Editing South Dakota State University (section)

==History==
[[File:Coughlin Campanile 1.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Coughlin Campanile]] completed in 1929 on west campus. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1987.]]
The university was founded in the [[Dakota Territory]] on February 21, 1881, as '''Dakota Agriculture College'''. The first building, with funding from the territorial legislature, was built in 1883, six years before the State of South Dakota was formed. Numerous expansions were funded in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The name was changed in 1904 to '''South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts'''. In 1964, the name was changed to '''South Dakota State University'''. The name change was largely promoted by the Alumni Association. Initiated in 1962, this name change reflected the more comprehensive education offered at the university.<ref>{{Cite web|title = South Dakota State University – History|url = http://www.statealum.com/s/1108/index.aspx?gid=1&pgid=1869|website = www.statealum.com|access-date = 2015-09-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100800/http://www.statealum.com/s/1108/index.aspx?gid=1&pgid=1869|archive-date = 2016-03-04|url-status = live}}</ref>

In 1923, SDSU's instructional program was organized under five divisions: Agriculture, Engineering, General Science, Home Economics, and Pharmacy. In 1956, a Nursing program was established, and in 1957 a formal graduate school was formed. When the university changed its name in 1964, the colleges were renamed Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Home Economics, Nursing, Pharmacy, and the Graduate School. In 1974, the College of General Registration (now the College of General Studies) was formed. In 1975, the Division of Education was created. An Honors College was formed in 1999. Two colleges and seven departments combined in 2009 to create the College of Education and Human Sciences.

In 2016, Barry H. Dunn became the 20th President of South Dakota State University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barry Dunn, 2022 Prize Winner {{!}} McGraw Prize in Education |url=https://mcgrawprize.com/winners/barry-dunn |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=mcgrawprize.com}}</ref>

In 2017, the colleges which make up the university were revised and in some cases renamed to the following: College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Education and Human Sciences; College of Nursing; College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions; 
Graduate School; Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering; University College; and Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College.