President’s Column: Committed to Affordability and Attainment

Greetings from Valley City State University! Here at VCSU, we believe the pursuit and dream of attaining a four-year degree should be affordable and attainable. The cost of higher education is a significant concern and barrier to attendance for many students and their families. As tuition prices rise, finding affordable options for earning a quality degree can seem like an ...

President’s Column: Dedication to teaching and learning

Construction continues on McCarthy Hall. Windows will be installed soon and work has started on the enclosed foyer connection to McFarland Hall. Greetings from VCSU! VCSU is widely known and recognized for quality student experiences in and outside the classroom. This recognition continues to grow as evidenced by external ratings, national accreditations, graduate placement rates, increasing enrollments, and improved retention ...

President’s Column: Supportive donors, scholarship dinner, students on campus

VCSU scholarship donors Don '63 and Sandy Bauer stand for a photo with scholarship recipients Zachary St. Aubin and Kendra Odegard. Greetings from Valley City State University! Last week gave us an opportunity to gather donors and students together for our annual scholarship dinner. This is an outstanding event that allows for students and donors to connect and share their ...

President’s Column: Exciting Results in Enrollment, Rankings, and AI

Greetings from Valley City State University! Last week was very exciting for our university. Continued record enrollments, national rankings, and the hosting of the first ever North Dakota AI Conference were driving forces for an abundance of positive news. Enrollment: Annual census date enrollment data for the North Dakota University System was released on September 23, and we were extremely ...

President’s Column: Vikings celebrate Fall 2024 semester

Greetings from VCSU! The beginning of each academic year is filled with excitement and anticipation of the new semester, and these past two weeks have exemplified this excitement across our campus. Our planning efforts and anticipation for fall semester have come to fruition – we are finally beginning our new academic year. For most educators and campuses, the return of ...

President’s Column: Preparations for Fall 2024 semester

Greetings from Valley City State University! I’d like to give a few updates as work continues across campus this summer. First, construction and renovation work has officially begun on McCarthy Hall. Slated for a July 2025 completion, this historic building will be repurposed to serve as the home for VCSU’s School of Education and Technology Education. There are also important ...

President’s Column: Student success and leadership transition

The university experience for a student is formed by experience in and out of the classroom. In fact, more than 75% of a student’s time is spent outside the classroom. Consequently, the quality of those experiences contributes significantly to the success of each student. July 15, 2024, will mark the end of an era at VCSU with the retirement of ...

President’s Column: From humble beginnings

We had the opportunity to celebrate the retirement of Larry Robinson this past week with the official dedication and naming of the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts on June 10, 2024. It was a wonderful and celebratory event bringing a wide array of people back to VCSU. It was also a time for us to recognize the efforts ...

President’s Column: Recognizing achievements, retirements and joining the new ‘Frontier’

Greetings from VCSU! This has been a celebratory, historic and action-packed couple of weeks at VCSU! We’ve received the largest gift in our history, recognized achievements and retirements for our faculty and staff, celebrated spring commencement with our 2024 graduates, families, and friends, and have solidified our athletic conference affiliation for fall 2025. We are incredibly grateful to the Tharaldson ...

President’s Column: Research, results, rewards

On Tuesday, April 30, we were treated to an exceptional display of student research projects and proposals in the Robinson Center for the Arts. The organization of the day was led by Dr. Emily Wicktor, and this year’s symposium was filled with an impressive array of work! The research process involves engaging in inquiry above and beyond the activities of ...