College
1989—Dakota State University, to reflect the addition of graduate programs.
The university's homecoming celebration has also undergone several name changes, first Pioneer Day (1922), then Eastern Frontier Day in 1923 (changed because another state's normal schools were using Pioneer Day), Eastern Day (1924–1954), Tutor Day (1955-1970's), and now Trojan Days.
José-Marie Griffiths is the school's current and 23rd president.
DSU is also home to the Lake County Museum, formerly known as the Smith-Zimmermann Museum and the Karl E. Mundt Library and archives.
== Academics ==
Dakota State is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, designated in 2004 by the National Security Agency. DSU now holds four such distinctions, with awards from the Department of Homeland Security/National Security Agency (NSA) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, Information Assurance Research, and Cyber Operations. It is also a Cyber Defense Regional Resource …
