2019

West Virginia State University President Anthony L. Jenkins will deliver his annual
State
of the University Address Thursday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. in the P. Ahmed Williams Auditorium of
Ferrell Hall to kick off University Homecoming activities. All students, faculty and staff are
invited.

West Virginia State University celebrates Constitution Day 2019, commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.

The Office of Academic Affairs at West Virginia State University has announced Ryan
Kendrick as the University’s Director of Registration and Records and Dr. Carolyn
Stuart
as the University’s EEO Compliance Office/Title IX Coordinator.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) hosted a dedication ceremony
today, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, for the new Fred D. Thomas Jr. Learning Center.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) online
bachelor’s degree in criminal justice has been recognized as one of the most
affordable online criminal justice programs in the country by TheBestSchools.org.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) research scientists are participating in a $2
million collaborative research and education project dealing with digital health in West
Virginia and Arkansas. The National Science Foundation-funded project involves artificial
intelligence and machine learning tools for big data analysis.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will sponsor a
Communities Taking Action Conference September 19-20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day in the
James
C. Wilson University Union.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University’s (WVSU)
bachelor’s degree in social work program has been recognized as the most affordable
social work program in West Virginia by socialworkdegree.org.

A West Virginia State University (WVSU) administrator has been appointed to the West Virginia Science and Research Council. Dr. Jose Ulises Toledo, associate vice president for administration with the WVSU Research and Public Service division, begins a one-year term immediately.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) Chief of Staff Dr. DeNeia
Thomas has been selected by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) as a member of its Peer
Corps.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) students
participated
in the successful launch of a NASA suborbital rocket at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on
Wallops Island, Virginia, on August 12.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will host an information
session
for the “Plane Janes” Girls Who Code 4-H Club Wednesday, September 4, from
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the WVSU Aerospace Education Laboratory (AEL) on the
University’s Institute campus.

Visit the University’s Flickr page for photos from 2019 Welcome Days
activities.
More photos will be added throughout the week.

As Yellow Jackets return to campus for the fall 2019 semester, the Office of Student
Life
and Engagement has a host of Welcome Days activities planned. Please click the Welcome Days
image for a full calendar of events.