Bold & Blue
Creating A Bold Future For SDSU
Bold & Blue is the third and largest comprehensive campaign in South Dakota State University’s history. With a bold vision and an incredible community of loyal Jackrabbits, we’ll transform SDSU, creating a stronger and more robust future for this great university.
About the Campaign
Over the past 140 years, we’ve built SDSU into a premier land-grant institution. Now, it’s time to start this great university’s next chapter.
The Bold & Blue campaign is about the future of SDSU—it’s about investing in our people, our places, our traditions, and our innovations to elevate every corner of the university.
With an ultimate goal of raising half a billion dollars to support SDSU, Bold & Blue is the largest, most impactful and transformative initiative in our state’s history. When Jackrabbits come together, imagine the bold future we’ll create.
Bold & Blue reflects who we are as Jackrabbits and the impact SDSU has on our lives and on the world.
Bold, because SDSU is and will continue to be a hub of innovation, an engine of opportunity, a premier institution of higher learning—one that shapes the future of our community, state, and nation.
Blue, because generations of Jackrabbits call SDSU home, because of the unique spirit and loyalty of the yellow and blue family, and because of the countless life-long connections and life-changing decisions that have come from our beloved university. We are Bold & Blue. We are SDSU.
Celebrate with Jackrabbit Nation as we reveal the final fundraising total of the largest comprehensive campaign in South Dakota history.
Bold & Blue started in 2017, with a goal to raise $500 million for Jackrabbits. Nearly 31,000 donors have already invested in SDSU by making a gift to the campaign, which will impact our university for generations to come. Bold & Blue is historic; the celebration will be, too.
April 25, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
More details will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
Last Updated: 12/12/2023
Areas of Impact
By investing in our people, our places, our traditions, and our innovations, the Bold & Blue campaign will empower future generations of Jackrabbits to accomplish great things. With support from generous donors like you, we’ll power innovative approaches to help solve global challenges, sustain beloved Jackrabbit traditions, solidify SDSU as the regional destination for students and academic leaders, and prepare our graduates for life-changing careers.