Welcome New Cardinal Families
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SVSU’s orientation programs for incoming freshmen (SOAR) are underway, as three sessions are complete. We are excited to welcome our newest class of Cardinals for the fall 2024 term.
We encourage you to wear SVSU attire on orientation days along with your name tag, providing a warm, friendly welcome to our new students and their families. Show your SVSU Red Pride!
On orientation days, many visitors will be experiencing our campus for the first time. As parents walk around campus during their free time, please be prepared to assist if they need assistance or directions to find a certain office location. If someone asks questions you can't answer yourself, please feel free to refer them to the Admissions Office, Wickes 178, who will get them where they need to go.
It’s a great day to be a Cardinal and to welcome our new families to SVSU!
2024 SOAR Programs:
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- Friday, May 31
- Tuesday, June 4
- Friday, June 7
- Thursday, June 13
- Tuesday, June 18
- Friday, June 21
- Friday, July 19
- Tuesday, August 13
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Cardinal Formula Racing Looks to Roar Back at SAE
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SVSU’s Cardinal Formula Racing Team competed at the Formula SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway earlier this month but failed to meet their lofty expectations. The team finished 82nd overall, partly due to an engine failure in the endurance event.
Colin Kaul, a marketing major from Saginaw and the team’s business lead, said the young team learned a lot at this year’s competition. “We have a bunch of young, talented people who are ready to build an even better car next year.”
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Keeping students busy during the summer break from school can be challenging. Saginaw Valley State University offers a variety of summer camps and clinics for youth, plus a few programs for college students and adults. Summer programs at SVSU foster curiosity, build skills and nurture interests. Many programs offer discounts for SVSU employees.
Follow links for more information, including specific camps, pricing, times and locations:
Athletic Camps (https://www.svsuathleticscamps.com/)
This summer, SVSU sports teams will lead camps for football, baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, track, soccer and cheerleading.
For youth attending basketball camps, the Hunter Maxwell Memorial Basketball Scholarship (https://svsumensbasketballcamps.totalcamps.com/shop/product/357514) is open.
STEM Camps and Programs (https://www.svsu.edu/stem/k-12studentsandparents/smekcamps/)
STEM@SVSU provides opportunities for K-12 students to explore real-world problems through project-based learning and interactions with STEM professionals.
Theatre (https://www.svsu.edu/theatre/theatresummerprograms/)
The Fine Arts Day Camp, presented by the SVSU Theatre Department, is a weeklong day camp program for students entering grades 3-9. Students can participate in workshops in improvisation, musical theatre and stage combat, plus black light theatre and art experiences. The program culminates in a performance showcase.
Art Camps (https://marshallfredericks.org/learn/educational-programs/)
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum presents summer art camps for youth and adults.
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Cheyenne Nesbitt Makes History with Fourth-Straight Heptathlon National Title
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SVSU senior Cheyenne Nesbitt (née Williamson) made history winning her fourth-straight national championship in the heptathlon with a school record score of 6002.
Nesbitt is the first woman in NCAA history – in any division – to win four consecutive heptathlon titles! Her point total ranks second all-time in NCAA Division II and it makes her the third woman in Division II to break the 6000-point mark. Her four consecutive heptathlon crowns make her one of six D2 women's athletes to achieve such a streak in their respective events.
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Jatczak Named Player of the Year; Joined by Three Teammates Named to Midwest All-Region Team
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Hayden Jatczak was named the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Division II Midwest Region Player of the Year. He was also named First-Team All-Midwest Region as a designated hitter. He is joined on the All-Midwest Region team by outfielder Reed Raymond (First-Team), outfielder Colin Cornwell (Second-Team) and infielder Brandon Scheurer (Second-Team).
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SVSU baseball’s record-setting season came to an end on May 25 in an 11-10 loss to the University of Indianapolis in game two of the NCAA Division II Midwest Super Regional. The Cardinals ended the 2024 season with a program-high 41 wins in 59 games played. Cardinal baseball made its first NCAA appearance since 2008, and it hosted a postseason tournament and made it to the Super Regional for the first time in the history of the program.
The SVSU women’s track and field team placed 10th in the nation at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. In addition to her performance in the heptathlon, Cheyenne Nesbitt (née Williamson) finished 7th in the high jump and joined Angelina Delbosque, Alona Olshevska, and Sophia Thelen to place 7th in the women's 4x100 relay. Olshevska broke her own school record in the 400m run with a time of 52.78 seconds to finish second. Alexa Keiser claimed a 5th place finish in the 3000m steeplechase.
On the men’s side, Ryan Brenner placed 7th in the decathlon with a personal best total score of 7198. Dominic Suliman finished 8th in the 1500m run.
In all, nine SVSU track and field athletes earned 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
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