“Stinger” displays a WVSU specialty license plate, for which there are only a few days left to preorder. The person behind the mask was interviewed by the Yellow Jacket Online’s Joe Goodwin.
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Day of Giving, Black History Quiz Bowl set for Feb. 23 at Wilson Student Union
The Wilson Student Union at WVSU will be humming with activity on Thursday, Feb. 23, including a Day of Giving fundraiser and a quiz bowl event to mark Black History Month. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., all students are…
Acrobatics and Tumbling coming to WVSU in 2023
All-female sport combines gymnastics, cheerleading moves An Acrobatics and Tumbling program — the newest collegiate sport added to WVSU athletics — will start competing in spring 2023. An all-female sport combining competitive cheerleading and gymnastics all in one, acrobatics and…
Homecoming Week offers Range of Activities for students, faculty and staff
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Alana Dorsey brings WVSU pride, personal touch to support specialist role
Multi-tasking State graduate talks of adjustments made to accommodate pandemic-fueled changes On campus, West Virginia State University students have a variety of ways to learn, do their work and — most importantly — find help with academics and other demands…
Restoration Praise Temple: Church Seeks Strong Ties with State
Restoration Praise Temple is a local nondenominational church that recently expressed interest in securing a new church home. The church currently is run out of a chapel across from the West Virginia State University football field. Though the location is…
State to Remember Its History during Founder’s Day Ceremony
Founder’s Day is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, and State plans a convocation ceremony hosted by Dr. R. Charles Bryers, the university’s interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. The ceremony is set for 12:30 p.m. in the Frannin…
Jade Irving Makes Impact on State Campus
Editor’s note: The Yellow Jacket made changes in this story based on new information it received. Irving was highlighted by LifeBound for her work in coaching students. LifeBound trains and coaches students and professionals, and its goal is making sure…
State Art Class Takes Advantage of Clay Center’s Success
A West Virginia State University art class is using the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in Charleston as a base to visit diverse artistic venues in the community, Professor Zach Fitchner said. “The art class at the Clay…
Katherine Johnson Dies at 101; President Jenkins Praises Alumna
We lost a beloved alumna, Katherine Johnson, Feb. 24, 2020. She was 101 years old. A State graduate, Johnson went on to become a leading NASA mathematician, making calculations that were vital to the first moon landing in July 1969. Johnson, born in White…