An impressive debut! Students in the Bluefield State University Future Business Leaders of America collegiate chapter enjoyed great success at the West Virginia FBLA State Leadership Conference in Huntington on April 6. “All six BSU students have qualified to compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference this summer in Orlando, Florida,” noted Dr. Tabitha Young,…
More than 50 professional engineers along with engineering technology students and faculty from Bluefield State University (BSU) took part in the seventh annual Southern Technical Conference at Bluefield State University. The Conference was hosted by the BSU student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and was sponsored by the West Virginia…
Earlier this month several Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) students from Bluefield State University toured Smith Services in Princeton, WV. Smith Services provides motor generator repair services, performing large-scale industrial electric motor repair for companies throughout the world. At the BSU Career Fair in late March, Smith Services Plant Manager Estel Owens, invited Dr. Dan Trent,…
BSU’s Engineering Technology Advisory Board watches as University’s Mechanical Engineering Technology students Marlena Meyer (standing/foreground) and Kate Dashevski (seated/foreground) demonstrated their senior design project–an operating drone modeled after the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.
Funding Supports BSU College of Health Sciences Training Facility at Med. Education Center Bluefield State University will receive a $7.145 million Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award to support the creation of a state-of-the-art healthcare training facility at the BSU Medical Education Center (MEC). The Fiscal Year 2024 CDS request was submitted by Senator Shelley Moore…
Fawn Weaver, the first non-celebrity Black American woman to found and lead a billion-dollar enterprise, will deliver the Commencement Address at Bluefield State University’s 2024 graduation. BSU’s Commencement Exercises will be held on April 27, 2024, beginning at 10 am at the Brushfork National Guard Armory. “Bluefield State is honored that Ms. Weaver has agreed…
Since 1994, Food Lion has fostered a partnership with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and was the major sponsor of the 2024 CIAA men’s basketball tournament. Now that Bluefield State University has become a CIAA member, BSU students and student-athletes are benefiting from this partnership. At the recent CIAA basketball tournament in Baltimore, Food Lion…
Bluefield State University nursing students and faculty recently took part in the annual “Nurses Day at the State Capitol.” The University’s nursing students saw how their role as patient advocates extended beyond the hospital’s walls, according to Sandra Wynn, Director of the Associate Degree Nursing program in the College of Health Sciences at BSU. “Part…
When Charles Bullins accepted a “Forty Under Forty” award at the Virginia Nursing Foundation’s Annual Gala, it represented a major milestone in the career of the Wyoming East High School and Bluefield State University graduate. Bullins is a Cardiothoracic Surgery Nursing Advanced Practice Consultant at Carillion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia. He has also developed a…
Bluefield State University students Emily Shupe and Kristen Rolen from Dr. Tesfaye Belay’s laboratory presented their biomedical research posters during West Virginia Undergraduate Research Day at the State Capitol on February 22, 2024. The scholarly projects of the BSU students were featured during the poster sessions at the conference. “Our students welcomed legislators, Capitol staff,…
A program focused on substance abuse in West Virginia, its impact, and strategies for prevention and intervention will take place on March 11, 1 pm, in the Hebert Gallery/Harris-Jefferson Student Center at Bluefield State University. Cheryl Belcher MSN, FNP and a BSU RN-to-BSN faculty member, will present the program, which has been approved by the…
Bluefield State University’s Men’s and Women’s basketball teams are set to participate in their first Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament since rejoining the conference. The 2024 Food Lion CIAA Men’s and Women’s basketball tournament will take place from February 26 to March 3 at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Bluefield State University,…
Bluefield State University is proud to welcome Dr. Brittany Anderson, a distinguished scholar and native of Southern West Virginia, as a valuable addition to its teacher education faculty. With a profound passion for education and a wealth of experience in the field, Dr. Anderson is poised to make a transformative impact on the next generation…
High school seniors and their families can receive assistance in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during West Virginia FAFSA Day at Bluefield State University’s William B. Robertson Library on February 1, 2024 11 am-5 pm. “Completing the FAFSA is the most important step in finding money for college,” noted BSU Financial…
The President’s and Dean’s Lists have been announced for the outstanding academic achievements of our students for the 2023 Fall Semester. These lists recognize the hard work demonstrated by these individuals in their academic pursuits. Congratulations to 168 students who have maintained a minimum grade point average of 3.80 and successfully completed at least 12…