2016

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Honors Program will
present
an exhibition and auction by local artists on Friday, Feb. 26, in support of the American
Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Capitol building will be swarmed by hundreds of
Yellow Jackets on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for West Virginia State University Day (WVSU) at the
Capitol.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Abstracts, posters and photographs are now being accepted
for the third annual Conference on International Human Rights, to be held March 30-April 1 at
West Virginia State University (WVSU).

INSTITUTE, W.Va. -West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) Creators
Program workshop series continues with a free “Business of Film” seminar
at
the WVSU Economic Development Center (EDC) Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A performance celebrating the music and poetry of the
Harlem
Renaissance era will take place Thursday, Feb. 11, at West Virginia State University (WVSU),
at
10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the Fannin S. Belcher Theater of the Davis Fine Arts Building.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) is celebrating the 125 anniversary of its founding with a series of events beginning this month and continuing throughout the year.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University will host acclaimed writer Valaida
Fullwood, author of “Giving Back: A Tribute to Generations of African American
Philanthropists,” on Thursday, Feb. 18, in the Davis Fine Arts building.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will present the
chamber music ensemble Trombones de Costa Rica, on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. in the F. S.
Belcher Theater of the Davis Fine Arts Building located on the school’s Institute
campus.

INSTITUTE, W.Va.Five West Virginia State University (WVSU) undergraduate students have been awarded the prestigious McNair Scholarship, which helps students prepare for graduate school.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Today, West Virginia State University (WVSU) announced the
receipt of a $125,000 gift from The Maier Foundation, Inc.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Two business programs at West Virginia State University
(WVSU) have had their accreditation reaffirmed by the Accreditation Council for Business
Schools
and Programs (ACBSP).

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Those interested in earning a master’s degree in
social work are invited to an informational session, Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
at
the Erickson Alumni Center on the campus of West Virginia State University (WVSU).

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) is now accepting submissions
for the fourth annual Tower Awards for Student Film and Media Arts to be held April 28, 2016.

WVSU will kick-off the spring session of its Creators Program workshop series with a
free
Creators Talk by Larry Groce, host of National Public Radio’s (NPR)
“Mountain Stage,” Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 7:15 p.m. at the WVSU Economic
Development Center (EDC) in Charleston.