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Mississippi Valley State University has named Angela Franke as its new women’s volleyball coach. Franke, who spent last season as the head coach at St. Andrews University in North Carolina,replaces Alyse Wells-Kilbert, who resigned earlier this summer. Interim Director of Athletics Donald Sims said Thursday that Franke will be a great addition to the program, which opens its season Aug. 31 at [...]

The Coca-Cola Foundation provided a $50,000 First Generation Scholarship Grant to Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU). To qualify for the first generation scholarship, students must have maintained a grade point average of 2.8 (4.0 scale) and be the first in their immediate family to attend college. The grant will support scholarships of $3,125 per year over 4 years to 4 [...]

Fayetteville- Sarah Watkins scored 15 points to lead the University of Arkansas to a 59-40 win over Mississippi Valley State University Wednesday night. Watkins also went 4 of 5 from the free throw line. Ka’Neshia Smith and Lenise Stallings both scored 8 points to lead the way for Mississippi Valley. Arkansas went 18 for 22 from the free throw line, [...]

Mississippi Valley State University has paid $85,800 so far for school president Donna Oliver to live in a loft apartment in Greenwood.Oliver was hired three years ago and continues to live in the temporary quarters nearly three years later. The official president’s residence on the Itta Bena campus has dry rot, a corroding kitchen floor and other problems that make [...]

Mississippi Valley State University has been awarded $107,926 in Microsoft software as a Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Member School. A grant was awarded through Microsoft to the TMCF in the amount of $8 million to provide software to member institutions to upgrade institutional computers and technology.  The software is being made available to TMCF member institutions through a review process, [...]