VCSU hosts 80+ educators for Personalized Learning Workshop

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University hosted more than 80 area educators this week for a Personalized Learning Workshop, focusing on the “Demonstration of Learning & the Continuum of Learning.” The event was held December 3 on the VCSU campus and facilitated through the North Dakota Network for Personalized Learning (NDPLN). The workshop was focused on making learning ...

VCSU Selected to Lead North Dakota Network for Personalized Learning

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) has selected Valley City State University (VCSU) to serve as the intermediary for the North Dakota Network for Personalized Learning (NDNPL), a statewide initiative to advance innovation, student engagement, and personalized learning across K–12 and higher education. The NDNPL will connect educators, district leaders, and partners from across the state to ...

“The Sketchbook Project” Opens at VCSU Arts Gallery

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University’s Center for the Arts Gallery is honored to host The Sketchbook Project, the world’s largest collection of artist sketchbooks, from December 1 through January 16. The exhibit is available for public viewing during regular gallery hours at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 ...

VCSU Music performing Christmas Concert on Dec. 7

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University music department invites the community to its Christmas Concert at VCSU on Sunday, December 7, at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts. The concert begins at 3:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The joyful event features the VCSU Concert Choir, Brass Ensemble and Woodwind Ensemble ...

NDUS announces co-chairs of VCSU’s presidential search committee

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota University System (NDUS) announced the selection of co-chairs to lead the Valley City State University (VCSU) Presidential Search Committee. State Board of Higher Education Vice Chair D.J. Campbell and VCSU Vice President for Business Affairs Erica Buchholz will serve as co-chairs of the search process. The search committee is being established following the announcement ...

VCSU’s LaFave named President at Northern State University

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University President Alan LaFave has accepted the same position at his alma mater, Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. Northern State University and LaFave announced the hiring on Monday, November 10. “Although I am extremely excited to be going back to my alma mater, it is a bittersweet moment to realize I am ...

Viking Day of Giving on November 13

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University will inspire generosity and community pride on Thursday, November 13, during its annual Viking Day of Giving. The Viking Day of Giving is a one-day event when alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends of VCSU come together to support student scholarships. 100% of every gift goes directly to student scholarships, and donors ...

VCSU Arts Gallery announces new exhibit

The Valley City State University Robinson Center for the Arts Gallery presents Uncensored: The Art of Politics, an exhibit exploring expressions of political discourse. Open through November 28, the exhibit is available for public viewing during regular gallery hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment. A virtual exhibit will be available on the VCSU Art ...

VCSU and VCHS present combined Instrumental Concert

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University music and Valley City High School music are joining forces for a Fall Instrumental Concert on Friday, Nov. 7, at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts. The VCSU Concert Band and VCHS Concert Band will both perform at the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. inside the main performance hall. ...

VCSU Athletes Competing at Trap Shooting National Championship

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University shooting sports team is sending five competitors to the USA Clay Target League 2025 College National Championship this weekend in Bunker Hill, Illinois. Cali Steffan, Gretchen Deaver, Kasey Odegaard, Jake Hennings and Tyler Johnson will represent VCSU at the national championship, which includes 26 teams and more than 240 shooters. The ...