Bluefield State College’s W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business hosted a meeting of the Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia’s Entrepreneurship Working Group. The Alliance is a collaboration among the 10 public higher education institutions in Southern West Virginia, It emphasizes fostering an environment for economic growth by will pooling…
The recently signed articulation agreement in Criminal Justice between Bluefield State College and the McDowell County Career and Technical Center marked a milestone for BSC. The College now has 50 active articulation agreements with regional community colleges and county high school career and technical centers. “These agreements…
The Bluefield State College Criminal Justice program recently conducted its 28th annual Mock Trial competition in the courtroom of Mercer County Circuit Court Judge William Sadler. This year’s competition marked the first time the BSC mock trial event has been held in Judge Sadler’s courtroom. Students in BSC Professor Michael Lilly’s “Criminal Procedures…
Bluefield State College student-athlete Raenel Crenshaw was presented the “2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award” during the College’s recent athletics banquet. The magazine “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” sponsors the award to honor undergraduate students who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the athletic field. Crenshaw, captain of the BSC volleyball…
BSC News Bits, Bytes, and Teasers, week ending May 4 Apr. 28-May 3—Numerous end-of-semester academic awards programs throughout each School were held this week, providing recognition and appreciation for the outstanding work of BSC students, faculty, staff, and community supporters.Apr. 29-May 2—BSC students, faculty, staff, and administrators beautified the campus during BSC Beautification Week. …
Maya Angelou PCS Students Visit Bluefield State College Eleven students from the Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Washington, DC visited Bluefield State College today in an initiative designed to encourage and assist them in the pursuit of a college education at BSC. BSC alumnus Greg Aiken, a faculty member and coach at Maya Angelou…
Bluefield State College President Robin Capehart told members of the Princeton Rotary Club that higher education needs to be nimble. “We don’t want to change for the sake of change, but we want to be able to change for the sake of improvement,” he told Rotarians at their April 26 weekly meeting. Capehart, whose…
Retired BSC Educator Awarded “Faculty Emeritus” Designation Roger Owensby, whose career as a faculty member at Bluefield State College spanned 41 years, was awarded the designation of Faculty Emeritus during the College’s 2019 Employee Recognition Celebration. Owensby’s career spanned 41 years as a member of the BSC faculty, and he concurrently served in a…
BSC Donates Surplus Furniture and Equipment to Bluefield High School Bluefield State College has recently donated several pieces of surplus furniture and equipment to Bluefield High School, assisting BHS in upgrades in multiple classrooms and one laboratory. Paul Rutherford, BSC’s Director of Purchasing, collaborated with Bluefield High School Principal Michael Collins and Don Jones, BHS…
Emerging Leaders Institute’s Annual Food Drive Benefits Bluefield Union Mission For the fifth consecutive year, the Emerging Leaders Institute student organization at Bluefield State College conducted a highly productive food drive. This year’s drive resulted in the collection of more than 800 nonperishable food items that were delivered to the Bluefield Union Mission on April…
West Virginia Senator Chandler Swope, founder and past president of Swope Construction Company, discussed “Writing Professional Articles” during a presentation to BSC students and faculty. Swope, chairman of the Senate Workforce Committee and vice chair of three Senate committees, told his audience, “Business writing is legal writing–you must choose words that will define what expectations…
Dr. James Walters has been elected President of the West Virginias Academy of Science. Dr. Walters, Assistant Professor of Biology at Bluefield State College, was chosen by the Academy at its 94th annual meeting, March 30, 2019 at West Liberty University. His two-year term as WVAS President officially begins on July 1, 2019. …
BSC President Speaks at Bluefield, VA Rotary Club Bluefield State College Interim President Robin Capehart told Bluefield Virginia Rotarians, “Bluefield State wants to be everybody’s learning company and focus on what we do well–we teach people.” “We’re looking at the way we do things and considering how they can be done better. We…
Marc Harshman, West Virginia’s Poet Laureate (2012), presented a writing workshop for College and community on April 17. His visit to BSC coincided with the sixth annual celebration of creative expression, “Agora,” at the College. A poet, storyteller, and author of 11 books for children, he received a Fellowship in Poetry from the West…
Dr. William Robertson, who served in an executive capacity in the administrations of five U.S. Presidents, will deliver the commencement address at Bluefield State College’s 122nd Graduation Exercises, May 11, 2019 at the Brushfork Armory. Nearly 300 students will receive degrees during the program Dr. Robertson’s career has spanned more…