Charles Mix County commissioners oppose state Regents' move to shift engineering program

May 2, 2026

In March 1971 the county board passed a resolution opposing the Board of Regents' decision to move the State University engineering department to the School of Mines at Rapid City, urging Regents to reverse their decision and asking the state legislature to override it if necessary.

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Charles Mix County’s Board of Commissioners voted on March 5, 1971 to oppose the State Board of Regents’ decision to relocate the engineering department from the State University of South Dakota to the School of Mines at Rapid City.

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