VCSU Virtual Commencement on May 16

To honor its 2020 graduating class, Valley City State University will hold a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, starting at 10 a.m. At the ceremony, VCSU will recognize 299 graduates — 261 candidates will receive bachelor’s degrees and 38 students will receive master’s degrees. The VCSU virtual ceremony will be played on the university’s YouTube channel, VCSUVikings (www.youtube.com/user/VCSUVikings). ...

Anderson joins VCSU Foundation staff

Cory Anderson ’89 of Jamestown, N.D., has been named director of development and major gifts in the VCSU Foundation, according to an announcement made by Larry Robinson, foundation executive director. Anderson will begin his work at VCSU on June 15. “We’re very excited to have Cory return to VCSU,” said Robinson. “He brings a wealth of valuable experience and connections ...

Student Senate recognizes King and Tykwinski with 2020 awards

The Student Senate of Valley City State University has announced its 2020 awards. Steven King, professor of social science, was named Teacher of the Year, and Betty Tykwinski, director for health services and worksite wellness coordinator, was named Student Advocate of the Year. King began teaching at VCSU in 1998 and secured a tenure track position in 2005. He served ...

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. ...

Now, more than ever, we need your support!

Now, more than ever, we need your support! The world has certainly changed over the past few weeks. It has been a challenging time. Our students will complete their coursework for this semester online. Commencement will take on a new format. We have been working from home. Communication has taken on new meaning with Teams, Zoom, and conference calls. One ...

VCSU Faculty Excellence Awards announced

President Alan LaFave has announced the Valley City State University Faculty Excellence Awards for 2019–20, recognizing “exceptional dedication and commitment to students and the university by outstanding teaching, scholarly activities, or university service.” Recipients are Lee Kruger, Senior Faculty (associate or full professor) award; Angela Mircsov, Junior Faculty (instructor or assistant professor) award; and David Hanson, Adjunct/Special Appointment award. Lee ...

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 ...

VCSU undergrads Lein and Blomquist publish physics research

Valley City State University students Matthew Lein and Rachel Blomquist have produced a paper, “Teaching Computation in Introductory Physics,” which has been accepted for publication in the Intermountain Engineering, Technology, and Computing (i-ETC) 2020 Conference Proceedings and IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Lein, a software engineering major, and Blomquist, a mathematics education major, are both minoring in physics at VCSU and ...

VCSU postpones spring commencement

Officials at Valley City State University have postponed its spring 2020 commencement ceremony, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 16. Citing public health and safety concerns, President Alan LaFave made the announcement in an email to the campus community March 31. “Like so many of the other decisions we’ve needed to make recently, this one doesn’t come easy,” said President LaFave. ...