JACKSON, Miss.— Mississippi Valley State University joined students from across the state in a screening of the documentary, “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities” Thursday, Jan. 25, as part of the #HBCURising Campus Tour.

ITTA BENA, Miss— The Mississippi Valley State University community received a behind the scenes look at the nation’s outer space program Thursday during a “NASA Day at The Valley” event.

Darryl C. Gaines, a 1988 MVSU graduate and current assistant to the center director at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, spoke with university students, faculty, staff and the general public about NASA.