Briggs Named One of the Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2021

The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) has released the annual Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders Award recipients & fourth class of 2021. Mississippi Valley State University President, Dr. Jerryl Briggs Sr. was selected as one of the honorees.

The Ten Most Dominant HBCU leaders Award & Class is a national recognition ranking created by the HBCU Campaign Fund, a non-profit that advocates for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).

MVSU Grad receives SGCI Award

Mississippi Valley State University graduate La'Andrea Gates was recently named a Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) Young Professional of the Year.

Gates, who is from Greenville, Mississippi, was acknowledged for her notable achievement in advancing science gateways. The award included a certificate plus an honorarium and website highlight.

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.