2014

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will hold the second
annual Student Film and Video Festival on Wednesday, March 5, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the
Davis
Fine Arts Center Theater.

The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Economic Development Center (EDC) announces
the
latest Creators Program workshops targeting filmmakers and musicians.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is seeking growers to
participate
in a research project to determine the viability of regional hops production. The project is
designed to help West Virginia’s farmers tap into an unmet and continually growing
industry need.

INSTITUTE, W.Va.West Virginia State University (WVSU) is saddened to learn of the passing of President Emeritus Dr. Hazo W. Carter, Jr.

As part of the ongoing celebration of Black History Month, West Virginia State
University (WVSU) will present “Voices In Black History: Black History Education
through Poetic Rhymes, Song and Verse” on Sunday, Feb. 16, in the Davis Fine Arts
Building Auditorium beginning at 4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Capitol building will be swarmed by hundreds of
Yellow Jackets on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for West Virginia State University Day (WVSU) at the
Capitol.

West Virginia State University will soon break ground on a new $3.5 million Athletic
Complex to be located adjacent to Lakin Field at Dickerson Stadium, home of the Yellow Jackets
football team.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service, in cooperation with the West
Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA), will offer a “Good Handling
Practices/Good
Agricultural Practices” (GHP/GAP) training Friday, Feb. 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in
WVSU’s Erickson Alumni Center in Institute.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) has launched a new program, Promoting Excellence
in
Education through Research (PEER), to support faculty research during upcoming
semesters.

INSTITUTE, W.Va.As part of the ongoing celebration of Black History Month, on Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Davis Fine Arts Building Theatre, West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host “Be Still and Know That He Is God,” a musical, showcasing African-American women’s history.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – One of the country’s leading black scholars will
be the featured speaker at the West Virginia State University (WVSU) Black History Month
Convocation on Wednesday, Feb. 5, beginning at 10 a.m. in the P. Ahmed Williams Auditorium of
Ferrell Hall.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) has received funds from the U.S. Department of
Defense to increase research potential with the purchase of a high-performance liquid
chromatograph-mass spectrometer (HPLC-MS).

INSTITUTE, W.Va. -West Virginia State University (WVSU) students will be showcasing their work on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the State Capitol as part of the 11 annual Undergraduate Research Day.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) students interested
in
becoming clinical psychologists are encouraged to attend a portion of a day-long West Virginia
Board of Examiners of Psychologists executive board meeting, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.

INSITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host a screening
and discussion of excerpts of the film “Slavery by Another Name” on
Thursday, Jan. 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in room 134 of the Wilson University Union.