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 ...

VCSU Foundation Allocates Record $1.623 Million for Scholarships

The VCSU Foundation has allocated an all-time record $1.623 million for scholarship support of VCSU students in 2018–19. The record allocation represents a $198,000 increase (nearly 
14 percent) over the 2017-18 allocation of $1.425 million. “The foundation’s ability to fund scholarships at this level is a key factor in attracting students to campus and growing and maintaining enrollment,” said Larry ...

VCSU Alumni Association Honors at Homecoming

The Valley City State University Alumni Association will celebrate Homecoming this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12– 13. Activities will begin on Friday, Oct. 12, with lunch in the Student Center Cafeteria. (Yes alumni, here’s your chance to experience what it’s like to eat in the cafeteria compared to when you attended VCSU!) This is also an opportunity for alumni to ...

Alumnus Tharaldson ’67 Book Signing at VCSU Fieldhouse, May 8

Gary Tharaldson, entrepreneur, hotel magnate and a 1967 graduate of Valley City State University, will sign copies of his biography, “Open Secrets of Success: The Gary Tharaldson Story,” in the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on the VCSU campus at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 8. Tharaldson will sign and give away 100 books to the first arrivals at the signing; more books ...