A new proposal is being planned by the University of Georgia (UGA) to duplicate the Regent’s Engineering Transfer Program (RETP) that VSU currently has with Georgia Tech (GT) and Mercer University, giving VSU engineering studies students an additional option of where they can finish their degree. Currently, VSU students are not able to receive a bachelor’s degree in engineering without ...
Read More »Bailey Science Center to expand in 2011
On Oct. 13 the Board of Regents approved a budget of $4.03 million to VSU for a southeastern expansion of the Bailey Science Center, which will include a 75-seat dry laboratory and several classrooms. “The large dry laboratory will allow more access to the lab portion of science courses,” Phil Gunter, interim vice president of academic affairs, said. “This should ...
Read More »VSU Honors program hosts Haunted House
The Honor’s Program will hold its annual haunted house today until Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight. The theme this year will be “Rolling Meadows, Bed and Breakfast.” The house will resemble a Bed and Breakfast hotel, run by Ma Poppins. Everyone who enters the house will be considered guests of the hotel. The twist-Poppins is a wicked woman who ...
Read More »Blazers head down to the wire
In the past three weeks the VSU Blazers have posted an impressive 3-0 record. All three wins have come down to the final minute.
Read More »Poissons de Chants on display
An unusual art form is now on display at the VSU art gallery. The show’s title, “Poissons de Chant,” translates to “The Singing Fish.” The exhibit, on display from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5, showcases Tom Lundquist’s series of images made entirely by digital technologies including Adobe Photoshop and computer-animated programs. The series shows the journey of a school of ...
Read More »Students bring awareness to bullying
On Oct. 20, people across the nation wore purple to bring awareness to “homophobic bullying” and remember those who have been affected by it. Over the past month, the media has highlighted six young men who committed suicide due to their inability to cope with the ongoing pressures of being homosexual. Students are showing their respects to the families and ...
Read More »Greeks to host fall festival
On Saturday, Oct. 24, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. and the Greek community will host the 2010 community fall festival on the front lawn of VSU from 1-4 p.m. The event will be open to all community members and children. Boys and Girls Clubs of Valdosta will be attending the festivities. All booths are sponsored by Greek sorority and ...
Read More »Four candidates for Provost/VPAA chosen
The Search and Screening Committee is currently looking for Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and have selected four candidates to appear on campus for interviews on Nov. 9-19. More than 50 applications were received for the position. Initially, the 18-member committee interviewed all of the candidates in Atlanta during the second weekend in October. From the 10 ...
Read More »Heinz and Foote ready for season
The VSU women’s soccer team head coach Melissa Heinz and her assistant Erin Foote have high expectations for their team’s first season ever. Coach Heinz will be coaching the first ever women’s soccer team at Valdosta State. However, starting up a new team isn’t a first for Heinz’s. She’s started up programs at William Carey University, Birmingham Southern and ...
Read More »People Poll: After Fall Break, how do you prepare for the rest of the semester?
Victoria Moore senior education major “During fall break I started on some work so now I don’t have to work so hard.” Jacob Smith freshman engineering major “I do the same thing I did before the break, study.” Chaz Thomas senior marketing major “I continue my same study habits I did before fall break, it’s just two days.” Matia ...
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