Parents & Families
Welcome to Our South Dakota Mines Family
There's a world of information connected to your student's college experience. To help you navigate that world, we've created the Parents-Family webpage for parents, guardians, and other family members.
Contact for Parents & Families
(605) 394-2416
deanofstudents@sdsmt.edu
Dr. Joseph Dlugos
Shelly Tupper
Important Dates
To plan for future travel and holidays, check the South Dakota Mines Academic Calendar with key dates for this year and coming years. Visit our Events Calendar to find out all that's going on at South Dakota Mines.
2025 Parent/Family Orientation
Football
August 2 - Move into residence halls
August 3 - Student-athlete & (abbreviated) parent orientation
A detailed schedule will be sent to each athlete. Please contact your athlete's head
coach if you have questions.
Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country & Cheer
August 16 - Move into residence halls
August 17 - Student-athlete & (abbreviated) parent orientation
A detailed schedule will be sent to each athlete. Please contact your athlete's head
coach if you have questions.
Parent/Family Orientation & Move-In
August 21 - Move into residence halls & Parent/Family Sessions
August 22 - Parent/Family Sessions
Schedule of Events for Parents/Families (This will be available in June.)
Parent/Family Orientation Checklist
65th Annual Family Weekend: October 17-19, 2025
A schedule of events will be available in August.
Stay Informed
Sign up for our E-News Mailing List and you'll receive a brief E- Newsletter, Monthly at Mines, Presidents Weekly Message, and The Forefront to update you on what's going on at South Dakota Mines. Other correspondence will periodically be sent as well. Look for our twice yearly Hardrock Magazine, and check out our South Dakota Mines Foundation Update newsletter.
Additional Information
In An Emergency
In a campus emergency or weather event, students will receive an alert on their phone and/or email through our Campus Alert system. Encourage your student to sign up for this as soon as they have their Mines student email address. In their Campus Alert account, they can add multiple phone numbers, including yours, for the alert message delivery.
In the event of an emergency, our website homepage will include a red message bar with the emergency status and link to the Emergency webpage for more information. The university Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter will also be avenues where information is shared.
FERPA Release
South Dakota Mines cannot discuss a student's account or grades with anyone other than that student. Students may give written consent to release their protected educational records to a third party by filling out a Consent to Release Student Information Form and submitting it to the Registrar's Office. Students can rescind their consent at any time, which will prevent the release of that information from that point forward.
Authorization-to-Release-Information-Consent-Form
For questions about FERPA, please contact the Office of the Registrar. (605) 394-2400
Student Health & Help
Accountability - Consumer Information