Drs. Morse and Goldman to perform in MVSU Faculty Recital Feb. 27

ITTA BENA, Miss.—The Department of Fine Arts at Mississippi Valley State University will present a faculty recital featuring bass trombonist Dr. Edward Morse and pianist Dr. Lawrence Goldman, Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. 

The free performance will be hosted in the Little Theater of MVSU’s Walter Sillers Fine Arts Center. The general public is invited to attend. 

Princeton’s Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. to keynote MVSU’s MLK Black History Convocation Feb. 27

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Mississippi Valley State University will celebrate Black History Month with its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Black History Convocation.

This year’s event, themed “African Americans and the Vote”, will be held Thursday, Feb. 27, in the Carver A. Randle Auditorium, located in the William Butts Social Science Building.

MVSU names Rueber Humanities Teacher of the Year

ITTA BENA, Miss.— The Division of Academic Affairs at Mississippi Valley State University is pleased to announce Dr. Micah A. Rueber as its 2019 Humanities Teacher of the Year recipient.

Each year, the Mississippi Humanities Council recognizes October’s designation of Arts and Humanities Month by bestowing Humanities Teacher Awards to outstanding faculty in traditional humanities fields at colleges and universities across the state. 

MVSU’s 25th Annual Piano Festival slated for April 18

ITTA BENA, Miss.— The Department of Fine Arts at Mississippi Valley State University will present its 25th Annual MVSU Piano Festival on Saturday, April 18, on MVSU’s main campus in Itta Bena. 

The festival is once again being held for the purpose of bringing an increased awareness to the Mississippi Delta and surrounding areas of the value and importance of piano study throughout childhood and beyond.