All 2012 News

WVSU to host public forum on the Electoral College & National Popular Vote

10/22/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- The highly debated Electoral College process and the National Popular Vote bill will headline a public forum at West Virginia State University Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. in the McGhee Suites Banquet Room at the... Read More

WVSU Student Art Exhibit Opens at Capitol Center Theatre

10/18/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va. – A juried exhibition of student artwork will be on display at West Virginia State University’s Capitol Center Theatre in Charleston, beginning with a grand opening celebration Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 6-8 p.m. Read More

Criminal Justice Career Fair Scheduled for W.Va. State University

10/17/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va.– More than 20 law enforcement agency representatives will participate in West Virginia State University’s Criminal Justice Career Fair Thursday, Oct. 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Wilson... Read More

WVSU and MU’s ROTC students to face off in scrimmage event

10/10/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at West Virginia State University will host the Ranger Challenge Scrimmage Friday, Oct. 12, at 9 a.m. on campus and at Shawnee Park in Dunbar. Read More

WVSU Convocation Speaker Asks, “Was the Civil War a Just War?”

10/6/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- As this country observes the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War, one historian raises the question of whether the Civil War was a just war. Read More

Entries Invited for WVSU Student Film Festival

10/4/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- Aspiring filmmakers are encouraged to submit a short film or video to West Virginia State University’s Student Film Festival. The event, which will take place Nov. 28, is open to current high school students,... Read More

Quilt Exhibit at WVSU Depicts Slaves’ Journey Along Underground Railroad

10/1/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- Nineteenth-century slaves seeking freedom along the Underground Railroad did not have the aid of text messaging, e-mail or even letters for communication. Instead, theories suggest that other, unconventional... Read More

W.Va. State University gets “FISHy” with research workshop

9/28/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- West Virginia State University will hold a three-day, hands-on workshop on plant chromosome preparation and the Fluorescent in situ Hybridization (FISH) method, Oct. 11-13 in 207 Hamblin Hall on campus. Read More

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Joins WVSU Alumni Honored for Military Service

9/28/2012 - INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- Upholding a long, proud tradition of students, faculty and staff who served in the military, the West Virginia State University ROTC Hall of Fame will induct posthumously one alumnus, Lieutenant Colonel Don Cornell... Read More