The heartfelt thoughts and prayers of the entire Bluefield State community go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of Lt. Aaron Crook. Lt. Crook touched the local community in many ways. He was always ready “to protect and to serve” and, ultimately, gave his all in the line of duty. He was a 2008…
The Hugh I. Shott Foundation has been a big supporter of Bluefield State College for a long time. If what was announced Thursday night comes to full fruition, no contributing entity will have ever been bigger. During Thursday night’s “An Evening with Bluefield State” fundraiser dinner at Fincastle on the Mountain, Bluefield State President Marsha…
(Bluefield)—Dr. Tesfaye Belay, a Professor of Biology at Bluefield State College, has been selected to receive a $20,000 “Research Seed Grant” from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium in the fiscal year 2017-18. The grant will fund laboratory supplies for BSC’s continuing NASA-related research project examining survival adaptations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in starvation conditions….
This coming Saturday, April 22, 2017, from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 p.m., the BSC International Student Organization (ISO) will be assisting with the “A Taste Around the World” event to be held at the Bluefield State College Research & Development Building at 704 Bland Street in downtown Bluefield, WV, 24701. Various international dishes cooked by…
BSC Emerging Leaders Institute collected over 510 nonperishable items during their Annual Canned Food Drive. These items were donated to the Bluefield Union Mission on April 5, 2017. Special thanks to their partners: Beta Lambda Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Inc., Bluefield State College faculty, staff and students and Jerry Perdue and his Peer…
The Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV) Scholarship Foundation distributed $15,500 this year to West Virginia college students pursuing an education and career in construction or engineering. Recipients were selected on the basis of their academic performance, extracurricular activities, work experience, financial need and an interest in a construction industry career. Eligible schools include West…
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) and Community and Technical College System (CTCS) today announced that this year’s application deadline for the need-based Higher Education Grant Program has been extended until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 1, 2017. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is the only application…
Dr. Bernadette Dragich and Sheila Gates, Assistant Professor of Nursing represented Bluefield State College AS. to receive a $10,000 grant to improve the quality of care and increase access to comprehensive services for individuals with Alzheimer’s or a related Dementia and their family caregivers. The awards, payable over a 20 month period, were made available…
Institutional administrators, librarians, school media specialists, instructional technology coordinators and other professionals working in the digital age have an opportunity in early April to enhance their digital literacy. Bluefield State College is hosting its 3rd Biennial Regional Technology Conference April 3, 4, and 5 at the Bluefield State main campus, and the Erma Byrd and…
How do you go about finding a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)? That’s what guest speaker, Dr. Christyl Johnson, Deputy Director for Technology and Research Investments, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, will share with students this Wednesday March 29th, 2017 at the Basic Science Auditorium on the campus of Bluefield State College….
Students at Bluefield State College will host a presentation by Ms. Barri Faucett, Director of Suicide Prevention of West Virginia at 11am Wednesday March 29th, 2017 in the Boyd Conference room located in Conley Hall on the BSC Campus. The objective is to help raise awareness of such an important issue. Recent Veterans face a…
We are looking forward to making this an annual event, and a fun-filled day of shopping with local crafters and vendors to support Bluefield State College. Please come out and attend this event on Saturday, March 25, 2017 in the Ned. E. Shott Physical Education Building on the Bluefield State College campus from 10 a.m….
Dr. Jesse Calloway grew up poor. He was one of six children, and when his mother died when he was eight, all the siblings moved in with an aunt and uncle who had six children of their own. Jesse learned the meaning of hard work at an early age, mowing lawns and doing odd jobs. …
Those years of late-night studying paid off Tuesday, March 21st as this year’s 2016-17 Grads received a well-deserved sendoff at the Bluefield State College Spring 2017 Graduate Fair in the Hebert Gallery located in the BSC student center. The event was complete with opportunities to enter drawings for door prizes. The morning took on a…
Bluefield State Colleges slogan is “Reach New Heights!” Those words make this year’s speaker a great fit for the Bluefield State College Foundation’s Dinner at Fincastle on the mountain! Despite being only 5’7”, Anthony “Spud” Webb proved himself as one of the most exciting point guards in the NBA. As one of the leagues smallest…