Our hearts go out to the bereaved families of our Fallen Trojans. May our prayers ease the pain of your loss and serve as comfort to your family and loved ones.
Whenever you learn of the passing of a fellow Trojan, please help keep the University informed by sending an email to the following email addresses: alumni@vsu.eduand stayinformed@vsuaaonline.com. Please include a link to the obituary/notification or funeral program so it can be updated in our database. This process will ensure that both VSU and the VSU Alumni Association's records are up to date.
VSUAA President Laurie Carpenter recently met with campus leaders representing SGA, Staff Senate, Faculty Senate, and President Abdullah. Engagement and collaboration are in the works!
In celebration of the rich marching band history at Virginia State University and Homecoming 2024, you are encouraged to participate in the Trojan Explosion 40 for Forty Campaign. Donate a gift in support of scholarships for deserving band students. You are being asked to donate $40 or multiples thereof for the number of years that the band has been known as the Trojan Explosion, the name given to the band in 1984 by Mr. Harold "Big Whistle" Haughton, Band Director Emeritus.
If you are a former band member or VSC/VSU alumnus, love to watch and hear our marching band perform, or want to help a student attend and graduate from VSU or all of the above, we ask for your support. Any amount given will be appreciated as we seek to raise an additional $40,000 for scholarships.
The campaign will include monthly contests, challenges, recognitions, and prize drawings.
The VSU Class of 1980 proudly had a float in the 2024 VSU Homecoming Parade. Classmates on the float were Gracie Quarles, Willie Elliott, Jr. Bryan Frazier., Stephanie Hicks- Willett, Larry Smith, Marcellus Dungee, Yvonne Humphries, Debra Patrick, Sadie Strong, Linda White, Rosalind Wilder- Simpson, Carolyn Young, and Theodore Gaines. These classmates also helped pay for the float but were unable to ride. Darnell Woods,,Dr. Renee Escoffery, Lanita Thweat, Barbara Williams, Doris Heath, and Dennis Snead.
The VSU Class Coordinator Program comprises a loyal group of alumni representing their individual class years. Class Coordinators are considered University ambassadors who help build a strong connection between classmates and the University.
Class Coordinators are some of the most valuable volunteers for the University. Job requirements are simple: a minimal time commitment and the interest to keep in touch with VSU classmates and friends. Being a class coordinator is a great way to remain involved after graduation, and you can be as active as your schedule allows.
Class Coordinators work with the VSU Alumni Office to:
Communicate regularly with classmates via letters, calls, emails, or social networking Websites.
Keep classmates up-to-date on VSU events and news.
Encourage and increase participation in alumni activities such as regional events and reunions.
Brainstorm additional ways to keep your class connected.
Serve as a reunion planning committee member in your special reunion years.
Promote class giving and participation
Provide the University of Institutional Advancement with updated contact information for classmates
