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VCSU Ranked for Best Online Programs by U.S. News and World
Top Regional School in North Dakota for online Bachelor’s degrees and online Master’s Education degree Valley City State University (VCSU) has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as having one of the best online Bachelor’s programs and one of the best online Master’s Education programs in the nation. The U.S. News and World …
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Fall 2022 honor rolls released
Valley City State University has released its President’s Honor Roll, Dean’s Honor Roll and Honor Roll for fall semester 2022. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 12 semester hours or more of VCSU classes for which grade points are earned with a 4.0 grade point average. View President’s Honor Roll The Dean’s Honor …
Honor Roll, Fall 2022
The Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 6 to 11 semester hours of Valley City State University classes for which grade points are earned with a grade point average of at least 3.50. Students are listed geographically by state and hometown; students from Canada, Japan and China are listed after U.S. students at the end …
Dean’s Honor Roll, Fall 2022
The Dean’s Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 12 semester hours or more of Valley City State University classes for which grade points were earned with a grade point average of at least 3.50. Students are listed geographically by state and hometown; students from Canada and United Arab Emirates are listed after U.S. students at …
President’s Honor Roll, Fall 2022
The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 12 semester hours or more of VCSU classes for which grade points were earned with a 4.0 grade point average. Students are listed geographically by state and hometown; note that international students from Canada are recognized after U.S. students at the end of this list. State City …
Jacob Knapek: the Plant Guy
by Garret Fettig, ’23 As a high school student in St. Cloud, Minn., Jacob Knapek had no idea he’d spend his future days thinking about grass. Not just any grass — specifically, native prairie grasses. Though Minnesota is the Midwest’s most forested state, there’s more to their terrain than trees. Prairie once covered one-third of Minnesota’s …
Valley City State University offering Cardiographic Technician course
Valley City State University (VCSU) will offer an eight-week course for individuals interested in becoming certified Cardiographic Technicians. The course, Allied Health 102, will begin Jan. 9, at VCSU, and is a hybrid online and in-person course. It will be taught by VCSU faculty and long-time area nurse and adjunct faculty member Alana McClellan. After …
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VCSU to Host Winter Commencement Dec. 15
103 Graduates to Receive Degrees Valley City, ND – Valley City State University (VCSU) will host winter commencement ceremonies at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, in Vangstad Auditorium. More than 100 students will walk across the stage to receive their degrees. There will be 90 undergraduate degrees awarded including 54 Bachelor of Science in Education, …
President’s Column: Commencement Celebration
I’ve written previously about the importance of commencement – that moment in time when friends, family, faculty, staff, and colleagues gather to celebrate and congratulate students on their achievements and the anticipation of the next chapter in life. We are excited to continue this tradition with our winter Commencement exercises set for Thursday, December 15 …
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Nothing is Impossible
ND-ACES Profile: Dr. Hilde van Gijssel – Courtesy of North Dakota EPSCoR Research is the obvious focus for the ND-ACES project, but one professor is also well-known for her emphasis on developing students in the process of advancing research. Hilde van Gijssel, professor of science and also the ND-ACES principal investigator for Valley City State University …