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.
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
VSU's Jasmine Freeman Wins Research Award at LSAMP Summit
Jasmine Freeman's research, "Utilizing the Continuous and Absorption Spectrum to Calculate the Components of Stars," recently won first place at the 2023 Southwest Georgia Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Summit Juried Poster Competition in Columbus. She is a senior from Shelby, North Carolina, who anticipates earning a Bachelor of Science in Astronomy and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Valdosta State University in May 2025.
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Mar 14
Jimmecha Carr Shares Research at VSU Colloquium
Jimmecha Carr of Albany, Georgia, recently presented "Defining Beauty Standards Through Media: Is It Worth It?" during Valdosta State University's 2022 Prosper Tsikata Graduate Colloquium.
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2022 Mar 21
Skylar Grinnell-Meeler Shares Research at VSU Colloquium
Skylar Grinnell-Meeler recently presented "Silenced Sportswomen: An Evaluation of Muted Group Theory in Sports and How Roller Derby Challenges and Reinvents the Ideas of Gender in the Sports Industry" during Valdosta State University's 2022 Prosper Tsikata Graduate Colloquium.
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2022 Mar 17
Jonathan Bridenbaker Shares Research at VSU Colloquium
Jonathan E. Bridenbaker of Gulfport, Mississippi, recently presented "Gun Girl: Kaitlin Bennett, Free Speech, and Mythmaking" during Valdosta State University's 2021 Prosper Tsikata Graduate Colloquium.
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2021 Jun 21
Matthew Rorer Shares Research at VSU Colloquium
Matthew B. Rorer of Columbus, Georgia, recently presented "New Age of Online Image Crisis: Influencers" during Valdosta State University's 2021 Prosper Tsikata Graduate Colloquium.
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2021 Jun 16
Lauren Corley Shares Research at VSU Colloquium
Lauren A. Corley of Cairo, Georgia, recently presented "Making an Effort: Evaluating USA Gymnastics' Corporate Social Responsibility Following Negligence and Scandal" during Valdosta State University's 2021 Prosper Tsikata Graduate Colloquium.
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2021 Jun 16
Jael Stanton Wins Best Poster Honors at 73rd Gaseous Electronics Conference
Jael A. Stanton's "Gas Kinetic Modeling of Titan Atmospheric Entry Plasma" won Best Poster honors in the undergraduate research category at the 73rd annual Gaseous Electronics Conference.
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2020 Dec 15
Nya Lampkin Wins Best Poster Honors at 73rd Gaseous Electronics Conference
Nya M. Lampkin's "Gas Kinetic Model for Titan Atmospheric Entry Plasma" won Best Poster honors in the undergraduate research category at the 73rd annual Gaseous Electronics Conference.
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2020 Dec 15
VSU Students Present Research at Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference
Five Valdosta State University students recently presented original research at the seventh annual Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference in Gainesville, Georgia.
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2019 Feb 4
Three VSU Students Present at 2018 GAHPERD Convention
Three students from Valdosta State University's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education presented "Shuffle Mania" at the 2018 Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Inc. Convention in Athens.
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2019 Jan 7
Mehvish Durrani Presents at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Mehvish Durrani represented Valdosta State University at the 70th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Augusta, Georgia.
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2018 Dec 17
Kenyanna Parrish Presents at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Kenyanna S. Parrish earned a $250 Travel Grant from the American Chemical Society to represent Valdosta State University at the 70th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Augusta, Georgia.
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2018 Dec 17
Patrick Elliott Wins National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing Student Research Award
Patrick Elliott's "Effects of Egocentrism on the Vocabulary Development of African-American Preschoolers" won the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing's 2018 Student Research Award.
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2018 May 2
Victoria LeCroy Wins Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Award
Victoria LeCroy's "Investigation of Hiring Bias Against Individuals with LGBT Involvement on Resumes" won the Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology Undergraduate Research Award at the Southeastern Psychological Association's 64th annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina. Victoria LeCroy's "Investigation of Hiring Bias Against Individuals with LGBT Involvement on Resumes" won the Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology Undergraduate Research Award at the Southeastern Psychological Association's 64th annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina.
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2018 May 1
VSU's Miranda Huff And Anthony Scheffler Present Academic Research at USG Teaching And Learning Conference
Valdosta State University's Miranda Huff and Dr. Anthony Scheffler were recently chosen to present research on academic mapping at the 2018 University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference in Athens, Georgia.
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2018 Apr 25
Valdosta State University Students Present at 2017 Graduate Student Research and Scholarship Symposium
An elite group of 43 students, nominated by faculty in their respective academic disciplines, presented at Valdosta State University's 2017 Graduate Student Research and Scholarship Symposium.
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2017 Jul 24
Valdosta State University Students Present at 2017 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention
Valdosta State University students from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders were invited to present research at the 2017 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention in Athens, Georgia. The theme was "Joining Together for Success."
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2017 Jul 5
Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy Students Present Research at Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting
Five students from Valdosta State University's Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy presented original research at the Southeastern Psychological Association 64th annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, March 6-9.
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2018 Mar 14
Victoria Sandefur Wins Second Place Honors at Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention
Victoria R. Sandefur's "The Effect of Taste on Lingual Swallowing Pressure" won second place in the undergraduate research category at the 2017 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention Student Poster Competition.
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2017 May 16
Katherine Stone Wins Second Place Honors at Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention
Katherine Bailey Stone's "Kinesio Tape in the Treatment of Dysphagia" won second place overall and second place in the graduate research category at the 2017 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention Student Poster Competition.
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2017 May 16
Rebekah Foster Wins First Place Honors at Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention
Rebekah A. Foster's "The Effects of Rapid Auditory Discrimination Treatment on Articulation Improvement" won first place overall and first place in the graduate research category at the 2017 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention Student Poster Competition.
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2017 May 12
Valdosta State University Honors College Students Present at 2017 Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Conference
Seven Valdosta State University Honors College students were selected to present at the 2017 Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Conference. Hosted by Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, this year's event was built around a "Reaching for the Stars" theme, and students were asked to share their best academic or creative work with honors students and faculty from across the state.
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2017 Apr 24
Valdosta State University's Ann Williams Recognized at Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Conference
Ann Williams's "Connections to the Past: An Ethnographic Study of the Connection Between Modern Mayans and the Ancients" won first place for Best Paper in the Social Sciences at the 2017 Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Conference.
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2017 Apr 21
Valdosta State University Students Present at 2016 Graduate Student Research and Scholarship Symposium
An elite group of 42 students, nominated by faculty in their respective academic disciplines, presented at Valdosta State University's 2016 Graduate Student Research and Scholarship Symposium.
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2016 Jul 18
Hayley Jackson, Sabrina Ogletree Win Best Poster Award at VSU Symposium
Hayley Jackson and Sabrina Ogletree's "Visual Working Memory" won the Best Poster Award in the James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and Human Services at the 2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium hosted by Valdosta State University.
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2016 Jul 11
Rebeccah Stansbery Wins Best Poster Award at VSU Symposium
Rebeccah Stansbery's "Effects of Training for a 439-Mile Endurance Run on Performance and Energy Balance" won the Best Poster Award in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the 2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium hosted by Valdosta State University.
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2016 Jul 8
Obediah Hall Wins Best Poster Award at VSU Symposium
Obediah Hall's "31 in a Billion: An Analysis of the Adoption of Voter ID Laws" won the Best Poster Award in the Social Sciences at the 2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium hosted by Valdosta State University.
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2016 Jun 8
Destiny Wilkinson Wins Best Poster Award at VSU Symposium
Destiny Wilkinson's "Iris Murdoch: The Study of Good and Evil" won the Best Poster Award in the Arts and Humanities at the 2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium hosted by Valdosta State University.
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2016 Jun 17