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Trojan Weekly: Online Newsletter for VSU Alumni and Friends
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VSUAA 1st National Day of Service
April 18, 2015
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Athletic Scholarship Golf Tournament
May 1, 2015
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Homecoming 2015
October 16-18, 2015
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UPDATE:
VSU Founder's Day activities were postponed last week due to inclement weather. Founder's Day activities have been rescheduled for
Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
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outhside Virginia Community College President and
VSU alumnus Dr. Al Roberts (M.Ed. '76)
will
deliver the keynote address for Virginia State University's 133rd Founder's Day Convocation.
Dr. Roberts has been making a difference in the lives of Southside Virginians throughout his nearly 40-year career in education and community service. He began his career as an instructor at Norfolk State University in 1976. Dr. Roberts came to Southside Virginia Community College in 1995, where he has held several administrative positions, including Director of Campus Without Walls and Student Support Services, Dean of Off-Campus Instruction, Vice President for Workforce Services and Continuing Education and Provost. On August 1, 2014 Dr. Roberts became SVCC's 5th President.
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VSU Fills Five "Mission Critical" Positions
Five key administrative positions that Dr. Hammond, VSU's interim president, terms "mission critical" have been filled, including a new top financial officer.
 Kevin Davenport will leave Virginia Commonwealth University to become VSU's vice president for administration and finance. At VCU, Mr. Davenport was treasurer and director of treasury services. He will replace David Meadows, who was named executive vice president of Governors State University in Illinois.
Letizia Gambrell-Boone will join VSU as vice president for student affairs. She comes to VSU from Hampton University, where she has served as senior director in academic and student affairs and special assistant to the president. The VSU post was last held by Michael Shackleford.
Pamela L. Munden-Orr was named VSU's new director of alumni rela tions. She previously was an admissions counselor/alumni recruitment specialist at VSU.
Eddie L. Perry Jr. has been appointed chief of
police after serving as the acting chief since April 2014. In his 19 years of law enforcement service within the Commonwealth of Virginia,he has served as Chief of Police at Mary Washington University and Thomas Nelson Community College.
Ramona L. Taylor, previously assistant commonwealth's attorney for the city of Richmond, will serve as the university's new general counsel.
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VSU Women's Basketball Team Set For Tonight's NCAA Division II Tournament Game
The #8 seeded VSU women's basketball team (19-9) will face the #1 seeded Vulcans of California University of Pennsylvania (26-4) in the first round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region tonight at 7:30 p.m. This will be the second meeting between the two teams. In 2010, the Vulcans defeated the Trojans 70-62 in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball South Atlantic Regional tournament held at Cal. U.
In his ninth season, Head Coach James Hill, Jr. has led the Trojans to their third trip to the NCAA Division II Basketball Regional Tournament. Previous appearances were in 2014 and 2010.
Lets Go State!
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Nine new jobs coming to Petersburg
Dr. Jewel Hairston, VSU's Dean of the College of Agriculture,
Petersburg Mayor Howard Myers, and Dr.
Hammond pose for a photo during the Governor's announcement on March 4th that Big Trouble Malting and Spirits will open a new malting facility and craft distillery in the City of Petersburg.
The company will invest just under a million dollars and create nine new jobs in Petersburg, while sourcing all of its needed feedstock - or more than 40,000 bushels of barley, wheat, rye, and fruit - from Virginia agricultural producers. The Commonwealth is partnering with Petersburg and Big Trouble on this project through the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID).
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VSU Launches New Commercial
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Great News!
The Trojan baseball team has made VSU program history by ranking ninth in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region Week 4 Poll.
The Trojans are 8-2 overall after splitting a double header against the Warriors of East Stroudsburg University on March 8.
Lets Go State!
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Calling All VSU Kappas
This is an official Fraternity Event Open to "all" Kappas in the Bond. (Closed to family members, friends, and general public)
$20 - Graduate Members / $10 - Undergraduate Members
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Purchase A Brick And Leave Your Legacy!
Forever leave an impression at VSU by purchasing a brick in VSU's Pave the Way brick campaign. This campaign helps to raise money for VSU's Annual Fund; an unrestricted, and much needed, resource for the University's areas of greatest need.
Gifts to the VSU Annual Fund are immediately available to provide scholarship assistance to students, to strengthen and enhance academic programs and to sustain and grow athletic programs. Through this campaign, you can purchase and personalize a brick that can be purchased for $150.00.
Your personalized brick will be placed in the patio area of the newly renovated VSU Bookstore, and will be inscribed with your personal message -- for example, your name and class year; Greek organization; remembering a special friend or loved one that you would like to honor, or where you met your sweetheart - "At Seward Hall". Your gift is tax-deductible and it helps ensure your legacy at VSU!
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Calling all members of the Classes of '75 and '71
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Photo of the Week
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Greater New York Chapter President Howard Dabney talking with high school students about VSU at the Riverbank State Park College Fair.
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VSU Alumni Association Alumni Award Nomination Forms
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Each year, the Virginia State University Alumni Association offers a number of awards to individuals and chapters who have made a positive impact on the University, the Alumni Association, and the community at-large. Nominations for candidates are solicited from members and active chapters within the VSU Alumni Association. Annual Awards include the prestigious Alumnus of the Year Award, the Chapter of the Year Award, the Chapter President of the Year Award, the Young Trojan Award, the Orange and Blue Award, and the Board Member of the Year Award.
Recognition
of awards take place during the University's Annual Alumni Weekend & Commencement celebration held in May of each year. Award nomination forms are due by March 21, 2015.
Download Nomination Forms Here:
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| VSUAA Chapter Activities/Events |
DMV Joint Founder's Day Celebration
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| DMV Joint Founder's Day Celebration 2015 |
Check out pictures from the DMV Joint Founder's Day Celebration that was held on Sunday, March 8, 2015. The event was hosted by the VSUAA- Washington, DC; Northern, Virginia; and Prince George's County, MD Chapters. It looks like everyone had a great time in Trojan Fellowship!
Click on the image to view the pictures.
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VSUAA-Baltimore Chapter
Join members of the VSUAA-Baltimore Alumni Chapter this weekend as they celebrate VSU's Founder's Day with an Alumni Mixer/Game Night on March 14th and a Church Service Observance on March 15th.
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VSUAA-Greater New York Chapter
The Chapter will host a membership meeting on Saturday, March 21st at 3 PM. The meeting will take place at 270 Decatur Street (between Stuyvesant & Lewis) in Brooklyn, New York. Come out with all your great ideas about activities for the year. For more information contact Chapter President Howard Dabney at newyork_chapter@vsuaaonline.com.
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VSUAA-Woo Woo Alumni Chapter
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VSUAA- Richmond Metro Chapter
The VSUAA- Richmond Metro Chapter will celebrate its 100th Anniversary on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 6:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., with a gala at the Gateway Event Center on the campus of VSU. Come and dance the night away to music provided by DJ Cool Cliff and The Appomattox Regional Governor's School Jazz Band. Proceeds from the gala will go toward the Chapter's Scholarship and Student Tuition Assistance Funds. Tickets are $65.00 per person.
For tickets and more information, please contact Proctor Galloway at (804) 539-1425 or by email at
proctor-0079@live.com
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This is the Chapter's MAJOR fundraiser. Get a table for your friends, family and neighbors.
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VSUAA-Tidewater Chapter
Join the VSUAA-Tidewater Chapter on April 25, 2015 at its annual Scholarship Endowment Luncheon.
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VSUAA-Washington, DC Chapter
Join the VSUAA-Washington, DC Chapter for a down home fish fry on Saturday, June 13, 2015.
What could be better than a day of great fish, great fun, great fellowship and all for a great cause - raising much needed scholarship money for students residing in the Washington, DC metropolitan area who plan to enroll or who are currently enrolled at our beloved Alma Mater.
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| Take The 1882 Trojan Challenge |
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 March 6, 2015, marks the 133rd anniversary of Virginia State University's founding. In the spirit of Trojan pride and support for our great institution and its students, from today through Alumni Weekend, April 30 - May 2, 2015, VSU's Office of Institutional Advancement is asking all Trojans and VSU supporters to accept the 1882 Trojan Challenge.
The challenge is simple. Consider giving a gift to the VSU Tuition Assistance Fund that corresponds with the University's founding year. For example, 1882 gifts can be entered as "$18.82," "$188.02" or "$1,882." Click here and select "Other."
Enter your contribution and make sure the designation indicates "Tuition Assistance Fund". Click "Add Donation" to complete your gift. Once you have completed your donation, post, tweet, or email why you are "Trojan Proud" and encourage others to accept the Trojan Challenge.
Monthly Contribution
Would you like to extend the challenge to a monthly basis rather than a one-time contribution? If so, please consider contributing $18.82 monthly (or an amount of your choice) through automatic deduction. A form for this option can be found
Completed forms can be mailed to:
Virginia State University
P.O. Box 9027
Virginia State University, VA 23806.
If your company offers matching gifts, you can increase your support even more!
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2015 VSU Football Schedule
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