On Tuesday, the VSU counseling suite hosted the “Family Matters Counseling Event.” This event was based on helping students who are dealing with family issues back at home. Many students were able to attend this event and learn different ways to cope through navigating family drama. This event discussed important topics and views dealing with the pressures of family drama ...
Read More »Voting Locations Available for VSU Students
The thought of voting can be stressful, and finding places to cast votes can be a challenge for college students. Here are the voting locations available on-campus and around the city of Valdosta. There has been talk of a polling location here on-campus and fortunately, VSU does in fact have a voting location for students and citizens of Valdosta to ...
Read More »Roundtable Discussion Highlights Concerns Ahead of 2024 Elections
On Wednesday, Oct. 24, the Department of Political Science, alongside Pi Sigma Alpha and the National Political Science Honor Society, hosted a roundtable discussion centered on the 2024 elections and their implications for Georgia, the United States and the world. The significance of the upcoming election looms large, with suggestions it will decisively shape the future of American society. The ...
Read More »Review: VSU Brings Upscale Dining Experiences To Students
VSU Dining has implemented a new event to its rotation in order to bring the fine dining experience to campus, 20 students at a time: a monthly supper club. The idea of a supper club is simple: a few people come together once per month or so, where they eat a meal consisting of a few courses based on a ...
Read More »VSU ranked 408 in Wall Street Journal’s Best U.S Colleges of 2025 List
VSU finished 408th out of 500 colleges within America in the Wall Street Journal’s annual ranking of the best colleges, down from 319th in the previous year. The Journal analyzes a variety of statistics, including salary impact, graduation rate, learning environment, career opportunities and others, in order to conduct its ranking of the best U.S. colleges each year. This year, ...
Read More »Students coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Three weeks after Hurricane Helene demolished VSU and the surrounding region, students are still struggling to get their lives back to a normal school year. Many members of the VSU community were without power, water and other essentials for weeks and some are still recovering in a variety of ways. On Thursday. Sept. 26, Helene made landfall as a ...
Read More »“Attend And Be Saved:” Baptist Collegiate Ministries Hosts Annual Confluence
Confluence is a yearly gathering in September of university and college students from across Georgia, they gather at confluence with a passion to truly be saved thanks to their growing relationship with God. Spanning three days from Friday Sept. 20 to Sunday Sept. 22. Participants embark on a whole weekend of creating new relationships, games and learning allowing students to ...
Read More »VSU Theatre and Dance Perform “Chicago”
VSU Theatre is taking “show business” to new heights as they prepare for their upcoming performance of Chicago. The show, set to run from Oct. 31-Nov. 2 and Nov. 4-6, tells the classic story of greed, murder, and corruption, all under the backdrop of 1920s Chicago. The musical starts with Vaudeville star Velma Kelly, played by Arianna Mangus, performing on-stage ...
Read More »Seasonal Wellness: Student Health Center Provides Tips for Staying Healthy Throughout the Semester!
The Student Health Center is our medical clinic here on campus. Students can pick up daily prescriptions and even get checkups as services are provided with VSU ID for all enrolled students. The health center’s main goal is to make sure that every Blazer is healthy, happy and well as we continue to dive into the heart of the fall ...
Read More »VSU Mourns the Loss of Dr. Bobbie Ticknor
VSU has issued a statement mourning the sudden death of Dr. Bobbie Ticknor, a criminal justice professor and active member of VSU’s community. She is survived by her husband Michael, as well as her daughter, Amanda Gayer, her son-in-law, Wyatt, and her grandchildren, Aria and Ivan. Dr. Ticknor has been with VSU for 10 years, serving as an assistant professor ...
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