WVSU has received its second consecutive designation as a Tree Campus USA from the
National Arbor Day Foundation.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A West Virginia State University (WVSU)
mathematics professor has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Award and will spend part of
2016
teaching in the Slovak Republic.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host the annual
RESA III Math Field Day Competition on Friday, March 13, beginning at 9 a.m. in Wallace Hall.

WVSU’s Creators Program will host West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman
Tuesday, March 10, at 7:15 p.m. at the WVSU Economic Development Center in Charleston.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A memorial service for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
member and West Virginia State University (WVSU) basketball legend Earl Lloyd, the first
African-American to play in a NBA game, will take place at Fairfield Glade First Baptist
Church
in Crossville, Tenn., Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 1 p.m.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Twelve West Virginia State University (WVSU) students will be showcasing their research Wednesday, March 4, at the State Capitol as part of the 12 annual Undergraduate Research Day.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) today announced a first-of-its-kind global conference called
“Solutions for Better Life” in collaboration with the University of Sharjah (UOS) in the United Arab Emirates.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member and West Virginia
State University (WVSU) basketball legend Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to play in a
NBA game, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The third annual West Virginia State University (WVSU)
Tower
Awards Film Festival will take place Thursday, March 5, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Davis
Fine
Arts Center Theater on the school’s Institute campus.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will present a free workshop to
help landowners properly maintain fruit trees Thursday, March 12, at 2 p.m. at the Kenna
Grange
in Kenna, W.Va.

Three of West Virginia’s premiere professional artists and illustrators will
discuss the importance of polishing your visual creation – be it book, DVD or
graphic
novel – before publication Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the WVSU
Economic Development Center (EDC) in Charleston.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Student
Government
Association will present its annual Black History Month Convocation Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 10
a.m.
in the P.A. Williams Auditorium, located on the second floor of Ferrell Hall.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will present the
world-renowned Lula Washington Dance Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at The Clay
Center
for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia Maier Foundation Performance Hall.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) students have the opportunity
to participate in one of the nation’s most well-known leadership development
conferences, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Annual Leadership Institute.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The President of the National Bar Association will be
speaking at West Virginia State University (WVSU) on Monday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the James
C. Wilson University Union as part of a series of events celebrating Black History Month.