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The West Virginia State University Agricultural and Environmental Research Station is partnering with West Virginia University and Future Generations University to implement a comprehensive program benefiting maple producers and landowners throughout West Virginia and all regions where maple syrup is being produced using natural vacuum.

President Ericke Cage delivered the State of the University Address during Homecoming on Oct. 6. If you did not have the opportunity to attend, please click here to watch the Address on the university’s YouTube channel.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) is excited to partner with The Clay Center to showcase a collaborative art exhibition curated by WVSU students during Art After Dark from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20.

West Virginia State University alumna Dr. Linda Meade-Tollin will share her story about how education influenced her life and career path during a free online seminar on Oct. 20.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and West Virginia State University (WVSU) is offering a free seminar to help families safely navigate the internet in today’s ever-changing world.

The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will present a free yearlong series of workshops on community gardens beginning Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, and continuing monthly through October 2023.

A West Virginia State University (WVSU) researcher will be conducting a study to taste and evaluate functional yogurt on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Center for Advancing STEM (CASTEM) will host a STEM Scholars Academy for Herbert Hoover, South Charleston and Saint Albans high schools this fall.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) and Toyota West Virginia are partnering in an exciting new effort to promote STEM initiatives to local middle school students. The Yellow Jacket Innovators: A STEM Career Series program will introduce STEM career pathways through immersive activity kits.

West Virginia State University Extension Service 4-H Educator Tiffany Ward has been named State Coordinator for the Junior Master Gardener program.

WVSU ROTC Hall of Fame

Three former United States service members and brothers will be posthumously inducted Friday, Oct. 7, in the West Virginia State University (WVSU) ROTC Hall of Fame. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center with a reception to follow.

West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host a dedication ceremony Friday, Oct. 7, at 11:30 a.m. to formally name a campus building and the complex that surrounds it in honor of former WVSU President Dr. Hazo W. Carter, Jr. and his wife, Judge Phyllis Carter.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Homecoming Boat Ride has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 8. We will still board tomorrow at Daniel Boone Park. Boarding begins at 7 p.m. and we will sail from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The Homecoming Awards Banquet will now be held tonight, Friday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Charleston Marriott.

West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) athletic booster organization, the National ‘W’ Club, will induct six new members into the Sports Hall of Fame with a brunch beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, in the James C. Wilson University Union.

West Virginia State University will host a full slate of Homecoming activities kicking off on Thursday, October 6, and culminating with the WVSU National Alumni Association Homecoming After Party on Saturday, October 8, at the Charleston Marriott.

WVSU Extension Service and the WV DEP Watershed Improvement Branch will host a rain barrel workshop at WVSU’s campus on Saturday, October 1, from 1-3 p.m.

There will be a COVID-19 vaccination and testing clinic, Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the James C. Wilson University Union conducted by the Partnership of African American Churches (PAAC). The updated COVID booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna will be available for those who are eligible.

A West Virginia State University (WVSU) alumna will be inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame this week in Atlanta for her contributions made to WVSU and in her profession of education.

During the National HBCU Week Conference convened by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, West Virginia State University (WVSU) announced a collaboration with IBM to help establish a virtual WVSU Cybersecurity Leadership Center.

The third annual BEX Oddities and Curiosities Fair will be held at Word Park in downtown Beckley on Sept. 24 from 5-9 p.m. The fair is a popular event in Beckley and is specially designed to celebrate all things curious, bizarre, peculiar, fantastic, extraordinary, offbeat and eclectic.

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