BSU News

BSC Employees Recognized for Milestone Years of Service at State Ceremony

Dr. Sudhakar Jamkhandi (left), Bluefield State College Professor of English and Director of the Office of International Initiatives, and Dr. Angela Lambert (center), Dean/Bluefield State College School of the School of Nursing and Allied Health, are pictured with Matt Turner, Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration/WV Higher Education Policy Commission during the recent Public Service Recognition Week ceremony in Charleston. Dr. Jamkhandi received a certificate of recognition for his 35 years of servi

Dr. Sudhakar Jamkhandi (Bluefield State College Professor of English and Director of the Office of International Initiatives) and Dr. Angela Lambert (Dean/BSC School of the School of Nursing and Allied Health), were among a group of West Virginia public employees recognized for their careers of service. The December 14 ceremony at the Culture Center in Charleston was part of Public Service Recognition Week.

Bluefield State College Approved to Offer MBA Program, Spring 2022

W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business, Bluefield State College

Bluefield State College is celebrating another historic “first,” with Friday’s decision by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) to approve the College’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. “Today’s decision by the Commission empowers Bluefield State College to launch the first graduate degree program in the College’s 126-year history,” noted BSC President Robin Capehart. “By offering a graduate program, Bluefield State can now begin the process for pursuing university status.”

BSC Representatives Participate in Small Communities, Big Solutions Conference

Dr. Michelle Taylor and Mr. Scott Pitt were key contributors to a diversity workforce panel discussion during the annual “Small Communities, Big Solutions Conference,” sponsored by the Alliance for Economic Development of Southern West Virginia. For the second consecutive year, Dr. Taylor (Department Chair & Associate Professor of Business at BSC’s W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business) moderated the panel discussion and Pitt (Educational Outreach Counselor/BSC Academic Success Center, BSC Safe Zone Initiatives Director and LGBTQ advocate) was a featured panelist.

BSC Receives American Water "Inclusion and Diversity Grant"

Bluefield State College is receiving an American Water “Inclusion and Diversity Grant” to support an implement a “Cultural Histories of Affrilachian People Event Series.” BSC was one of 13 organizations across West Virginia to receive awards from American Water and its subsidiaries, including West Virginia American Water. The awards provide support to organizations seeking to develop and implement programs, training, and community-related projects that focus upon promoting and fostering inclusion and diversity in communities across West Virginia.

Bluefield State President Robin Capehart Delivers “Address to the Campus”

Bluefield State College President Robin Capehart

Bluefield State President Robin Capehart Delivers “Address to the Campus”

Kimball Elementary Fifth-Grade Students Make Field Trip to Bluefield State College

Fifth grade students from Kimball Elementary learned about academic programs, visited the Robertson Library, and enjoyed lunch in the Harris-Jefferson Student Center during a recent field trip to Bluefield State College.

Nearly 30 Kimball Elementary School students visited Bluefield State College this week, during a morning-long program that gave the fifth graders a taste of college life.

BSC Engineering Technology Industry Advisory Board Established

Nearly a dozen selected industry leaders joined 30 Bluefield State College Engineering Technology students, faculty and administrators for the first meeting of Bluefield State College’s Industry Advisory Board (IAB), November 16. The new IAB will provide insight as the Engineering Technology programs’ curricula become even more precisely tuned to develop graduates that meet the skilled workforce needs in the field.

NCAA Announces Student-Athlete Certification Process Infractions at BSC

The NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions announced today that Bluefield State College had failed to monitor the student-athlete certification process. This announcement follows Bluefield State College’s discovery and self-reporting of infractions to the NCAA, and BSC’s cooperation with the NCAA throughout the process. The NCAA Committee on Infractions recognized BSC’s swift action to reorganize its compliance department and proactively secure an outside entity to conduct a compliance audit.

BSC student Kashif Alston selected to be Gamma Beta Phi Society Regional Senator

BSC student Kashif Alston, Gamma Beta Phi Society Regional Senator

Bluefield State College student Kashif Alston has been selected as one of eight students from throughout the nation to serve as a Gamma Beta Phi Society Regional Senator for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Retired BSC Engineering Technology Dean Frank Hart Receives ABET’s Highest Honor

Former BSC Dean Frank Hart Receives ABET's Highest Honor

Frank Hart, whose service to Bluefield State College spanned six decades, has been selected to receive ABET’s (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) most prestigious honor—the Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award. According to ABET’s website, the Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award “honors an individual whose rare commitment and enduring impact has made ABET a better organization.” The award is ABET’s highest honor.

Bluefield State College Receives $10,000 from the Ellucian Foundation to Support Students In Need

Bluefield State College was selected as a 2021 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship recipient through the Ellucian Foundation. The PATH Scholarship program provides grants to higher education institutions to support students facing economic hardship. Bluefield State College received $10,000 which was distributed to 18 students to help with their academic expenses.

Ghanaian Master Weaver Delivers Lecture and Presents His Cloth Artwork at BSC

Chapuchi Bobbo Ahiagble, (center), a Master Weaver from Ghana with Dr. Bonnie Reese (left), BSC Associate Professor of Communications, and Dr. Tamara Ferguson, Interim Dean/BSC School of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences, are pictured with one of his numerous cloth artwork creations on display at the College’s Hebert Gallery.

Chapuchi Bobbo Ahiagble, a ninth-generation Master Weaver from Denu, Ghana presented an educational lecture at Bluefield State College on October 27

BSC Enters MOU With German University

Bluefield State College student Theodor Schell (left) observes as Dr. Ted Lewis, BSC provost signs a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Applied Sciences of Wurzburg-Scheinfurt FHWS), Germany. The MOU promotes student and faculty exchanges, collaborative faculty research, and information exchanges between Bluefield State and FHWS.

Bluefield State College has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Applied Sciences of Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS), Germany, to promote student and faculty exchanges, collaborative faculty research, and information exchanges.

BSC Student Utilizing "Project Success" Paid Internship at Mercer County Health Department

Jessica Holley-Davis, Bluefield State College Health Services Management major

Bluefield State College student Jessica Holley-Davis is utilizing a Ascendium Education “Project Success” paid internship opportunity at the Mercer County Health Department.

BSC Gamma Beta Phi Chapter Receives “Exemplary Chapter Award” from the Society’s National Headquarters

The Bluefield State College Chapter of Gamma Beta Phi has been selected as an “Exemplary Chapter (2020-2021)” by the Gamma Beta Phi Society’s National Headquarters. The BSC chapter is one of only 16 chapters nationally to receive the Society’s “Exemplary Chapter Award.”

Alzheimer’s Association WV Chapter Executive Director to speak at Bluefield State College, October 25.

Sharon M. Covert, Executive Director/Alzheimer’s Association, WV Chapter, will be the featured speaker at Bluefield State College on October 25. The program, which is open to the public, will begin at 1 pm in the Basic Science Auditorium.

BSC Presents First Ohio Valley Educational Scholarship Awards

Bluefield State College’ Katrina Davis and Ashlie Louden are the first recipients of the Ohio Valley Educational Opportunity Scholarship program. Bluefield State Provost Dr. Ted Lewis announced the scholarship program’s creation earlier this month in Wheeling. The College will provide $250,000 to students from the Ohio Valley to attend Bluefield State.

BSC Enters Into MOU With Ionian University

Bluefield State College has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Ionian University, Corfu, Greece to promote student and faculty exchanges, collaborative faculty research, and information exchanges

Project Success Internship Feature--BSC Student Jeffery Rayfield

BSC Student Jeffery Rayfield recently completed a Project Success internship at Mercer Medical Group's offices in Princeton and Athens.

Bluefield State College student Jeffery Rayfield’s career goal is to work in a medical setting. He recently completed a BSC Project Success internship opportunity at Mercer Medical Group’s offices in Princeton and Athens, WV to gain a greater understanding the field he will soon enter.

“Child Abuse, Child Advocacy & Mandate Reporters” Program at BSC

Local attorney Raeann Osborne will be a featured presenter at a September 13 program, “Child Abuse, Child Advocacy & Mandate Reporters,” at Bluefield State College. The program, which begins at 1 pm in the Basic Science Auditorium on BSC’s campus, is open to the public.