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Sawyer Receives Dick Kitchen Award and SDACCC Lifetime Membership for Two Decades of Service to the School of Mines

Darrell Sawyer, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Development at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Dick Kitchen Award for Outstanding Staff Person. The South Dakota Association of College Career Centers (SDACCC) also awarded Sawyer with an Honorary Lifetime Membership.

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SD Mines Engineering Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowship

Nearly 600 Students Named to Spring SD Mines Dean’s List

Alumni Bestows Largest Gift in School History for Alumni Conference Center on Mines Campus

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Monday, May 14, 2018

SD Mines Butterfield Cup Winners Build Software That Manages Stock Market Trades & Yields Profit

A team of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology students have won the annual Butterfield Cup. This year’s contest challenged students to write software that performs technical analysis of publicly traded stocks and make buy and sell decisions to manage a portfolio.

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Mines Moonrockers Team Ranks Among Top 10 at NASA Competition

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Moonrockers took home 7th place at the 2018 NASA Robotic Mining Competition held May 14-18, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Monday, May 7, 2018

SD Mines Ranks Among Top Universities for STEM Education Programs from High School to Graduate Students

Three organizations have recently ranked the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology among the best schools in the state and nation.

Thursday, May 3, 2018

SD Mines Spring Commencement and ROTC Commissioning May 5

Almost 400 students will receive their Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology’s commencement ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5, in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Ice Arena.

Monday, April 30, 2018

SD Mines VEX U Robotics Team Places 12th in World

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology VEX U Robotics team placed 12th in the world during the 2018 VEX U Robotics World Championship April 26-28, in Louisville, Ky.

Monday, April 30, 2018

Sen. Mike Rounds Gives SD Mines Commencement Address

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds will deliver the address at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 177th commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center ice arena.

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Mines Students Fuel Up for Finals with Late-Night Study Breakfast

The traditional finals-week late-night study breakfast will be served to hundreds of students at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology from 9-10:30 p.m. Sunday, April. 29, in the Surbeck Dining Hall.

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