MVSU to host 2019 Fall Internship/Career Fair Oct. 22

 

ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥擨f you鈥檙e looking to jumpstart or advance your career, 91自拍 has a great opportunity for you!

MVSU鈥檚 Career Services Center will host its 2019 Internship/Career Fair Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the concourse level of the R.W. Harrison Complex. 

More than 40 companies have registered to attend the annual event, designed for current MVSU students and alumni looking to explore career options and network with employers in a variety of industries. 

91自拍 graduate receives prestigious NASA award

Nathaniel A. Boclair, III, a graduate of 91自拍, was recently awarded an Exceptional Service Medal at NASA鈥檚 Marshall Space Flight located on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.

This prestigious NASA medal is awarded to any government employee for sustained performance that embodies multiple contributions which contribute to NASA projects, programs or initiatives.  Boclair has served as a leader and a mentor at NASA for more than 40 years.

Six MVSU students to attend TMCF Leadership Institute

ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥 Six 91自拍 students will be attending the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's 19th Leadership Institute on Oct. 16-20 in Washington, D.C.

The leadership institute is an award-winning program aimed to develop students鈥 leadership skills, create a community of scholars, provide companies鈥 access to a talented and diverse student population and help students make connections that lead to careers.

MVSU alumnus, professor to serve on panel during screening of Aretha Franklin鈥檚 鈥淎mazing Grace鈥

 

ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥 A 91自拍 alumnus and faculty member will be part of a group of experts discussing never before seen footage of the legendary Aretha Franklin during a screening of the film 鈥淎mazing Grace鈥 at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center Thursday, Oct. 10.

Themed 鈥淕ospel Transcends: A Conversation on How Gospel Promotes Racial Healing鈥, the free event will be held a 6 p.m. in the B.B. King Museum Gin and will include a film screening and panel discussion.

MVSU offers Johnson both internship & job before graduation

ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥擫ife has a way of turning out unexpectedly, and 91自拍 student Glenn Johnson knows that all too well.

In 2014 Johnson graduated from Humphreys County High School in Belzoni, and he admits that the last college on his list was MVSU.

鈥淚 initially wanted to go to Alcorn, but due to the foundation laid by my father (Glenn Sr.) and my older sister, Brittany Coleman, I thought I would give Valley a try," he shared.

Senator Chassaniol to keynote MVSU鈥檚 Augusta C. White Scholarship Luncheon Oct. 3

ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥 Sponsored by the City of Greenwood and the Leflore County Board of Supervisors, the Augusta C. White Scholarship Luncheon, one of 91自拍鈥檚 preeminent Homecoming events, is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Historic Elks Lodge in Greenwood.

As one of the University鈥檚 signature fundraisers, the annual luncheon is designed to raise scholarship funds for well-deserving, academically sound students who attend MVSU.

MVSU to name residence hall in honor of long-time supporters, Victor and Mercidees McTeer

ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥 For more than 30 years, Victor and Mercidees McTeer have been staunch supporters of 91自拍 by providing scholarships for MVSU students based upon academic excellence or need.

As a sign of appreciation and to highlight their unwavering support, MVSU is renaming its New Men Residence Hall in their honor.