Events

Dakota Days Alumni Band

Dakota Days Reception and Sales Center Ribbon Cutting | Beacom School of Business

Join fellow Beacom School of Business alumni, friends, faculty, and supporters as we celebrate the 112th Dakota Days! Whether you’re making your annual Dakota Days visit or attending our event for the first time, we invite you to reconnect with fellow Business Coyotes as we celebrate the official ribbon cutting of our new Sales Center and recognize our Unleash Your Legacy Award recipients, including Business School alumnus Casey Peterson '75 and Chuck Nelson '83. A hosted beer and wine bar, appetizers, and refreshments will be provided. We hope you'll join us for an afternoon of connection (old and new), celebration, and school pride.

Knudson School of Law Renovations Ribbon Cutting

The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law will celebrate the completion of a multi-year renovation of its building with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. Immediately following the ribbon cutting, guests are invited to a reception held within the law school. The reception is in celebration of the law school alumni Unleash Your Legacy award recipients: Rachelle Norberg, J.D. ’18, Young Alumni Award, and Pierce McDowell III, J.D. ’83, the USD Legacy Award.

Unleash Your Legacy Alumni Achievement Awards

Join us the Friday of Dakota Days as we celebrate the achievements of this year's recipients, reconnect with the Coyote community and show pride for our university! A cornerstone Dakota Days event, the Unleash Your Legacy Alumni Achievement Awards celebrates outstanding alumni for their personal and professional achievements, service within their communities, and loyalty to USD. We are celebrating the 60th, 50th, 40th, 30th, 20th and 10th reunion this year! If you are celebrating a reunion and would like to sit with other members of your class at the event, please indicate that on the registration form. Cocktail attire is encouraged.

USD Night at the Spooky Action Theater

Women's Basketball Alumni Reunion Weekend

The 2026 Women's Basketball Alumni Reunion Weekend is set for October 9-10! This year's reunion has been moved to the fall to celebrate a special weekend for Coyote Women's Basketball, as Nicole Seekamp and the 2015-16 WNIT Championship Team will be inducted into the Henry Heider Coyote Sports Hall of Fame during the Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday evening. We hope you will join us as we celebrate these incredible accomplishments together! More information and details will be coming soon. Be sure to RSVP and book your hotel rooms!