Breaking glass ceilings: Simon named first female band director of MVSU, SWAC

ITTA BENA, Miss.— A Mississippi Valley State University staff member has shattered the glass ceiling.

Dr. Kerry Anne Simon of Memphis, Tenn. has been named MVSU’s new director of university bands following the retirement of Kenneth Milton.

This announcement makes her the first female band director not only in MVSU history, but also the SWAC—MVSU’s collegiate athletic conference. 

MVSU’s Ibrahim earns internship with American Express

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Mississippi Valley State University strongly encourages students to pursue internship opportunities to get their feet wet, and Mubarak Ibrahim will be diving in head first this summer with an internship with American Express.

Ibrahim, a junior Computer Science major from Abuja, Nigeria, will be joining the multinational financial service corporation’s Software Engineering internship program as a software developer.

480 “miracles” celebrated during MVSU’s 67th Commencement

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Miracles happen all around us, and on Saturday, Attorney Victor McTeer told 480 graduates of Mississippi Valley State University that’s precisely what they are.

“You are a miracle. I don’t know what you did that was so miraculous, but you’re here…you got this far. You’re about to get your paper, and your future has endless promise. That is a miracle,” said McTeer during the 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. ceremonies held in MVSU’s R.W. Harrison Sports Complex.

MVSU student selected for competitive Bank of America tech program

ITTA BENA, Miss.—A Mississippi Valley State University student experienced the opportunity of a lifetime when she was selected as one of 50 students from more than 500 applicants for a competitive tech program.

MVSU freshman Roseline Shapi was recently extended the opportunity to attend Bank of America’s Ignite with Tech Program in North Carolina.

MVSU President recognized as Patriotic Employer by Dept. of Defense

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Mississippi Valley State University President Dr. Jerryl Briggs was recognized Monday as a Patriotic Employer by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Briggs received the distinction as part of the Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program for contributing to national security and protecting liberty and freedom by supporting employee participation in America’s National Guard and Reserve Force.