BSU News

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission), West Virginia State University (WVSU) and Bluefield State University (BSU) have received a $210,00 two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help carry out programs to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages in West Virginia. The grant, combined with the…

                It’s a special moment, some would say “magical,” when an adult reads aloud to a young boy or girl.  Recently, more than a dozen Bluefield State University student-athletes helped the “magic” happen by assisting in the Read Aloud WV of Mercer County’s “Snuggle & Read” program.  Young children (ages 2 to 5) and their…

Two Bluefield State University student teams competed in the West Virginia Society of Radiologic Technologists’ (WVSRT) annual conference at Canaan Valley Resort earlier this month.  The annual conference featured a diverse program covering current trends in medical imaging to enhance professionalism and optimize patient care quality. BSU Bluefield campus RadTech students Ethan Hill, Katelyn Miller,…

Students in Dr. Jeffrey Yeager’s American and World Literature classes at Bluefield State University will benefit from their faculty member’s expertise into the life and works of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist John Steinbeck.  An excerpt from Yeager’s master’s thesis, which was published in the journal the Steinbeck Review, was cited in Combating Injustice: …

B-State Student Awarded IBTTA Scholarship WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bluefield State University student Patrice Sterling has received one of five $5,000 scholarships from the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) Foundation.  Of the five IBTTA scholarships, one was allocated for a student attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).    Sterling, a Kingston, Jamaica resident,…

Garry Moore Becomes First Chancellor in BSU History   Garry Moore has observed and participated in the life of Bluefield State for most of his life.  As Pastor of Scott Street Baptist Church and as former mayor and member of the City of Bluefield Board of Directors, he thoroughly understands that the future of Bluefield…

Peyton Whitt has been selected as Bluefield State University’s top Engineering Technology Freshman for the 2021-2022 Academic Year as the recipient of the “Claude B. Dalton Scholarship.”  He is a Mechanical Engineering Technology major and has a 4.0 cumulative GPA.  Whitt, a Peterstown, WV resident, is a James Monroe High School graduate.  “I am blessed…

During a program attended by WV Governor Jim Justice and many coal industry leaders, Pocahontas Land and Bluefield State University announced that they’ve partnered to establish the Pocahontas Land Coal Producers Endowed Professorship.  The goal—to re-establish the Mining Engineering Technology program at BSU. Warrior Met Coal Company COO Jack Richardson, a 1984 Bluefield State Mining…

Bluefield State University’s MBA Program Underway   The W. Paul Cole Jr., College of Business at Bluefield State University welcomes Dr. Jerry Wood the new Director of the BSU Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program.   “Dr. Wood is an experienced, and highly respected leader and MBA Director.  He brings a wealth of knowledge and a…

  Bluefield State University sophomore Patrice Sterling took full advantage of her intensive seven-week summer internship working with professional engineer.  Sterling, a Kingston, Jamaica resident and Computer Science major, was one of only 104 students chosen from more than 2000 applicants to take part in the New Technologists Innovation Academy.  She recently took a few…

Bluefield State University’s Betty M. Nash (right), is BSU’s 2021-2022 “Faculty of the Year” Recipient.  Professor Nash is pictured (right) with Dr. Ted Lewis, BSU Provost, who presented her a $1000 check from the Bluefield State University Foundation in recognition of her selection for the award. Nash is a Professor in the RN to BSN program…

Bluefield State University student Kadi Ruble-Varney thoroughly enjoyed her Project Success paid internship this summer at Oakvale Elementary School. As a junior majoring in Elementary Education, Kadi worked with teachers and students in kindergarten through fifth grade as they prepare for the coming academic year. “I have always loved working with young children,” Ruble-Varney said….

Local attorney Raeann Osborne will be a featured presenter at an August 29 program, “Child Abuse, Child Advocacy & Mandate Reporters,” at Bluefield State University.  The program, which begins at 1:30 pm in the Basic Science Auditorium on BSU’s campus, is open to the public. A Bluefield State Criminal Justice program graduate (2010), Ms. Osborne…