Relocation in Aberdeen, SD
January 13, 2020
The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the building of the new South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired on October of 2017. From the start of the project Northern State University and the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired have joined together as partners to make the project fit both organizations' needs.
This collaboration has developed into teaching, learning, and student opportunities that dually benefit the two organizations. On January 13, 2020, the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired started classes at its new home on the former grounds of Jerde Hall located on the east side of the Northern State Campus.
The SDSBVI building was financed in collaboration with Northern State University and the Northern State University Foundation. A land swap was completed in order for SDSBVI to move to its new location and provide a repurposing of the former school location to be the new site for Northern State University's football and softball complex.