South Dakota Mines President Dr. Brian Tande, pictured right with Rushmore Rotary President Roger Heacock, spoke at the July 1 meeting. Mines, a science and engineering university in Rapid City, has an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students. Tande shared that Mines has added several new programs, including a BS in Data Science and Engineering. The university has proposed also adding a BS in Robotics and a MS in Aerospace Engineering. The university also recently added a new building on campus - the Nucor Mineral Industries Building - and the Surbeck Center student union is currently undergoing an expansion.
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