Neeleigh Wollenzien
Neeleigh Wollenzien is a Health Science major who is also working on minors in Biology & Chemistry. The Towner, N.D. native plans to continue her education after graduating in the spring of 2024. Her ultimate goal is to earn her doctorate of physical therapy and get people back to being their best self. What attracted you to VCSU? My dad ...
Read More About Neeleigh WollenzienSOAR Project: Alexa Walby, English Education/LMIS
“A Psychoanalytic Analysis of Joker” Alexa Walby, Dickinson, ND English Education/LMIS Mentor: Dr. J. Gregory Brister In my English 371: Critical Theory course, I dedicated my final project to psychoanalyzing Arthur Fleck from the film, Joker. Within the four page parameters of that assignment, I wrote about Fleck’s lack of a superego, and I used Freud’s Wit and Its Relation ...
Read More About SOAR Project: Alexa Walby, English Education/LMISSOAR Project: MaKenzee Stone, History Education/Social Science
“The Cadet Nursing Corps: Solving America’s Nursing Shortage at the Outbreak of WWII” MaKenzee Stone, Blaine, MN History Education/Social Science Education Mentor: Dr. Steven King Shortly after World War II broke out, the United States was left with a nursing shortage. In response to this crisis, a woman by the name of Frances P. Bolton, a representative from Ohio, came ...
Read More About SOAR Project: MaKenzee Stone, History Education/Social ScienceMeet Graduate Angeline Gannon
When Angeline Gannon was in sixth grade, she wrote a letter to her future self. She received the letter the day she graduated from high school and realized her sixth grade self had a vision for the future. “’You want to be a teacher when you grow up,’ was the message,” Gannon said. It resonated. From that point, Gannon ...
Read More About Meet Graduate Angeline GannonVCSU Hosts 2023 Scholar Symposium
60+ students and faculty present academic research and projects Valley City State University’s (VCSU) hosted the 2023 Scholar Symposium on Tuesday, May 2. The Symposium featured the work of more than 60 students and faculty across multiple disciplines. The Symposium gave undergraduate students the opportunity to showcase their research, writing, and other creative projects developed over the past academic year. ...
Read More About VCSU Hosts 2023 Scholar SymposiumTeaching more than music through Music Education
Pursuing a music degree requires artistic talent and skills in math, science, languages and artistic expression. Hear from alumni and future teachers how their musical education at VCSU prepared them for success in the classroom and beyond. Tedi Dimmer remembers the day her life's trajectory changed. The clarinet player from West Fargo, N.D., was sitting in band when she had ...
Read More About Teaching more than music through Music EducationBuilding Beyond Fisheries and Wildlife Program
Dr. Bob Anderson came to Valley City State University in 2005 to build a Fisheries and Wildlife Program. Now his students are researching, protecting and managing critical parts of our ecosystem and landscape. When Bob Anderson was hired at Valley City State in 2005, he had a straightforward objective: build a Fisheries and Wildlife program. “When I first came, there ...
Read More About Building Beyond Fisheries and Wildlife ProgramInnovation & Inspiration in Challenging Times
Five VCSU alumni share their thoughts on the wins, challenges and hope they see in new teachers graduating from their alma mater VCSU alum and elementary school principal Sara Schafer, ’89, loves her job. “I have a front row seat to the greatest show on earth,” she says, laughing. Schafer loves working with students, teachers and parents as the principal ...
Read More About Innovation & Inspiration in Challenging TimesVCSU lauded by National Council
NCTQ highlights VCSU for equity and excellence for aspiring teachers of color Education majors hold a 95.5% pass rate for the Praxis II exam Recent data released by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) shows that Valley City State University (VCSU) continues to be a leader in preparing the next generation of teachers, including helping students of color achieve ...
Read More About VCSU lauded by National CouncilArt Update: Multiple events this year at the Center For the Arts
The Center for the Arts will be busy this upcoming academic year with many performances and shows for audiences on campus and in the community. The Art Gallery will have a robust season featuring two visiting artists, an art historian talk, five senior exhibitions, and shows featuring artists from the campus, community, and region. The year begins with Visiting ...
Read More About Art Update: Multiple events this year at the Center For the Arts