VCSU donor Dacotah Bank recognized for corporate philanthropy

Dacotah Bank of Valley City received the 2019 Corporate Leadership in Philanthropy Award at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Northern Plains Chapter’s National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fargo on November 14. Dacotah Bank was nominated for the award by the Valley City State University Foundation. Speaking for the foundation at the luncheon, Larry ...

LaFave Inaugurated as VCSU President, Sept. 27

An inauguration ceremony for Alan D. LaFave, D.M.A., the 14th president of Valley City State University, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 27, at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on the VCSU campus. At the inauguration ceremony, LaFave will receive the formal investiture of office from Nick Hacker, chair of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education, and ...

VCSU alumni to be honored at 2019 Homecoming

Several Valley City State University alumni will be honored during the VCSU Alumni Association 2019 Homecoming celebration to be held Friday-Saturday, Sept. 27- 28. On Saturday morning, the Alumni Honors Breakfast will be held at the VCSU Student Center cafeteria beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Honors Breakfast provides the VCSU Alumni Association with an opportunity to present fellow alumni with ...

Commencement to be held Saturday, May 11

The 127th spring Commencement Exercises at Valley City State University will be held Saturday, May 11, 2019, at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on the VCSU campus. More than 320 students are candidates for degrees, including 38 candidates for the Master of Education degree, 7 candidates for the Master of Arts in Teaching degree, 169 candidates for the Bachelor of Science in ...

Legislature-funded Communication & Fine Arts Building

When Governor Doug Burgum signed Senate Bill No. 2297 on May 2, he finalized the North Dakota Legislature’s funding of a new Communication and Fine Arts Building at Valley City State University. The $32 million funding for the new building at VCSU came as part of a bonding bill for higher education capital projects. The VCSU Communication and Fine Arts ...

VCSU’s 25th Annual Scholarship Auction: Viking Gala Celebration

The 25th annual Valley City State University Scholarship Auction—with the theme “Viking Gala”—will be held Friday, April 12, at the Valley City Eagles Club. Tickets to the auction are $45 each, which includes admission, two beverage tickets, a full buffet dinner and five chances to win $100 (need not be present to win). “The scholarship auction is the single biggest ...

VCSU Alumni to Host Events In Arizona Feb 1 & 2

The VCSU Foundation & Alumni office invites all alumni and friends of the University to our upcoming events in Arizona. For more information, or to RSVP, please call the VCSU Foundation Office at 701-845-7403 or Kim.hesch@vcsu.edu! FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 — PEORIA, ARIZONA No-Host Luncheon @ 11:30 a.m. The Links Neighborhood Grill • Westbrook Village 18823 N Country Club Pkwy ...

VCSU alumna starts scholarship for softball and volleyball

The VCSU Foundation and VCSU athletic department announced today that Tracy and Corey McGillis have started a scholarship endowment to fund annual scholarships for VCSU softball and volleyball student-athletes. Tracy (Baily) McGillis, a native of Oak River, Manitoba, is a 1997 graduate of Valley City State University, where she competed in both softball and volleyball while obtaining her degree. McGillis ...

VCSU to boost merit scholarships, introduce Viking Grant program

The Valley City State University Foundation has allocated an additional $100,000 toward first-year student scholarships and grants in 2019-20. The $100,000 allocation comes on top of the record-setting $1.623 million the foundation allocated for 2018-19 student scholarships at VCSU. Approximately 75 percent of the $100,000 increase will be used to add additional funds to merit scholarships, moving the renewable VCSU ...

Winter Commencement on Thursday, Dec. 13

Valley City State University will hold its fourth Winter Commencement on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 3:30 p.m. in Vangstad Auditorium. Interim President Margaret Dahlberg will preside at the commencement exercises and give remarks, as will Andy Wakeford, staff adviser for the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education. The undergraduate student reflection will be presented by Yaritza “Yari” Villanueva of ...