VCSU donor Dacotah Bank recognized for corporate philanthropy

Dacotah Bank of Valley City received the 2019 Corporate Leadership in Philanthropy Award at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Northern Plains Chapter’s National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fargo on November 14. Dacotah Bank was nominated for the award by the Valley City State University Foundation. Speaking for the foundation at the luncheon, Larry ...

Enrollment growth: Moving forward together

Greetings from Valley City State University! One of the most important measures and validations of a university’s success is enrollment. We have seen our fall enrollment numbers increase every year for the past 10 years, and in the last 4 years, our efforts to continue that growth have been very purposeful and focused. Our faculty, administration and staff have been ...

Community collaboration continues

VCSU is thankful for the collaboration and support we enjoy from the community, county and public schools, both in Valley City and the region. I’m looking out the south window of my office while writing this column, and I see sunny skies; with 56-degree temperatures and no wind, it’s a seemingly picture-perfect day. Yet, just this morning, city crews were ...

Viking Drive bridge closed

UPDATE: The Viking Drive bridge is now open. The flood wall on Viking Drive was removed on Oct. 30. Due to potential flooding, Viking Drive in Valley City has been closed at the bridge over the Sheyenne River. Viking Drive is the direct route from the main Valley City State University campus to the west section of campus that includes ...

VCSU offers Viking Visit Days on Oct. 17-18

Prospective students, friends and family members are invited to visit the campus of Valley City State University for a Viking Visit Day on either Thursday, Oct. 17 or Friday, Oct. 18. Two visit sessions will be offered each day, one beginning at 9 a.m. and running until noon, and another beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Included ...

Inauguration and homecoming recap — Forward Together

Greetings from Valley City State University! On Friday, September 27, I was extremely honored and humbled to be formally installed as the 14th president of Valley City State University. The outpouring of support from friends, family and colleagues, both near and far, provided for a weekend of activity that I will never forget, along with the displays of Viking pride ...

VCSU Shane Hitch wins cybersecurity award

Shane Hitch, a VCSU sophomore from West Fargo, N.D., majoring in software engineering, was one of 100 students from across the nation — and the only student from North Dakota — named a Cyber FastTrack finalist. Hitch competed over several months to solve more than 250 cybersecurity challenges. More than 13,000 students completed the first phase of this year’s Cyber FastTrack. ...

VCSU musicians to perform in recital at Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Select musicians from Valley City State University will present a showcase recital in conjunction with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 12:50 p.m. This marks the second consecutive year for a VCSU recital at the ballet. The hour-long recital will be performed for ballet patrons prior to the ...

VCSU sets enrollment records

Valley City State University has set enrollment records with a total headcount of 1,665 students and an undergraduate headcount of 1,524, according to official fall term 2019 figures released by the university. The 1,665 total headcount surpasses the previous record of 1,547 set in fall 2018, a 7.6% increase, and the undergraduate headcount of 1,524 surpasses the previous record of ...

Inaugural Recital: President LaFave and Friends

A recital in honor of the inauguration of Alan LaFave, president of Valley City State University, will be held Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in Vangstad Auditorium on the VCSU campus. Performers in the recital include President LaFave and both his graduate and undergraduate clarinet professors: Robert Spring, who taught LaFave in graduate school at Arizona State University, and ...