News
November 18, 2022
SVSU moot court team qualifies for national competition
Saginaw Valley State University students demonstrated hard work and tenacity, and distinguished themselves in moot court competition, carrying on a tradition of excellence.
November 15, 2022
SVSU presents ‘The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds’
Saginaw Valley State University’s second theatre performance of the season tells the story of motherhood, science and beauty in the play “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.”
July 19, 2022
With family in Ukraine on her mind, SVSU graduate Alona Olshevska earns athletic honors
Saginaw Valley State University student and women's track and field All-American Alona Olshevska knows what it takes to run fast, but when confronted with uncertainty and fear with family still living in her native Ukraine, there was no running away.
June 7, 2022
Two SVSU professors chosen for prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Two Saginaw Valley State University faculty members have earned highly competitive awards from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program for the 2022-23 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
May 6, 2022
SVSU Board approves investments to nursing simulation and advanced automation lab
The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control approved spending up to $2 million to fund enhancements to the university’s nursing simulation center and its advanced automation and technology laboratory during the Board’s regular meeting Friday, May 6.
May 6, 2022
SVSU adds new degree program in environmental studies and sustainability
The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control approved adding a degree program in environmental studies and sustainability Friday, May 6. The new Bachelor of Arts program will be beginning with the fall 2022 semester.
April 21, 2022
SVSU B.A.T.S. Project tackles difficult community challenges
Saginaw Valley State University is celebrating the 10th anniversary of a unique research initiative designed to involve students from different academic disciplines in identifying collaborative solutions to community challenges in Saginaw and other urban settings.
March 29, 2022
SVSU and partners creating Saginaw Chapbook Project
Saginaw Valley State University, in partnership with the Friends of Theodore Roethke and the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, is providing people in the Saginaw area an opportunity to contribute their poetry to a special collection through the Saginaw Chapbook Project.
January 25, 2022
SVSU students distinguish themselves at Model United Nations conference
Two Saginaw Valley State University students distinguished themselves during the American Model United Nations (AMUN) conference. Political science majors Trenton Basner of Otisville and Ethan Rose of Ypsilanti earned the Outstanding Delegation Award for the contemporary Security Council.
December 16, 2021
SVSU graduates to cap off fall semester with in-person commencement on Friday
More than 400 graduates of Saginaw Valley State University will celebrate their determination to complete their academic degrees during Commencement exercises Friday, Dec. 17.
October 5, 2021
SVSU student-led production opens theatre season
An SVSU student’s passion project will mark the first in-person theatre production of the 2021-22 academic year.
June 4, 2021
SVSU students honored for foreign language achievements
Saginaw Valley State University celebrated the achievements of several students by inducting them into two foreign language honor societies. The virtual induction ceremonies were held April 23.
May 27, 2021
SVSU students win Tyner Prizes for writing excellence
Three SVSU students have been awarded Tyner Prizes for excellence in writing. Tyner Prizes are presented annually in three categories ― fiction, poetry and nonfiction ― with a fourth prize, for creative nonfiction, awarded when appropriate. Each of the 2021 Tyner Prize winners won a monetary award of $200 and a plaque. Their names will also be added to a plaque listing past winners, which is located on the third floor of Science West.
May 6, 2021
SVSU graduates to celebrate Commencement in person Friday; first outdoor ceremonies to be held in Wickes Stadium
More than 700 SVSU graduates have registered to participate in Saginaw Valley State University’s three outdoor commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 7. The ceremonies, SVSU’s first-ever outdoor commencement celebrations, will be held in the Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium. Relocating the ceremonies outdoors provide a safer venue and allows more people to participate in person.
May 3, 2021
SVSU graduating seniors 2021: Justin Weller
Justin Weller started off as a shy student who never read a Supreme Court case … to being only the second student in Saginaw Valley State University history to qualify for three consecutive Moot Court National Championships.
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