Community
Glenville State University is proud to be a part of Glenville, Gilmer County, and central West Virginia.
This section of the website is dedicated to helping our neighbors find interesting things to do in the area and to learn about events taking place on campus that are open to the community.
GSU Softball Little Sister Program
Sponsored by the Glenville State Softball
Open to girls in grades K-8.
Join the Glenville State Softball Little Sister Program and become an honorary Pioneer! Program Benefits include letters from a Pioneer Softball Player from September until May, pre-game recognition day, signed team poster, and more!
GSU Lift-a-Thon
November 20 - 21, Waco Center Weight Room
Sponsored by GSU, Nike, and the Mountain East Conference
Help sponsor student-athletes to help raise money for Glenville State University
Click here for more information and to sponsor an athlete!
GSU Competitive Dance Day Clinic
November 24, 2024, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Waco Center
Sponsored by the Glenville Dance Team
Open to high school and college dancers open to recruitment
GSU invites you to attend the Competitive Dance Day Clinic, being held at the Waco Center on November 24, 2024 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. This event is open to high school and college dancers looking for recruitment!
First Annual Little Kanawha Reading Series Chapbook Contest
December 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
Sponsored by the Little Kanawha Reading Series
Glenville State University’s Little Kanawha Reading Series is proud to announce its inaugural Chapbook Contest. We invite poets and prose writers to submit works that celebrate and explore the rich cultural tapestry of Appalachia.
Click here for more information and to register!
Little Kanawha Reading Series Creative Shorts Workshop
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Online via Zoom
Presented by GSU Department of Language and Literature, the Appalachian Studies Program, and the Robert F. Kidd Library
Explore the art of ultra-short storytelling in this dynamic flash prose workshop led by Melissa Gish, GSU Associate Professor of English and author of more than 130 books spanning a 30-year writing career.