Dear Campus Community:After an eleven-year hiatus we are bringing back Family Weekend to VCSU! This will be a great opportunity to invite current students’ family members to campus for a weekend of fun events and activities as we showcase all that VCSU has to offer.The planning committee is currently working on a schedule for the weekend that will be shared once finalized. We look forward to hosting our VCSU family members and welcoming them to our Viking family!Go Vikings!Sincerely,Family Weekend Planning Committee[Save the Date Post card saying VCSU Family Weekend, October 10-12, 2025!]

At 3:30 p.m., young voices will unite across seven North Dakota cities—Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, Williston, and Valley City—performing the same inspiring repertoire simultaneously.

Hello Everyone,Sending out a notice for you to add to any campus or student activity/event calendars that we have for the upcoming academic year that Monday October 13, 2025 will be an assessment day. Students will not have classes this day, but faculty will be here working within their departments to complete assessment reports that are due.If you have any questions related to this, please reach out to the Academic Affairs office.Thank you.Kelly Spanier Executive Assistant Office for Academic Affairs Valley City State University Office: 701.845.7202

The Red River Valley Veterans Concert band will be performing at the VCSU CFA Performance Hall on October 16th at 8:10 PM.[cid:image001.jpg@01DC33A8.47FBF850]

State-level music performance competition with the potential for middle school, high school, and college divisions of piano, woodwind, and chamber music. There will be multiple rooms and judges, and families and friends are welcome to watch.

The Jamestown Worship Band invites you to attend the free will offering Christian Concert on October 19th at 7 PM. Featuring muscicians Brian Markegard, Ben Rutabara, and Conan Hirsch. Doors open at 6:30 PM.[Concert poster feature images of performers.]

The Language and Literature Department, along with students from the English and Spanish Clubs, will host the National Day on Writing event in the Student Center main hallway from 11:00-1:00 on 20 October.

Potential VCSU Students visiting campus and meeting with professors.

Annual Performance by the Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphonies.

Speed networking event. Organizer: Janna Kohler

The Barnes County Music Festival is an opportunity for students in nearby schools to come together to form a large band and choir and to work with clinicians who give inspire them to grow as musicians. The festival culminates with an early evening concert.

Potential VCSU Students visiting campus and meeting with professors.

VCSU Concert Choir performs their winter concert.