2025 Design & Master Plan - South Dakota State University

1.4 campus greens, entries and gateways
Campus greens, entries and gateways play an important role in defining the
campus landscape and shaping the image. These areas create impressions
and convey a high-quality image of the campus. They also serve an
important role in vehicular and pedestrian circulation and the relationship
between a moving vehicle that enters campus to a parked vehicle on campus
to an individual utilizing a pedestrian walkway to reach a campus destination.
The 2025 Design and Master Plan acknowledges two distinct campus
greens. The historic College Green, located along Medary Avenue from Berg
Agricultural Hall on the north to Lincoln Hall on the south, has been home
to the Coughlin Campanile since 1929. Many of the university’s historic
buildings reside on or near the College Green.
Jackrabbit Green serves as an east-west pedestrian corridor from
Medary Avenue north of Berg Agricultural Hall to the Wellness Center
and Frost Arena on the east. The Jackrabbit Green is in the early stage of
development. Additional details follow in Section 3.4. A key consideration
within the master plan is the connectivity between the Campus Green and
Jackrabbit Green near Berg Agricultural Hall.
figure 1.7: 13th avenue campus entrance (2011)
Campus entries and gateways serve as a first impression of campus
for visitors and should include site elements such as monument signs,
unique architectural features, pavement changes, ornamental landscapes,
wayfinding and directional signage, and campus art. The incorporation of
these elements will enhance the entrance experience, orient visitors on
campus and mark a notable transition to the university environment.
figure 1.8: campus monument sign
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