don't forget to enroll for courses for Spring 2025.

💙Spring Semester brings on January 13th.
💛Add/drop deadline is January 22nd
💙You must be enrolled in at least 1 credit to maintain active student status

See you soon!!

05/08/2024

Congratulations 🍾 Very well deserved!
South Dakota State University - Graduate School

🎉Congratulations to our own Dr. Nicole Lounsbery who was awarded the SDSU Presidential Award of Excellence🎉

This award recognizes professional staff members who strive to exemplify South Dakota State University’s core values as a land-grant institution. We are SO lucky to have her💛💙

Press Release ➡️ https://www.sdstate.edu/news/2024/05/sdsu-honor-seven-professional-staff-members

09/15/2023

Looking to serve in a committee?

Looking to get involved?! SDSU is in search of graduate students to serve on 3 different University committees. Committee service looks great on a CV or resume and it's a chance to make a positive change and have your voice heard.

Open committees include:
Academic Appeals Committee
• Two graduate students
International Affairs Committee
• International graduate student
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Committee
• Two graduate students (1 must be a PhD student)

Interested in serving? Reach out to [email protected] no later than September 29th.

03/11/2023

You don’t want to miss this!!

Calling all international applicants - save the date! 📅

🔗https://sdstate.zoom.us/j/91793554712

02/12/2023

Come feel love in the air on Valentine's Day on McCrory Gardens ❤️

SDSU STUDENTS!!!!

On Tuesday, February 14 we will be collaborating with University Program Council to host a Valentine's Day Party.

When? 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14th

Where? McCrory Gardens Education & Visitor Center

What?
Enjoy mocktails and s’mores
See the Garden Glow lights!
Watch the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Valentine’s Day trivia Kahoot!!
Prizes & a raffle drawing!

There will be a shuttle transporting students from the Union to McCrory Gardens for the event!

02/12/2023

Looking for a job or internship? ⬇️

Looking for a job or internship? Register now for the B.I.G. Career and Internship Fair. Registration is FREE! A bonus, the SDSU Graduate School will also be present to answer questions for anyone wanting to start a graduate program. 🐰

Register - www.getgrads.com

02/11/2023

Congratulations to Maryam Wahab🥇, Kritika Gaba🥈, and Bhaswati Chowdhury🥉👏🏾🏆

01/30/2023

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