"Sinte Gleska University of the Sicangu Oyate builds a healthy, resilient tribal nation through Wolakota, self-determination, life-long learning, and visual leadership."
SINTE GLESKA UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2024-2025
Wahope Ungluwa sakapi hecel Oyate ki wolakota gluha tokatakiya yuha unya pi kte. Reinforcing our
Foundation for the People to go Forward in the Lakota Way of Life
SPRING 2025
January 6-10 Registration
January 17 New Student Orientation
January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 27 First Day of Classes
January 31-February 2 Sinte Gleska University Founders’ Day Celebration
February 14 ADD/DROP Period Ends
February 17 Lakota Itancan Anpetu
March 14 Mid-Term Grades Due
March 8-12 AIHEC Conference
March 10-14 Spring Break
April 18-20 Easter Holiday
April 17 Last Day to Withdraw
May 12-16 Finals Week
May 16 Spring Semester Ends
May 19-23 Makeup Finals (If Needed)
May 23 Final Grades Due
June 6 Grade Change Deadline
Wahope Ungluwa sakapi hecel Oyate ki wolakota gluha tokatakiya yuha unya pi kte. Reinforcing our
Foundation for the People to go Forward in the Lakota Way of Life
SPRING 2025
January 6-10 Registration
January 17 New Student Orientation
January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 27 First Day of Classes
January 31-February 2 Sinte Gleska University Founders’ Day Celebration
February 14 ADD/DROP Period Ends
February 17 Lakota Itancan Anpetu
March 14 Mid-Term Grades Due
March 8-12 AIHEC Conference
March 10-14 Spring Break
April 18-20 Easter Holiday
April 17 Last Day to Withdraw
May 12-16 Finals Week
May 16 Spring Semester Ends
May 19-23 Makeup Finals (If Needed)
May 23 Final Grades Due
June 6 Grade Change Deadline
NEWS & EVENTS
It is with heavy hearts but uplifted spirits, that we honor and celebrate the life of Joseph Marshall III. He was one of the original founders of Sinte Gleska University. Joe had a strong voice that carried the wisdom of generations and thankfully that wisdom will carry on in his written words, in the love he instilled in his relatives and friends, and the hope still living inside of the Lakota people.
Joseph was an educator, a storyteller, a memory keeper, a historian, and most importantly, a dreamer. In his teachings he was able to bridge the past and present. Joseph spoke of how to live the Lakota Way while enduring and adapting to the change; always doing so while honoring the ancestors.
Joseph Marshall III leaves behind more than his teachings and he was so much more than his books. He was a man who shared freely his knowledge, and continued to dream and hope for his people.
May he walk now in the spirit world with the same grace he walked in this one. May his stories never fade. And may we always remember that the greatest among us are those who live with wisdom, humility, and heart.
Joseph was an educator, a storyteller, a memory keeper, a historian, and most importantly, a dreamer. In his teachings he was able to bridge the past and present. Joseph spoke of how to live the Lakota Way while enduring and adapting to the change; always doing so while honoring the ancestors.
Joseph Marshall III leaves behind more than his teachings and he was so much more than his books. He was a man who shared freely his knowledge, and continued to dream and hope for his people.
May he walk now in the spirit world with the same grace he walked in this one. May his stories never fade. And may we always remember that the greatest among us are those who live with wisdom, humility, and heart.
This photo (below) was taken by Luti Stone-Davis on 27MAR2025. This Sinte Gleska University billboard can now be seen going eastbound on I-90 near Montrose and before Exit-374. Be sure to check it out on your next trip to Sioux Falls and be proud of your post-secondary educational institution, a member of the Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), and physically located within the borders of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, a.k.a. Sicangu Lakota Oyate, in South-Central South Dakota.
