VCSU The Forge Open Mic Night

More than 40 VCSU students presented research and other projects at the 2025 VCSU Scholar Symposium held on May 6.

Host Jaden Babiuk switches sides and takes a seat in the guest chair to talk about his four years at VCSU and some of the best memories along the way.

Local Product Placement: Testing an Updated Business ModelRubyAnn Stiegelmeier presents on her research project findings. The project was run through the VCSU SOAR program, which provides funding and support for academic research by VCSU students.

Janna Kohler joins the podcast to talk about on and off-campus employment in Valley City. In addition, she touches on resume building, and creating a solid online presence in the professional world.

Valley City Parks & Recreation's Hilary Flatt and Macy Schlaht join the podcast to discuss the partnership between VCSU and the VCPR. The two talk about some of the interesting programs and opportunities available through the VCPR that VCSU students can get involved in.

The Valley City State University Art Department presents Distracted by Daydreams, Eve Scott’s capstone exhibit, available in the Robinson Center for the Arts Gallery from March 31 to April 11. A senior from Mandan, N.D., Scott is presenting an artist talk discussing her artwork on Monday, March 31, at 1:30 p.m.

VCSU alumni Ethen Preston joins the podcast to talk about his life and career post graduation. He dives into his YouTube channel and the process behind his content creation while hunting and fishing. You can find all of his content here: https://www.youtube.com/@UClmHZic2gagRR4l95eFhkSw

Erik Kringlie joins the podcast to talk about the creation of the very studio we record in. Plus, he calls out all Vikings who would be interested in playing tennis at the club level for VCSU, and tells stories about the team's two trips to the national tournament in Surprise, AZ.

VCSU Baseball's Judson Seliskar joins the podcast this week and discusses his upcoming senior season at VCSU. He also talks about his early days at VCSU, getting recruited, and an old restaurant that he used to eat breakfast at every Saturday morning.