Prairie Waters to Host Summer Day Camps for 5th-8th Graders

Prairie Waters Education and Research Center will host two day camps this summer for students entering 5th through 8th grade next school year. Splashin’ Around at Prairie Waters — for those entering 5th and 6th grades — will be held June 17-19, 2019. Among other activities, participants will wear waders as they walk in streams to discover what lives in ...

25th Annual Scholarship Auction a success!

Greetings from Valley City State University! This semester has included many firsts for me as the new president of VCSU, and I’m happy to report that my first VCSU Scholarship Auction was everything that folks said it would be — and more. Held Friday, April 12, at the Valley City Eagles Club, the theme of this year’s auction, in recognition ...

Sustained growth via enrollment strategy

Greetings from Valley City State University! I’m very proud to have joined the wonderful team here at VCSU where student welfare and success, both in and out of the classroom, are top priorities. Our focus on these priorities, coupled with quality programs, students, faculty, and staff, have placed us on a steady growth track that continues this year. Our 2018 ...

Tech Wars held on VCSU campus March 21

The Computer Systems and Software Engineering Department (CSSE) at Valley City State University and the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneurial Center hosted Tech Wars on the VCSU campus Thursday, March 21. About 150 high school students on 45 teams from 16 schools competed by coding an arcade maze game using Scratch software by MIT. In addition to the competition, current and former ...

VCSU’s 25th Annual Scholarship Auction: Viking Gala Celebration

The 25th annual Valley City State University Scholarship Auction—with the theme “Viking Gala”—will be held Friday, April 12, at the Valley City Eagles Club. Tickets to the auction are $45 each, which includes admission, two beverage tickets, a full buffet dinner and five chances to win $100 (need not be present to win). “The scholarship auction is the single biggest ...

VCSU Hosts Regional Science Olympiad, March 28

Valley City State University will host a Regional Science Olympiad for teams of high school and middle school students on campus Thursday, March 28. About 450 students on 17 high school teams and 14 middle school teams will compete at VCSU. The students will compete in 34 events—including Battery Buggy, Heredity, Roller Coaster, Water Quality, Herpetology, Mousetrap Vehicle, Disease Detectives, ...

Working with and receiving support from local community leaders

Greetings from Valley City State University! As I write this column, the warmer temps are lifting the spirits of many. In fact, as soon as the temperature reached the mid-30s, it became common to see students walking across campus without coats and, in some cases, attire that most would think is more suited for summer! Spring activities continue to populate ...

Music program serves community, region and state

Greetings from Valley City State University! A few weeks ago, I commented on the beauty of winter. As our students enjoy spring break this week, with many venturing to warmer climates for a few days, I must admit that spring fever is rampant, but its arrival here in Valley City seems to be in the far-distant future! As we prepare ...

Tennis Club Qualifies for Nationals

The VCSU Viking Club Tennis team finished second at the USTA Northern Section Tennis On Campus Championships held at the Eau Claire (Wis.) YMCA over the weekend of Feb. 23-24. VCSU’s second-place finish secured the team entry into the USTA Tennis On Campus National Championships to be held April 11-13 in Surprise, Ariz. The team for the section championships included ...

VCSU student Lauren Roscoe making a difference nationally

Lauren Roscoe is not your typical Valley City State University first-year student. Sure, she’s an elementary education major, like many others at VCSU, but Lauren also serves as the 2018-19 National Student of the Year for SADD—Students Against Destructive Decisions—a national organization with 10,000 chapters across all 50 states (and several U.S. territories) headquartered in Washington, D.C. SADD aims to ...