New SGU Lakota Studies Building under construction

SGU staff and administrators were treated to a welcome sight this week as the construction crew began putting in beams for the walls and roof. The hundred foot high steel tipi will make the Lakota Studies building the tallest on the University's Antelope Lake campus. After an especially rainy spring and summer, many despaired of the building being completed on time as the construction company continually battled flood waters and mud while trying to build the basement.

Adding photos of progress weekly:

Photo taken on July 29, 2011

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2011

Photo taken on August 15, 2011

SGU Campus in summer time

Visit the SGU Bookstore this week to see sage bundles hung from the eaves outdoors to dry. The SGU Bookstore sells several locally grown and harvested plants for use in ceremonies, cooking and personal care. 

Seen outside the SGU Library, a bird has made a new home on the knotted metal sculpture (or maybe the nest was simply relocated to a more visible spot?) The Library was recently given a little makeover with fresh paint and new carpeting.