site://valdosta.edu/about/news/welcome VSU News en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 11:13:07 EDT Cascade Server http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-frank-barnas-heading-to-lithuania-on-fulbright-grant--.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/frank-barnas-fulbright-small.jpg Frank Barnas will spend the 2013 fall semester in Lithuania, teaching journalism-related classes to students at Klaipeda University. The chance to lecture abroad was made possible by a Fulbright Program grant. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:06:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-frank-barnas-heading-to-lithuania-on-fulbright-grant--.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/thomas-kevin-carter-named-employee-of-the-semester.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/employee-of-the-semester.jpg Valdosta State University named Master Certified Plumber Thomas Kevin Carter as its Spring 2013 Employee of the Semester. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:06:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/thomas-kevin-carter-named-employee-of-the-semester.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/summer-camps-at-valdosta-state-university.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/Valdosta_State_University1.jpg Valdosta State University will hold a variety of camps this summer that will provide students of all ages with the opportunity to gain new intellectual and physical skills. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/summer-camps-at-valdosta-state-university.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-rebecca-falk-serves-as-trailblazer-for-investing.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/rebecca-falk.jpg Valdosta State University graduate Rebecca Falk serves as a trailblazer among students in the Langdale College of Business Administration. As one of the first presidents of the university’s student investment group, she has helped lead the group through its first year of fully managing a portfolio of securities totaling approximately $60,000. Wed, 15 May 2013 12:17:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-rebecca-falk-serves-as-trailblazer-for-investing.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/google-grant-promotes-valdosta-computes-v2.0.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/csworkshop.jpg For the second year, Valdosta State University will welcome area K12 teachers for a summer workshop that explores advancements in technology, computing and robotics. The workshop, titled Valdosta Computes v2.0, will be held June 17-20 and is funded by a grant from Google as part of its Computer Science for High Schools (CS4HS) program. Tue, 14 May 2013 17:03:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/google-grant-promotes-valdosta-computes-v2.0.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/lake-louise-improvements-create-more-research-opportunities.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/boardwalk-thumb.jpg Valdosta State University students with an interest in biology or environmental geosciences now have access to more hands-on research and learning with the recent improvements to the Lake Louise Field Station. Mon, 13 May 2013 09:15:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/lake-louise-improvements-create-more-research-opportunities.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-dr.-d.-closes-in-on-goal-of-10,000-readers.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/reading-hall-of-fame-small.gif As of Friday, May 10, Dr. Gina Doepker, director of the Ruby R. Sullivan Literacy Center at Valdosta State University, has 8,659 names in her Dr. D., I READ! Hall of Fame. Her goal is have at least 10,000 names on the walls by the end of the month. Fri, 10 May 2013 13:17:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-dr.-d.-closes-in-on-goal-of-10,000-readers.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsu-celebrates-national-nurses-week.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/national-nurses-week-small.jpg Valdosta Mayor John Gayle asked all citizens to join him in honoring all registered nurses during a special ceremony recognizing National Nurses Week, May 6-12, at Valdosta State University Thursday. Fri, 10 May 2013 09:41:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsu-celebrates-national-nurses-week.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-julia-reffel-named-a-master-teacher-of-honor.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/julia-reffel-small.jpg Dr. Julia M. Reffel, a professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Special Education at Valdosta State University, was recently presented Kappa Delta Pi’s Master Teacher of Honor Award. She was recognized by the international honor society in education because of her outstanding commitment to continuous professional growth and integrity in the classroom. Thu, 9 May 2013 11:02:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-julia-reffel-named-a-master-teacher-of-honor.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsu-college-of-nursing-celebrates-nurses-week.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/nurses-week-small.jpg Valdosta State University’s College of Nursing will recognize National Nurses Week at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, on the lawn of S. Walter Martin Hall. Wed, 8 May 2013 10:27:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsu-college-of-nursing-celebrates-nurses-week.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-joseph-cauley-prepares-for-doctoral-program,-assistantship.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/joseph-cauley.jpg For Joseph Cauley, making the most of the undergraduate experience requires more than just earning and maintaining a high grade point average. Working for the university, tutoring and scholarly research have shaped the Valdosta State University Spring 2013 graduate professionally. They have also helped him land a full ride to University of Oklahoma where he will complete his four-year doctoral program in mathematics. Wed, 8 May 2013 10:26:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-joseph-cauley-prepares-for-doctoral-program,-assistantship.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-tiffany-tong-is-ready-to-enter-the-classroom.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/tiffany-tong-small.jpg Tiffany T. Tong, 24, holds two degrees from Valdosta State University, both in the field of early childhood education. If and when she decides to pursue the third, she plans to return to the institution of higher learning that has both nurtured and educated her for the past six years. Wed, 8 May 2013 09:37:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-tiffany-tong-is-ready-to-enter-the-classroom.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/tammie-cooper-named-top-vsu-college-of-nursing-grad.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/tammie-cooper-small.jpg Growing up in a small Koochiching County, Minn., town of some 400 citizens, Tammie L. Cooper dreamed of two things — leaving her hometown behind and becoming a nurse. She realized her first dream when she enlisted in the United States Air Force after high school. She waited 29 more years to realize her second. Wed, 8 May 2013 09:26:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/tammie-cooper-named-top-vsu-college-of-nursing-grad.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-tyler-walker-awarded-scholarship-to-study-in-austria.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/tyler-walker-small.jpg Tyler L. Walker, 22, will travel to Austria in mid-July to study piano at the International Summer Academy of the Mozarteum Institute in Salzburg. The son of Lanier and Felicia Walker of Patterson, Ga., will spend at least two weeks learning from renowned instructors while attending master classes in his instrument. He will be artistically challenged and stimulated and will have opportunities to compare his skills with those of musicians from around the world — an incomparable experience for an up-and-coming artist. Wed, 8 May 2013 09:15:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsus-tyler-walker-awarded-scholarship-to-study-in-austria.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsu-announces-new-center-for-excellence-in-stem-education.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/stem-center_square.jpg University receives $2.5 million to establish new STEM education center. Tue, 7 May 2013 21:34:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsu-announces-new-center-for-excellence-in-stem-education.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/university-honors-retirees-for-years-of-service.php No thumbnail University receives $2.5 million to establish new STEM education center. Tue, 7 May 2013 20:28:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/university-honors-retirees-for-years-of-service.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsu-recognizes-greek-life.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/greek-assembly_2012_square.jpg VSU honors the hard work and dedication of its 23 active Greek sororities and fraternities. Tue, 7 May 2013 15:03:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/vsu-recognizes-greek-life.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/university-honors-students-for-academic-success.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/laura-hanna_hopper-award_square.jpg VSU honors the hard work and dedication of its 23 active Greek sororities and fraternities. Mon, 6 May 2013 13:04:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/05/university-honors-students-for-academic-success.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/04/vsu-celebrates-12th-annual-sankofa-celebration.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/sankofa.jpg Valdosta will celebrate cultural diversity and appreciation at its 12th Annual Sankofa Celebration Thursday, May 2 at the Student Union Theater. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:37:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/04/vsu-celebrates-12th-annual-sankofa-celebration.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/04/jason-browns-miracle-boy-wins-indie-grits-film-festival.php http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/images/jason-brown-small2.jpg “Miracle Boy,” produced by Jason Brown, took top prize at the 2013 Indie Grits Festival, held in Columbia, S.C., April 12-21. A short film winning the title of “Top Grit” for best overall film at the annual festival is such a rare feat that no one could verify if it had ever happened before. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:32:00 EDT http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2013/04/jason-browns-miracle-boy-wins-indie-grits-film-festival.php