2012 News Archive
December 2012
- VSU Honors National Residence Hall Honorary Inductees and OTM Winners
- Valdosta State University Student Internal Audit Team Places Second in Statewide Competition
- Community, Regional, National Artists Wanted For DRAWPROJECT
- VSU鈥檚 Dance Marathon鈥檚 Blazer-A-Thon a Success
- Patrick McElwain Named Employee of the Semester
- VSU Literacy Center Helps Children Love Reading
- VSU Hosts Fall Commencement Ceremonies
- VSU Graduate, Faculty Member Elected to County Commission
November 2012
- VSO Enjoys 鈥楴utcracker鈥� Partnership with Dance Arts
- South Georgia String Project, Youth Orchestra Perform Dec. 3
- VSU to Host 11th Annual Ceramics Sale Friday, Saturday
- VSU Choirs Present Holiday Concert in the West Hall Rotunda Dec. 2
- VSU Planetarium Presents The Star of Bethlehem
- VSU Observes World Aids Day Friday, Nov. 30
- VSU Excels at Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference
- Annual Holiday Helper Project Continues Through Dec. 7
- Valdosta State Retiree Association Members Attend GA-HERO Meeting
- Anthony Scheffler Named Associate Dean of College of Education
- Guitarist Bob Sneider Performs with VSU Jazz Ensemble Nov. 27
- Steve Smith Joins College of Education Faculty
- Danielle Alsandor Joins College of Education Faculty
- Christia Williams Joins College of Education Faculty
- Media Advisory: VSU Hosts Second Science Saturday
- VSU Promotes Digitization of Plant Collections
- Carolyn Gish Joins College of Education Faculty
- Debra Slone Joins MLIS Program Faculty
- VSU Pianists Present Recital of American Piano Music
- Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Introduces Music Lovers to 鈥楴ew Frontiers鈥�
- Grant Allows College of the Arts to Expand Activities for Area Youth
- VSU's Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Establishes Scholarship
- International Education Week Nov. 12-16
- VSU Art Presents Drawing a New Path Nov. 11-Dec. 3
- VSU's Air Force ROTC Grooms Tomorrow's Veterans
- VSU Promotes Civic Engagement in STEM Disciplines
- Matthew Carter Joins College of Education Faculty
- Valdosta State University Recognized Nationally for Adult Learning Success
- VSU Theatre and Dance Presents Moliere鈥檚 鈥楾he Would-Be Gentleman鈥� Nov 8-14
- Businesses Recognized for GrowSmart Completion
- VSU Announces Official Fall 2012 Enrollment Numbers
- VSU Hosts Choir Festival, Welcomes Nearly 300 High School Students to Campus
- VSU Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team Wins Berry College Tournament
- VSU Celebrates Restoration of Ashley Hall
- Ruth Brandvik Joins College of the Arts Faculty
- Herb Fiester Joins College of Education Faculty
- VSU Department of Music Presents Three Nights of Concerts
- VSU Honors Fallen Soldiers with National Roll Call
October 2012
- Jason Brown Joins College of the Arts Faculty
- Heidi Gonzalez Joins College of Nursing Faculty
- Two-Day Workshop to Help Parents, Professionals Learn More About Autism
- Civil Rights Activist Joan Browning Guest Lecture Nov. 8
- Hagood Receives College/University Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award
- University Attorney Receives Fulbright Grant
- VSU Names Five Distinguished Alumni of the Year
- VSU Hosts Concert Featuring Williams鈥� Violin Studio on Oct. 31
- Presidential Brass Quintet Among Ensembles Performing Oct. 29 at VSU
- VSU Opera Presents 鈥楥andide鈥� Oct. 27-28
- Office of Career Services Hosts Fall Career Expo
- Father Roy Bourgeois Shares Struggle for Gender Equality in the Church and Justice for Latin America
- VSU Fine Arts Gallery Presents 鈥楯ust Suppose鈥�
- Science Saturdays Series Begins Oct. 27
- VSU NAACP Wins Two Awards at the Youth Empowerment Summit at Clark Atlanta University
- Valdosta State University to Hold Miss VSU Pageant on Nov. 3
- New Student Gallery Puts Art Majors, Minors on Display
- Rowland Adds Sound Effects, Singing, Tongue-Slapping To Tuba Concert
- Planetarium Show Examines the Cold, Blue Spheres of Mars Friday, Oct. 12
- VSU Continuing Education Makes Learning Fun
- Michael Hernandez Brings 鈥楳ade in America鈥� to VSU
- Tatler-Burgess Collection Takes Viewers To Another Time, Another Place
- Memorial for VSU President Emeritus Hugh C. Bailey to be held Oct. 12
- Chemists Celebrate National Chemistry Week 2012 with Illustrated Poem Contest
- VSU鈥檚 Homecoming 2012
- Dr. Mark Corbitt Introduces Paleo-Indian Artifact Collection Thursday, Oct. 11
- VSU's Pops in the Park to Raise Funds for Scholarships
- VSU Choirs Perform at First Christian Church
- Persons with Disabilities Recognition Banquet to be Held Oct. 16
- Donald Coleman Named New Complex Director for Patterson and Centennial Halls
- Anita Ondrusek Participates in Phi Kappa Phi鈥檚 2012 Biennial Convention
- VSU Community mourns loss of Dr. Hugh C. Bailey
- Faculty and Staff Asked to Give a Minute鈥� for VSU
- Construction begins on Health Sciences and Business Administration building
- VSU Hosts Third Annual South Georgia Community Bankers Symposium
- President McKinney named to Georgia Council on Economic Education
- VSU Repertory Dancers Perform 鈥楩resh Tracks,鈥� Renewed Favorites Oct. 4-7
- Valdosta State University Observes National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Valdosta State University Observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Japanese-born Pianist, VSU Flutist Partner for Performance
September 2012
- Kathleen S. Lowney receives Regents' Teaching Excellence Award
- Michael Black Named Director of Institutional Effectiveness at VSU
- VSU's 'Dr. D.' Asks Everyone to Join the Movement and Read
- Ken Waldman Delivers Fiddling Poetry at VSU Oct. 2
- VSU Jazz Ensemble Performs Tuesday
- VSU Wind Ensemble Performs Monday
- P.D.Q. Bach Performance Entertains, Raises Funds for Scholarships
- Weather Alert Update
- VSU Hosts Viola Day, Internationally Noted Artist Performs Friday
- VSU Hosts Voter Suppression in Historical and Contemporary
Perspective
- VSU Continuing Education Offers Personal Enrichment Opportunities
- VSU NAACP College Chapter Wins National First Place JuvenileJustice Award
- Media Advisory: Voter Rally to be held Thursday, Sept. 20
- VSU Named to List of '2013 Military Friendly Schools'
- Forum on Social Security Benefits to be held Tuesday, Sept. 18
- Biology Professor Facilitates at Herbarium Digitization Workshop
- VSU Celebrates Constitution Day with Exhibit in Odum Library
- Linda Mitchell Brings 'Truth in Animals' Exhibit to VSU's Fine ArtsGallery
- Women in Business Symposium to be held Oct. 5
- Affordable Online Degrees: College of Education Program Named a Best Buy at VSU
- VSO Kicks Off 23rd Season with Passion
- VSU's Bowland, Gheesling Featured in Radium Springs Art Exhibit
- VSU Announces Plan to Help More Students Earn a Degree
- Lecture Highlights the Story of Mary Turner
- Valdosta State Continues to be a Strong Economic Force
- South Georgia String Project Begins Monday, Sept. 10
- VSU Theatre, Dance Season Kicks off with 'Love, Loss, and What IWore'
- VSU Professor Presents Original One-Act at the Turner Center
- Student Creates Textbook Trading Platform for Students
- VSU Partnership Helps Students Achieve Reading Success
August 2012
- VSU's Cain Enjoys Helping Students, Making Music with Friends
- Affordable Online Degrees: VSU's MLIS Program Named a Best Buy
- Student Receives Georgia Woman of the Year Scholarship Award
- Career Services Introduces InterviewStream
- VSU's Schmidt to Participate in Georgia Pottery Invitational
- VSU's Two Springfields: Recital Appeals to Jazz and Classical Fans
- VSU Announces Graduates and Dean's List for Summer 2012
- Leavitt Mixes the Classics with Contemporary Sounds at VSU
- VSU Faculty, Staff, Students Encouraged to go Casual for a Cause
- Rockin' for a Cause
- Honors College Holds Convocation
- Nephina Communicates Through the Music at VSU
- Gardner Rogers: Faculty Excellence in Teaching
- Gretchen Bielmyer: Faculty Excellence in Professional Activity
- Sylvester Named Assistant Director of Student Life for Greek Life
- From The VDT to VSU: Paul Leavy Named New University Photographer
- Active for Life
- Flux Saxophone Quartet Performs at VSU Tuesday
- VSU Art Faculty Exhibition Opens Monday
- Upward Bound Wraps up with Summer Trip
- Professor Named Georgia Outstanding Career and Technical Educator
- Co-op Helps Students Jumpstart Careers
- Visionary: Arin Patterson
- 'Guardian' Installed Outside VSU's Odum Library
- Excellence Honored
- VSU Hosts Fall Explosion 2012
- Husband, Father, and VSU Graduate Makes Career Switch
- VSU Hosts 2012 Parents Weekend Sept. 21-22
- Fall Convocation Scheduled for August 6
July 2012
- University Welcomes New Faculty
- Professor Leads Effort Against Federal Lethal Predator Control
- Move-In Days Scheduled for Aug. 8-10
- Study Abroad Program Takes VSU Nursing Students to Nicaragua
- VSU Hosts Five Nights Of 'Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of theCivil War'
- Old Photographs Inspire VSU Graduate and Odum Library Exhibit
- VSU Hosts Summer Commencement
- Seventh Annual VSU 5K Fun Run/Walk
- Improving Teacher Quality Grant Funds Geology Field Trip
- Robots and Android Apps Showcased in Computer Science Camp
- City Extends Hours of Service for Incoming VSU Students
- Biology Professor Studies Effects of BP Oil Spill
- Complex Director Appointed Adviser for Georgia Residence Hall
Organization
- VSU Blazes to Dallas
- VSU Alumni Atlanta Braves Event
- Sculpture Designed to Encourage, Inspire...Just Like the University
- VSU Announces Graduates and Dean's List for Spring 2012
- Gerhardt Named Director of Procurement
- Meredith Lancaster Named Employee of the Semester
- Teachers go Back to School to Learn the Latest in AP Curriculum
- VSU Graduate's Thesis Archived in White House Office of the Curator
- Online MBA Program Receives Top Tier Designation
- Professor's New Book Chronicles Iconic Sports Writer
- Media Advisory: Commissioned Sculpture To Be Installed At JennettLecture Hall
- VSU Professor Completes DNR Survey for Rare Blackbanded Sunfish
- Campus PRIDE Promotes Effective Service Delivery
- The Happening: 2012
- PSST! Season Ends Sunday
- Online Criminal Justice Program Provides Opportunities for Working
Adults
- VSU Professor Needs Participants For Asthma Study
- Google Grant Promotes Computing Adventures @ VSU & Beyond
June 2012
- University Opens Addition to Bailey Science Center
- VSU Announces Faculty Promotion and Tenure
- VSU Adds Mythological Creature To Outdoor Art Collection
- VSU Student Receives Scholarship To Study In Spain
- Jones and Smith Named to Executive Leadership Institute
- PSST! Offers Pay What You Can Days
- Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Education Announces 'OperationZero Tolerance' for July 4th Travel Period
- John Bennett Named Social Media and Web Content Manager at VSU
- PSST!'s 'The Light in the Piazza' Continues Wednesday
- Guardian Bank Honored at Small Business Development Center Award
Ceremony
- PSST! Opens 'Go, Dog. Go!' on Friday
- VSU Honors Recent Retirees
- SIFE Team Places in Top Four at National Exposition
- Camp Discovery Plus A Little Imagination Bring Olympic Fun To VSU
- Valdosta State University Receives Funds to Increase College Success
- PSST!: Creating Three Very Different Worlds On One Small Stage
May 2012
- Transit of Venus Occurs June 5, VSU Observatory Deck Will Be Open
- PSST! Season Kicks Off Saturday With 'Legally Blonde: The Musical'
- Alan Bernstein To Lead VSU's Odum Library Into The Future
- Grant Allows VSU Artist, Professor To Challenge Herself
- CORE Summer Trips
- Upward Bound Rising Stars Honored
- 2012 Graduate: Mary Lester
- 2012 Graduate: Bolanle Olayinka Babajide-Gbenga
- 2012 Graduate: Brian Leverett
- 2012 Graduate: Monique Byrd
- 2012 Graduate: Benjamin Harper
- 2012 Graduate: Ashley Blakenship
- 2012 Graduate: Frank Visker
- Summer Camps 2012
- Peach State Summer Theatre Box Office Is Open For Business
- VSU English Department Essay Contest Winners Announced
- Alex Lawhorne Claims Annie Powe Hopper Award
- Mac and Marga Awards Presented to Outstanding Seniors
- Class Art Project Honors Dr. Louis H. Levy
- Dusty Abshire Named New Assistant Director of Residence Life
- University Attorney Appointed to State Board
- VSU Interior Design Professor to Study Weaving in Peru
- VSU Announces Student Union Summer Operating Hours
April 2012
- Bowls, Pitchers, Vases, Plates, and More Available at VSU CeramicsSale
- Spring Commencement May 4-5
- Community Celebration April 30
- VSO Season Ends Saturday with Special Concert
- Alpha Chi Induction Ceremony to be held Tonight
- Student Wins Best Graduate Paper Award at Conference
- VSU Graduate Students Present Research at Speech, Language, HearingConvention
- Fulbright Scholars: Maria Hamalian and Natalia Shakina
- On Tap Unveils Fifth Issue on Tuesday, April 24
- Bogart and Tanner Presented at Regional Human Resources Conference
- VSU Relay for Life Raises Over $48,000 to Support Cancer Research
- VSU Swim Instructor Always Finds A Way
- Media Advisory: S.A.V.E. Hosts Annual Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 21
- Model UN Team Wins in New York
- VSU Theatre and Dance Emerging Artists Ready to Showcase TheirTalents
- Professors Receive Funding for Research
- Southwest Georgia Section Celebrates Earth Day 2012 withIllustrated Poem Contest
- VSU Residence Hall Association Hosted No Frills Conference
- Langdale College of Business Maintains AACSB Accreditation
- Student Employees Honored
- VSU Exercise Physiology Students Studying Exercise and Cancer Care
- VSU Senior Art Exhibition Opens Sunday, Boasts a Few Surprises
- Public Invited to Observe the South Georgia String Project at VSU
- VSU Presents Rep. Amy Carter with the Loyce W. Turner OutstandingPublic Service Award
- Sixth Annual Read Fest
- VSU Continuing Education Invites Everyone to Learn Something New
- Annual Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day to be Held
April 12
- VSU Graduate School to Host Fourth Annual Graduate Student Researchand Scholarship Symposium and Graduate Student Week
- VSU Choirs Present 'An American Experience: Gospel, Spirituals, ACappella'
- VSU Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with Series of Concerts
- University to Test Campus Alert System on April 6
- Entrepreneur and Reality TV Star to Speak at Langdale Lecture
- Night of Dancing with the Stars to Benefit VSU Scholarships
- 36th Annual International Dinner: Revealing the Faces of the World
- VSU Places Third In National Interior Design Competition
- A Night With The Queen
- SIFE Team to Compete at National Exposition
- BlazeFest and the 229 Anthem Postponed Until Fall Semester
- VSU Journalism Class Attends News Conference With New ValdostaMayor
- Free Federal Firearms Enforcement Training
- Easter Collection Sale to Benefit VSU College of NursingScholarship
- Inaugural Campus-Wide Symposium Begins Thursday, April 5
- Mary Kathryn White Receives Barlow Award
- Air Force ROTC Hosts Local Bataan Memorial Death March
March 2012
- 15th Annual Lee Anthony Crews Memorial No-Tap Bowling Tournament& Auction
- Recommendation Received for Valdosta State University Presidency
- VSU, VECA Help Struggling Learners Realize Their Potential
- VSU's Ruth Stonestreet Recognized as Leader in Speech, Language,Hearing Field
- VSU Partnership Leads to an Interview with an Olympic Hopeful
- Contemporary Writer Series Concludes with Award-Winning Poet Todd
Boss
- VSU Theatre and Dance Opens 'State Fair' on Thursday
- Health & Wellness Seminar to be held Monday, April 2
- Female Empowerment Celebrated During Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- VSU Participates in Light It Up Blue Campaign
- VSU's FamilyWorks Offers Therapeutic Services to the Community
- Kappa Delta Sorority Hosts Annual Shamrock Flag-Football Tournamentfor the Prevention of Child Abuse
- Graduate Coordinator Maria Whyte Receives Alumni Award fromUniversity of South Carolina Aiken
- Reade Hall Announced as 2012 Student Recycling Contest Winner
- VSU's Kessler Collection Contains Pottery, Textiles from East Asia
- Science Saturdays Series Concludes with Adventures in Mathematics
and Computer Science
- VSU Lecture Focuses on Speech-Language Pathologist's Role inTreating Autism
- Office of Career Services Hosts Spring Career Expo and EducationCareer Day
- VSO 'Favorites' to Feature Soloist Carl Cranmer on Piano
- Dr. MMR Receives College of Nursing Profiles in Caring Award
- VSO Participates in Nationwide Food Drive
- VSU's Dance Marathon to Host Blazer-A-Thon on March 30
- Thomasville Social Worker Endows Scholarship at VSU
- Tuskegee Airman Visits Valdosta State University
- Lady Blazers in South Region Title Tonight
- Campus Wellness Celebrates Ten Years at VSU
- Dr. Paula McNeill: Documenting Lives Through Art
- Azalea Health Innovations Inc. Dreams Big
- Passion for Fashion to Help Others Receive an Education
- Daylight Savings Time
- 1Card System Upgrade
- VSU Hosts Second Annual Volunteer Service Fair
- Diversity Days at VSU
- VSU Debaters Keep Winning
- VSU College of Nursing to Honor Supporters at Reception
- VSU Health and Wellness & Safe Spring Break Fair
- VSU Continuing Education Counts Down to Spring With More Classes
February 2012
- Guardian Bank and Valdosta SBDC Partner for Valdosta Area Small
Businesses
- HIstory Department Recognizes Students for Research
- VSU Planetarium Show: Dawn of the Space Age
- Third Annual Symphony 5K and Fun Run
- Meet VSU's Graduates of the Last Decade!
- Professor Delivers Lecture at Saudi Arabia University
- VSU Theatre & Dance Presents 'A Lesson Before Dying' Feb. 23-29
- VSU Hosts Fourth Science Saturday Feb. 25
- VSU SIFE Hosts iCan Week
- Featured Writer: Olympia Vernon
- VSO Presents 'Symphonie Fantastique' on Saturday
- VSU Introduces the Talent Search Program
- Bill Filtz Retiring After More Than Three Decades of Service to VSU
- Chemists Celebrate Earth Day with 2012 Illustrated Poem Contest
- Student Employment Advisory Committee Hosts Growth Conference
- Parents, Coaches, Youth Sports Volunteers Invited to ConcussionForum at VSU
- Annual Blazer Buddies Event a Success
- Spectator Brings Home Four Awards from Georgia College PressAssociation's Better Newspaper Contest
- College Debaters Coming to VSU for Georgia Debate Championships
- Ganas Named Assistant Director of Landscape and Grounds
- MLIS Student to Represent VSU at American Library AssociationConference
- VSU Holds Arbor Day Celebration Feb.17
- Artists of Railroad Square: Multi-Media Invitational Exhibition to
be held Feb. 13 - March 2
- Kids Invited to Participate in Discovery Saturdays at VSU
- VSU Continuing Education Offers More Learning Opportunities
- African American Studies Presents The Langston Hughes Project
- Freshwater Science Expert Speaks at 30th Annual Connell Lecture
Program
- Black History Week: Celebrating the Legacy, Building Our Own
- VSU Offers Support Group for First Generation College Students
January 2012
- VSU Opera Performs 'Don Giovanni' Feb. 3-5
- VSU Chamber Singers to Embark on Spring Tour
- VSU Planetarium Show: Winter Stargazing
- Guest Recital: Bertram Turetzky and Friends
- VSU Disability History Exhibit Covers 3,000 Years
- VSU Announces Graduates and Dean's List for Fall 2011
- VSU Hosts Eighth Annual Blazer Build
- Retired Teacher Provides Financial Gift for Future Educators
- VSU Hopes To Encourage Social Change, Empower Civil Action ThroughThe Tunnel
- VSU Continuing Education Offers Personal Enrichment Opportunities
- Valdosta Symphony Guild Presents Tunes for Tots
- Peach State Summer Theatre Announces Another Exciting Season for2012
- Grant to Assist VSU in Preserving, Providing Access to DigitalArchives Data
- Valdosta National 2012 All-media Juried Competition to be Held Jan.17 - Feb. 3
- Join the V-State Experience Tour
- VSU Forensics Team Plans to Continue Winning Tradition This Spring
- VSU Theatre & Dance Presents 'Ramona Quimby'
- VSU Commemorates the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- VSU Holds 2012 Chili Fest
- DrawProject Raises Funds for Scholarships; Auction Scheduled Monday
- Dr. Hugh C. Bailey Inducted Into Pi Gamma Mu Hall of Fame
- Success Strategies Workshop for Students
- Jobs and Internships through Co-op