Hotline 11.3.21
This week’s Hotline includes the following articles:
- Coats for Kids TONIGHT!
- VCSU Art Gallery presents Comfort Zone
- Heroes needed for blood drive this week
- Read the KHP monthly newsletter
- Kappa Delta Pi initiates four new members
- Baughman writes self-care article for Cengage
- Boost before the holidays!
- Mental Health training for VCSU employees
- Viking Sports Update
- What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…
The VCSU Hotline online newsletter is published weekly during the school year. The deadline to submit articles (photos encouraged) is 3 p.m. Friday. Please submit articles to jerilyn.beckman@vcsu.edu.
Coats for Kids TONIGHT!

Bring your coats to the first home doubleheader tonight! VCSU hosts MN-Morris starting with the women’s game at 5 p.m. at The Bubble.
Consider making a donation & helping us replenish the Valley City Community Closet with new or gently used coats, snow pants or boots for area kids! Donations can also be dropped off at The Bubble this week.
VCSU Art Gallery presents Comfort Zone

Virginia Brower’s (they/them) art exhibition will be held Nov. 1- Nov. 12 in the McCarthy Gallery. A livestream artist talk will be held on Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. with a reception in McCarthy Gallery from 4:30-5:30 p.m. View the livestream at https://my.vcsu.edu/art/vcsu-gallery/.
Virginia Brower’s exhibition will focus on comfort items that help Virginia when dealing with mental health and chronic pain. These include a mix of drawings and paintings with mediums such as colored pencil, marker, acrylic paint and crayon.
Virginia Brower started at VCSU as an English education major and later adding on an art education major during their junior year after taking a few art classes. Virginia struggles from severe anxiety, AFRID (an eating disorder), and chronic pain. Virginia found a passion in 2D work portraying items, places and people of comfort to them during periods of difficult mental health and chronic pain.
After graduation, Virginia Brower plans to pursue a master’s degree in English. Virginia would like to thank the art department professors who helped them find a passion for art.
Heroes needed for blood drive this week

Viking Campus Activities Board (VCAB) is sponsoring a Vitalant Blood Drive this Thursday, Nov. 4. The event will take place from 9 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. in the Student Center Skoal Room.
To make an appointment, please contact Vitalant at 877-25-VITAL or go to www.donors.vitalant.org and search Blood Drive Code: VCSU.
Read the KHP monthly newsletter

Students, faculty and staff in the Kinesiology and Human Performance (KHP) department continue to make positive impacts on and off campus. Their commitment to success is demonstrated in the classroom, in the campus community, in the Valley City community and beyond.
They showcase these many activities in the monthly KHP newsletter. Find it here: https://www.smore.com/z38sx.
Kappa Delta Pi initiates four new members
Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) is an international honor society in education, founded in 1911 to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. Offering opportunities for leadership, camaraderie, academic development, and professional resources, KDP supports and advances educators throughout their teaching careers. Consistently growing for over a century, KDP’s membership exceeds 1.2 million.
The Zeta Sigma chapter of KDP at VCSU was founded in 1950 through 2002 and was reinstated in 2015. On Oct. 26, KDP welcomed four new VCSU initiates into the Zeta Sigma chapter through the National Virtual KDP Initiation Ceremony; Cassidy Hoyt, Maya Kjelland, Jessica Pfaff, Chloe Nelson and Cassie Russell. The group is excited to begin planning their spring fundraiser and service project.
Baughman writes self-care article for Cengage

Kiersten Baughman, associate professor for social science, recently contributed an article to Cengage’s Today’s Learner titled, The Importance of Self-Care for Instructors. The article can be found at: https://todayslearner.cengage.com/the-importance-of-self-care-for-instructors/
Baughman also gave a talk this summer, Sleep: What is it good for? A link to the talk is now available for playback: https://video.cengage.com/watch/t4dmLFsDmnj2TnD71UPZWL
Boost before the holidays!
VCSU will be hosting a booster shot clinic (Moderna) for students, employees/family on Thursday, Nov. 18. The event will be held in the Student Center Skoal Room from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Vaccinations are by appointment only. You can reserve your spot at https://www.ndvax.org//appointment/en/reg/0008621539.
Haven’t received your first or second dose yet?
Or need a Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson booster instead? Call CCHD at 701-845-8518
Questions about the clinic? Call VCSU Health Services at 701-845-7305.
Need to get tested? Community testing events are held at the Rec Center on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.
Mental Health training for VCSU employees

This fall, the VCSU Cabinet will host a two-part mental health training. Faculty and staff who complete both portions of the training before Nov. 24, will be compensated on Dec. 15 with an additional $500. The first part of the training is an in-person event in Vangstad auditorium with staff from Prairie St. John’s. Employees can attend the in-person training on Oct. 26 or Nov. 18. The second part of the training will be a video completed via Safe Colleges.
Please reach out to Erin Klingenberg with any questions.
Viking Sports Update
Football
Oct. 30: VCSU 21, Waldorf University 14
The VCSU Football team rallied from a 14-7 halftime deficit to win 21-14 at Waldorf University on Saturday. The Vikings are now 7-2 overall and 5-2 in the North Star Athletic Association.
Volleyball
Oct. 29: VCSU 3, Waldorf University 2
Oct. 30: Viterbo University 3, VCSU 0
Viking Volleyball split a pair of matches on its road trip this past weekend, winning 3-2 at Waldorf and falling 3-0 at No. 2-ranked Viterbo University. The Vikings are now 13-15 overall and 8-4 in conference play. With two conference matches remaining, the Vikings are currently third in the NSAA standings.
Men’s Basketball
Oct. 26: Minot State 98, VCSU 93 (exhibition game)
Oct. 29: Northwestern College 85, VCSU 65
Oct. 30: Dordt University 104, VCSU 74
The VCSU men’s basketball team opened the season with a pair or road losses this weekend. The Vikings are back home Wednesday night, hosting Minnesota-Morris in a women’s and men’s doubleheader.
Upcoming Events
Nov. 3: WBB/MBB vs. Minnesota-Morris, 5/7 p.m. (W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse)
Nov. 3: Volleyball at Mayville State, 7 p.m. (Mayville, N.D.)
Nov. 5: Cross Country at NSAA Championships, 10:30 a.m. (Bellevue, Neb.)
Nov. 6: Football vs. Dakota State, 2 p.m. (Lokken Stadium)
Nov. 6: Volleyball at Presentation College, 5 p.m. (Aberdeen, S.D.)
Nov. 6: WBB/MBB at Sanford Classic vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 6/8 p.m. (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Nov. 7: WBB/MBB at Sanford Classic vs. Mount Marty, 12/2 p.m. (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
What's happening at VCSU and around Valley City...
Ongoing
Nov. 1-12
VCSU Art Gallery presents Comfort Zone, senior artist exhibit by Virginia Brower
Wednesday, Nov. 3
- Noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club
- 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. COVID Community Testing event, Rec Center
Thursday, Nov. 4
- 7 a.m. Optimist Club, Vicky’s Viking Room
- 1 p.m. Virginia Brower artist talk, livestream
- 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Virginia Brower artist reception, McCarthy Gallery
Friday, Nov. 5
- Ladies’ Day (Gents welcome!) Weekend begins, Valley City Chamber member businesses (details at https://valleycitynd.org/pages/ladiesday?cid=2240)
- 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. COVID Community Testing event, Rec Center
- 5 p.m. St. Catherine’s School Annual Fall Auction, Valley City Eagles Club
- 7:30 p.m. VCSU Faculty Recital, Froemke Auditorium
Saturday, Nov. 6
- Solo Song Symposium, Vangstad Auditorium
- Ladies’ Day (Gents welcome!) Weekend begins, Valley City Chamber member businesses (details at https://valleycitynd.org/pages/ladiesday?cid=2240)
Sunday, Nov. 7
4 – 7 p.m. Sanborn Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Spaghetti & Meatball Supper
Go to https://www.valleycitynd.org/calendar.php to see more events happening in and around Valley City.