Instead of taking place on campus in Brookings, TSP’s latest collaboration with South Dakota State University and the SDSU Foundation is happening in a building at the intersection of 33rd Street and Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls.

The SDSU Metro Center will support health sciences education and future health care workforce development.

The 44,000-square-foot interior renovation will feature teaching and learning areas, staff offices, student spaces, and state-of-the-art nursing simulation labs. It will also include office space for SDSU Connect, Enrollment, and Distance Learning staff.

Along with the interior renovations, the building exterior will also receive a face-lift, with vibrant new finishes and SDSU branding.

Avera gifted the building to South Dakota State University, which expects to educate over 400 students in the facility each year. Those numbers include more than 150 students from the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions and 240 students in the College of Nursing.

Building renovations are scheduled to continue into the spring of 2026.