News Archives
August 2019
VSU Recognized as 25-Year Member of International Student Exchange Program VSU Partners with Community Organizations to Keep Youth Academically Engaged During Summer Months Locate South Georgia to Offer Regional Leadership Program VSU Hosts Art and Design Faculty Exhibition Aug. 26-Sept. 13 VSU Ready for First-Year Student Move-In Day Aug. 15 Learning in Retirement Presents 80-Plus Opportunities to Learn Something New VSU Continuing Education Hosts Open House, Showcase Aug. 13 UGA SBDC at VSU Presents Alternative Financing Forum Valdosta-Lowndes County Community Invited to National Night Out Aug. 6 July 2019
VSU Archives Awarded Grant to Digitize Historical Land Documents VSU Chief of Police Alan Rowe Attends International Public Safety Training in Israel VSU's Shawn Phippen Learns the Latest in Promoting a Healthy College Experience Dr. Dixie Haggard Named A Governor’s Teaching Fellow VSU’s Steven Kohn Honored for Decade of Service to Czech Study Abroad Program VSU Earns National Recognition for Supporting Healthy Living VSU’s Bernard Tamas Awarded Grant from MIT Election Data and Science Lab June 2019
PSST! Presents “Crazy For You” June 28-July 21 VSU President Highlights Belize Partnership with Commencement Address PSST! Presents “Little Women” June 21-July 20 VSU Police Department Seeks Community Support for National Night Out VSU Students Gain Valuable Business Experience Through Immersive Internship with Coca-Cola VSU Develops Initiative with Miller Electric Company to Offer Higher Education to the Company’s 2,000 Employees VSU’s Odum Library Celebrates Pride Month with “Wear Your Pride” Display PSST! Presents “Mamma Mia!” June 7-July 20 May 2019
Tuberculosis Drug Created by VSU Students Progresses to International Trials Peach State Summer Theatre Box Office Now Open Spring 2019 Graduates Give Back to VSU Kennedy Drury Named Graduate Assistant of the Year VSU Approved to Offer Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology VSU Investment Club Gives Students Real Stock Market Experience VSU’s Mary Alex Carter Represents Georgia at Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship VSU Honors Faculty at Tenure Reception UGA SBDC at VSU Offers Workshops in Federal, State, Local Government Contracts VSU Presents Annual Dr. Philip Gunter Faculty Author Reception VSU Offers Middle School Students Opportunity to Build Robots and Apps June 10-14 VSU Archives Debuts Rare Maps Collection in Odum Library Prince Robinson Wins VSU’s Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Sports Writing Contest VSU Police Department Seeks Community Support for National Night Out VSU Celebrates 227th Commencement May 10-11 VSU Honors Retired Faculty and Staff April 2019
VSU Model United Nations Team Wins National Awards Sara Rice Named VSU College of Business Administration Top Graduate Daniella Barta Named VSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences Top Graduate Ansley Watson Named VSU College of Education and Human Services Top Graduate Amanda Miller Named VSU College of Science and Mathematics Top Graduate Amber Hughes Named VSU College of Nursing and Health Sciences Top Graduate Stephanie Stanley Named VSU College of the Arts Top Graduate VSU Wind Ensemble Performs April 30 Mayhem Music Festival Returns to VSU Front Lawn May 3 VSU Presents De-Stress Fest May 1 VSU Announces Weather-Related Delayed Opening VSU Concert Band, Special Guests from Berrien High School Perform April 24 Governor Brian Kemp to Speak at VSU’s 227th Commencement Ceremony VSU Presents Department of Art and Design Spring Senior Exhibition April 20-May 6 VSU Planetarium Presents “The Sound of Mars” April 11 VSU Presents Undergraduate Research Symposium April 15-19 VSU Presents Graduate Research, Scholarship Symposium April 19 VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” April 4-10 March 2019
VSU Hosts Open House April 13 VSU Students to Compete in Statewide Business Competition April 3-4 VSU Hosts 43rd Annual International Dinner April 13 VSU Presents Opera After Dark April 11 VSU, MAFB Team Up for BioBlitz at Grassy Pond April 13 VSU Presents Juried Student Art Competition March 25-April 12 VSU’s Han Chen Named a Research Fellow for SHAPE America VSU Offers STEAM Camps During Spring Break April 1-5 Spectator Wins Five Awards at State Newspaper Contest VSU Police Plan Emergency Response Training Exercise UGA SBDC at VSU Offers Workshop in Online Version of QuickBooks VSU Presents Exercise is Medicine Symposium April 6 VSU Welcomes Bestselling Author Jay Atkinson March 14 VSU Book Talk Focuses on Golden Age of Hollywood Actress Visiting Professor Offers International Perspective on Civil War February 2019
Pops in the Park Benefits VSU Music, Art Scholarships VSU Explores the Black Female Experience Through Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” VSU Celebrates Wacky, Wild Dr. Seuss March 1 VSU Takes Back the Night March 4 GPP Brings Film Industry Experts to VSU for Regional Meeting Feb. 28 VSU Fine Arts Gallery Exhibit Explores Contemporary Craft VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “Intimate Apparel” Feb. 21-26 VSU Concert Band, Wind Ensemble Perform Feb. 19 VSU Honors Employees for Years of Service VSU Hosts Renowned Biologist March 1 VSU Planetarium Presents “From Earth to the Universe” Feb. 21 Annual Juried Student Art Competition Accepting Submissions, Deadline is March 1 UGA SBDC at VSU Presents Six-Week Guardian Bank Entrepreneurship Academy VSU Celebrates Seventh Tree Campus USA Recognition with Arbor Day Ceremony VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “Tortoise vs. Hare 2” Feb. 8-9 VSU Career Opportunities Hosts Groundhog Shadow Day VSU Sullivan Scholar Program Welcomes 38 New Members Wine and Swine Raises Scholarship Dollars for VSU Students January 2019
VSU's Beta Alpha Psi Recognized as a Superior Chapter for Ninth Consecutive Year VSU Recognizes Black History Month with Series of Public Events VSU, Valdosta School of Ballet present “Sleeping Beauty” Jan. 25-26 VSU, Azalea Health Partner for Software Development Competition VSU’s African American Male Initiative Welcomes M.K. Asante to Campus Jan. 28 VSU Observatory Opens Jan. 20-21 for Total Lunar Eclipse VSU Fine Arts Gallery Hosts Valdosta National Jan. 22-Feb. 8 VSU Hosts Science Saturday January 26 VSU Ranked Among the Nation's Best by U.S. News and World Report VSU Opera Presents Highlights from “Carmen” Jan. 19-20 Odum Library Hosts Exhibition of Landscapes by Artist Julie Bowland South Georgia Film Festival Announces Opening Night Kickoff at Georgia Beer Company Valdosta Symphony Guild Presents Tunes for Tots Jan. 19 VSU Hosts Open House Feb. 2 Selena Nawrocki Continues to Bridge Gap Between Fine Art, Interior Design VSU Wins Regional Flag Football Championship at 2018 Swamp Bowl Learning in Retirement Presents 88 Opportunities to Learn Something New VSU Print Journalism Students Earn National Recognition December 2018
VSU Professor’s Research Proves to be Catalyst for Toppling Jim Crow-Era Law in Louisiana VSU Professor’s Wildlife Study Reveals Potential Impact on Disease Transmission in East Africa VSU Faculty Elected to Executive Board of Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Fall 2018 Graduates Give Back to VSU Hitting Curveballs: Student Overcomes Unique Challenges Scholarship to Benefit Students Involved in Greek Community VSU Model United Nations Team Wins National Awards VSU’s Dr. Lee Grimes Named Counselor Educator of the Year VSU Celebrates 226th Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 7-8 November 2018
VSU Honors Recipients of 2018 Ethics Awards Ceramics Sale Benefits VSU Art and Design Students Anna Joy Holton Named VSU College of Education and Human Services Top Graduate Macy Seymour Named VSU College of the Arts Top Graduate Tessa Welch Named VSU College of Nursing and Health Sciences Top Graduate Caylor Mark Named VSU College of Science and Mathematics Top Graduate Thibault Deneve Named VSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences Top Graduate Suvi Savolainen Named VSU College of Business Administration Top Graduate VSU Focuses on Increasing Retention, Graduation Rates VSU Planetarium Presents “Season of Light” Nov. 29 Jessie Tuggle to Speak at VSU’s 226th Commencement Ceremony VSU Celebrates Giving Tuesday Nov. 27 VSU Jazz Ensemble, Guest Vocalist Perform Nov. 27 VSU Celebrates Lighting of the Palms Nov. 27 Blazer Nation Celebrates Season of Joy, Giving with Holiday Helper Tree Project VSU’s 2018 Presidential Excellence Awards Honor Distinguished Faculty and Staff VSU Presents Department of Art and Design Fall Senior Exhibition Nov. 11-Dec. 3 VSU Theatre and Dance Hosts Annual Cabaret Fundraiser Nov. 18 VSU Department of Political Science Recaps the 2018 Midterm Elections VSU Theatre and Dance Transports Audiences to 17th Century Mexico with “House of Desires” Nov. 8-13 VSU Announces Digitization of Historical ‘Pine Branch’ Publication Visiting International Scholar Shares Story of Polish-American Relations VSU Presents Wind Ensemble in Concert Nov. 15 VSU Counseling Center Offers Telepsychiatry Services to Students VSU Welcomes Boston Brass to South Georgia Nov. 8-10 October 2018
HealthSouth Founder, Former CFO Talks Corporate Fraud at VSU Nov. 13 Jeffrie Shipley Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Service: Classified Staff Dr. Ubaraj Katawal Named A Governor’s Teaching Fellow VSU Hosts International Conference Celebrating Centennial of Poland’s Rebirth Nov. 9 VSU Planetarium Presents In 1938: The War of the Worlds Nov. 1 VSU Talks Technology and Its Impact on Accounting Profession Faculty, Staff, Students, Retirees Invited to Benefits and Wellness Fair Oct. 31 Get Those Costumes Ready: Tubaween Comes to VSU Oct. 28 VSU Seeks Innovative Students for Statewide Invention Competition VSU Discusses the History, Future of Black Studies as an Academic Program Chili Cook-off Supports Healthy Living Initiatives at VSU A Message from Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, President of Valdosta State University VSU Hosts Science Saturday Oct. 27 Department of History Sponsors Photo and Essay Contest VSU Fine Arts Gallery Exhibit Records Vanishing Era of Space Race, Cold War VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “Fall Dances” Oct. 18-21 VSU Invites Community to Homecoming Festivities Oct. 20 VSU Pushes to Reduce the Cost of Textbooks VSU Hosts Open House Nov. 3 Ashley Cooper Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Service: Classified Staff VSU Announces Class Cancellations, Closure Due to Severe Weather Forecast VSU’s Haunted Trail Delivers Eerie Halloween Fun American Chemical Society Sponsors Illustrated Poem Contest Pops in the Park Benefits VSU Music, Art Scholarships Book Fair Benefits VSU Literacy Initiatives, Runs Oct. 1-5 September 2018
VSU Alumna Accepted into Japan Exchange and Teaching Program AAUW Hosts General Election Candidate Forum Oct. 4 Flu Vaccine Available at Student Health Center Dr. Ubaraj Katawal Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Online Teaching GPP Brings Film Industry Experts to VSU for Regional Meeting Oct. 11 VSU Hosts GRSA State Workshop Sept. 27-28 VSU Professor Challenges Popular Narrative on Catholic Saint VSU, MAFB Team Up for 24-Hour BioBlitz at Grassy Pond Sept. 28-29 VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “Hands on a Hardbody” Musical Sept. 20-25 VSU Fine Arts Gallery Hosts Aging and Nudism Exhibit Sept. 17-Oct. 5 VSU Celebrates Constitution Day with Ceremonial Signing, Reading, More VSU Planetarium Presents By Jove! Sept. 20 Dr. Theodore Uyeno Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Research Board of Regents Recommends $1.3 Million for Design of Performing Arts Center at VSU The VSU Drop-N-Shop Opens, Provides for Student Needs Abigail Heuss Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching August 2018
Deborah Davis Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Service VSU Spotlighted Through National Recognition of Historic Trees Learning in Retirement Presents 75 Opportunities to Learn Something New First Cohort of Music Education Students Graduate from VSU with 100 Percent Job Placement Rate Dr. Chunlei Liu Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning VSU Unveils the Dr. Robert N. Owens Collection The Happening Returns to the VSU Front Lawn Aug. 23 VSU Hosts Art and Design Faculty Exhibition Aug. 20-Sept. 7 VSU Students Win at American Youth Film Festival VSU’s Beta Gamma Sigma Earns Highest Honors Recognition VSU’s Deb Marciano Presents at International Education Conference in Italy VSU Continuing Education Hosts Open House, Showcase Aug. 14 VSU, Wild Adventures Theme Park Join Forces to Increase Impact on South Georgia VSU Ready for Move-In Day VSU Students Gain In-Depth Teaching Experience at Georgia Tech Summer Program July 2018
VSU’s Exercise Physiology Program Earns CAAHEP Reaccreditation VSU Mass Media Students Talk to Marvel Set Dresser VSU Observatory Hosts Mars Observing Sessions July 27, 30 UGA SBDC at VSU Offers Workshop on Hiring the Right People VSU, SGRL Partner for Film Production Darrell Moore named Executive Director of new VSU Center for South Georgia Regional Impact VSU Hosts Middle School Students for Computer Building Workshop VSU Psychology Professors Launch Lab to Investigate Animal Learning and Behavior Community Invited to Participate in National Night Out on Aug. 7 PSST! Season Ends July 15 June 2018
PSST! Presents “Hello, Dolly!” June 22-July 15 VSU’s Camp Invention Gives Kids Freedom to Dream, Create VSU Rugby Players Selected for National All-Star Tournament VSU Earns National Recognition for Supporting Healthy Living VSU’s Blaze Helps Children Learn About Exotic Animals at South Georgia Library VSU Exchange Student Nicole Peckhaus Receives International Recognition SBDC, Chamber of Commerce, Entrepreneur David Peterson Present Innovate! 2018 Conference VSU Ignites Student Education with Expanded Summer Program PSST! Presents “Newsies” June 8-July 14 VSU’s Institute of Management Accountants Recognized for Chapter Excellence May 2018
Project Renaissance Seeks to Revitalize VSU’s Spirit of Collaboration PSST! Presents “Million Dollar Quartet” May 25-July 14 VSU’s Bernard Tamas Offers New Perspective on American Third Parties in Latest Book VSU’s James Archibald Recognized for Contributions to Campus Recreation, Athletics Chelsea Holcombe Named VSU’s Spring 2018 Employee of the Semester Peach State Summer Theatre Box Office Is Now Open VSU’s Han Chen Recognized for Excellence in Scholarly Research And Review VSU Welcomes Future Innovators to Campus June 11-15 VSU Offers Tech-Driven Summer Camps VSU Students Create Web App to Connect Military Community to Local Businesses VSU Hosts Blazin’ Brigade Drumline Camp June 22-24 VSU Marketing Students Place Fourth In National Competition Actress and VSU Alum Pauley Perrette Establishes Criminal Justice Scholarship Lauren Griner Named Graduate Assistant of the Year Bolanle Dahunsi Wins VSU’s Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Sports Writing Contest Patrick Elliott Wins National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing Student Research Award Victoria LeCroy Wins Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Award Spring 2018 Graduates Give Back to VSU April 2018
VSU Celebrates 225th Commencement Ceremonies May 4-5 VSU Honors Faculty at Tenure Reception VSU’s Ryan Brown Pursues Passion for Helping Others as Legislative Aide at Georgia State Capitol VSU’s Gerald Williams Wins Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award Ceramics Sale Benefits VSU Art and Design Students UGA Small Business Development Center Offers Strategic Planning Workshop Kevin Adkins: From VSU Grad to CEO in a Decade VSU Partners With Habitat For Humanity To Serve Community During Blazer Build Month VSU Professors Host Storytelling Workshop at Moody Air Force Base VSU’s Miranda Huff And Anthony Scheffler Present Academic Research at USG Teaching And Learning Conference VSU Planetarium Presents Defending Earth April 27 VSU Donates Proceeds From Misty Copeland Visit To Valdosta Early College Academy Amy Carter to Speak at VSU’s 225th Commencement Ceremony VSU Offers Summer Course on Humor VSU Honors Retired Faculty and Staff VSU Concert Band, LHS Wind Symphony Perform April 25 Former Emory Junior College at Valdosta Students Take a Walk Down Memory Lane VSU Presents De-Stress Fest April 25 VSU Establishes Veteran Resource Center VSU’s Department Of History Explores Poland With New Study Abroad Program VSU Debate Sets New Records At National Competition VSU Surpasses Campaign Goal Ahead of Schedule, Continues Fundraising Efforts Campus Recreation Hosts Annual Golf Tournament VSU Establishes Valdosta Sullivan Scholars Program for Future Teachers VSU’s Theodore Johnson Experiences Real-World Politics as Georgia House of Representatives Intern VSU Hosts Physical Education Workshop May 1 VSU Discusses Undocumented Immigrants and Healthcare April 20 VSU Presents Department of Art and Design Spring Senior Exhibition April 15-30 Nephina Performs in Concert at First Baptist Church April 15 VSU Offers Summer Course with a Focus on Murder VSU Debate Wins Four Awards at State Competition VSU’s Haneefah Saleem Begins 2018 as Intern at Top Level of State Politics VSU Students Spend Spring Break Serving People of Jamaica Department of Accounting Earns International Accreditation Bryce Whitford Named VSU College of the Arts Top Graduate Susannah Harvell Named VSU College of Nursing and Health Sciences Top Graduate VSU Offers After-School Enrichment Opportunities for Kids VSU Talks Drugs, War with Medical Anthropologist Jennifer Carroll April 9 VSU Theatre and Dance Brings Elvis Presley to South Georgia with “All Shook Up” April 5-11 Logan Crace Named VSU College of Business Administration Top Graduate Christine Zeigler Named VSU College of Arts and Sciences Top Graduate VSU Celebrates, Remembers, Fights Back with April 13 Relay for Life VSU’s Laura Wilson Experiences Politics Firsthand as Georgia House of Representatives Intern March 2018
Sarah Henderson Named VSU College of Education and Human Services Top Graduate VSU Journalism Students Discover Local History VSU Takes Back the Night April 3 An Unlikely Passion: How Two VSU Professors Became Leading Armadillo Experts Hearing Community Invited to Enter VSU’s Deaf, Deaf World April 5 VSU Announces Reduced Summer Fees, Year-Round Pell Grant VSU CAMP Celebrates National Farmworker Awareness Week SBDC, Chamber of Commerce Present M-3 Conference VSU Offers STEAM Camps During Spring Break April 2-6 Blazer Nation Celebrates VSU Day at the Capitol VSU Public Safety Presents CRASE Training VSU Hosts Science Saturday March 24 VSU Planetarium Presents The Ladies of Harvard March 23 VSU Hosts Award-Winning Biophysicist March 26 VSU Presents Juried Student Art Competition March 19-April 6 VSU Hosts 42nd Annual International Dinner March 24 Cornhole Tournament Raises Scholarship Dollars for VSU Students Career Opportunities Staff Participate in Advanced Training AAUW Empowers Young Girls With 20th Annual Sister-to-Sister Summit VSU Presents Exercise is Medicine Symposium March 24 VSU’s Frederick Downing Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year Award Spectator Wins Nine Awards at State Newspaper Contest VSU Hosts Ballerina Misty Copeland April 3 VSU’s Student Success Center Becomes Academic Support Center VSU Discusses Public Library Desegregation in the South April 12 VSU Biology Professor Serves as DNA Expert Resource VSU Debate Places Third in National Competition VSU Introduces China to American Jazz February 2018
VSU Police Department Hosts Driver Safety Event with Hands-On Simulators March 7 VSU Celebrates Wacky, Wild Dr. Seuss March 2 VSU’s Megan Slater Recognized as Emerging Leader in Chemistry Field VSU Planetarium Presents “Larry: Cat in Space” Feb. 23 VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “Book of Days” Feb. 22-28 VSU Takes a Stand Against Slavery and Human Trafficking Feb. 22 VSU's Lora Backes Recognized as Leader in Speech, Language, Hearing Field VSU’s Theseus Jackson Named All-American at National Flag Football Championships Annual Juried Student Art Competition Accepting Submissions, Deadline is Feb. 23 VSU Hosts Science Saturday Feb. 24 VSU Hosts South Georgia Film Festival March 2-4 VSU’s Nina Guyette Studies Pop Culture, History, Art in Japan VSU Creates Crowdfunding Platform For Faculty and Student Projects UGA Small Business Development Center Offers #CyberStrength Course VSU Celebrates Sixth Tree Campus USA Recognition with Arbor Day Ceremony VSU’s Phillip Chartier Vies for Football Student Manager of the Year Title Communication Sciences and Disorders Students Gain Hands-On Experience VSU Hosts Suicide Prevention Walk March 3 VSU Hosts Fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Feb. 24 South Georgia Students to Attend Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl at VSU Feb. 10 Solo Drawing Exhibition Moves Into VSU Fine Arts Gallery Feb. 12-March 2 VSU Presents Mary Turner and the Lynching Rampage Art Exhibit Feb. 15-March 31 VSU Honors Employees for Years of Service VSU Connects STEM Students to Potential Employers VSU, Azalea Health Partner for Software Development Competition Theatre and Dance Headed to Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival VSU Presents Public Relations Workshop March 2 January 2018
Wine and Swine Raises Scholarship Dollars for VSU Students VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “Planets View from the Hubble Space Telescope” Feb. 2-3 VSU Seeks Student Interns for Georgia Tech Summer Program VSU Forms Chess Club for Middle School and High School Students VSU Now Accepting Students for New Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences Program VSU’s Sonya Sanderson Re-elected to Executive Board of GAHPERD Tennessee Students Eligible for In-State Tuition at Valdosta State University VSU Unveils African American History Collection at Odum Library Learning in Retirement Presents 89 Opportunities to Learn Something New VSU Opera Presents “The Tender Land” Jan. 20-21 VSU Fine Arts Gallery Hosts Valdosta National Jan. 16-Feb. 2 Matt Connell Honored with Distinguished Alumnus Award at VSU VSU’s Reynaldo L. Martinez Jr. Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award VSU, Valdosta School of Ballet present “Sleeping Beauty” Jan. 20-21 VSU’s Shawn Phippen Selected for 2018 Campus Rec Leadership Summit VSU Establishes Blue Key Honor Society Chapter VSU Ranked Among the Best by U.S. News and World Report Valdosta Symphony Guild Presents Tunes for Tots Jan. 13 Shawn Bennett Named VSU’s Fall 2017 Employee of the Semester VSU Hosts Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Ceremony Jan. 16 VSU’s Connor McCarthy Enjoys Washington, D.C., Internship Experience