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).

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.

Dr. Kathie Stromile-Golden, Provost/Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Mississippi Valley State University, was recently honored for her immense contribution to the field of International Education for over 40 years.

A Mississippi Valley State University staff member is making moves that will take him to Alaska while also announcing the acceptance of a grant to enhance STEM learning for high school students in the Mississippi Delta.

ITTA BENA, Miss — Finding ways to improve student life at Mississippi Valley State University is at the center of the institution’s mission.

Mississippi Power, in partnership with the Southern Company Charitable Foundation, awarded a technology grant to MVSU and three other historically black colleges and universities in Mississippi.

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.

The Covid-19 Pandemic has impacted students across the world in different ways, but businesses and organizations have found ways to continue engagement, which allow students to intern and study virtually. 

Mississippi Valley State University student Jhah Cook, a senior Biology and Chemistry major, took advantage of her opportunity to participate in a virtual internship. 

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.

The summer proved to be an exciting time for one Mississippi Valley State University Engineering Technology major.

Kayla Johnson, an Itta Bena native, first learned that she was a prestigious David L. Boren Scholar and named an alternate for the Boren Scholarship. Later,  Johnson was awarded the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

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.