ITTA BENA, Miss.— Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) has named Donell D. Maxie as its new Director of Communications and Marketing.Maxie has over fifteen years of experience as a Staff Writer, photographer, and Editor with the now-closed, Bolivar Commercial Newspaper of Cleveland. For the past
ITTA BENA, Miss.—Students attending Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) will benefit from a five-year $200,000 grant commitment from the Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF) to support college retention, persistence, and completion through the Improving Mississippi’s Persistence and Completion Together (IMPACT) initiative. WHEF is an endowed
ITTA BENA, Miss.— Mississippi Valley State University administration recently announced adjustments to the Fall 2020 Academic Calendar as part of the institution’s continued efforts to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. MVSU will now commence its Fall 2020 semester on Monday, Aug. 10—two weeks earlier than its
ITTA BENA, Miss.— Two local community organizations are now planning to purchase much-needed supplies thanks to a generous donation from Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) and American Honda through its Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC). HCASC is America’s premier academic competition for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
ITTA BENA, Miss.—The unexpected onset of COVID-19 has brought about many unanticipated adjustments during the Spring 2020 semester at Mississippi Valley State University. Following the recent announcement to offer its Summer 2020 courses exclusively online, MVSU President Dr. Jerryl Briggs, Sr. said University administration is
ITTA BENA, Miss.—The Mississippi Valley State University community is saddened by the passing of alumnus and long-time former band director Leonard “Chief” Tramiel of Greenwood. Tramiel passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019. He was 75. “Mr. Leonard Tramiel is indeed a Valley legend,” said MVSU
Mississippi Valley State University is celebrating the establishment of the institution while paying tribute to its founding President and First Lady James Herbert and Augusta C. White during its 2019 Founder’s Week, April 8-12. Observed annually each spring, this year’s Founder’s Week activities will coincide with
ITTA BENA, Miss.— A Mississippi Valley State University faculty member is now leading a state organization for developmental educators. MVSU Director of Academic Success and Student Development Heather Tanner was recently sworn in as president of the Mississippi Association for Development Education (MADE) Nov. 9
ITTA BENA, Miss.—Mississippi Valley State University swept all three places of the Wal-Mart coding competition hosted during the 18th Annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute and Recruitment Fair Oct. 26-30 in Washington, DC. Junior Mubarak Ibrahim won first-place, senior Kizito Nwaka earned a second-place finish, and
