Hotline 11.2.20
This week’s Hotline includes the following articles:
- COVID-19 testing to be held today at Winter Show
- VCSU to host 9th Annual Solo Song Symposium
- Put Care19 Alert app to work for you
- Coronavirus update
- Viking sports update
- What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…
COVID-19 testing to be held today at Winter Show
A free COVID-19 testing event for the VCSU and Valley City communities will be held today, Monday, Nov. 2, from 1-2 p.m. at the North Dakota Winter Show.
DRIVE THRU TESTING WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
This event is a WALK-IN testing event. Colder temperatures have moved operations indoors. If you wish to be tested, please park your vehicle and enter through the main entrance.
Preregistration at testreg.nd.gov is encouraged; one only needs to register once.
VCSU to host 9th Annual Solo Song Symposium
Valley City State University Music Department will host the 9th Annual Solo Song Symposium on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020.
Directed by Robin Allebach and assisted by Christopher Redfearn, the day of solo singing for selected North Dakota high school singers features the opportunity to perform in a recital setting with masterclasses in vocal technique, diction, stage etiquette, and performance practices. New this year will be symposium’s fully online format, which will culminate with an online spotlight recital.
The selected high school soloists are:
- Alexis Busch, Wyndmere, N.D.
- Kaitlin Bitzegaio, West Fargo, N.D.
- Kate Gilliland, West Fargo, N.D.
- Titus Hooey, Lakota, N.D.
- Jacob Mayo, Fargo, N.D.
- Eyan Mehlhoff, Lisbon, N.D.
- Taylen Mendoza, Valley City, N.D.
- Kyla Nelson, Fargo, N.D.
The day will also highlight former Solo Song Symposium singers who are now music majors at VCSU:
- William Egan, baritone (Enderlin, N.D.)
- Elizabeth Gazeley, mezzo soprano (Valley City, N.D.)
- Marlen “Mikey” Meester, tenor (Valley City, N.D.)
- Joseph Munowenyu, bass baritone (Valley City, N.D.)
- Makayla Woitzel, soprano (Fargo, N.D.).
The day’s events take place in a Zoom meeting room 738 479 1507, password 926933. It is free and open to the public.
Put Care19 Alert app to work for you
VCSU students and employees are strongly encouraged to download a free smartphone app, Care19 Alert, to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by notifying users of possible COVID-19 exposure while protecting their privacy with technology developed by Apple and Google.
Care19 Alert uses Bluetooth proximity technology provided by both Apple and Google notification systems. The app provides proactive alerts and notifications to users based on anonymous keys exchanged between smartphones as users go about their daily activities.
Care19 Alert users will be notified if their device was in proximity of another device whose user tests positive for COVID-19. The app updates daily with positive COVID-19 results submitted by other users, which are then checked against the list of random keys that each device has encountered for more than 15 minutes in the last 14 days.
People who use Care19 Alert must explicitly choose to turn on exposure notifications, and they can turn off the app at any time. The Apple-Google Notification System utilized by the app does not collect, use or store any device location, including for users who report positive results.
Users have the option to decide whether to report a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, and identities are not known to Apple, Google or other app users. The system is only used for exposure notifications by official public health authorities and is not monetized.
The free app is available to download through the App Store and the Google Play Store. For more information, visit ndresponse.gov/covid-19-resources/care19.
Coronavirus update
Campus coronavirus updates can be found at www.vcsu.edu/coronavirus-information. Here you can find updates with news of positives cases within the campus community, along with information regarding impact to campus activities and facilities.
A dashboard detailing COVID-19 isolations and close contacts can be found at www.vcsu.edu/coronavirus-information/covid-19-dashboard/. This information will be updated regularly as needed.
There is also a host of resources with detailed information for employees and students on OneStop at onestop.vcsu.edu/support/solutions/folders/10000082374.
A reminder that all students, staff, faculty, affiliates and campus visitors are required to wear face coverings when interacting with others on the VCSU campus. The VCSU Safe Operating Procedures regarding face coverings can be found at onestop.vcsu.edu/support/solutions/articles/10000052288.
Viking sports update
Football
Saturday: Dickinson State 26, VCSU 14
VCSU football dropped a game to conference-leader Dickinson State on Saturday in Valley City. The Vikings are now 4-2 overall this season. VCSU’s Nov. 7 game at Mayville State was postponed by Mayville. The Vikings are scheduled to play again Nov. 14 at Dakota State University.
Men’s Basketball
Friday: University of Jamestown 94, VCSU 69
The VCSU men’s basketball team played its season opener at the University of Jamestown on Friday, falling 94-69.
Cross Country
The VCSU cross country teams are scheduled to compete at the North Star Athletic Association Conference Championships on Friday in Madison, S.D. Races start at 11 a.m.
Upcoming Events
Nov. 6: Cross Country @ NSAA Championships, 11 a.m. (Madison, S.D.)
Nov. 7: WBB/MBB @ NAIA Basketball Classic vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 6/8 p.m. (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Nov. 8: WBB/MBB @ NAIA Basketball Classic vs. Mount Marty, 12/2 p.m. (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Nov. 10: Men’s Basketball vs. Mayville State, 7 p.m.
Nov. 14: Football @ Dakota State, 2 p.m. (Madison, S.D.)
Nov. 14: WBB/MBB vs. University of Jamestown, 4/6 p.m.
Nov. 15: Women’s Basketball vs. Oak Hills Christian College, 5 p.m.
What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…
Monday, November 2
1 to 2 p.m. Covid Testing, North Dakota Winter Show Building
Tuesday. November 3
Election Day
Friday, November 6
11 a.m. Viking cross country @ NSAA Championships, Madison, S.D.
Fall Ladies Day with special activities at varied locations around Valley City – shopping, take and makes, specials, and more
Saturday, November 7
6 and 8 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball @ NAIA Basketball Classic vs. Dakota Wesleyan, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Fall Ladies Day with special activities at varied locations around Valley City – shopping, take and makes, specials, and more
Sunday, November 8
12 and 2 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball @ NAIA Basketball Classic, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Monday, November 9
1 to 2 p.m. Covid Testing, North Dakota Winter Show Building
Tuesday, November 10
7 p.m. Viking men’s basketball vs. Mayville State, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
Saturday, November 14
2 p.m. Viking football @ Dakota State, Madison, S.D.
4 and 6 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball vs. University of Jamestown, W.E. Osmon Fielhouse
Sunday, November 15
5 p.m. Viking women’s basketball vs. Oak Hills Christian College, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse