A WORD FROM
President Richard Carvajal
President's Update
June/July 2023
Dear Blazer Nation,
I hope you are enjoying the summer semester. Things are a little bit slower here on campus, and I am sure many of you are enjoying that. There are a few items I would like to share with you.
Orientation
We love welcoming our future Blazers to campus during Orientation over the summer. It is our chance to calm nerves and show our families and students all they are going to learn and how much fun they will have during their time at VSU. For our employees, it takes a lot of planning and teamwork to host our future Blazers, and I am incredibly thankful for all your efforts. We are excited for this fall and are looking forward to welcoming in the class of 2027 very soon. I encourage you all to welcome our new students to campus when you get to interact with them.
Peach State Summer Theatre
Summer is also a great time to enjoy the arts on campus, and we have three fantastic musicals featured as part of Peach State Summer Theatre. You can bring the entire family to laugh and enjoy The SpongeBob Musical, learn about one of the greatest voices ever while singing along to Mahalia, and for an adult night out, join in on the search for the Holy Grail while laughing along to Monty Python’s Spamalot. You can read about the shows, see the performance schedule, and buy your tickets by clicking the link below.
Summer Camps
Families looking to entertain their kids this summer have some great choices right here on our beautiful campus. In and around the Student Recreation Center, kids get to enjoy water games, the rock wall, our rope course, and so much more. Our Camp Discovery program offers activities for kids interested in art, baking, fairy tales, and the list goes on. Please see the links below to sign up. We love hosting future Blazers on campus during summer break.
Commencement
Congratulations to all our graduates who received their degrees during Spring Commencement. It was a terrific celebration, and I look forward to seeing the impact the Class of 2023 will have on the world. If you would like to see pictures from Spring Commencement, you can view them on our Flickr page at the link below. Before we know it, Fall Commencement will be here, and a new group of graduates will earn their degrees. I look forward to it!
In Closing
Whether you are working this summer, taking classes, or taking a break, I hope you are able to sneak in a little rest and relaxation. An exciting fall semester will be here before we know it with new friends, football, and lots of new Blazers. It is perhaps the best time of the academic year.
Go Blazers!
Dr. Richard Carvajal
President