BSC Announces 2021 Spring Semester President’s & Dean’s Lists

The Bluefield State College 2021 Spring Semester President’s and Dean’s Lists have been announced.  One hundred twenty-one students earned President’s List recognition and an additional 221 students merited inclusion in the Dean’s List.   President’s List students achieved at least a 3.80 grade point average and successfully completed at least 12 hours (excluding developmental level…

8th annual Agora Virtual Event

The 8th annual 2021 virtual Agora, A Celebration of Creative Expression is now available for viewing at https://bluefieldstate.edu/agora/virtual-agora-2021.   BSC Humanities Department’s 2021virtual Agora, A Celebration of Creative Expression features a variety of performances by area high school and BSC students and faculty, renowned Spanish poet Margarita Merino, and keyboardist Kyle Wolford (a BSC alumnus). …

Sixteen teams took part in the 34th annual Klingensmith Cup Golf Tournament at Fincastle Golf Course in Bluefield Virginia, May 17.  The yearly gathering raises funds for the Bluefield State College School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.  Team Lusk, whose members included Anthony Lusk, Lance Morgan, Stevie Steele, and Erick Workman (pictured, left-to-right) won this year’s tournament.

34th Annual Klingensmith Cup Golf Tournament Summary

               Sixteen teams took part in the 34th annual Klingensmith Cup Golf Tournament at Fincastle Golf Course in Bluefield Virginia, May 17.  The yearly gathering raises funds for the Bluefield State College School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.                 Team Lusk, whose members included Anthony Lusk, Lance Morgan,…

Melissa Haye, Bluefield State College RadTech Program Director

Education Options Now Available for BSC Rad Tech Grads & Working Technologists

                Bluefield State College Radiologic Technology graduates and local working technologists can now choose from additional modality options when expanding their education beyond radiography.             “Through a new agreement between Bluefield State and Chattanooga State Community College, our students can obtain additional certification in the modalities of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mammography, and…

56 Students inducted into BSC Chapter of Gamma Beta Phi 

    The Bluefield State College Chapter of Gamma Beta Phi congratulates the 56 studentsrgajtJyu95 who were inducted in the 2020-2021 academic year. They join an expanding wide network of more than 70 chapters across the United States. Gamma Beta Phi has chapters located in universities and community colleges of all types and sizes. Participation…

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice to Deliver Bluefield State College’s 2021 Commencement Address, May 2 at Mitchell Stadium

                West Virginia Governor Jim Justice will deliver the commencement address at Bluefield State College’s 124th Graduation Exercises, May 2, 2021, 3 pm, at Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield.  Nearly 300 degrees will be awarded during the program.                 “We are thrilled and honored that Governor Justice will deliver the College’s 2021 commencement address,” observed Bluefield…

Jana Larson (pictured) recently presented a two-day seminar for Bluefield State College Radiology students to augment their preparation to successfully complete the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists’ Certification Exam. 

BSC Radiology Students Take Part in Seminar to Prepare for ARRT Certification Examination

Bluefield State College Radiology students recently participated in a two-day review of material to prepare them to successfully complete the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Certification Exam. Kettering National Seminars representative Jana Larson led the seminar, which is designed to prepare the students beyond the course work they have received since Summer 2019, according…

Vaccination at BSC

Bluestone Health Association-Bluefield State College COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Ned Shott Gym, April 16

                Responding to the increasing number of positive COVID cases in this region, Bluestone Health Association, Inc. and Bluefield State College are partnering to offer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations at BSC on April 16.  Twenty-one days later, a May 7 vaccination session will be conducted for individuals who received the first COVID shot on April 16….

Kurt Landefeld

BSC’s Kurt Landefeld Discusses Speech Writing in Advanced Composition Class

Award-winning novelist and author Kurt Landefeld talked about writing formal essays (speeches) as today’s featured speaker in the “Advanced Composition Class,” taught by BSC faculty member, Dr. Sudhakar Jamkhandi.  Landefeld, who writes and produces the Bluefield State College “Blue & Gold” quarterly magazine, talked to students about the keys to writing an effective speech.  Drawing…

With community and campus support, the Emerging Leaders Institute recently delivered more than 470 nonperishable food items to the Bluefield Union Mission.   Pictured (left-to-right) are Bluefield State College Emerging Leaders Institute members Desmond Freeman; Brandon Anyanwu (ELI President), Raenel Crenshaw, Bassy Sissoko, Autumn Miller, and Ashlei Kelly (ELI Secretary).  BSC faculty member Linda P. Trigg is ELI’s Director.

The Emerging Leaders Institute of Bluefield State College recently delivered over 470 nonperishable food items to the Bluefield Union Mission.

The Emerging Leaders Institute of Bluefield State College recently delivered over 470 nonperishable food items to the Bluefield Union Mission. ELI’s annual food drive was conducted in partnership with Beta Lambda Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.  ELI Director and AKA member Linda P. Trigg expressed special thanks for the support of Mr. Otis…

Brushfork Elementary School and Bluefield State College Education faculty and students are pictured just before the start of a recently presented Dr. Seuss-themed drive-by parade for Brushfork students.

Bluefield State Partners With Brushfork Elementary in Dr. Seuss-Themed Event that Engages Students and Families

            Local elementary school students and their parents enjoyed an entertaining and educational Dr. Seuss-themed program recently through the collaborative efforts Bluefield State College and Brushfork Elementary School.  The event, “All the Places You’ll Go,” marked the return of the programs between BSC and Brushfork Elementary, the College’s education partner…

American Electric Power and operating companies Appalachian Power and Kentucky Power recently donated sophisticated wireless telecommunications and radio equipment to Bluefield State College’s Electrical Engineering Technology program.  Pictured (left to right) are Nelson Linkous, AEP Telecommunication Lead Field Engineer, James Pruett, BSC Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology, and Ronn Robinson, Appalachian Power External Affairs Manager, with the Wireless Telecommunications Systems

BSC Electrical Engineering Technology Program Receives Substantial Equipment Donation from American Electric Power

                  Bluefield State College’s Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) students will benefit significantly through the addition of “real world” test equipment, courtesy of American Electric Power (AEP) and its operating companies, Appalachian Power and Kentucky Power.                 The donations of Wireless Telecommunications Systems Analyzers and Wireless Radio Equipment will be used in the BSC EET…

The research project of Bluefield State College students Dakota Parnell (left) and Jesse Orell (right) was selected as “First Runner-Up” in the “Biological and Biochemical Sciences Category” at the recent Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol program in Charleston.

BSC Students’ Research Receives Special Recognition During 2021 Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol

            The scientific research of Bluefield State College students Dakota Parnell and Jesse Orell received special recognition from judges during the recent Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC) program in Charleston, WV.  Their project was selected as “First Runner Up” in the “Biological and Biochemical Sciences Category” at the annual event.                …

Bluefield State College students in the Emerging Leaders Institute recently developed and presented “Original Roots, a program that highlighted many underappreciated and underpublicized facts about the history of Blacks in America.  Pictured (left-to-right) are Emerging Leaders Institute advisor Jani Springer, and ELI members Autumn Miller, Raenel Crenshaw, Bassy Sissoko, Brandon Anyanwu, Desmond Freeman, Ashlei Kelly, and ELI Director Linda P. Trigg

Emerging Leaders Institute at Bluefield State College Presents “Original Roots”

                The Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) student organization at Bluefield State College recently presented “Original Roots,” an original presentation that highlighted many underappreciated and underpublicized facts about the history of Blacks in America.              “The presentation was developed to increase awareness of, and appreciation for, Black History,” noted Linda Trigg, BSC faculty member…

Four Bluefield State College students attended the 2021 U.S. State Department HBCU Foreign Policy Conference, which was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Pictured at last year's Conference is BSC student Beverly Owensby Briggs (left) with a US State Department representative during the 2020 annual U.S. State Department Foreign Policy. Conference.

BSC Students Attend 12th Annual HBCU Foreign Policy Conference

On February 25-26, 2021, four BSC students—David Buss, Clayton Chenard, Carly Helton, and Lisa Rasnick—and one faculty member, Dr. Colin S. Cavell, attended the 12th Annual U.S. State Department Foreign Policy Conference.  Though normally held at the U.S. State Department in the Truman Building in Washington, D.C., due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this year’s conference was…