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 ...

VCSU student tests negative for COVID-19

The COVID-19 test result for a Valley City State University student tested on March 18 has come back negative — the VCSU student, who had been quarantined, does not have the coronavirus COVID-19 illness. VCSU President Alan LaFave shared the news with campus via email; in that message he expressed concern for the student and asked that the campus community ...

VCSU to move online for remainder of semester

Valley City State University has moved all academic instruction online for the remainder of spring semester 2020. On March 12, VCSU announced a plan to move to online instruction for two weeks, from March 23 to April 3, after its March 16-20 spring break. However, in light of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and the need to respond decisively for the ...

VCSU Student in COVID-19 Quarantine, Awaiting Test Results

On March 18, a Valley City State University student was tested for the possibility of COVID-19 — the coronavirus illness — at CHI Mercy Health in Valley City. Test results are still pending from the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH), and the student is quarantined in secure isolation on the VCSU campus per NDDOH and Center for Disease Control guidelines. ...

Email to Campus from Counseling Services Director 3/14/20

Emotional and mental well-being during COVID-19 Good evening VCSU community, As students prepare to leave our campus, faculty begin to move courses online, and staff begin to adjust daily office activities in response to COVID-19, it is important to be aware of our emotional well-being along with our physical well-being. The outbreak of COVID-19 may be a stressful time. Fear ...

Coronavirus response: Course delivery changed for 2 weeks

In response to coronavirus COVID-19, Valley City State University is taking steps to protect the health and safety of the campus community. In a campus-wide email sent March 12, VCSU President Alan LaFave announced that following spring break (March 16-20), VCSU will change the way academic instruction is delivered for two weeks. From Monday, March 23, through Friday, April 3, ...

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 ...

Student Health Services to host Wellness Fair on March 4

Student Health Services at Valley City State University will host the annual VCSU Wellness Fair on Wednesday, March 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center on the VCSU campus. Sponsored by Essentia Health, Family Healthcare, and Sanford Health, the Wellness Fair is open to the public free of charge. Participants will have the opportunity to do ...

VCSU UJ Career and Internship on Feb. 25 at Campus

The VCSU UJ Career and Internship Fair will be held Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Student Center on the Valley City State University campus. A cooperative effort of Valley City State University and the University of Jamestown hosted this year by the VCSU Career Services Office, the event will provide students with opportunities to ...