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It Starts at State – James Shamblin
James Shamblin, Class of 2017 James Shamblin’s career with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra started…
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It Starts at State – Timothy Little
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It Starts at State – Matt Browning
Matt Browning, Class of 2004 While many were at home binge-watching “Tiger King,” “Cheer” or…
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April 20, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) will present a student production of the fast-paced comedy “Noises Off” Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24. Both performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Fannin S. Belcher Theatre of the Davis Fine Arts Building (building No. 8 on t…
April 20, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) will participate in the upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, by hosting a drop-off site on campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This nationwide initiative offers free, safe, and anonymous disposal of unused or e…
April 11, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Poca Valley has entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with West Virginia State University (WVSU) in support of its athletics programs. The announcement came today before the start of WVSU’s spring football game. In recognition of the new partnership, the athletic comp…
April 2, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host its first hackathon, the MS-CC Environmental Sciences Hackathon, Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4. Across the two day event students will tackle real-world environmental and cybersecurity challenges using data science, AI, a…
April 1, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host an Out of the Darkness Walk Suicide Prevention Walk on Thursday, April 9. The walk will begin outside the James C. Wilson University Union at 12:30 p.m. Onsite registration will begin at noon. The Out of the Darkness Walk is a…
March 30, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – To celebrate Women’s History Month, West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host Kyla Summer Miller, manager for the Eastern Region of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as a featured guest speaker on Tuesday, March 31. The event will take place at the Erickson Alumni Center (buil…