2013

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two country rock acts with Mountain State roots will take
the stage Friday night, Feb. 22, at West Virginia State University’s Capitol Center.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A new International Student Center recently
opened
on the campus of West Virginia State University.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) students and members of the
public will receive practical advice on jump starting their professional lives at the College
of
Arts and Humanities Career Convocation on Thursday, Feb. 21.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A performance celebrating the music and poetry of the
Harlem
Renaissance era will take place Friday at West Virginia State University (WVSU), beginning at
7:30 p.m. in the theater of the Davis Fine Arts Building.

LOGAN, W.Va. – With an eye toward the economic needs of the state and the
corresponding educational needs of West Virginia college students, academic leaders from West
Virginia State University (WVSU) and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
(SWVCTC) met in Logan last week to begin discussions on a series of 2+2 partnerships that will
make it easier for students who complete an associate’s degree to transition into a
bachelor’s degree program.

Preparing gardeners for the spring season is the focus of a new series of workshops
hosted by West Virginia State University Extension Service at the Barnett Center in
Huntington.
The series targets backyard gardeners, as well as groups looking to establish community
gardens
for kids and seniors.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) students will soon
have the opportunity to gain practical, real world experience through a new internship program
with one of the nation’s most successful mattress companies.

A bioenergy research program at West Virginia State University is one step closer to
fruition with a $100,000 grant from the West Virginia Research Trust Fund, or Bucks for
Brains.
The award follows a $300,000 donation from American Electric Power, announced last month.

INSTITUTE — In another step to meet the changing economic needs of the region, West
Virginia State University (WVSU) and Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College (KVCTC)
have
signed a series of agreements that will make it easier for students to obtain a
bachelor’s degree in five career fields.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – New West Virginia State University (WVSU) head football
coach Jon Anderson and his staff announced their first recruiting class today, with more than
30
students committing to play for the Yellow Jackets.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A distinguished U.S. Air Force veteran who is now a
federal
attorney will deliver the keynote address at the West Virginia State University (WVSU) College
of Business and Social Sciences Spring Convocation on Monday, Feb. 11, at 12:30 p.m. in the
Davis Fine Arts Theatre.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A juried exhibition of West Virginia State University
(WVSU)
student artwork will open Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Capitol Center Theatre in Charleston with a
reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Gardeners will learn to extend the traditional growing season with cold-frame
construction workshops in Cabell and Raleigh counties, hosted by West Virginia State
University
Extension Service.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A former neo-Nazi skinhead who now renounces racism and
preaches a message of tolerance will deliver the eighth annual West Virginia State University
(WVSU) Human Rights Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 7.

What do chocolate and cotton have in common? Perhaps more than we think, according to a
recent collaborative study involving West Virginia State University researchers.