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2024
January
BHSU Professor and students working together on their bead-based activity to teach DNA sequencing.

BHSU Professor and Students Publish Paper on Innovative Approach to Teaching DNA Sequencing

03 January 2024
Photo of the outside of the Sanford Science and Math Education Center

BHSU Student Assists with Volcanology Field Research

18 January 2024

February
Photo of BHSU-RC Campus

BHSU Foundation Receives $175,000 in Grant Funding for BHSU-RC Scholarships from the John T. Vucurevich Foundation

08 February 2024
BHSU student Logan Culhane leans against a red curtain on the stage in the Woodburn Auditorium. She is wearing a black dress and smiling.

BHSU Student Logan Culhane to Appear on American Idol

12 February 2024
BHSU Community Band performing in Meier Concert Hall

BHSU Announces Spring 2024 Music Events

13 February 2024
photo of BHSU Campus Green

BHSU Ranked Among Best Online Business Programs by U.S. News & World Report

14 February 2024
Image of the Joy Center on the BHSU Campus

BHSU and Yellow Jacket Foundations Announce Merger

15 February 2024
Gwen Hoops, Logan Culhane, and Rylann Olson rehearse a scene from “Little House on the Prairie: The Musical” in the Woodburn Auditorium on the BHSU Campus.

BHSU Theatre and Music Departments to Perform "Little House on the Prairie: The Musical"

16 February 2024
Photo of BHSU Campus Clash Video at Times Square

BHSU's LG Campus Clash Video Takes Times Square

20 February 2024
Image of the five Addy Award Recipients

BHSU Students Take Home Top Honors at AAF Black Hills Advertising Awards

21 February 2024
The Joy Center

Herb and Jan Conn Create Sara N. Dipity II Scholarship to Assist BHSU Music Majors

26 February 2024
Students standing in front of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

BHSU Students Attend Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Stanford University

29 February 2024

March
The outside of the Student Union

Florence Brady Scholarship Matched Dollar for Dollar by Beacom Match

06 March 2024
BHSU mascot, Sting, and others dig the ground at the groundbreaking ceremony.

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for BHSU-RC Addition and Renovation

08 March 2024
Display of the group exhibition

BHSU Photography Students Participate in International Exhibitions Focusing on Women Artists

12 March 2024
A BHSU student shows off her research at the 2024 Research Symposium

BHSU Research Symposium Will Showcase Student Research and Keynote Speaker Mike Headley

18 March 2024
The outside of the Student Union and Jonas Academic

BHSU Psychology Student Receives Prestigious Undergraduate Research Grant

25 March 2024

April
A BHSU student participates in the 39th annual Wacipi

BHSU Center for American Indian Studies to Host 39th Annual Wacipi

03 April 2024
Headshot of Mark Nore

Nore Tabbed as BHSU Director of Athletics

04 April 2024
Image of the BHSU Jacket Journal

BHSU Student Media Receives 18 Awards From the Northern Plain Collegiate Media Association

04 April 2024
Carol Lundberg poses for a photo with the recipients of her scholarship.

Local Donor Carol Lundberg Increases BHSU Scholarship Amount This Spring

05 April 2024
Outside of the Black Hills State University Rapid City building

Fuel the Growth Course Receives Accreditation from International Economic Development Council

08 April 2024
Drone image of the BHSU campus

BHSU Sustainability Department to Host First Earth Day Festival

11 April 2024
Students building canoes for their projects

BHSU Invites Public to Showcase of Student Canoe Creations

17 April 2024
Photo of the outside of the Joy Center

Dr. Nancy Roberts Named Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient

19 April 2024
Group photo of all of those in attendance of the Student Volunteer Award Ceremony

BHSU Students Honored at Annual Student Volunteer Awards

23 April 2024
A BHSU graduate receives her diploma

Black Hills State University to Host Commencement Saturday, May 4

24 April 2024
Students walking on the campus green

Black Hills State University Students Present at National Conferences

30 April 2024

May
Two BHSU professors examine an object together in a printmaking studio, while another man looks on in the background.

BHSU to Host Annual Joy of Learning Series This May

01 May 2024
Neiman being hooded with his honorary doctorate.

Neiman Receives Honorary Doctorate From BHSU

07 May 2024
Sidewalk leading to Jonas Academic Hall with trees on both sides of the sidewalk

BHSU Students Receive Prestigious Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad

09 May 2024
CAMSE sign displaying the text

BHSU-Led Team Awarded $8M Grant from NSF to Support STEM Education Across South Dakota

14 May 2024
A BHSU student sits in the library with sunlight streaming in through the windows

Over 600 BHSU Students Named to Spring 2024 Dean's List

23 May 2024

June
Drone image of Jonas Academic

BHSU Names Moore Dean of the College of Education

04 June 2024
Arianna Loux-Scherer, Elly Storm, and Alyssa Diaz pose together for a photo

BHSU Announces 2024 Make A Difference Scholarship Winner

14 June 2024
Drone image of the roundabout near Humbert Hall

Former BHSU President Jesse Gilbert Hause Passes Away

18 June 2024
Drone image of Woodburn Hall

BHSU Awarded $1.9 Million Grant to Support Rural Students in South Dakota

27 June 2024

July
Historic and modern views of the same Black Hills valley, showing a cavalry camp on the left then and buildings now on the right.

BHSU Case Library and Custer County Historical Society Host 150th Anniversary Celebration of Black Hills Gold Discovery

17 July 2024
Outside of the Black Hills State University Rapid City building

Fuel the Growth Announces Dates for Fourth Year at BHSU-RC

23 July 2024
Participants in the memorial golf tournament pose for a photo.

23rd Annual Mark Larscheid Tournament raises 12,000 for Track Scholarship

24 July 2024

August
Drone photo of the E.Y Berry Library

BHSU and SD Historical Society Foundation to Host ‘History Talk’ with Author David A. Wolff

07 August 2024
Photo of the cover of the first addition of

BHSU's Ponder Magazine Recognized in National Student Magazine Competition

13 August 2024
President Elliot stands at a podium in Meier Hall giving his address

BHSU President Elliott Delivers First State of the University Address

21 August 2024
Drone image of Jonas Academic

BHSU Receives Grant for Cancer Treatment Research

23 August 2024
BHSU and IUNA students and staff pose for a photo at Crazy Horse Memorial

BHSU and the Indian University of North America® at Crazy Horse Memorial® Launch Wicozani Health and Wellness Certificate Program

29 August 2024

September
The Swarm Days King and Queen 2023 pose for a photo at the burning of the BH.

BHSU Gears Up for Swarm Days 2024: A Mardi Gras Themed Celebration

05 September 2024
Drone image of Woodburn Hall

BHSU Announces Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator

11 September 2024
Drone image of Woodburn Hall

Black Hills State University Reports Fall 2024 Enrollment

11 September 2024
Two researchers in protective gear work with equipment in a lab, one holding a sealed bag over a foil-covered machine.

BHSU Secures $997,522 DOE Grant for Dark Matter Research

12 September 2024
Drone image of Jonas Academic

BHSU College of Liberal Arts Celebrates Faculty Accomplishments

13 September 2024
The BHSU concert band performs in Meier Hall

BHSU Announces Fall 2024 Music Events

13 September 2024
King, Rawling Smith, and Queen, Brooke Parette, pose for a photo at the burning of the BH.

BHSU Crowns Swarm Days King and Queen

20 September 2024
Drone image of the Joy Center

BHSU Honors Alumni During Swarm Days

25 September 2024
Joe Wiegand, Theodore Roosevelt impersonator, posing on campus at BHSU.

BHSU Scholarship Fundraiser Highlights President Theodore Roosevelt’s Connection to the Black Hills

30 September 2024

October
Two actors perform on stage in the Black Box Theatre

BHSU Theatre Department to Perform “Proof”

01 October 2024
Headshot of Jeffrey Rosen

BHSU Center for Civic Engagement to Host Evening with Constitutional Expert Jeffrey Rosen

10 October 2024
Sunlight hitting a tree with other trees around it

BHSU Faculty Artwork on Display at the Dahl Arts Center

16 October 2024
Outside of Woodburn Hall

BHSU Coordinator of International Affairs Selected as Gilman Advisor Ambassador

24 October 2024

November
Two actors perform in the foreground with three actors sitting in the background in the Black Box theatre.

BHSU Theatre Department to Perform “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play”

13 November 2024
Participants in the Madrigal Dinner 2023 perform.

BHSU Music Department to Present Annual Madrigal Dinner

19 November 2024
BHSU faculty, administration, and staff pose for a photo with DOE representatives.

BHSU Hosts U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and National Labs

25 November 2024

December
Spring 2024 graduates at commencement

BHSU to Honor 124 Graduates at Fall Commencement

04 December 2024
Drone photo of all of campus

BHSU Student Organizations Recognized by South Dakota Board of Regents

13 December 2024
Image of the new historical marker on campus.

South Dakota Historical Marker Installed on BHSU Campus

17 December 2024
Drone image of the Sanford Science and Math Education Center

BHSU Students Assist with Sixth Grade Earth Science Classes at Spearfish Middle School

30 December 2024
Drone image of campus including the buildings Woodburn Hall, E.Y Berry Library, Meier Hall, and the Peaks.

2024 Highlights at Black Hills State University

31 December 2024

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