2020

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is teaming with Café Appalachia
to host a six-part series of gardening workshops throughout 2020. The free “Lunch
& Learn” events will begin March 26 with a session on raised bed
construction
and irrigation. Each session will take place from 10 a.m. until noon at Café Appalachia in
South
Charleston.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host a Founders Day Convocation on Tuesday,
March 10, beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the Fannin S. Belcher Theater of the Davis Fine Arts
Building on the school’s Institute campu

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State University (WVSU) College of
Natural
Sciences and Mathematics and the WVSU Foundation have announced the establishment of a new
endowed scholarship for students studying chemistry or chemical engineering at the University.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State Philharmonic Orchestra will be
performing a concert Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the John W. Davis Fine Arts Theater at
West Virginia State University (WVSU).

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State University (WVSU) National Alumni Association will hold its 25 National Conference April 22-26, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Students in Logan County are learning about science, technology, engineering, arts and
mathematics (STEAM) through programming conducted by the 4-H division of West Virginia State
University (WVSU) Extension Service.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host the annual
Dow, Inc. “You be the Chemist Challenge” beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday,
Feb.
28, in the James C. Wilson University Union.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host its second annual Engineering Day
Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the University’s Institute campus. The
free event will feature hands-on educational activities for middle and high school
students.

The West Virginia State University Board of Governors has selected AGB Search as the
professional search service to assist the board and the search committee in finding the
University’s next president. A vital part of the process is engaging in
listening sessions for the campus, community and other stakeholders to secure their input
about
the characteristics, expectations and capabilities sought in the next president.

CLENDENIN, W.Va. — The American Chemical Society (ACS) has recognized the town of
Clendenin as the site for a National Historic Chemical Landmark, the first designation of its
type in West Virginia.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, pioneering NASA
mathematician and West Virginia State University (WVSU) alumna Katherine Johnson passed away
today at age 101.

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Board of
Governors
(BOG) has voted to retain AGB Search to assist in the search process for the next president of
the University.

Learn how to train young shade trees with proper pruning techniques at a workshop hosted by West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service Saturday, February 29, at the Integrated Research & Extension Building (IREB) on WVSU’s campus in Institute.

Renowned author, financial strategist, podcaster and TEDx speaker Will Roundtree will conduct a free seminar on financial literacy and entrepreneurship at West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) Integrated Research and Extension Building (IREB) Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Roundtree will also sign copies of his book “Credit is King: Transforming Your Credit to Royalty.”