The Students' Association is looking for feedback to make your student experience better! Fill our our anonymous form and let us know what you want to see changed on campus!
The Students' Association employs a lawyer to provide legal aid services to SDSU students on legal practices including rental agreements, citizenship procedures, and other legal matters. Legal aid office hours will be taking place every Wednesday from 3:00pm - 6:00pm in the Students' Association Office. Please reach out to sdsu.sachiefofstaff@sdstate.edu to schedule an appointment.
Apply To Be a Senator
Have you ever considered serving on student government? Becoming a Students’ Association senator is a great way to impact positive change for your fellow SDSU students while developing valuable leadership skills and growing your professional network. Senator At-Large Positions are available on the Students’ Association Senate for the Spring Semester. Students interested in applying for an open senator at-large position must complete an application and petition to receive an interview with the Students’ Association Board of Directors. Interested students should email the Students’ Association Vice President at SDSU.SAVicePresident@sdstate.edu to request a senator application.
2. UPC Upcoming Events
- Swiftie Night
- Tie Blankets
- Summoning Spirits
- UPClose Committees
Swiftie Night
Get ready to shake it off at the University Program Council’s Swiftie Night! The event will take place on Friday, January 19th, from 7:00pm - 10:00pm in the Volstorff Ballroom. This event will feature a DJ playing all your favorite Taylor Swift Songs. Guests have a chance to win door prizes of their wildest dreams. They can also get their own picture to burn at the Taylor Swift themed photo booth. Be sure to make your own friendship bracelet, sponsored by the Taylor Swift Society.
Join us to make warm and cozy tie blankets! The event will take place on Tuesday, January 23rd, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm in the Campanile Room. Bring your friends and make beautiful blankets to snuggle up in during the cold SDSU winters on January 23rd at 5:00 PM in the Campanile Room. Supplies are limited. First come, first serve.
Summoning Spirits is a magic show meets seance that will make you scream! The event will take place on Friday, Febuary 2nd, from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Volstorff Ballroom. Peter Boie combines creepy ghost stories with freaky magic, for an immersive theatrical experience.
What is this? UPClose is a great way to be involved in a large organization on campus that is aimed at the general student body. What do you do? Help plan events, work on a committee to put on different events during the semester, promote UPC events to friends, and earn free stuff! What committees are available? Arts, Concerts, Films & Forums, Marketing, Rec & Travel, Showcase, Social Awareness, and Special Events. Use this link for more information!
Are you looking for some good entertainment? Check out the new play "The Escape Thingy!"
The Escape Thingy
Los Angeles actor and playwright Deb Hiett will be in Brookings to celebrate the collegiate premier of her new play The Escape Thingy. Performance dates are February 22-24 at 7:30pm and February 25 at 2:00pm at the Fishback Studio Theatre in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the South Dakota State University campus. There will be a public dialogue with Deb after the Friday performance.
In The Escape Thingy, two very different couples meet in an "Escape Room" game night, each needing very different types of escape. The clock is literally ticking as they attempt to solve the puzzles, distinguish facts from alternative facts, and weigh the risks of unlocking the door to the dangerous world outside.
Adults tickets are $22, Seniors/Military/SDSU Employee/Children are $20 and SDSU Students are FREE with Student ID. The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center Box Office will open for in-person sales one week prior to the opening performance.
Are you an active member of the community? Help lead other potential Jackrabbits.
Be a 2024 Orientation Leader!
New Student Orientation (NSO) is currently seeking motivated Jackrabbits to become members of the 2024 Orientation Leader team. Our Orientation Leaders (OLs) are a vital part of the NSO program as orientation participants love meeting and connecting with fellow Jacks. Get marketable skills for your future – leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, and communication – that employers are looking for in college graduates, while earning money and making great friends in the process.
Attend one of our Meet the OL’s info sessions this semester:
Monday, February 12 or Tuesday, February 13 – all sessions at 5:00pm in the Union State Room 260
6. SDSU Climate, Safety, and Sexual Assault Survey
Take an important survey, Jackrabbits!
SDSU Climate, Safety, and Sexual Assault Survey
Every other year, South Dakota State University participates in a national survey designed to assess the overall campus climate at post-secondary institutions. Students, staff, and faculty will receive an email invitation on January 22nd from wess@webebi.com with a unique link for the SDSU Climate, Safety, and Sexual Assault Survey. The survey will take place from Monday, January 22nd to Thursday February 15th. Please watch your email inbox and plan to complete this important survey. We also appreciate your efforts to encourage others to complete the survey, too.
This survey provides SDSU employees and students an opportunity to voice their experiences and perceptions of the university environment. Some questions are sensitive. Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may skip questions or opt out at any time. Individual responses will be confidential. Only aggregated results will be shared with the university community. Results from the survey will help us enhance the campus environment for all who interact with the SDSU community, including students (current and future), alumni, visitors, faculty, staff, and stakeholders. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope you participate in this effort. For more information about this survey, please contact Robyn Marschke, Assistant VP for Institutional Research and Assessment, and she will liaise with our SDSU Campus Climate Survey Committee. The survey is administered by Skyfactor Benchworks.
You have great resources available right at your fingertips to help you through your experience at SDSU, one of which is the online Student Handbook. Here you can find policies, processes, information on how to get involved and details about student services and supports to make you successful. You also have many ways to report academics and non-academics concerns. Finally, if you need assistance, know that we are here to help and our Student Ombudsperson and the University Ombuds Office are both resources to assist you in a variety of ways.
To submit an event for consideration to be featured in the Rabbit Report, contact SDSU.SACommunications@sdstate.edu by Thursday at 11:59pm. Please include all event information written similarly to the format above. All submissions are subject to the Rabbit Report Submission Guidelines.
Go jacks!
Students' Association, SDSU, Box 2815, University Student Union 128, Brookings, SD 57007, 605-688-5181
