Bluefield, WV—The President’s Emerging Scholars Academy (PESA) at Bluefield State University recently completed its enriching two-week summer academy. The program facilitated academic exploration, leadership development, and college readiness among a diverse group of future leaders. Over 30 high school students from Virginia, West Virginia, and Georgia converged on the Bluefield State campus, representing schools such…
Bluefield, WV – Bluefield State University officials received confirmation that corrective steps they have taken, address the concerns from a critical report last year from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The confirmation came in a formal notification of action taken by the HLC Board of Trustees, and grants BSU Continued Accreditation with a follow-up Focus…
Twenty-five eager students traded in their summer relaxation for stethoscopes and scrubs last week at the West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy, a collaborative program hosted by Bluefield State University (BSU) and WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital (PCH).
Bluefield State University proudly announces students who have earned a place on the prestigious President’s and Dean’s Lists for the Spring 2024 semester. These academic achievers exemplify dedication, perseverance, and a commitment to excellence in their studies. The President’s List recognizes full-time students who have achieved a remarkable grade point average of 3.80 or higher…
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…