News Briefs

Regents forgo changes in tuition, fees for next year

The South Dakota Board of Regents decided last week to maintain its existing tuition and mandatory fees for the next academic year.

“We are in exceptional times,” said Board President Kevin V. Schieffer, acknowledging difficult budget decisions in the coming months amid changing state revenues and the unknowns about federal stimulus dollars. 

Regents agreed to continue the public universities’ current 2019-20 tuition structure for the upcoming academic year, which includes summer and fall 2020 terms and spring 2021 term.

Paint-SD campaign for 2020 is postponed

After careful consideration of Governor Noem’s Executive Order aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 in South Dakota, South Dakota Housing Development Authority has decided to postpone the Paint-SD campaign for 2020. 

Paint-SD has proven to be a great program that brings communities together as homes are beautified, but community resources are spread thin at this time with stopping the spread of COVID-19. The campaign has been postponed until 2021. 

To learn more, contact Amanda Weisgram at 605-773-4568.