Virginia State University

Virginia State University- America's first fully state supported four-year institution of higher learning for Blacks- is a comprehensive university and one of two land-grant institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its mission is to promote and sustain academic programs that integrate instruction- research- and extension/public service in a design most responsive to the needs and endeavors of individuals and groups within its scope of influence. Ultimately- the University is dedicated to the promotion of knowledgeable- perceptive- and humane citizens--secure in their self-awareness- equipped for personal fulfillment- sensitive to the needs and aspirations of others- and committed to assuming productive roles in a challenging and ever-changing global society.