2023 News Archive

December 2023

• 18-Year Paraprofessional Highlights First Online Elementary Education Class
• Chef Melanie’s Butter Jam Thumbprints
• VSU Promotes Rural Economic Vitality with Retail Academy
• VSU Receives Grant to Promote Safe Driving, Reduce Traffic Crashes

November 2023

• VSU Celebrates 2023 Blazer Creed Award Winners
• PSST, VSU Theatre and Dance Earn 43 Broadway World Award Nominations
• Tickets on Sale for Football Playoff Game, Huge Sports Weekend
• VSU President, Alumni Featured on Georgia 500 List
• VSU Celebrates Lighting of the Palms Nov. 28
• VSU Celebrates 236th Commencement Dec. 8-9
• Retiring VSU Archivist Reflects on Childhood Passion, Career Spanning 30 Years
• Find the Perfect Program to Study Overseas in Summer 2024
• Katie Lynn Ward Earns College of Education and Human Services Excellence Award at VSU
• Belle Caldwell Earns College of the Arts Excellence Award at VSU
• Hunter Rentz Earns College of Nursing and Health Sciences Excellence Award at VSU
• Teressa Akuoko Earns College of Science and Mathematics Excellence Award at VSU
• Kianna Ross Earns College of Humanities and Social Sciences Excellence Award at VSU
• Conner Knuckles Earns College of Business Administration Excellence Award at VSU
• GBI Agent Talks Criminal Investigations During Ethics Week at VSU Nov. 8

October 2023

• VSU STEAM Center Hosts Interactive Exhibit on Weather
• VSU Partners With South Georgia Communities for Historic Preservation Project
• VSU Presents U.S. Navy Band Commodores in Concert Nov. 5
• Rice University President Discusses Future of Higher Education Oct. 26 at VSU
• VSU, CJB Industries Collaborate on Employee Training Initiative
• VSU’s Alyssa Foskey Joins State Effort to Help Early Care, Education Industry Thrive
• VSU Invites Community to Join Parade, Celebrate Homecoming Oct. 21

September 2023

• VSU Hosts National Night Out Oct. 3
• Pops in the Park Benefits VSU Music Scholarships
• VSU Students Invited to Perform in Portugal and Spain
• VSU Hosts Science Saturday Oct. 14
• VSU’s 2023 Excellence Awards Presented to Distinguished Faculty, Staff
• Meet Dr. Victoria Russell, 2023 VSU Presidential Excellence Award for The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Honoree
• VSU Named a Best College by U.S. News and World Report
• VSU Announces Summer 2023 Graduates
• Rick Munroe Named New Vice President for University Advancement
• Meet Rebecca Taylor, 2023 VSU Presidential Excellence Award for Classified Staff Honoree
• Meet Evelyn Davis-Walker, 2023 VSU Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching Honoree
• Meet Dr. Colette Drouillard, 2023 VSU Presidential Excellence Award for Online Teaching Honoree
• Meet Dr. Jose Vélez-Marulanda, 2023 VSU Presidential Excellence Award for Research Honoree
• VSU, City of Valdosta Invite Families to a Night of Downtown Fun Sept. 22
• Meet Sarah Wildes Arnett, 2023 VSU Presidential Excellence Award for Service Honoree
• Samuel Nicolas Talks Summer Internship, Future Career Goals
• VSU Announces Summer 2023 Dean's List
• VSU Degree Leads to Higher Earnings, Changed Lives, Transformed Communities
• All VSU Offices Reopen Wednesday, Classes Resume Thursday, Sept. 7
• Parking and Transportation Updates After Hurricane
• A Message to our VSU Family

August 2023

• VSU Announces Hurricane Idalia Closure
• VSU’s Impact on Area Economy Increases 1.3 Percent Over Previous Year
• Learning in Retirement Presents 80-Plus Opportunities to Learn Something New at VSU
• Focus on Faculty-Student Mentoring Very Personal for VSU Voice Professor
• VSU Kicks Off New Year with Renewed Sense of Optimism
• Meet Sandra Y. G. Jones, 2023 VSU Presidential Excellence Award for Classified Staff Honoree
• Legendary Valdosta State Athletic Director Herb Reinhard Announces Retirement
• VSU Enrollment Looking Up

July 2023

• VSU Rural Development Institute Focuses on Enhancing Rural Prosperity in Georgia
• VSU Ready for Upcoming Move-In Week
• New VSU Initiative Helps Youth in Foster Care Prepare for Future Success
• Graduates Give Back to VSU to Help Current, Future Students Achieve Success
• Noviello Returns to VSU to Lead Academic Affairs
• VSU Announces Spring 2023 Graduation List

June 2023

• VSU Students Earn Scottish Rite Foundation of Georgia Inc. Scholarships
• VSU Announces Spring 2023 Dean's List

May 2023

• VSU Recognizes Faculty Online Teaching Certificate Graduates
• VSU Students Study Future Use of Autonomous Vehicles in Public Transit
• VSU Raises Scholarship Funds During Spring Giving Day
• Former Elle Magazine Editor and Brand Manager Changes Careers, Pursues New Passion at VSU
• VSU Awarded Grant to Address Nursing Shortage, Train Next Generation Pioneers in Patient Care
• Anna-Kathryn Gardner Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Dalila Sanchez Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• VSU Invites Community to Have Some Summer Fun on Campus
• Ellie Lehto Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Logan Kraus Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Jared Collum Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Aubrey Kempton Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Darshi Patel Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Morgan Hill Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Georgia Wynn Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Amanda Parker Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Teressa Akuoko Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Jamie Collins Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
• Leann Brown Named Graduate Assistant of the Year at VSU
• Graduate in First Doctor of Nursing Practice Class at VSU Reflects on Unique Path to Success

April 2023

• VSU Celebrates 11th Tree Campus USA Recognition
• VSU Enactus Finishes Third in National Competition
• VSU Recognizes Faculty with Awarding of Tenure, Promotion
• VSU Moves Mayhem to The Complex April 28
• Westside Wish Inspires Mural Painting Class at VSU
• VSU Celebrates 235th Commencement May 5-6
• VSU College of Education and Human Services Unveils James Dewar Portrait
• VSU’s Spectator Wins Big at Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest
• VSU’s Sigma Chi Gives Back to Cancer, Hunger Relief Organization
• VSU Brings Mayhem to Front Lawn April 28
• VSU Honors Retired Faculty and Staff
• VSU Police Department Celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
• VSU, United Way Partner to Create Positive Change Across South Georgia
• Morgan Hill Earns College of Nursing and Health Sciences Excellence Award at VSU
• Jamie Collins Earns College of the Arts Excellence Award at VSU
• Winston Turner Earns College of Science and Mathematics Excellence Award at VSU
• Jared Collum Earns College of Business Administration Excellence Award at VSU
• VSU Hosts South Georgia Region Honor Band April 13-15, Wind Ensemble Performs April 14
• Caleb Register Earns College of Humanities and Social Sciences Excellence Award at VSU
• Amanda Parker Earns College of Education and Human Services Excellence Award at VSU

March 2023

• VSU Fraternity, Sorority Students Give Back to Campus and Community
• Herbarium Year: VSU’s Richard Carter Discusses Significance of Plant Specimen Resource
• VSU Takes Fresh Approach to Mental Health, Suicide Prevention
• VSU Counseling Center Earns Georgia’s 2023 Clinical Program of the Year Award
• Blazer Week is March 27-31 at Valdosta State
• VSU’s Jazmin Borges Wins Research Award at LSAMP Summit
• VSU’s Jasmine Freeman Wins Research Award at LSAMP Summit
• VSU Announces Opening of J. Donald Lee Center for Entrepreneurship
• VSU Honors 162 Employees for Dedication to Blazer Nation
• VSU Concert Band, Wind Ensemble Perform March 8
• Darius Thomas Recognized for Equity, Inclusion Leadership
• VSU, VCS Partner to Expand Educational Equity, Improve Student Achievement

February 2023

• A Conversation With Levi Johnson: VSU Alumnus, Filmmaker Introduces “The Buick Special” to South Georgia Film Festival Audiences
• A Conversation With Ben Strickland: VSU Alumnus, Filmmaker Introduces “No Limits No Refunds” to South Georgia Film Festival Audiences
• A Conversation With Robert Greene: VSU Student, Filmmaker Introduces “Aberration” to South Georgia Film Festival Audiences
• VSU Hosts Science Saturday March 4
• A Conversation With Emily Sanchez: VSU Student, Filmmaker Introduces “CAMP: A Field of Opportunities” to South Georgia Film Festival Audiences
• VSU Police Department Earns State Recertification
• A Conversation With Lucas Hicks: VSU Alumnus, Filmmaker Introduces “Under The Sun” to South Georgia Film Festival Audiences
• A Conversation With Brock Drury: VSU Alumnus, Filmmaker Introduces "The Sim Racer" to South Georgia Film Festival Audiences
• Cheyanne Stone Awarded Valdosta Rotary Club’s McLane Scholarship
• VSU’s Beta Alpha Psi Students Offer Income Tax Assistance
• Ben McCranie Named Employee of the Semester at VSU
• PSST Wins 10 Broadway World Tallahassee Awards
• Air Force ROTC Commander Chats with VSU Cadets, Explores Flight Simulation Room
• N. Oak Street Closure to Impact VSU Campus

January 2023

• VSU Recognizes Black History Month with Series of February Events
• VSU Celebrates Fall 2022 Graduates
• U.S. News and World Report Lists VSU Among the Best for Online Learning
• VSU Students Excel at Global Sales Competition
• VSU Announces Fall 2022 Dean's List
• VSU Receives Federal Funding to Expand Rural Teacher Pipeline
• VSU Students Win Scholarships at National Accounting Competition
• VSU Shares Efforts to Improve Bicycle, Pedestrian Safety Across South Georgia
• VSU MFT Students Serve Local Grief Support Program