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This collection includes a file on South Dakota State University’s 1987–1989 strategic plan, providing insight into institutional priorities and administrative decisions of the period. It offers context for understanding historical strategies and their long-term effects. The collection also contains an open house invitation for the retirement of Vice President Mike Reger, marking a leadership transition and acknowledging his contributions to the university.

This collection consists of records generated by the administrative offices of the College of Arts and Sciences at South Dakota State University. Materials include correspondence, brochures, bulletins, committee records, meeting minutes, statistical reports, and mission statements, as well as publications related to campus events and academic programs. A substantial portion of the collection comprises newsletters issued under various titles—including Arts at State, College of Arts & Science Newsletter, Focus on Arts at State, Hear Ye! Hear Ye!, What's Up, and Transformation Magazine—which document college activities, achievements, faculty initiatives, and student engagement.

These records provide insight into the organizational structure, communication strategies, and evolving academic and cultural identity of the College of Arts and Sciences. The newsletters, in particular, serve as a valuable chronicle of internal developments, outreach efforts, and the college's role within the broader university community over time.

This collection is composed of original records of the Dakota Agricultural College Board of Regents, documenting foundational governance activity between 1884 and 1895. It includes a ledger of official minutes detailing key decisions and organizational structures during the college's formative years. Topics covered include the selection of the first president, establishment of committees to oversee academic programs, finances, building construction, land management, and admissions. The ledger also records the development of early budgetary and curricular frameworks, with later entries incorporating presidential reports. A notation at the conclusion references a second volume of minutes, but its location is currently unknown.

Additionally, the collection contains a petition signed by students, requesting the dismissal of an English/History professor—offering early evidence of student engagement with faculty performance and governance.

These records offer critical insight into the early administrative and academic formation of South Dakota State University during its era as Dakota Agricultural College. The materials illustrate the priorities and challenges of a newly established land-grant institution in the late 19th century, highlighting student activism, governance practices, and institutional planning. The collection is especially significant for scholars interested in the history of higher education in South Dakota, land-grant college governance, and student-faculty relations in early American universities.

This collection is composed exclusively of meeting minutes generated by the Scholastic Standards Committee of South Dakota State University between 1956 and 1967. The minutes document the committee’s deliberations on academic standards, policies governing student performance, and related procedural issues concerning the university’s scholastic regulations during the postwar expansion period. These records provide insights into institutional governance and academic policy development over more than a decade of university growth.

The Scholastic Standards Committee helped to shape the academic integrity of SDSU programs. The documentation found in this collection reflects mid-twentieth century shifts in university administration, faculty oversight, and curricular development. The minutes may be of particular interest to researchers examining higher education policy, faculty governance, or student academic regulations during this period.

The University College Records document the development, administration, and activities of South Dakota State University’s University College and its predecessor units responsible for general registration, academic advising, career planning, student success initiatives, and assessment. The materials span from 1968 to 2018 and include annual reports, program reviews, self-studies, statistical data, course materials, advising handbooks, strategic planning documents, assessment summaries, enrollment reports, accreditation materials, workshop files, faculty profiles, student profiles, and records related to academic support services. The records also document relationships with state agencies, job service programs, workforce development councils, and higher education centers. Formats include correspondence, reports, handbooks, schedules, posters, brochures, tallies, budgets, data summaries, meeting materials, institutional reviews, and electronic files.

These records provide documentation of the evolution of academic advising, general studies programming, student support services, and career planning at South Dakota State University. They reflect institutional responses to statewide workforce initiatives, accreditation requirements, changing general education standards, and student success priorities. The collection is significant for understanding the administrative history of University College, the development of advising and retention strategies, and SDSU’s participation in statewide and regional higher education collaborations.