Prairie Waters Hosting Outdoor Youth Summer Camps

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University’s Prairie Waters Education and Research Center is hosting three separate 2026 summer camps that provide opportunities for students to learn more about water ecosystems and have fun doing it. Splashin’ Around at Prairie Waters, Fishin’ Around the Prairie Waters and STEM Explorers: Water Research Institute all provide different opportunities for students ...

VCSU’s Monilaws and Jones Place Top 10 at DECA Nationals

Photo, from left: Katie Jones and Sarah Monilaws show off their Top 10 medals. VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University students Sarah Monilaws and Katie Jones were named finalists and placed Top 10 at the national collegiate DECA competition held in Louisville, Kentucky, April 18-21. Monilaws, a senior from Absaraka, N.D., and Jones, a freshman from Valley ...

VCSU Partners with Williston State College

Photo, from left: Minot State University President Dr. Steven Shirley, VCSU Interim President Dr. Allen Burgad, Superintendent of the Williston Basin School District 7 Dr. Jason Germundson and Williston State College President Dr. Bernell Hirning. VCSU and Williston State Formalize Co-Matriculation Model VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University has partnered with Williston State College’s Degree Bridge program, ...

Dutton, Kiecker Receive Faculty Excellence Awards

Photo: VCSU faculty Anthony Dutton, center, is pictured with VCSU administrators and employees from the social science department. VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University faculty have named Anthony Dutton, Ph.D. and Lindsey Kiecker, M.S. as the recipients of the 2025-26 VCSU Faculty Excellence Awards. Interim President Allen Burgad and Vice President for Academic Affairs Larry Brooks presented ...

Presidential Search at VCSU Suspended

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The search committee appointed by the State Board of Higher Education to identify the next permanent president of Valley City State University (VCSU) has suspended the current presidential search process. The decision was made by the search committee following the recent withdrawal of multiple semi-finalist candidates who accepted other professional opportunities prior to on-campus visits. “The ...

VCSU Hosts Regional Science Olympiad

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University hosted about 300 middle school and high school students on April 9 for the VCSU Regional Science Olympiad. A total of 21 teams competed at the Science Olympiad, which had been rescheduled from April 2 due to weather. Students prepared for a wide range of STEM topics, totaling 23 different events which ...

VCSU Hosts 500+ Students for Annual Math Competition

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – The Valley City State University Department of Mathematics hosted its third annual Math Competition on April 8, welcoming 539 students from 49 schools across North Dakota and the region. Students in grades 7-12 competed in individual and team-based problem-solving challenges designed to promote creative thinking, collaboration, and a genuine enjoyment of mathematics. This year’s competition ...

A Month of Music: VCSU Hosting 10 Concerts at CFA

Student Ensembles, Guest Artists & Senior Recitals Highlight Upcoming Schedule VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – The Valley City State University Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts is the place to be over the next four weeks. The VCSU music department will present or host 10 different concerts from April 10 to May 5, bringing a variety of music to ...

Kara Pranzo’s Senior Capstone Exhibit Opens April 13 at VCSU

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Storytelling, a Senior Capstone exhibit by Valley City State University student Kara Pranzo, will be featured in the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts Gallery from April 13-24. Pranzo will deliver an artist talk about the exhibit on Monday, April 20, at 3 p.m. in the CFA Choir Room. The artist talk will be livestreamed ...

Two VCSU Speech Competitors Qualify for National AFA Tournament

Hornung and Weber travel to Portland April 3 for competition VALLEY CITY (VCSU) - Valley City State University students Grady Hornung and Anastasia Weber have qualified for the national collegiate speech tournament and will travel to Portland, Oregon, for the competition on April 3. Hornung, a senior from Walhalla, N.D., will compete in Dramatic Interpretation and Prose at the American ...