West Virginia State University

He's going to work at two Black colleges.

He's going to work at Howard University, also West Virginia State University.

But what he's going to realize is that the type of work that he wants to do requires him to be in conversation with Black teachers.

He wants to reach the masses.

It is the current student body is more white.

You can say the same thing for West Virginia State, also a historically black institution.

And so what you're doing is harming an entire region of people who have played by the rules, gone to college, stayed out of trouble, and they're going into a workforce with diminished economic prospects.

And I think every legislator, regardless of party or political affiliation, has an interest in fixing that.

They're beating up on Power Fours.

You know, for us, you know, we lose to NAU 1-0, right? Like, and then you'd look at places like West Virginia State.

That's a D2 that makes the NCAA tournament every year, and that's an HBCU.

So we do have...

Free fresh produce for Kanawha County residents.

West Virginia State University, along with the Mountaineer Food Bank, is offering a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables at no charge today until 6 o'clock.

The market is at the West Virginia State University Campus Parking Lot C near Route 25 in Institute.

A smashing time at the Go-Mart Ballpark in Charleston earlier today with the return of Bridge Valley's annual Capital City Pumpkin Drop.

Bridge Valley's Director of Strategic Initiatives, Cody Tomlin, says students from more than 20 schools came from across the Mountain State bringing their pumpkins to show off their engineering skills while having fun.

FEMA representatives are coming to the state soon with disaster recovery centers in the planning stages.

West Virginia State University's upcoming agriculture complex is growing.

The university received a $26.5 million grant through the US Department of Agriculture.

WVSU's complex will include laboratory space for the Purdy School of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, along with the State Department of Agriculture.

But I definitely enjoyed my college experience.

I went to an HBCU in West Virginia, West Virginia State University.

And I loved every minute of it.

And that's where I got my commission.

Communiversity, uh, great show.

Um, and just talking about, you know, I had, uh, graduated from West Virginia State University.

Right.

And to have, you know, our, our... my president, Hazel, Dr. Haz- Hazel Carter, y- I mean, you-

Wow.

Um, you know, he taught me the notion of building a solid foundation.

Once I graduated from graduate engineering school at West Virginia University, I started my college career at 23 years old, teaching at West Virginia State.

Wow.