Hotline // November 15, 2023

Extinction is Forever on display in Center for the Arts Gallery

Extinction is Forever, Alayna Proctor’s capstone exhibit, is featured in the Center for the Arts Gallery from Nov. 13 to Dec. 1 2023. She will be discussing her exhibit on Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. in a livestream talk on the VCSU YouTube Channel and Art Department Facebook page. Following the talk, there will be a reception held shortly after at the Center for the Arts Gallery at 4 p.m.

Alayna’s exhibit features soft pastel drawings and mini felted sculptures that explore the theme of endangered animals and the issues of climate change, habitat loss, and pollution.

Extinction is Forever creates a space for conversations about endangered animals and how climate change, habitat loss, and pollution are affecting their environments and the increasing risk of extinction. Through her work, she wants to open the viewer’s mind to these impacts with the goal of spreading awareness and encouragement for change.

After graduation, Alayna plans to pursue a job in Art Therapy where she hopes to help individuals with their physical, mental, and emotional well-being through creative methods of expression. Alayna would like to thank the VCSU Art Department for their guidance along the way.

Instrumental concert this Friday

Join us for VCSU Music’s Fall Instrumental Concert on Friday, November 17. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Performance Hall.

The audience will enjoy performances by the woodwind trio, saxophone trio, brass trio, flute/clarinet duet, brass quartet and concert band.

Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.

Langved named ‘Difference Maker’

Stephen Langved, technology support specialist, recently received the “Difference Maker” award for November.

Those who nominated said “Stephen always responds to OneStop tickets with such kindness, patience, and empathy. Stephen does a lot to keep us running smoothly, and his work often goes unnoticed and is taken for granted.”

Thanks for all you do for VCSU, Stephen!

Students participate in International Collegiate Programming Contest

A group of VCSU students participated in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (North Central North America Regional) in Fargo on Nov. 4. The group was comprised of three VCSU students – Jacob Pfeifer, Camden Schwarzkopf, and Vegas Dale, known as The Megaminds, along with their coach, Dr. Yang Du, assistant professor for computer systems and software engineering.

It is the world’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest. During a demanding five-hour period, on twelve challenging programming problems, our students competed with 129 regional teams from the United States and Canada, such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Iowa State, and more. The team members learned a lot about collaboration and performing under pressure and identified many strategies for future contests!

2023 VCSU Viking Day of Giving Set for Nov. 28

The Valley City State University (VCSU) Foundation announced the 2023 Viking Day of Giving will be Tuesday, Nov. 28.

The Viking Day of Giving is an opportunity for alumni and friends of VCSU to come together on one day to support scholarships for students at VCSU.

“A scholarship is life-changing for so many VCSU students and their families and it makes a big impact for our donors,” said Cory Anderson, VCSU Executive Director for University Advancement. “If you believe in our future, we encourage you to join us on the Viking Day of Giving to see how your gifts can be the difference for students’ futures.”

Giving Tuesday was launched in 2012 as a simple idea: to create a day that encourages people to do good. During the past nine years, the idea has grown into a global movement that inspires millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Giving Tuesday inspires people all around the world to embrace their power to drive progress around the causes they care about, not just on one day but throughout the year.

Those who are interested in joining VCSU’s Day of Giving initiative can visit https://bit.ly/VikingDay23 or call the Foundation at (701) 845-7203.

Clubs sponsoring community clothing drive

VCSU Psychology, Human Services Club and Global Exploration Club are co-sponsoring a Valley City Community Closet Donation Drive.

Needs include coats, hats, gloves, snowpants, boots, scarves, long underwear, gas gift card, grocery store, and gift cards. Donations can be dropped off in the box located in the Student Center and Leevers through the month of November.

For questions, contact michaela.k.halvorson@vcsu.edu or anthony.bertolino@vcsu.edu.

Call for faculty/staff art entries

The VCSU Art Department is putting out a call for art entries for the Faculty/Staff Biennial Show set for this Fall 2023 in the Center for the Arts Gallery. To participate in the show, please fill out the form at https://myweb.vcsu.edu/art/faculty-staff-art-exhibition/.

If you have questions, please contact Angela Mircsov. The deadline to submit is Nov. 19 by 11:59 p.m.

Viking sports update

Volleyball
The Valley City State volleyball team is headed to the national tournament for the first time in program history. The Vikings earned an at-large bid to the 48-team tournament, which was announced on Monday. The Vikings play their opening round match at Central Methodist University (Mo.) on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. Find information and live coverage links at www.vcsuvikings.com

Football
VCSU Football finished its 2023 season with a 31-21 win over Waldorf University on Saturday. The Vikings closed out the season with a 7-3 overall record and a 6-2 mark in conference play – finishing second in the NSAA standings.

Men’s Basketball
VCSU Men’s Basketball is off to a 4-3 overall start this season after a 100-62 victory against Trinity Bible College on Tuesday. VCSU play at University of North Dakota (Thursday) and Viterbo University (Saturday) later this week.

Women’s Basketball
The Viking women’s basketball team defeated Trinity Bible College on Tuesday, 89-51, and is now 3-2 to start the year. The Vikings host the Dakota Clash tournament on Friday-Saturday at The Bubble. VCSU play games at 7 p.m. Friday (Dakota State) and 5 p.m. Saturday (Dickinson State).

Upcoming Events
Nov. 16: Men’s Basketball at University of North Dakota, 7 p.m. (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Nov. 17: Women’s Basketball vs. Dakota State, 7 p.m. (Valley City)
Nov. 18: Volleyball at Central Methodist University, 11 a.m. (Fayette, Mo.)
Nov. 18: Men’s Basketball at Viterbo University, 2 p.m. (La Crosse, Wis.)
Nov. 18: Women’s Basketball vs. Dickinson State, 5 p.m. (Valley City)

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