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SD Legislators Hear USD Strategic Plan

SD Legislators Hear USD Strategic Plan

Sheila Gestring Photo: WNAX


The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature has been hearing from the Board of Regents and all their institutions this week.

University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring explained their ongoing strategic plan..

Gestring says they had over one thousand people give them input on the plan…

Gestring says they are also focused on the physical condition of the campus in Vermillion…

The hearings will be folded into the Regents budget request which will be considered and approved later in the session.

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