Valdosta State University News

Statement to Students

A Statement from Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Vince Miller

VSU Student Engagement Efforts Continue During Global Pandemic

Valdosta State University’s Campus Activities Board, or CAB, is on a mission to enrich the virtual college experience by offering students a variety of activities designed to promote a bit of fun and a renewed connection to the Blazer Nation community.

1 Jun

Statement from President Carvajal on Racial Injustice

14 May

IN THE NEWS: VSU Theatre and Dance Faculty, Students Use Sewing to Help Protect First Responders and Others

When COVID-19 forced Valdosta State University Theatre and Dance to cancel their scheduled performances of “How I Became a Pirate” and “Cats,” as well as their Emerging Artists Series, that left plenty of time for a faculty-student team from the campus-based Costume Shop to start thinking about how they could use their skills and abilities to serve others. They called themselves The Mask Force, and they started by making protective masks for a cancer center in Kansas, where a family member worked.

12 May

IN THE NEWS: VSU Faculty, Student Research Team Develops Potential COVID-19 Antiviral

Valdosta State University recently invited South Georgia / North Florida news media to learn more about an antiviral faculty and students from the Department of Chemistry have created to help fight COVID-19. This faculty-student research team has spent the past two months working on this initiative and has developed an antiviral using bacteria from the ocean. The researchers have submitted an application to have their antiviral tested by the National Institutes of Health and are in the process of applying for a patent.

11 May

VSU Recognizes Faculty with Annual Awarding of Tenure, Promotion

Valdosta State University recently awarded tenure to five faculty members and promotion to 19 faculty members.

5 May

IN THE NEWS: VSU Temporarily Moves Campus Tours Online

Desiree Carver with The Valdosta Daily Times recently reached out to Valdosta State University to learn more about the temporary shift from physical campus visits to the next best thing during a global health crisis — personalized, virtual tours.

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2 Jul

A Message from the President Regarding COVID-19 and VSU's Return to Campus Plan for Fall 2020

Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, president of Valdosta State University, issued a message to students, faculty, and staff about the Return to Campus Plan for Fall Semester 2020.

1 Jul

IN THE NEWS: VSU's Mosquito Surveillance Program Enhances Area Public Health Initiatives

In late June, the South Health District of the Georgia Department of Public Health announced that it had received confirmation of West Nile activity in two groups of Valdosta-Lowndes County mosquitoes tested for the virus, as well as a confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in an emu in Lanier County. The West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes were discovered through an area Mosquito Surveillance Program that was formed two decades ago by Valdosta State University, the City of Valdosta, Lowndes County, and the South Health District.

29 Jun

Njeri Pringle Named Graduate Assistant of the Year at VSU

The Academic Support Center’s Njeri Monik Pringle is Valdosta State University’s 2019-2020 Graduate Assistant of the Year.

8 Jun

IN THE NEWS: VSU Professor Discusses COVID-19, Migrant Farmworkers with The Valdosta Daily Times

Dr. Susan Wehling, a professor in Valdosta State University's Department of Modern and Classical Languages, recently talked to Chris Herbert of The Valdosta Daily Times about what might causing increased COVID-19 infection rates in the migrant farmworker communities and what can be done to prevent this from continuing.

27 May

VSU’s Jacob Bell Recognized for Strong Leadership, Commitment to USG Students

Each year the Student Advisory Council of the University System of Georgia (USG) anonymously votes to recognize one of its members with the prestigious Regent Willis J. Potts Student Advisory Council Leadership Award. This year’s recipient is Valdosta State University’s Jacob R. Bell of Bristol, Georgia.

13 May

IN THE NEWS: VSU Takes Open, Honest Look at Graduating During a Global Pandemic

A little more than 57 hours before the 229th Commencement was scheduled to “go live” on the Web, Valdosta State University invited journalists from various regional news organizations to talk to a pair of graduates and hear their thoughts about all the changes that took place during their final semester of school and the plans they had made to celebrate graduation at home with loved ones.

12 May

IN THE NEWS: VSU Recognizes Spring 2020 Grads During Virtual Commencement

Amanda Usher with The Valdosta Daily Times covered Valdosta State University’s virtual 229th Commencement, including a 73-minute Graduate School Ceremony and a 120-minute Undergraduate Ceremony, on Saturday, May 9. The evening was an opportunity for the graduates to celebrate their achievements on their actual graduation day.

8 May

Mehvish Durrani Named Top College of Science and Mathematics Graduate at VSU

Mehvish Kiran Durrani of Valdosta, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2020 President’s Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Science and Mathematics at Valdosta State University.

7 May

Danielle Collum Named Top College of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate at VSU

Danielle Elizabeth Collum of Moultrie, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2020 President’s Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Valdosta State University.

6 May

Madison McArthur Named Top College of Education and Human Services Graduate at VSU

Madison Lynn McArthur of Glennville, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2020 President’s Award for Academic Excellence for the James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and Human Services at Valdosta State University.