2019

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The estate of U.S. District Court Judge Damon J. Keith has
made a $100,000 bequest to an endowed scholarship fund at West Virginia State University
(WVSU)
that was established in honor of the late justice.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Following a national search, Dr. Gurupdesh Pandher has
been
named Dean of the College of Business and Social Sciences at West Virginia State University
(WVSU).

West Virginia State University offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in
observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Economic
Development Center (EDC) has teamed with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center
(WV
SBDC) to provide free business coaching at the EDC Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. WV

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) psychology students are
getting
the opportunity to take part in a revolutionary new treatment for chemical dependency through
an
experiential learning opportunity with Thomas Memorial Health Systems.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) online bachelor’s in health science degree program has been recognized as one of the best in the country by .

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – More than 235 students will graduate from West Virginia
State University (WVSU) on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, during a commencement ceremony beginning
at
10 a.m. in the D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Center. The commencement speaker is
Dr. Sheri Sesay-Tuffour, a 1998 graduate of WVSU, who serves as the chief executive officer of
the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), the professional association representing
certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives in the United States.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The Charleston Chamber Orchestra will be performing a
“New Horizons” concert Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the John W. Davis
Fine Arts Center at West Virginia State University (WVSU).

Friday, Dec. 20, is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! Wear your loudest, tackiest,
ugliest Christmas sweater to campus that day for the chance to win a prize.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) President Anthony L.
Jenkins, Ph.D., has been appointed president of Coppin State University, University System of
Maryland (USM) Chancellor Robert L. Caret announced Monday, Dec. 2.

All West Virginia State University faculty and staff are invited to a Holiday
Appreciation Celebration, Thursday, Dec. 12, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ferrell Hall
lobby
hosted by President Anthony L. Jenkins. Light refreshments will be served.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – More than 235 students will graduate from West Virginia State University on Saturday, December 14, 2019, during a commencement ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. in the D. Stephen and Diane H. Walker Convocation Center. The ceremony will be live streamed starting at 10 a.m. here: .

The New River Gorge Trail Alliance (NRGTA), led in part by West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Agent Adam Hodges, has received a Power of Performance award at the second annual Small Communities, BIG Solutions Conference, held November 18 in South Charleston.

Officials with West Virginia State University (WVSU) and the University of Charleston (UC) School of Pharmacy have signed an affiliation agreement to offer a dual degree, seven-year Doctor of Pharmacy program.