Important end-of-semester messages

This past week spring semester 2020 came to an end. I think we all breathed a sigh of relief to have pushed through the challenges the coronavirus presented us, but it was something of a bittersweet ending without many of the festive gatherings that typically abound this time of year. We didn’t skip the celebrations, but the events were held ...

Finishing strong and moving forward

Greetings from Valley City State University! As we near the end of the academic semester, preparations are underway for online celebrations of academic and athletic achievements. Our virtual commencement ceremony will be broadcast on the university’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/VCSUVikings on Saturday morning, May 16, at 10 a.m. I invite you to join us as we celebrate our 2020 graduates. ...

Not everything is about COVID-19

Greetings from Valley City State University! As we continue to navigate through April and into the waning weeks of the semester, I’m pleased to report that faculty are delivering instruction, students are attending classes, support services are helping out with tutoring, advising and registration is taking place, and planning for summer and next fall continues. Valley City State University is ...

VCSU update for the community

Greetings from Valley City State University! One of the unique characteristics of Valley City and VCSU is the strong and robust town-and-gown relationship that exists between the community and university. I believe this is largely the result of mutual collaboration and support which has existed since the founding days of the university and continues in the present. Our latest decision ...

Response to COVID-19 at VCSU

Greetings from Valley City State University! When students and faculty returned to campus after the holidays to begin spring 2020 semester, none of us could have predicted the impact that the coronavirus would have on our campus, community, state and nation. We were beginning to have preliminary conversations with our Emergency Management Team, but those conversations were focused on flood ...

Successful week of meetings and travel

Greetings from Valley City State University! As I was traversing back and forth between Bismarck, Valley City, Fargo and Jamestown this past week, I came to the realization that I’m really getting to know Interstate 94 very well! Remembering the heavy winter weather last year at this time, it also made me thankful for the generally good travel conditions, except ...

Continued enrollment growth

Greetings from Valley City State University! Recently we were very pleased to announce another record-breaking semester of enrollment. Our spring enrollment of 1,622 represents nearly a 7% increase over last year’s 1,517 headcount. The undergraduate headcount of 1,491 for spring 2020 is also a record, exceeding the 2019 figure of 1,375 by more than 8%. Other records in the spring ...

Arizona visits with alumni and friends

Greetings from Valley City State University! As I compose this message, the sun is shining bright, the skies are blue, and the temperature is a brisk 5 below zero. It’s hard to imagine, just a week ago, several of us were meeting with alumni and friends in Arizona, where the temps were in the low 70s. Each year the VCSU ...

High school visits and campus forum

Greetings from Valley City State University! Campus is buzzing with excitement with the return of students, and spring semester classes and activities are now in full swing. As much as I know students enjoy the break between semesters, I know they’re glad to be back on campus, and we enjoy having them here as they continue their paths toward graduation. ...

2019: Quite a year for VCSU

(Note: An illustrated version of this document has been published as Campus Update: January 2020.) Greetings from Valley City State University! It’s been my privilege to serve VCSU for just a little more than a year, and what a year it’s been. I’ve been warmly received both on campus and in the community, and I can’t overstate how excited I ...