VCSU Welcomes Alumni, Friends and Family to Campus for Homecoming 2021

The Valley City State University Foundation and Alumni Association are welcoming Alumni back to campus for VCSU Homecoming the weekend of Oct. 1 and Oct. 2. "We love seeing familiar faces and welcoming our Viking family back to campus," Executive Director for Advancement Cory Anderson said. "It's a great chance for our Alumni to catch up with old friends, and ...

Valley City State University to Launch Forward Together Capital Campaign

Campaign to Enhance Facilities and Scholarships for Students Valley City, ND – Valley City State University (VCSU) will officially launch the Forward Together Capital Campaign at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. All members of the community and members of the media are invited to attend. The event will be streamed online at VCSU.edu/ForwardTogether. The ...

VCSU Sets 6th Enrollment Record, Headcount Up 21%

Valley City State University has set enrollment records with a total headcount of 1,676 students and an undergraduate headcount of 1,541, according to official fall term 2020 figures released by the university. The 1,676 total headcount surpasses the previous record of 1,665 set in fall 2019, and the undergraduate headcount of 1,541 surpasses the previous record of 1,524, also from ...

VCSU named ‘Hidden Gem’ by College Raptor

Valley City State University has been named one of the 2021 “Hidden Gems in the Plains Region” by College Raptor, a college search platform that serves students, parents and counselors. VCSU is one of 21 Great Plains schools selected as a “Hidden Gem.” College Raptor uses publicly available data to evaluate each college. Factors include first-year retention rate, median ACT/SAT ...

VCSU Ranks 4th Among Public Regional Colleges in Midwest

Valley City State University has been ranked fourth among public regional colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report in its “2021 U.S. News Best Colleges” guidebook. VCSU has now appeared in the U.S. News “Best College” rankings for 23 consecutive years, and the university has been ranked in the top five Midwest public regional colleges each year ...

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). ...

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 ...

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 alumna starts scholarship for softball and volleyball

The VCSU Foundation and VCSU athletic department announced today that Tracy and Corey McGillis have started a scholarship endowment to fund annual scholarships for VCSU softball and volleyball student-athletes. Tracy (Baily) McGillis, a native of Oak River, Manitoba, is a 1997 graduate of Valley City State University, where she competed in both softball and volleyball while obtaining her degree. McGillis ...

VCSU to boost merit scholarships, introduce Viking Grant program

The Valley City State University Foundation has allocated an additional $100,000 toward first-year student scholarships and grants in 2019-20. The $100,000 allocation comes on top of the record-setting $1.623 million the foundation allocated for 2018-19 student scholarships at VCSU. Approximately 75 percent of the $100,000 increase will be used to add additional funds to merit scholarships, moving the renewable VCSU ...