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Winston-Salem, NC — If you’re headed south at any point over the next few days and see some red and white streak past, it might belong to a Winston-Salem State University fan. The Rams are playing in Saturday’s NCAA Division II National Championship game in Florence, Ala., and they’ll have plenty of support. Not only will WSSU fans being cheering [...]

Jonathan Figgers, a student at Winston-Salem State University, is the winner of a $10,000 scholarship from the 105 Voices of History HBCU National Concert Choir. Figgers, a bass from Charlotte, was one of two students who represented WSSU at the event in September at the Andrew Mellon Stage in Washington. He started participating in rehearsals around the country in April [...]

Defending Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) and 2011 NCAA semifinalist Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) scored 21 points in the second half and rolled to a 35-3 victory over Bowie State University (BSU) on Saturday Sept. 29 in Bowie, Md. The Bulldogs fell to 3-2 overall on the season and 0-2 in CIAA play, while Winston-Salem State improves to 5-0 overall [...]

Several notable local business leaders and media personalities will participate when Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) hosts an Entrepreneur Summit on Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. in the Albert H. Anderson Conference center on the WSSU Campus. Sponsored by WSSU’s University College and Lifelong Learning’s Office of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, the summit will focus on strategies for building a [...]

It’s more than a game. Yeah, yeah, sports fans say that all the time. But it’s true in the case of the Cleveland Classic. At noon Saturday, the football game features Morehouse College against Winston-Salem State University at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Tickets start at $15 and are available through ticketmaster.com. But the second year of the Classic also rolls out [...]

Dr. Yolanda Edwards, a professor at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), recently received the Sylvia Walker Education Award from the National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitations Concerns (NAMRC), the division of the National Rehabilitation Association that promotes ethical and state-of-the-art practices in rehabilitation. Edwards is the coordinator of the M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling program in the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling and [...]

There is no quick fix. WSSU and other UNC system institutions need money to make the vital repairs to their infrastructure. But they are making due with what has been appropriated by the state. Learn more here.

Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has established a dual degree program in nursing with Hubei University of Chinese Medicine. Dr. Brenda Allen, WSSU provost, and Dr. Peggy Valentine, WSSU School of Health Sciences dean, met with Wang Hua, president of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, and several of that school’s key administrators to create a program that will allow nursing students [...]

  The Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina has elected Dr. Steve A. Martin, founder and principal of Martin-Frankel Associates in Winston-Salem, to the Board of Trustees of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) to fill a vacant term that ends on June 30, 2013.   “Dr. Martin has helped the boards of corporations design and administer self-evaluation processes [...]

Winston-Salem State University’s effort to buy Bowman Gray Stadium from the city was snuffed out today when state lawmakers killed the university’s request for permission to borrow $7.5 million to buy the stadium. The legislative move – sponsored by Sen. Don East, R-Surry, and pushed by Winston-Salem entrepreneur Harold Day – opens the door wider to another potential bidder: Richard [...]

Winston-Salem State University has officially made an offer to buy Bowman Gray Stadium, but the school is considering raising student fees 5 percent in order to do that. The City of Winston-Salem has valued the 17,000-seat stadium at $10 million. WSSU officials said the student fee increase would raise $7.5 million over the next 20 years. The increase would add [...]

Charlotte, NC —–The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association celebrated its 100th anniversary this past weekend in Charlotte North Carolina in exciting fashion. The CIAA was filled with exciting events and parties, but one cannot forget about the great basketball. Winston-Salem State University took the CIAA crown in an intense, defensive game against Elizabeth City State University, 62-51. Winston-Salem State University,  who just took [...]

Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has named Silvia C. Ramos as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Officer effective January 2, 2012. In addition to being the university’s Chief Compliance Officer, Ramos will be responsible for interpreting and analyzing policies and procedures related to Equal Employment regulations, assess and respond to the needs for training programs, and develop plans to promote [...]

WINSTON-SALEM, NC — The perfect season for the Winston-Salem State University Rams came to an end today, as the Wayne State University Warriors defeated the Rams, 21-14 in the NCAA DII Semi Finals at Bowman Gray Stadium. The Rams finish their season at 13-1, while Wayne State (12-3) advances to next week?s NCAA DII Championship Game. They will face the [...]

Fees and tuition at Winston-Salem State University will increase by 13 percent next year under a plan approved by the university’s board of trustees Friday at its quarterly meeting. Yearly tuition and fees are $4,513 this year. The increase will mean a jump of $594, to a total of $5,107. Chancellor Donald Reaves said the jump in fees and tuition [...]

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The #3 ranked Winston-Salem State University rode the back of running back Nicholas Cooper’s 118 yards and three touchdowns, and Kameron Smith passed for 267 yards and two scores, as the Rams defeated #17 California University (Pa.), 35-28 in the second round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Winston-Salem State moves to 12-0 on the year, while [...]

The Center for Community Safety (CCS) of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has recruited three new academic professionals to support its efforts to better translate research on social justice problems into more meaningful solutions for communities in North Carolina and across the country. “We need to provide the types of interventions that get at the root causes of problems if we [...]

Students at Winston-Salem State University morn the death of Dr. Michelle B. Releford. “Michelle has done an outstanding job as Dean of University College since joining Winston-Salem State in 2008,” said Chancellor Donald J. Reaves. Releford has more than 25 years experience on college campuses with responsibility for a variety of areas including student development, enrollment management and student services.  She has [...]