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…
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. Gamma Beta Phi is a collegiate honor society with chapters at more than 80 colleges and universities. GBP members are devoted to…
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…
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. After…
Chapuchi Bobbo Ahiagble, a ninth-generation Master Weaver from Denu, Ghana presented an educational lecture at Bluefield State College on October 27. An engaged audience of Bluefield State College students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members learned about the ancient and traditional form of Ghanaian Ewe weaving during the program, and many remained afterward…
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. Dr. Ted Lewis, BSC Provost and VP for Academic and Student Affairs, signed the MOU during a virtual ceremony attended by FHWS’s Senol…
Bluefield State College student Jessica Holley-Davis is utilizing a Ascendium Education “Project Success” paid internship opportunity at the Mercer County Health Department. “I have 10 plus years of working in a hospital setting and have learned firsthand about how important public health is to the community, certainly during the COVID-19 Pandemic,,” noted Holley-Davis, a…
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.” The award notification letter from Dr. Denis Goulet, Gamma Beta Phi…
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. Covert has over 30 years’ experience in public health and chronic disease prevention. Her presentation will cover…
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. Under current state laws…
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. Dr. Ted Lewis, BSC Provost, signed the MOU during a Google Meet signing ceremony that included Ionian University President Professor Dr. Andreas Floros; Dr. Paschalis Nicolaou, Responsible for…
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. “The Project Success paid internship opportunity showed…
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….
Bluefield State College Anticipates Record-Setting Enrollment Increase for Fall Semester A record-setting enrollment increase at Bluefield State College—that’s what fall semester 2021 numbers indicate, according to BSC officials. On August 31, 2021, the total number of students enrolled was 12.6% higher than it was on the same date one year ago. This…
Virginia Zanotti was recently recognized as Bluefield State College’s top Engineering Technology Freshman for the 2020-2021 Academic Year and as the recipient of the Claude B. Dalton Scholarship. She is a Civil Engineering Technology Major from Argentina and currently holds a 4.0 GPA. She is a student worker and is also a member of…