ITTA BENA, Miss.— Six Mississippi Valley State University students will be attending the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's 19th Leadership Institute on Oct. 16-20 in Washington, D.C.

The leadership institute is an award-winning program aimed to develop students’ leadership skills, create a community of scholars, provide companies’ access to a talented and diverse student population and help students make connections that lead to careers.

ITTA BENA, Miss.— A Mississippi Valley State University alumnus and faculty member will be part of a group of experts discussing never before seen footage of the legendary Aretha Franklin during a screening of the film “Amazing Grace” at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center Thursday, Oct. 10.

Themed “Gospel Transcends: A Conversation on How Gospel Promotes Racial Healing”, the free event will be held a 6 p.m. in the B.B. King Museum Gin and will include a film screening and panel discussion.

ITTA BENA, Miss.—“He was a very talented and gifted young man,” said Dr. Jacqueline Gibson Preastly to the large group of Mississippi Valley State University students, faculty and staff gathered in honor of Jevonte Curtis.

ITTA BENA, Miss.—Life has a way of turning out unexpectedly, and Mississippi Valley State University student Glenn Johnson knows that all too well.

In 2014 Johnson graduated from Humphreys County High School in Belzoni, and he admits that the last college on his list was MVSU.

“I initially wanted to go to Alcorn, but due to the foundation laid by my father (Glenn Sr.) and my older sister, Brittany Coleman, I thought I would give Valley a try," he shared.

ITTA BENA, Miss.— “We did it because it was the only logical thing we could think to do,” said a poised Victor McTeer, revealing his motivation for providing financial support over the past several years to the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including Mississippi Valley State University.

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Sponsored by the City of Greenwood and the Leflore County Board of Supervisors, the Augusta C. White Scholarship Luncheon, one of Mississippi Valley State University’s preeminent Homecoming events, is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Historic Elks Lodge in Greenwood.

As one of the University’s signature fundraisers, the annual luncheon is designed to raise scholarship funds for well-deserving, academically sound students who attend MVSU.

ITTA BENA, Miss.— For more than 30 years, Victor and Mercidees McTeer have been staunch supporters of Mississippi Valley State University by providing scholarships for MVSU students based upon academic excellence or need.

As a sign of appreciation and to highlight their unwavering support, MVSU is renaming its New Men Residence Hall in their honor.

ITTA BENA, Miss.—Food and cooking fanatics are in for a treat as Mississippi Valley State University’s Valley in Motion (VIM) health initiative has invited Food Network’s Chef Jernard Wells to participate in a Pre-Homecoming Chopped Competition.

Based on the popular cooking television game show, “Chopped” pits chefs against each other as they compete to impress the judges with dishes created from pre-selected ingredients.