News Archives
August 2018
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 December 2017
Angel Boev Honored with Distinguished Alumnus Award at VSU VSU Alumni Selected for National Collegiate Flag Football Championships Hall of Fame VSU Honors Recipients of 2017 Ethics Awards VSU Celebrates 224th Commencement Dec. 8-9 Fall 2017 Graduates Give Back to VSU VSU Alumna Amelia Inman Becomes Youngest Female Ever Elected to City Council of Lithonia, Georgia VSU Recognized by U.S. State Department for German Exchange Program VSU's Beta Alpha Psi Recognized as a Superior Chapter VSU’s Cara Robinson Places in Finals of International Business Competition VSU Student Organization Hosts Fundraiser for Incarcerated Youth November 2017
VSU Faculty Elected to Executive Board of Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Blazer Nation Celebrates Season of Joy, Giving with Holiday Helper Tree Project Dr. C. Thomas Hopkins Jr. to Speak at VSU’s 224th Commencement Ceremony Michael Sanders, Jayla Flournoy Crowned Homecoming King, Queen William Massey Honored with Graduate of the Last Decade Award at VSU Filemon Lopez Honored with Distinguished Alumnus Award at VSU VSU Teaches Students About Workplace Professionalism Nov. 30 VSU Presents De-Stress Fest November 29 VSU Celebrates Jazz with State Band Clinic, Highly Acclaimed Saxophonist Amelia Thomas Named VSU College of Nursing and Health Sciences Top Graduate Caitlin Mozzo Named VSU College of Education and Human Services Top Graduate Erin Bridgeforth Named VSU College of Arts and Sciences Top Graduate David Hanna Named VSU College of Business Administration Top Graduate Hunter Pope Named VSU College of the Arts Top Graduate Ceramics Sale Benefits VSU Art Students Planetarium Presents “Season of Light” Dec. 1 VSU Students Discover New Method of Producing ‘Wonder Material’ Graphene VSU’s 2017 Presidential Excellence Awards Honor Distinguished Faculty and Staff Robin Hines Honored with Distinguished Alumnus Award at VSU Martha McGill Honored with Distinguished Alumna Award at VSU VSU Celebrates Giving Tuesday Nov. 28 VSU Brings International Culture to Local Schools VSU Explores Future of Higher Education with Artificial Intelligence Symposium VSU Works to Alleviate Regional Shortage of Healthcare Workers Former FBI Agent Talks Fraud and Its Impact on Healthcare at VSU Nov. 14 Game Developer Visits VSU Mass Media Class Nov. 16 Kyle Culpepper Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Service: Classified Staff VSU Theatre and Dance Hosts Annual Cabaret Fundraiser Nov. 19 VSU Hosts Homeless for a Night Nov. 10 VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “The Imaginary Invalid” Nov. 9-15 VSU Presents Department of Art and Design Fall Senior Exhibition Nov. 12-Dec. 1 VSU Hosts Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 10 VSU Welcomes Blazer Fans of All Ages to Homecoming Festivities Nov. 4 Valdosta Symphony Guild Hosts Symphony Ball Fundraiser Nov. 11 October 2017
Faculty, Staff, Students, Retirees Invited to Benefits and Wellness Fair Nov. 1 Benjamin Li Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Service: Classified Staff Planetarium Presents “Cassini: Farewell to Saturn” Nov. 3 VSU Celebrates Formal Investiture of its 10th President Community Invited to Join VSU’s Presidential Investiture Celebration VSU Partners with John N. Gardner Institute to Strengthen Student Performance Tubaween Comes to VSU Oct. 29 VSU’s Holly Lawrence Works To Make College Accessible To All The Neeman Piano Duo Performs Oct. 24 at VSU VSU Discusses Hispanic/Latino Student Success VSU Shares Everything Needed to Teach Evolution Standards in Georgia Dr. Beatriz Potter Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Online Teaching VSU Fine Arts Gallery Exhibit Combines Humor, Horror, and Beauty The Haunted Trail Returns to VSU VSU College of the Arts Celebrates Cancer Survivors Through Music, Art, Dance VSU Hosts Science Saturday Oct. 21 Dr. Susan Eischeid Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Research VSU Now Offering Graduate Certificate for Teaching College English VSU Explores the Life-Changing Power of Dance Oct. 12-15 VSU Offers New Online Graduate Program In Foreign Language Education VSU Debate Wins Three Awards at Morehouse College Event VSU Offers New Online Master’s Degree in ESOL Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program Offers VSU Grads International Job Opportunities VSU Develops Antibiotic that Effectively Treats Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Living Cells September 2017
Pops in the Park Benefits VSU Music Scholarships Dr. Kenneth Rumstay Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching VSU Now Offering Online BFA in Emergent Media and Communication VSU Now Offering Master of Science in Exercise Physiology Pre-Sale Tickets Available Now Through Oct. 2 for VSU’s Haunted Trail VSU Hosts Open House Oct. 14 UGA SBDC at VSU Offers Courses in GSA Scheduling and 8(A) Certification VSU Jazz Ensemble Celebrates Legendary Drummer Buddy Rich HealthTrails Registration Now Open, Competition Kicks Off Oct. 2 Flu Vaccine Available at Student Health Center AAUW Hosts General Election Candidate Forum Sept. 21 VSU Observes Constitution Day VSU Guest Lecturer Talks Dinosaur Teeth Sept. 19 VSU Fine Arts Gallery Presents Paintings by Julia Morrisroe Sept. 18-Oct. 6 President Carvajal Encourages VSU Community to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts President Carvajal Encourages VSU Community to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts VSU Theatre and Dance Presents "I and You" Sept. 14-20 Planetarium Presents “Dawn of the Space Age” Sept. 15 Dr. Kathleen Lowney Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “I and You” Sept. 14-20 VSU to Resume Classes on Thursday, Staff Should Report to Work on Wednesday UPDATE: VSU Announces Weather-Related Closures VSU Continues to Monitor Hurricane Irma Situation Dr. Glenda Swan Honored with Presidential Excellence Award for Service VSU Hosts Healthcare Symposium on Socio-Cultural Issues Sept. 14 Darla Dunning Becomes First VSU Student to Win National Sports Writing Contest VSU Forms New Substance Abuse Support Groups for Faculty, Staff August 2017
VSU’s David Hanna Receives $10,000 Accounting Scholarship VSU Police Department Hosts Driver Safety Event with Hands-On Simulators Sept. 6 VSU Welcomes Chancellor, State Leaders to Campus Selena Nawrocki Wins Month-Long New York Gallery Exhibition Learning in Retirement Presents 91 Opportunities to Learn Something New Zippia Names VSU Among 2017 Best Colleges for Educational Leadership Majors The Happening Returns to the VSU Front Lawn Aug. 24 VSU Hosts Art and Design Faculty Exhibition Aug. 21-Sept. 8 VSU Hosts Great American Eclipse Event VSU’s College of Business Administration Named Among Top Five Best UGA SBDC at VSU Offers Course in Doing Business with the Federal Government Career Opportunities Hosts Part-Time Job Fair Aug. 16 VSU Ready for Move-In Day College Affordability Guide Names VSU Among 2017 Top Online Colleges Jayson Crum Honored by College of Nursing and Health Sciences at VSU July 2017
National Night Out Coming to VSU Front Lawn Aug. 1 Diane Isibor Named Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration Outstanding Student at Valdosta State University VSU Inspires State Leaders VSU President Heads Georgia Chamber Talent, Leadership Development Group Business Programs at VSU Named 2017’s Most Affordable PSST! Season Ends July 16 National Night Out Coming to VSU Front Lawn Aug. 1 Attention Businesses and Community Members: Registration Now Open for The Happening 2017 Attention Faculty, Staff, Students: Registration Now Open for The Happening 2017 June 2017
Doug Tanner Earns Donald E. Payton Award for Lifetime Achievement VSU Offers One-Day Trauma Workshop VSU Establishes International Partnership with the University of West Indies PSST! Presents “My Fair Lady” Through July 16 Elizabeth McCullers Named College of the Arts Outstanding Student at Valdosta State University VSU Nationally Ranked for Exceptional Online Education VSU Earns National Recognition for Supporting Healthy Living VSU Explores Diversion Programs PSST! Presents “Forever Plaid” June 16-July 15 VSU’s Online Health, Physical Education Program Named a 2017 Best Value VSU Wins Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Praxis Bowl Competition Taylor Holder Honored by VSU Athletics Caitlin Mozzo Earns Bartram Award for Intellectual Exploration at VSU VSU Encourages Summer Fitness with USG Health Trails Challenge Darla Dunning Wins Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Sports Writing Contest VSU Biology Students Explore Plant Habitats on Sapelo Island Andrea Krispin Named A Governor’s Teaching Fellow Ashley Cooper Named Everything DiSC Workplace Facilitator Ashlie Prain Earns Marga Award May 2017
PSST! Presents "Shrek the Musical" June 2-July 15 VSU Enactus Places in Nation’s Top 16 VSU, Columbus Technical College Form Pathways Program Partnership Bass Fishing Team Headed to YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honors Society Earns Highest Honors VSU Receives Scholarship Support Gift Rebecca Smith Named VSU’s Spring 2017 Employee of the Semester Social Work Program at VSU Ranked Among Top 20 in the United States Consul-General of Japan Visits VSU VSU Welcomes Future Innovators to Campus June 12-16 VSU’s Capital Campaign Surpasses $50 Million VSU’s Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration Awarded Extended AACSB International Accreditation VSU Camden Center Celebrates 2017 Commencement June 2 Nephina Performs May 21 at First Baptist Church VSU Honors Faculty at Tenure Reception Meghan Belanger Named Graduate Assistant of the Year Victoria Sandefur Wins Second Place Honors at Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention Katherine Stone Wins Second Place Honors at Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention Susanna Peonia Honored with American Association of University Women Award and Female Academic Athlete Award Rebekah Foster Wins First Place Honors at Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention VSU Hosts Dozens of Summer Camps for Children VSU Faculty, Students to Perform at MAD Festival May 12-13 Dan Nix Honored with University System of Georgia Academic Recognition Day Award David Hanna Honored with Clare Philips Martin Scholarship VSU Hosts Political Science Summer Camp June 6-7 PSST! Presents Steins and Stems Fundraiser May 15 Kris Dawson Named Student Employee of the Year VSU Model United Nations Team Wins National Awards VSU Explores Technology in Policing Spring 2017 Graduates Give Back to VSU Gov. Nathan Deal to Speak at VSU’s 223rd Commencement Ceremony April 2017
VSU Hosts Physical Education Workshop May 2 Elizabeth McCullers Honored with President’s Award for Academic Excellence at Valdosta State University Sterling Serfoss Honored with President’s Award for Academic Excellence at Valdosta State University Miranda Culbreth Honored with President’s Award for Academic Excellence at Valdosta State University Jayson Crum Honored with President’s Award for Academic Excellence at Valdosta State University Diane Isibor Honored with President’s Award for Academic Excellence at Valdosta State University VSO Unveils the Essence of the Artist April 29 VSU Presents Exercise is Medicine Symposium April 29 South Georgia String Project, Youth Orchestra Perform May 1 Ceramics Sale Benefits VSU Art Students Musiteli Mubuso Wins Award for VSU Debate VSU Honors Employees for Years of Service Career Opportunities Hosts Last Chance Job Fair April 27 Campus Recreation Hosts Annual Golf Tournament VSU Arts Guild Offers Creative Outdoor Experience April 29 VSU Hosts 41st Annual International Dinner April 29 Social Issues in Film Series Presents “13th” May 1 VSU Presents Mayhem Music Festival April 28 AAUW Valdosta Branch Wins State Presidents’ Award VSU Music Presents Faculty Follies April 22 VSU Presents Opera After Dark in Downtown Valdosta April 20 Ann Williams Recognized at Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Conference VSU Welcomes Edward Neeman to Whitehead Auditorium Stage April 23 VSU Presents Graduate Research, Scholarship Symposium April 21 VSU Discusses Climate Change April 19 VSU Presents De-Stress Fest April 26 Jacobe Love Wins Take Back the Night Short Film Challenge VSU Enactus Hosts Spring Classic Golf Tournament VSU Presents Relay for Life April 21-22 VSU’s Connell Visiting Lecture Series Examines the Mosquito April 27 Planetarium Presents “The Great Eclipse of 2017” April 21 UGA Small Business Development Center at VSU Offers Course in QuickBooks VSU Discusses Diversion Programs VSU Archives and Special Collections Receives National Recognition VSU Presents Annual Dr. Philip Gunter Faculty Author Reception April 17 VSU Honors Retired Faculty and Staff Dine and Discover Focuses on Eldercare VSU Hosts 11th Annual Read Fest April 14 Career Opportunities Presents Nursing, Health Professions Career Fair April 13 VSU Enactus Heads to National Exposition May 21-23 Fine Arts Gallery Presents Spring Senior Exhibition April 15-May 1 Career Opportunities Helps Students Create a Professional Image Online Social Issues in Film Series Presents “The Brainwashing of My Dad” April 17 It’s On Us: VSU Joins Movement to End Sexual Assault VSU Partners with United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for Panel Discussion VSU Presents Undergraduate Research Symposium April 11-13 March 2017
VSU Hosts Science Saturday April 8 VSU Honors Canine Companions with Bark for Life VSU's Travis Edwards and Nathalie Jaimes Win Second Place at State Debate Championship Beta Alpha Psi Advances to National Competition VSU Presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” March 31-April 2 VSU Takes Back the Night on April 4 Career Opportunities Presents Education Career Day March 30 Sanderson Farms Hosts 2017 Super Chicken Road Show Cory Howard Wins National Championship for VSU Debate Social Issues in Film Series Presents “Audrie and Daisy” April 3 VSU’s Criminal Justice Program Previews Upcoming Seminars VSU Offers STEAM Camps During Spring Break April 3-7 VSU Hosts Holi Festival Office of Financial Aid Helps Students with FAFSAs March 22-23 Career Opportunities Hosts Spring Career Expo March 23 Department of Communication Arts Hosts Public Relations Celebration VSU Investigates Criminal Minds Dickerson and Lewis Elected to Georgia College Press Association Board of Directors Ducks Unlimited at VSU Presents 10th Annual Fundraiser March 23 Career Opportunities Prepares Students for Job Interviews Student Health Center Hosts Medical Insurance Seminar Social Issues in Film Series Presents “Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things” March 20 Dine and Discover Navigates Moods and Foods VSU Hosts Open House April 1 VSU Springs into Fitness with USG Health Trails Challenge Cornhole Tournament Raises Scholarship Dollars for VSU Students Heidi O’Connor Recognized by American College Counseling Association VSU Hosts Take Back the Night Short Film Challenge Planetarium Presents “The Soot Between the Stars” March 10 Rodriquez Named President of Georgia College Press Association’s Executive Board Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Presents Honors Recital March 4 February 2017
Student Health Center Hosts Seminar on Endometriosis VSU Hosts Science Saturday March 4 VSU Celebrates Wacky, Wild Dr. Seuss March 2 Honors Students Use Lessons from History to Change the Future Social Issues in Film Series Presents “Before the Flood” March 6 VSU Hosts Winnersville Classic Counselor Collaborative Spring Conference Spectator Wins at Georgia College Press Association Better Newspaper Contest VSO Presents Intensity Feb. 25 Chancellor Steve Wrigley Speaks Against House Bill 280 Neeman Piano Duo Performs Feb. 27 Career Opportunities Helps Students Choose Careers Liza Stepanova Performs Feb. 19 at VSU VSU Theatre and Dance Presents “Sylvia” Feb. 16-22 VSU Conference Focuses on Teaching, Learning in the 21st Century Feb. 22-24 VSU’s NSLS Presents Live Broadcast Event with Curt Menefee Feb. 21 VSU Presents the Grand Finale of “The Vagina Monologues” Tillman Helps VSU Students Find Their Purpose VSU’s Odum Library Hosts Marvin Smith Exhibit VSU, Azalea Health Partner for Software Development Competition VSU Celebrates Fifth Tree Campus USA Recognition Wine and Swine Raises Scholarship Dollars for VSU Students Social Issues in Film Series Presents “Merchants of Doubt” Feb. 20 VSU Fine Arts Gallery Hosts “Prints and Textiles from Poland” Feb. 13-March 3 Annual Juried Student Art Competition Accepting Submissions, Deadline is Feb. 22 PSST! Offers Early Bird Memberships Through Feb. 15 Planetarium Presents “Whispers from the Cosmos” Feb. 10 Dine and Discover Concentrates on Managing Stress Feb. 15 Ira Flatow Makes Science Sexy at VSU Feb. 21 Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Celebrates Black History Month Georgia Artist Wins Valdosta National January 2017
VSU Helps Students Gain Real-World Career Experience Learning in Retirement Presents 110 Opportunities to Learn Something New VSU’s Department of Student Diversity and Inclusion Presents “Kill Tom Phoolery” Student Recreation Center Pool is Now Open Area Elementary, Middle School Students Meet the STEAM Team at VSU VSU Hosts Open House Feb. 4 Social Issues in Film Series Presents “The Ivory Game” Feb. 6 VSU Hosts Student Organization Fair Feb. 1 VSU, Valdosta School of Ballet Present Cinderella Jan. 28-29 UGA Small Business Development Center Offers Course in Digital Marketing VSU Goes Inside the Mind of Criminal Offenders VSU’s College of Arts and Sciences Talks Gun Control, Second Amendment Feb. 7 VSU Raises $49.1 Million in 30 Months Through Comprehensive Capital Campaign VSU Ceases Normal Business Operations Till 5 P.M. Monday, Jan. 23 VSU Print Journalism Students Earn National Recognition Social Issues in Film Series Presents “The Anthropologist” Jan. 30 VSU Ranked Among the Best by U.S. News and World Report Valdosta Symphony Guild Presents Tunes for Tots Jan. 21 VSU’s Counseling Center Celebrates 17 Years of IACS Accreditation College Goal Georgia Helps Families File Financial Aid Paperwork Jan. 21 VSU Fine Arts Gallery Hosts Valdosta National Jan. 17-Feb. 3 Dine and Discover Series Focuses on Concussions Jan. 18 VSU Goes Behind the Scenes of Forensic Investigations Student Health Center Offers Online Store Department of Student Diversity and Inclusion Hosts MLK Celebration of Diversity