Jan 13th, 2020
This week’s Hotline! includes the following articles … • Faculty/staff invited to alumni social at country club Wednesday
• “Grand Entry - Regalia” artist talk and closing reception Thursday
• Klettke joins VCSU as career services director
• We All Row: Faculty/Staff Giving Campaign update
• Viking sports update
• What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City …
The VCSU Hotline! online newsletter is published every week during the school year. Deadline to submit articles (photos encouraged) is 3 p.m. the Friday before publication. Faculty/staff invited to alumni social at country club Wednesday All faculty and staff are invited to attend a VCSU Alumni and Friends Social to be held Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Valley City Town and Country Club.
This is a great chance to mingle and network with our local alumni and friends of VCSU.
Free chili will be served. It you plan to attend, please RSVP to Kim Hesch at 3-7403 or kim.hesch@vcsu.edu by Tuesday, Jan. 14. “Grand Entry - Regalia” artist talk and closing reception Thursday An artist talk and closing reception for, “Grand Entry - Regalia,” an art exhibit by visiting artist, Linda Whitney, professor emerita of art, will be held Jan. 16 from 4-5:30 p.m. in McCarthy 356. An alternate date of Jan. 23, 2020, has been set in case of inclement weather. The art exhibition is on display in McCarthy Gallery through Jan. 27.
Whitney won the Prize for Originality and for Breaking Classical Boundaries at the Fifth International Mezzotint Festival held in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in August 2019. Seven of her mezzotints were accepted for the Open Competition exhibition including “Red Fancy Shawl Dancer” (pictured), which is featured in the exhibition at VCSU.
Klettke joins VCSU as career services director Kari Klettke has joined the Valley City State University staff as director for career services.
At VCSU, Klettke will provide career counseling services and direct internship and other experiential education programs such as job shadowing and mentoring. She will also work with area and regional employers to assess workforce needs and assist students with employment opportunities.
Read more at www.vcsu.edu/news/10805/klettke-joins-vcsu-as-career-services-director. We All Row: Faculty/Staff Giving Campaign update Thank you to all who have contributed to helping sail this ship! So far, we have a participation rate of 66% in the faculty/staff giving campaign.
Our scholarship commitment for the year is $1.723 million. Won’t you please consider joining the ranks of those supporting student scholarships at VCSU. There is no minimum contribution and every donation helps!
Let’s all row together to help accomplish our goal! Please stop by the Foundation Office today. Viking Sports Update Men’s Basketball
Friday: VCSU 80, Dakota State 62
Saturday: Bellevue University 72, VCSU 65
The Viking men posted a 1-1 record this week as they resumed conference play. VCSU is now 4-12 overall and 1-2 in the North Star Athletic Association. The Vikings play at Waldorf University on Friday and Viterbo University on Saturday.
Women’s Basketball
Tuesday: Univ. of Jamestown 80, VCSU 65
Friday: VCSU 82, Dakota State 72
Saturday: Bellevue University 72, VCSU 63
The VCSU women’s basketball team picked up a win on Friday, defeating Dakota State 82-72 in a conference game. The Vikings are now 4-9 overall and 2-1 in conference play. VCSU is on the road this weekend for games at Waldorf University and Viterbo University.
Upcoming Events
Jan. 17: WBB/MBB @ Waldorf University, 5:30/7:30 p.m. (Forest City, Iowa)
Jan. 18: Track & Field @ University of Mary Winter Carnival, TBA (Bismarck, N.D.)
Jan. 18: WBB/MBB @ Viterbo University, 3/5 p.m. (La Crosse, Wis.)
Jan. 21: WBB/MBB vs. Trinity Bible College, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
What's happening at VCSU and around Valley City ... Monday, January 13
Tuesday, January 14
First full day of spring semester classes
12 p.m. Rotary Club, VCSU
5:30 p.m. Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals, Our Saviors Lutheran Church
9:10 p.m. VCAB weekly meeting
Wednesday, January 15
Payday
12 p.m. Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club
Thursday, January 16
7:30 a.m. Optimist Club, Vicky’s Viking Room
8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Viking For Christ meeting, Student Center Skoal Room
Friday, January 17
5:30 p.m. Viking women’s basketball @ Waldorf University, Forest City, Iowa
7:30 p.m. Viking men’s basketball @ Waldorf University, Forest City, Iowa
Saturday, January 18
3 p.m. Viking women’s basketball @ Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wis.
5 p.m. Viking men’s basketball @ Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wis.
Track & Field @ University of Mary Winter Carnival, Bismarck, N.D.
Sunday, January 19
Monday, January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
No VCSU classes – offices closed
8:30 a.m. MLK Day of Service
Tuesday, January 21
12 p.m. Rotary Club, VCSU
5 to 7 p.m. Rotary Pancake Supper, Epworth United Methodist Church
5:30 p.m. Viking women’s basketball vs. Trinity Bible College, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
7:30 p.m. Viking men’s basketball vs. Trinity Bible College, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
9:10 p.m. VCAB weekly meeting
Wednesday, January 22
12 p.m. Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club
Thursday, January 23
7:30 a.m. Optimist Club, Vicky’s Viking Room
6:30 p.m. In Knots Crochet, VCBC Public Library
8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Viking For Christ meeting, Student Center Skoal Room
Friday, January 24
Viking Visit Day
5:30 p.m. Viking women’s basketball vs. Mayville State University, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
7:30 p.m. Viking men’s basketball vs. Mayville State University, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
Saturday, January 25
Chinese New Year
3 p.m. Viking women’s basketball vs. Presentation College, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
5 p.m. Viking men’s basketball vs. Presentation College, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
Sunday, January 26
Go to www.valleycitynd.org/calendar.php to see more events happening in and around Valley City. |
