Approximately 1,100 students will be participating in Winston-Salem State University's 2013 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18, at 9:45 a.m., in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Winston-Salem State University has issued its list of faculty members who have been awarded tenure and have earned promotions, all of which will be effective July 1.

Olivia N. Sedwick, a sophomore at WSSU, was elected senior vice president of the UNC system's Association of Student Governments at the group's March 23 meeting on the WSSU campus.

WSSU team of six earns Rookie of the Year honors at Regional Competition that brings together students, academics and business leaders to bring the power of entrepreneurial action to community outreach projects.