With a speech that focused on the prevalence of misinformation and disinformation, Nimnan Wuyep won the 35th Sims Public Speaking Competition at SVSU, which took place on Friday, Nov. 8. This is the second time Wuyep, an international studies major from Nigeria, captured the top spot. He has competed in the annual event three times, taking first place in 2021 and second place in 2023.
Eric Gardner, chair of the English Department at Saginaw Valley State University, has been elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper understanding of the American past.
Saginaw Valley State University has hired a noted historian, author, and academic leader to serve as its next provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Lisa Krissoff Boehm will join SVSU in January 2025.
Saginaw Valley State University continues to strengthen the talent pool in Michigan and has established a partnership with Scheurer Health in Michigan’s Thumb that will provide higher education opportunities to employees of the hospital.
Carlos Ramet, associate dean of SVSU’s College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences, will publish his first novel on Tuesday, Sept. 24. “The Quiet Limit of the World” will be released by RIZE Press, which specializes in publishing works by minority writers.
Delta College and Saginaw Valley State University have entered into a new partnership agreement that will streamline pathways for Delta students to complete an associate’s degree and then transfer to Saginaw Valley State University to complete their bachelor’s degree.
The nursing program at Saginaw Valley State University continues to stand out for career preparation, as its students posted an exemplary 98.4% first-time pass rate on the NCLEX®, the national licensure exam. Nurses must pass this exam to become licensed and enter the nursing profession, and 124 Saginaw Valley State University nursing students passed the test and are ready to begin work.
Saginaw Valley State University has created a new graduate certificate program in strategic organizational communication. The program begins in the fall 2024 semester.
Thanks to support from the Midland Area Community Foundation, a Saginaw Valley State University student is starting a business that he hopes will innovate the sidewalk surfing world.
In a move to make it more convenient for people to attain a master’s degree in occupational therapy, Saginaw Valley State University is expanding access to its Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program, enabling students to begin the program in either the fall semester or the winter semester.
For graduating senior Kennedy Kreger, law was not always the most obvious or easiest career path. But thanks to the support and counsel of the close-knit political science and pre-law community at Saginaw Valley State University, Kennedy has no reservations about heading to law school.
On a Tuesday evening in mid-April, about a dozen members of Saginaw Valley State University’s Cardinal Formula Racing team are gathered in the Scott L. Carmona Performance Lab on campus.
Countless hours of practice and rigorous preparation have propelled Saginaw Valley State University’s moot court program into the top 10 in the nation, marking a university first and raising the bar for future competitors.
Saginaw Valley State University students will cap off the academic year with two events designed to recognize and celebrate their work. On Friday, April 26, SVSU will host the SE&T Symposium and the SVSU Student Showcase. Both events are open to the public, and there is no charge to attend.
At the end of two days of intense competition at the National Speech Championship at the University of Illinois at Chicago on March 23 and 24, the team achieved a university first, breaking the top 10 to finish at No. 7.