VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University’s 10th Winter Commencement Exercises will take place at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, inside historic Vangstad Auditorium.
VCSU president Alan LaFave will preside over the ceremony where 17 students are set to be recognized for completion of master’s degrees and 103 students for undergraduate degrees.
Jasmine (Hill) Truax has been selected to deliver the undergraduate reflection. Dr. Heather (Metcalf) Kvilvang will deliver the faculty reflection, and Dr. Casey Ryan will offer remarks on behalf of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education.
For those unable to attend the in-person ceremony, a live video stream will be available on the VCSU YouTube channel.
A native of Wahpeton, N.D., Jasmine Truax is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, a Spanish minor and a reading certificate. Truax completed her student teaching at Eastwood Elementary in West Fargo, and then was hired full-time by Eastwood to teach her own kindergarten classroom starting November 4, 2024. While at VCSU, Truax has been a Viking Ambassador and Learning Commons Tutor. She served on the Student Advisory Committee and the Teacher Education Committee at VCSU and was also involved in band and choir.
Dr. Heather (Metcalf) Kvilvang ’98 is an associate professor in the School of Education and Graduate Studies. She serves as chair of the Teaching and Technology concentration for the graduate school and served as Interim Director of Multicultural Affairs this fall. During her 22 years at VCSU, Kvilvang’s focus has been to help her students become master teachers through working hard and having fun.