Established in 1906, Valdosta State University is a premier comprehensive university that offers both the extensive academic, cultural, and social opportunities of a major university and the small classes and close, personal attention of smaller institutions. VSU boasts more than 100 degree, certificate, and endorsement programs on campus and online for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a full menu of extracurricular activities, from national championship athletic and academic teams to honors organizations, sororities and fraternities, intramural sports, educational and service clubs, a symphony orchestra, art and theatre, research opportunities, and more. VSU is committed to creating a campus culture focused on individual student success, providing students with expanded transformational and experiential learning opportunities, and increasing regional impact by serving as a resource and innovative leader for South Georgia.
(see more)Established in 1906, Valdosta State University is a premier comprehensive university that offers both the extensive academic, cultural, and social opportunities of a major university and the small classes and close, personal attention of smaller institutions. VSU boasts more than 100 degree, certificate, and endorsement programs on campus and online for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a full menu of extracurricular activities, from national championship athletic and academic teams to honors organizations, sororities and fraternities, intramural sports, educational and service clubs, a symphony orchestra, art and theatre, research opportunities, and more. VSU is committed to creating a campus culture focused on individual student success, providing students with expanded transformational and experiential learning opportunities, and increasing regional impact by serving as a resource and innovative leader for South Georgia.
Valdosta State University Announces Summer 2023 Graduates
Valdosta State University is proud to announce the members of its graduating class of Summer 2023.
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Sep 14
Valdosta State University Announces Spring 2023 Graduates
Valdosta State University is proud to announce the members of its graduating class of Spring 2023.
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Jul 5
Samuel Nicolas Talks Summer Internship, Future Career Goals
Samuel Nicolas, a Valdosta State University student from Lauderhill, Florida, recently completed a summer internship with Verizon. He spent 10 weeks working in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, with the Human Resource Experience and Insight unit for Verizon's new HR Answers.
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Sep 12
Internship Proves to Be Aha Moment for VSU's Bob Greenbaum Jr.
A five-week internship with an experienced American politician has renewed one Valdosta State University student's passion for public service. Bob Greenbaum Jr. of Rincon, Georgia, had the opportunity to work in Congressman Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter's Savannah office in the days leading up to the start of his senior year at VSU. It was the inspiration he needed to remain focused on reaching his academic goals, honing his leadership skills, and making his dreams come true.
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2020 Nov 5
Valdosta State University Announces Summer 2023 Dean's List
More than 300 students were named to Valdosta State University's Summer 2023 Dean's List. To qualify for Dean's List at VSU, students must achieve a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on nine or more semester hours with an institutional grade point average of 3.00 or higher. Please note that developmental studies, transient, and graduate students are not eligible for Dean's List status.
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Aug 29
Valdosta State University Announces Spring 2023 Dean's List
More than 1,600 students were named to Valdosta State University's Spring 2023 Dean's List. To qualify for Dean's List at VSU, students must achieve a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on nine or more semester hours with an institutional grade point average of 3.00 or higher. Please note that developmental studies, transient, and graduate students are not eligible for Dean's List status.
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Jun 8
VSU's Carlyn Seese Earns Scottish Rite Scholarship
Carlyn Seese of Douglasville, Georgia, is the recipient of a scholarship from the Scottish Rite Foundation of Georgia Inc. Seese anticipates earning a Master of Education in Communication Disorders from Valdosta State University in May 2024. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education in Communication Disorders from VSU in May 2022.
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Jun 26
Anna-Kathryn Gardner Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
Anna-Kathryn Gardner of Valdosta, Georgia, is the recipient of the 2022-2023 Annie Powe Hopper Award at Valdosta State University.
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May 16
VSU's Summer Dee Earns Scottish Rite Scholarship
Summer Dee of Monticello, Florida, is the recipient of a scholarship from the Scottish Rite Foundation of Georgia Inc. Dee anticipates earning a Master of Education in Communication Disorders from Valdosta State University in December 2023. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education in Communication Disorders from VSU in May 2022.
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Jun 26
Dalila Sanchez Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
Dalila Sanchez of Roopville, Georgia, is the recipient of the 2022-2023 American Association of University Women Award at Valdosta State University.
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May 16
Teressa Akuoko Recognized During Academic Honors Program at VSU
Teressa Akuoko of Valdosta, Georgia, is the recipient of the 2022-2023 Bartram Award for Intellectual Exploration at Valdosta State University.
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May 9
VSU's Jazmin Borges Wins Research Award at LSAMP Summit
Jazmin Borges's research, "Gopher Tortoise Mortality and Reliability of Passive Integrated Transponders at Reed Bingham State Park," recently won the People's Choice Award at the 2023 Southwest Georgia Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Summit Juried Poster Competition in Columbus. She is a senior from Griffin, Georgia, who plans to graduate from Valdosta State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, a Minor in Environmental Studies, and a Minor in Psychology on May 6.
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Mar 17
Leann Brown Named Graduate Assistant of the Year at VSU
Leann Brown of Douglas, Georgia, is Valdosta State University's 2023 Graduate Assistant of the Year.
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May 8
VSU Enactus Finishes Third in National Competition
Valdosta State University Enactus recently placed third at the Enactus United States 2023 National Exposition Early-Stage Competition at the University of Texas in Dallas.
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May 1
VSU Students Excel at Global Sales Competition
Six students from Valdosta State University's Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration recently participated in a RNMKRS College Sales Skills Competition. This was VSU's first time competing in the global virtual sales competition, and VSU finished in eighth place overall out of more than 60 colleges and universities.
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Jan 23
A Conversation With Ben Strickland: VSU Alumnus, Filmmaker Introduces "No Limits No Refunds" to South Georgia Film Festival Audiences
Ben Strickland's "No Limits No Refunds" is one of 95 films that will be screened during the seventh annual South Georgia Film Festival March 3-5 at Valdosta State University.
A Conversation With Robert Greene: VSU Student, Filmmaker Introduces "Aberration" to South Georgia Film Festival Audiences
Robert Greene's "Aberration" is one of 95 films that will be screened during the seventh annual South Georgia Film Festival March 3-5 at Valdosta State University.
VSU Honors Andrew McCord with Most Outstanding AS300 Cadet Award
Andrew J. McCord of Roxboro, North Carolina, is the recipient of the 2022 Most Outstanding AS300 Cadet Award at Valdosta State University.
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2022 May 12
Nathan Popp Named Graduate Assistant of the Year at VSU
Nathan H. Popp of Cumming, Georgia, is Valdosta State University's 2022 Graduate Assistant of the Year.
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2022 Apr 27
Kennedy Drury Named Graduate Assistant of the Year at Valdosta State University
Kennedy Drury of the Office of Employee and Organizational Development is Valdosta State University's 2018-2019 Graduate Assistant of the Year.
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2019 May 17
Danielle McKay Recognized as Emerging Leader by American Chemical Society
Danielle McKay is not the same student she was when the year began. She is smarter, more confident, and more motivated to want to make a difference. After earning the American Chemical Society's Student Leadership Award in December 2020, McKay was invited to participate in the organization's invitation-only Leadership Institute Experience. The nine-month engagement kicked off in January, with a promise to help students like McKay continue learning, developing, and training to become effective and influential leaders.
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2021 Sep 8
VSU's Kaneathia Kendrick Expands Journalism Skills With Poynter Certificate
Nine students in Valdosta State University's JOUR 3080: Editing for Publications course, including Kaneathia Kendrick of Daytona Beach, Florida, have earned the coveted Poynter ACES Certificate in Editing.
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2021 Aug 10
VSU's Austin Bruce Expands Journalism Skills With Poynter Certificate
Nine students in Valdosta State University's JOUR 3080: Editing for Publications course, including Austin Bruce of Quitman, Georgia, have earned the coveted Poynter ACES Certificate in Editing.
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2021 Aug 10