MVSU alum encourages “self-directed shift” in new book

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Mississippi Valley State University alumnus Rickey Lewis experienced a positive “self-directed shift” in his life, and now he has made it his mission to help others do the same.

The former MVSU student-athlete and professional baseball player recently released a book entitled, “The Self-Directed Shift”, which has been adopted by MVSU’s Freshmen Year Experience (FYE) program as this semester’s common read.

Mobile COVID-19 testing available at MVSU Aug. 31

ITTA BENA, Miss.—Residents of Leflore County and surrounding communities can be tested for COVID-19 next week at Mississippi Valley State University as the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi State Department of Health continue efforts to stem virus transmission by setting up one-day, drive-through collection sites.

Testing at MVSU will be held Monday, August 31, 2020, at the Rice-Totten Football Stadium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MVSU student serves as coastal science fellow

Special to MVSU/Written by Melissa Schneider

Remeya Ganesh has taken a lot of science classes at Mississippi Valley State University. Still, she never studied coastal science until she participated in the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium Coastal Science Fellowship for Minority Undergraduates.

"I never had the opportunity to learn about marine science, which is why I was interested in this fellowship," she said.

MVSU awarded IDEAs Grant by USA Study Abroad

ITTA BENA, Miss. — Mississippi Valley State University is among 24 U.S. colleges and universities to be awarded the 2020 Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students Grants (IDEAS Grants), the USA Study Abroad recently announced.

As part of the Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad, the award will help MVSU support U.S. foreign policy goals by developing and expanding their study abroad programs around the world.