2019

WVSU Extension Service will host a free workshop on entrepreneurial farming and food
manufacturing Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m. at the Clendenin Community Center in Clendenin.
The
series leads into the upcoming West Virginia Urban Agriculture Conference and Community Expo,
taking place on the University’s campus in May.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host its annual
Career and Employment Expo on Wednesday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the James C.
Wilson
University Union.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Three West Virginia State University (WVSU) graduate
students won awards for their agricultural and environmental research poster presentations at
the Association of 1890 Research Directors (ARD) 19th Biennial Research Symposium, held in
Jacksonville, Florida, March 30-April 3.

A nationwide community nutrition education program that helps limited-resource families
improve nutritional well-being is celebrating 50 years. The USDA Expanded Food and
Nutrition Education Program(EFNEP), offered through the Extension Services of West Virginia
State University (WVSU) and West Virginia University (WVU), has helped thousands of West
Virginians improve their nutrition practices.

WVSU Extension Service will host a free tree grafting workshop on Saturday, April 13,
from 9 a.m. to noon at the Milton Public Library.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The seventh annual West Virginia State University (WVSU) and West Virginia State University Foundation (WVSU Foundation) Black & Gold Gala will take place, Friday, April 5, at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.

The West Virginia Urban Agriculture Conference and Community Expo will be held May 3
and
4 on the campus of West Virginia State University (WVSU) in Institute.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State University (WVSU) College of
Business and Social Sciences will host its fourth annual Business and Economic Summit Tuesday
March 26, 2019, at the University’s Erickson Alumni Center.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) Provost and Vice President
for
Academic Affairs Dr. Kumara Jayasuriya has been named the 10th president of Southwest
Minnesota
State University. The appointment will become effective July 1, 2019.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) Counseling and
Accessibility Services will host a screening of the movie “The Tale” on
Monday, April 1, at 6 p.m. in the Ann Brothers Smith Conference Room of Keith Scholars Hall.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will host a free tree grafting
workshop on Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the WVSU Economic Development Center
(EDC) in Charleston.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Three leading Kanawha Valley business and civic leaders
will
be honored at the seventh annual West Virginia State University (WVSU) and West Virginia State
University Foundation (WVSU Foundation) Black & Gold Gala, Friday, April 5.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) has received a pledge of
$100,000 from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) in partnership with the Educational
Advancement Foundation, as part of the organization’s AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will host a free workshop on
shitake mushroom cultivation and inoculation Saturday, April 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Valley
Park
in Hurricane.