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Dickinson State seeks $48.5M education center, requests money for Roosevelt Center storage and campus infrastructure

2246604 · February 5, 2025
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Dickinson State University asked appropriators for a package that includes one-time funds for archival storage at the Theodore Roosevelt Center, emergency boiler and mechanical repairs, expanded mental-health staffing and a larger education-center capital concept.

Dickinson State University interim President Ty Orton and finance officers outlined a multi-part request to the Appropriations — Education and Environment Division that includes operational support for student mental-health services, funding and storage enhancements tied to the Theodore Roosevelt Center, and capital and deferred‑maintenance projects.

Orton opened by describing Dickinson State’s enrollment growth and handing detail to Les Wheatstock, vice president for finance and administration, who walked the committee through the main asks. For the Theodore Roosevelt Center, Orton sought $1,000,000 one-time to help build museum-quality storage, digitization capacity and…

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