2017

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service
will
host a workshop on proper pruning and maintenance of fruit trees Saturday,
January 6, at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of South Charleston. The workshop is free
to
attend.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A West Virginia State University (WVSU) administrator has
been immortalized as an insect. A newly discovered species of beetle has been named in honor
of
Dr. Orlando F. McMeans, WVSU’s vice president for research and public service.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) has signed a
memorandum of understanding with the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) to develop
internships
for students with the Guard’s Fitness Training Program.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Two West Virginia State University (WVSU) students have
been
named the recipients of the 2017 Fall Festival on the Quad scholarship.

WVSU Extension Service will host a workshop on fruit tree planting and backyard orchard
management Monday, Dec. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Jackson County Junior Fairgrounds in
Cottageville.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – More than 185 students will graduate from West Virginia
State University (WVSU) on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, during a commencement ceremony beginning at
10 a.m. in the D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Center.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Charleston attorney Katherine L.
“Kitty”
Dooley was been appointed to the West Virginia State University Board of Governors effective
immediately.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host a workshop
on Tuesday, Dec. 5, for those interested in learning more about the Fulbright Scholars
Program,
an international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) Criminal Justice students
earned a variety of awards at the annual West Virginia Criminal Justice Educators’
Association conference Nov. 2-3 at the Potomac State College of West Virginia
University.

A program led by West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is helping
West
Virginians struggling with substance use disorders to make smarter, healthier choices on their
road to recovery.

A WVSU professor is among a group of national research scientists who will soon take part in Jewish National Fund and Media Watch International’s sponsored 2017 Inaugural Winter Faculty Fellowship Program in Israel.

WVSU Extension Service will host a workshop on fruit tree planting and backyard orchard
management Monday, Nov. 27, at 10 a.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship of Huntington.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) chapter
of
the international Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education has received the
organization’s highest honor, the Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) award.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Shirley White, president of West Virginia Gold Star
Mothers,
will speak at a Veterans Day event at West Virginia State University (WVSU) Wednesday, Nov. 8,
at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

WVSU’s Creators Program will host a Creators Talk with award-winning musician
Michael Lipton, entitled “Making a Living in Music in West Virginia,”
Tuesday, Nov. 7.