2020

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) is temporarily
modifying its admissions requirements for the fall 2020 semester in order to give incoming
students more time and flexibility in applying.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) has created an emergency fund
to provide financial assistance to students impacted by the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is hosting an “ABCs of Trees” online art project encouraging kids to create posters with various tree themes, in celebration of Arbor Day, April 24.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will host a free workshop
series
on sustainable production management through spatial analysis beginning April 9. The series
includes five sessions, to be taught through Zoom and other online methods.

President Anthony L. Jenkins Message to the Campus Community First, I want to commend our entire campus for coming together and displaying incredible resolve in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, we are working to ensure that quality instruction for our students remains our top priority during these unprecedented times.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) online
bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice has been recognized as one of the most
affordable in the country by Online Schools Report.

INSITUTE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State University (WVSU) College of Natural
Sciences
and Mathematics donated all of its unused laboratory examination gloves to the Charleston Area
Medical Center (CAMC) Tuesday.

With the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and with additional
guidance
from the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as well as state government and local
health
officials, West Virginia State University is implementing several changes to protect the
health
and wellbeing of our students, faculty and staff for the remainder of the spring semester.

Beginning this fall, West Virginia State University (WVSU) is launching new programs that will prepare students for careers in the food and agriculture industries. Applications are now being accepted for the 1890 Scholarship Program, which will provide funding for undergraduate students majoring in plant and soil science, agribusiness and agricultural economics.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) Board of Governors member Dr.
Ann Brothers Smith has been recognized by the American Association of University
Administrators
with the Dan L. King Award for University and College Trustee Leadership.

WVSU Students, as you begin your Spring Break we would like to provide students with more specific details following President Anthony L. Jenkins message to the campus community on . To reiterate, all students are encouraged to frequently visit the webpage for updates.

News and resources for the West Virginia State University Community on the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) outbreak.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host a memorial
tribute Thursday, March 12, beginning at 12:30 p.m. for Presidential Medal of Freedom
recipient,
pioneering NASA mathematician and WVSU alumna Katherine Johnson who passed away in February at
age 101.