2007 News Archive

December 2007

• VSU Announces Convocation; Other Important Dates
• VSU Faculty, Staff 'Locked Up' for MDA
• VSU First to Enroll Student in New Education Degree Program
• Local Venues to Show Semifinal Blazer Football
• Christmas Presents for the “Holiday Helper Tree” Due Friday
• Astronomy Department Hosts Annual Holiday Presentation
• VSU Complies with Governor’s Drought Restrictions
• Web Editorial Board Web site Online
• Housing Hosts Reslife Bucks Auction, Opens Online Store

November 2007

• VSU Helps Fans Gear Up for Playoffs
• OASIS, Bernstein Awarded by USG Chancellor
• VSU Celebrates World AIDS Day All Week
• Farber Health Services Offers Flu Shots
• VSU Collaborates on New Education Degrees
• VSU Model UN Awarded at Southern Regional Competition
• VSU Supports Click It or Ticket; Campaign Begins Today
• Two Senior Business Majors Place at National Conference
• President Zaccari announces his plans for retirement
• McGinty Wins Georgia Beer Wholesalers Scholarship
• National Distance Learning Week Nov. 12-16
• VSU Announces Record Enrollment
• Wellness Committee offers Lunch-N-Learn Nov. 14
• SIFE Hosts Regional Competition
• USG Investigates Purchasing Card Use at all Institutions
• Nominations for Distinguished Service Award Due Nov. 12
• VSU Hosts Career Day
• VSU Aims to Break Guinness World Record for Food Drive
• VSU Police Investigate Bomb Threats
• Chemistry Major Wins Top Honor at Conference

October 2007

• VSU Proactive on Various Health Issues
• VSU Hosts Spooktacular Halloween Events
• University Responds to Threat
• VSU Kicks Off Relay for Life Season
• AFROTC Collecting Saturday for Christmas in the Desert
• VSU Hosts First Ever Hidden History Tour
• VSU to Host Statewide Student Advisory Conference
• Thunderbird Pilot and Crew Chief Speak at VSU
• Adult and Career Education Receives Best Practice Award
• VSU Hosts Annual Chili Cook-off
• VSU Calls for Student, Personnel Views About Campus Diversity
• Alcohol Awareness Fair to be held October 18
• <u>Bainbridge College</u> - Emergency Alert Notification
• VSU 'Airs Society's Dirty Laundry' During Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month
• October Packed with Campus Events - Updated
• VSU Celebrates Peacekeepers
• Monthlong Reading Celebration Begins October 14
• VSU Holds Benefits and Wellness Fair, Lunch-N-Learn
• Celebrate Hispanic Heritage this October

September 2007

• Study Abroad Fair to be Held at Palms Quad
• Cragg Appointed Assistant to the President for Strategic Researchand Analysis
• Health Fair to be held in Bookstore Parking Lot
• University Mourns Death of Student
• ROTC Cadets To Experience Deployment Exercise; War Games
• Farber Health Services Director Named Employee of the Semester
• Faculty, Staff Seminars Address Campus Violence
• Heine Accepts Position as Communication Specialist
• VSU Announces Homecoming events; Tommy Thomas named DistinguishedAlumnus
• Centennial Committee Announces Student Art Competition andExhibition

August 2007

• Submit nominees for Customer Service Awards Now
• New Commander Over AFROTC
• VSU Host Second Annual Centennial Fun Run
• VSU presents Excellence Awards to Faculty and Staff
• Wednesday's Move-in Day to Impact the Economy
• VSU Convocation Set for Monday
• VSU Pre-Engineering Program Awarded $120,000 HP Grant

July 2007

• 2008 VSU License Plate a Reality
• New Lights on Patterson in Full Operation Thursday
• VSU Introduces Prior Learning Assessment Program
• New Lights on Patterson in Full Operation Thursday
• Second Accelerated Nursing Cohort Honored; Many to Work Locally
• GBI Director Speaks at VSU Friday
• Traffic Signals Begin Flashing Mode
• Fire damages theatre at VSU
• Operation Contribute Completed
• VSU Study-abroad Students Connect Via Web with Home Campus

June 2007

• MLIS Program Receives Accreditation
• VSU's Observatory opens for Venus Viewing
• Final Days of Operation Contribute
• In Memoriam - Dr. James Douglas Daniels
• Tropical Depression Barry Advisory

May 2007

• VSU Orientation to Boost the Economy
• SHRM Student Chapter Earns Superior Merit Award
• VSU Cadet Receives National Scholarship
• VSU 2007 Hazardous Weather Conditions Communications PROTOCOL
• Hurricane Season
• Georgia Theatre Conference Archive Opens at VSU
• VSU Mass Media Wins SCJ Awards
• Langdale College of Business Reaccredited; Cited for Best Practices
• Dinner Honors VSU's Academic Leaders
• NCAA South Region Softball Tournament
• VSU Hosts Academic Honors Dinner
• VSU Continuing Education announces Work Smarter, Not Harder
• VSU Hosts Weekend Commencement Ceremonies
• Fixed for Four Continues - Regents Commit to Second Year ofGuaranteed Tuition; Adopt Record Budget for Meeting EnrollmentGrowth
• Additional Tuition Information
• Richard Royal Receives Loyce W. Turner Award for Public Service

April 2007

• South Georgia Wildfires and Health Advisories (Smoke)
• VSU Holds May Pole Ceremony
• Student Film Festival Scheduled for Tonight
• VSU Adds More Food Options
• Eleven Cadets Receive Scholarships
• VSU and SGMC Partner with MCG for Health Summit
• VSU Announces Plans for Campus Transformation
• Odum Library Holds Events for National Library Week
• VSU Campus Alert System To Enhance Emergency Preparedness
• VSU Housing Hosts Memorial for VA Tech
• VSU Hosts Health and Wellness Fair
• VSU's SAVE hosts Earth Day Celebration
• Virginia Tech community honored at Wednesday ceremony
• VSU and Valdosta collaborate on Recycling Efforts
• Valdosta State University Announces Connect-ED VSU Campus AlertService to Enhance Emergency Preparedness
• VSU Prepared for Emergency Situations
• In Memoriam - Jean Little
• Student volunteers hold festival for S.L. Mason
• SIFE Wins Regional; Performs Presentation
• VSU Hosts Relay for Life
• In Memoriam - Dr. Joan W. Futch
• Student Leadership Awards
• Centennial Essay Contest Winner Announced
• Undergraduate Research Symposium
• VSU's Top Business Students Join International Honor Society
• Planetarium hosts final show of the season
• VSU Model UN takes Second at International Competition

March 2007

• Shafer to Speak during President's Lecture Series
• Zaccari receives Governor's Award for Excellence
• VSU, Cuban Students Collaborate
• Jennifer Tanner Joins University Relations Department
• Kinesiology and Physical Education Educators honored at Conference
• VSU Offers the Awakening of a Dream
• VSU Forensics team brings home Second Place Honors
• VSU hosts Education Career Day
• World Renowned Journalist to speak at VSU
• Poet and Author to speak and sign books at VSU
• SIFE stands on top after the duel
• Academy Award Winner To Speak for the President's Lecture Series
• VSU holds Diversity Week in April
• Tornado Watch

February 2007

• Graduate School Fair for VSU students
• Total Lunar Eclipse Over VSU
• Safe Spring Break Fair
• Memorial Portrait Unveiling at VSU's Farber Health Center
• VSU holds Career Expo
• VSU Forensics Team Wins Big
• VSU TV and Outfitters TV join to bring Blazer basketball tointernet audiences - See February 17 VSU, West Alabama games
• DeMarse Wins Broadcast Education Association Award
• President Zaccari appointed to the AASCU Board of Directors
• Growth at VSU causes commencement ceremony to expand
• VSU's Division of Social Work to hold Career Day
• USG Intercultural Communication Training Initiative stops by VSU
• Power Outage to Main Campus

January 2007

• New Health Promotions Office opens at VSU
• VSU Planetarium presents 'Under the Southern Cross'
• New doctorate and an additional degree approved for VSU
• VSU's 31st Annual International Dinner and Show
• Continuing Education offers new Spring Courses
• Science Seminar Series presents Stem Cell Research program
• The American Issues Invitational Lecture Series Inaugural Event
• 2007 Online Lifeline Conference
• David Dean Named Valdosta State's New Football Coach
• Chris Hatcher Resigns as Head Football Coach
• Honors Program moves to Former President’s House
• Guadalajara Summer Study Abroad Program Wins Recognition
• Impact of Global Warming? Polar Bears subject of VSU ConnellLecture
• VSU 2007 Hazardous Weather Conditions Communications PROTOCOL(Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall)
• Second Annual Best Practices in Teaching Seminar
• Prine Challenge Coin Recipient
• Tag, You're It!
• Student Success Center -- New Location