ITTA BENA, Miss.—The 8^th Annual Sweat Equity Investment in the Cotton Kingdom Symposium is slated to be held at Mississippi Valley State University November 6-7, 2019.

Dedicated to the 400 years of making a way out of “knowing who we be," as informed by the Gullah Geechee tradition, this year’s symposium will feature an array of individuals and groups.

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Citi recently launched a new Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Innovation and Leadership Symposium, and a Mississippi Valley State University student has been selected among the first cohort of students across the nation to attend.

ITTA BENA, Miss.—An organization founded and led by an alumna of Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) has announced plans to bring a state-of-the-art cancer resource center to the Mississippi Delta. 

The Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation (FLHCF) will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony, commemorating the beginning of Phase I for the construction of its 10,000-square-foot headquarters, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019.

ITTA BENA, Miss.—If you’re looking to jumpstart or advance your career, Mississippi Valley State University has a great opportunity for you!

MVSU’s Career Services Center will host its 2019 Internship/Career Fair Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the concourse level of the R.W. Harrison Complex. 

More than 40 companies have registered to attend the annual event, designed for current MVSU students and alumni looking to explore career options and network with employers in a variety of industries. 

Nathaniel A. Boclair, III, a graduate of Mississippi Valley State University, was recently awarded an Exceptional Service Medal at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight located on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.

This prestigious NASA medal is awarded to any government employee for sustained performance that embodies multiple contributions which contribute to NASA projects, programs or initiatives.  Boclair has served as a leader and a mentor at NASA for more than 40 years.

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.