INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The 12th annual West Virginia State University (WVSU) Black & Gold Gala will take place, Friday, April 10, at the Charleston Coliseum

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West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host its first hackathon, the MS-CC Environmental Sciences Hackathon, Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4. 

April 2, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host its first hackathon, the MS-CC Environmental Sciences Hackathon, Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4.  Across the two day event students will tackle real-world environmental and cybersecurity challenges using data science, AI, a…

West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host an Out of the Darkness Walk Suicide Prevention Walk on Thursday, April 9. 

April 1, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host an Out of the Darkness Walk Suicide Prevention Walk on Thursday, April 9.  The walk will begin outside the James C. Wilson University Union at 12:30 p.m. Onsite registration will begin at noon.   The Out of the Darkness Walk is a…

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March 30, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – To celebrate Women’s History Month, West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host Kyla Summer Miller, manager for the Eastern Region of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as a featured guest speaker on Tuesday, March 31. The event will take place at the Erickson Alumni Center (buil…

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