2018

INSTITUTE, W.Va. -West Virginia State University (WVSU) junior Oddai Gharib
has
been selected to receive the 2019 Student Leadership Award from the American Chemical Society
(ACS). The program recognizes emerging leaders in the ACS student chapter network and helps
them
prepare for leadership opportunities at volunteer organizations and in their professional
career.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) is participating in Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success, a massive new effort in which 130 public universities and systems will work together to increase college access, close the achievement gap and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025.

The student chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) at West Virginia State
University (WVSU) is receiving an Outstanding Chapter Award for its 2017-2018
activities. The group is also receiving a Green Chemistry Award for the
ninth
consecutive year.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – More than 185 students will graduate from West Virginia
State University (WVSU) on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, during a commencement ceremony beginning at
10 a.m. in the D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Center.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A long-time West Virginia State University (WVSU)
associate
professor and one-time Yellow Jackets football coach has been named to the South Carolina
State
University Athletic Hall of Fame.

WVSU Extension Service is helping entrepreneurs launch their business idea with a new
development training program entitled Opening Soon Inc. Open to both new and existing
businesses, the program will be offered at the University’s Economic Development
Center (EDC) on Charleston’s West Side beginning Dec. 1.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host an International
Festival Thursday, Nov. 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Wilson University Union, room 134.

Today we honor all those who have served our country. Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for
your service.

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.
14,
at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) honored Naismith
Basketball Hall of Fame member and WVSU basketball legend Earl Lloyd with the naming of a
street
on campus in his honor during a ceremony today, Friday, Nov. 9.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State University (WVSU) College of
Business and Social Sciences will host its fall convocation, “The American Army and
the First World War: Looking Back 100 Years,” beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
Nov.
13.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State University (WVSU) College of Natural
Sciences
and Mathematics will host its fall convocation “The Bright Future of STEM Careers in
Appalachia,” Tuesday, Nov. 13, beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the Hamblin Hall
auditorium.

INSTITUTE, W.Va.West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics will host the annual Dr. James E. Brimhall Science Bowl on Friday, Nov. 2, beginning at 9 a.m. in Hamblin Hall.