MVSU names Maxie as New Director of Communications and Marketing

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 Bolivar Commercial Newspaper in Cleveland, Mississippi. For the past three years, the Duncan, Mississippi native, has served as the Communications Specialist with MVSU.

MVSU Students Engage with Companies during Annual TMCF Leadership Institute

In October, two Mississippi Valley State University students earned the opportunity to interact with hundreds of employers during the 20th Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute.

Chyna Sawyers, a senior Engineering Technology major from London, England, and Kristopher Bond, a junior Business Administration major from Chicago, attended the power-packed five-day virtual conference in the comfort of their residence halls.

Calhoun brings wealth of experience to new position as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs

Mississippi Valley State University announced Dr. Thomas J. Calhoun, Jr. as the new Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs.

Calhoun comes to MVSU after most recently being the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Strategic Matriculant Services at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Fla.  

MVSU alum joins Association of Public and Land Grant Universities Council

Mississippi Valley State University alumna Maxine R. Greenleaf has earned an appointment to the Strategic Communications Executive Committee for the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU). It’s the oldest higher education association in the country and aims to strengthen and advance public universities' work in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

MVSU launches new, centralized Tutorial Services program

ITTA BENA, Miss.—The Division of Academic Affairs has launched a new, centralized tutoring program to support students academically during their matriculation at Mississippi Valley State University.

The University’s Writing Center, the Early Monitoring Alert Program and several other previously distinct tutoring units across departments and disciplines have been consolidated under the new MVSU Tutorial Services program.