On behalf of Virginia State University’s Department of Student Activities, we would like to invite you to our home on the lofty hill, high above the Appomattox River. We would also like to extend the opportunity to build and maintain a vital relationship with Virginia State University and its campus where students can Dream, Explore and Succeed.
Located in the beautiful city of historic Petersburg, Virginia State University Homecoming celebration is truly a highlight and notable event in the Tri-cities area. Records indicate that this most prestigious tradition started in the 1930’s, welcoming our alumni back to the university as “Home-comers,” bringing good fortune to the game. Over the years this tradition has grown and is a capstone in the college experience for students and alumni. It attracts over 30,000 guests and the numbers rise each year. As the only Historically Black Land Grant University in Virginia, Trojans take pride in the history and success of Virginia State University.
Homecoming celebration is a culmination of various activities for Trojans to come together and celebrate university spirit and culture. Each year of success is owed to the students, alumni, faculty/staff and the surrounding community of the University. This year’s activities include the Gospel Concert featuring Earnest Pugh and the world renowned Virginia State University Gospel Choral, Comedy Show featuring DeRay Davis, R&B/Hip-hop Concert featuring Travis Porter and Meek Mills, Parade, Pep Rally and Vendor Bazaar to just name a few. Each event draws large crowds not only from the University, but people all over the country. Virginia State University Homecoming is a nationally recognized event bringing in a mass amount of people and organizations.
Get Connected:
http://www.vsu.edu/pages/1.asp The History of Virginia State University:
Founded in 1882, Virginia State University (VSU) is the nation’s first, state-assisted institution of higher learning for African Americans and one of the oldest among the 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the country. One of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s two land grant universities, VSU is located in Chesterfield County in the historic village of Ettrick. Today’s Virginia State University has a growing, diverse enrollment of over 5,300 undergraduate and graduate students among five academic schools.
Mission:
Virginia State University strives to promote and sustain academic programs that integrate instruction, research and extension/public service, in a design most responsive to the needs and aspirations of others and committed to assuming productive roles in a challenging and ever-changing global society.
Recent Accomplishments:
VSU recently completed construction of a $20million, 458-bed residence hall. The Quad-Phase I, is the first of two projects consisting of four, L-shaped residence halls.
VSU was awarded $3 million by the U.S. Department of Education to fund the School of Engineering, Science and Technology’s biology, computer science, and mathematics master’s-level programs. The goal of the grant is to enhance the educational opportunities of African Americans and low-income graduate students.
Campus:
The 236-acre campus is located in Virginia’s historic Chesterfield County, on a bluff overlooking the Appomattox River and the City of Petersburg. VSU also owns and operated the 416-acre Randolph Farm and agricultural research center.
Students:
VSU enrolls approximately 4,800 undergraduate and 560 graduate students. Students come from 41 states (plus Washington D.C., the U. S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico) and 33 foreign countries; 69 percent are from Virginia, and 31 percent are from out-of-state.
Notable Alumni:
Reginald F. Lewis- first African American billionaire.
James Avery- Actor, seen as “Uncle Phil” on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Camilla Williams- first African American to get a contract from a major opera company.
Pamela E. Bridgewater- Former U.S. Ambassador of Ghana and currently U.S. Ambassador of Jamaica.
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Wednesday, October 12th 2011 at 10:51PM
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