2018 News Archive

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
• Abolanle 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