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VCSU Art and Music Facility Officially Renamed Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts

Wednesday April 3, 2024

Robinson to retire from VCSU with more than 50 years of service to ND Valley City, ND – Valley City State University (VCSU) today announced the official naming of the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts to honor Robinson’s long and successful career at VCSU. The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education approved the renaming during their last ...

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Lamoure resident and retired VCSU professor reflects on the life of a beloved sister lost to AIDS and honored as a part of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt

Wednesday April 3, 2024

Editor's note: The National AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display at VCSU until April 18.  There are some threads, like those between siblings, parents and children, that can withstand the pressures of time, grief and the unknown. Retired VCSU Professor and Lamoure resident Dr. Gary Ketterling knows this well. This week Ketterling will join others in the Center for ...

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Nearly 100% of 2022-2023 VCSU Graduates Report Being Employed or Pursuing Further Education

Tuesday March 26, 2024

70% of Employed Graduates are Employed in North Dakota Valley City, ND – Valley City State University (VCSU) today announced that 98% of all reporting graduates earning their degree in the 2022-2023 school year are either employed or continuing their education. Of all reporting graduates earning an education degree, 62% are employed in North Dakota. The remainder are working or ...

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National AIDS Memorial Quilt coming to VCSU April 1

Wednesday March 20, 2024

Two panels from the National AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed in the Center for the Arts Gallery from April 1-18. This powerful display was made possible through collaboration between VCSU Departments of Art and Music and VCSU Diversity & Inclusion along with generous support provided by a grant through the Bridges Arts Council. Considered the largest community arts project ...

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Woehl and Wicktor awarded AI professional development scholarships

Tuesday March 19, 2024

Two Valley City State University (VCSU) faculty members were recently awarded $1,000 scholarships through the Dakota Digital Academy to attend and participate in conferences or professional development experiences involving artificial intelligence (AI). The scholarships were established to encourage professional learning and AI implementation in college classrooms. Psychology professor Dr. Katie Woehl and English professor Dr. Emily Wicktor were given the ...

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VCSU partners with ND EPSCoR to encourage undergraduate research

Thursday March 14, 2024

Valley City State University (VCSU) is leading a program in North Dakota to encourage undergraduate students to venture into scientific research. The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is funded in partnership with North Dakota EPSCoR Office located at NDSU and aims to help students begin to think like researchers. The grant focuses on stimulating undergraduate research at the nine primarily ...

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VCSU Continues to Deliver Affordability with Viking Promise

Thursday February 29, 2024

Valley City State University (VCSU) announces a renewed pledge that ensures tuition is affordable for any student interested in earning an undergraduate degree. The Viking Promise is a continuous effort from VCSU to alleviate the cost of tuition through financial aid and scholarship support. Currently, 95% of ND, MN, SD, WUE, and MSEP students who are Pell eligible have their ...

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Celebrating 50 Years of Exploring the Universe

Wednesday February 21, 2024

Seeing Beyond the Stars As the VCSU Planetarium celebrates the facility's 50th anniversary, faculty, staff and students reflect on how the unique space has changed their perspective and equipped them to explore and understand the world. Tucked up on the third floor of the L.D. Rhoades Science Center is the only place in North Dakota to see the stars clearly ...

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Valley City State University Sets Spring Enrollment Record

Tuesday February 13, 2024

Headcount of 1,747 students paired with highest FTE during spring semester in school history Valley City, ND – Valley City State University has set another enrollment record with 1,747 total students enrolled for Spring 2024. This includes 1,628 undergraduate students and 119 graduate students. The semester also set a Full Time Equivalent (FTE) record at 1,148 FTE. The FTE increased ...

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STEM Academy for Native American Students

Thursday January 18, 2024

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction BISMARCK, N.D., Jan. 17, 2024 – State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said Wednesday that INSTEM, a highly successful summer instruction program for Native American students, is being expanded to make all North Dakota Native students in grades six through 12 eligible to apply. Valley City State University hosts INSTEM, which is short for Indians ...

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