Skip to main content

Apply
Visit
Give
Athletics
Resources for

Trojan Link
Current Students
University Counseling Center
Prospective Students
Parents
Alumni Relations
Faculty & Staff
Trojan Athletics
Information Technology Services

Search
Admissions How To Apply Admitted Students Enrollment Deposit Transfer Students Contact Us - Undergrad Office Contact Us - Grad Office VA Residency Military Students Graduate Application Process Campus Tours Open House Campus Map Activate Your VISTA Account
Academics Division of Academic Affairs Academic Degree and Certificate Programs Academic Calendar Academic Catalogs Graduate Programs Services & Support Special Programs Student Academic Code Registrar Research Student Achievement Goals Peace Corps Prep SACSCOC Colleges & Programs Library HBCU Studies Public Health Institute Canvas LMS VSU Online 8 Week Academic Calendar
Financial Aid Scholarships Types of Financial Aid Guide to Financing Your Education Net Price Calculator Complete FAFSA Online Apply for Loans Documents & Forms SAP Resources The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and Financial Aid Financial Aid Offers for New Students Contact Us About VSU Financial Aid Fin Aid Fridays Inceptia Professional Judgment Help with Repaying Student Loans
Student Life Residence Life and Housing Student Accounts VSU Bookstore Dining Services Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Clubs & Organizations Recreation & Leisure Trojan Explosion Marching Band Student Activities Graduation Career Services Trojan Health and Wellness Title IX WVST Radio Fitness & Wellness Student Conduct Transformation Projects The Front Porch Portal
News & Events 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 Events Live Events
About Fact Sheets History Mission Statement Points of Pride Leadership Administrative Offices & Departments Staff Senate VSU Police Strategic Plan OPIE Advancement Foundation Title III Facilities Visit Contact Us Women Leadership Institute
Resources
Trojan Link Current Students University Counseling Center Prospective Students Parents Alumni Relations Faculty & Staff Trojan Athletics Information Technology Services

Admissions

How To Apply
Admitted Students
Enrollment Deposit
Transfer Students
Contact Us - Undergrad Office

Contact Us - Grad Office
VA Residency
Military Students
Graduate Application Process
Campus Tours

Open House
Campus Map
Activate Your VISTA Account

Academics

Division of Academic Affairs
Academic Degree and Certificate Programs
Academic Calendar
Academic Catalogs
Graduate Programs
Services & Support
Special Programs

Student Academic Code
Registrar
Research
Student Achievement Goals
Peace Corps Prep
SACSCOC
Colleges & Programs

Library
HBCU Studies
Public Health Institute
Canvas LMS
VSU Online
8 Week Academic Calendar

Financial Aid

Scholarships
Types of Financial Aid
Guide to Financing Your Education
Net Price Calculator
Complete FAFSA Online
Apply for Loans

Documents & Forms
SAP
Resources
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and Financial Aid
Financial Aid Offers for New Students
Contact Us About VSU Financial Aid

Fin Aid Fridays
Inceptia
Professional Judgment
Help with Repaying Student Loans

Student Life

Residence Life and Housing
Student Accounts
VSU Bookstore
Dining Services
Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment
Clubs & Organizations

Recreation & Leisure
Trojan Explosion Marching Band
Student Activities
Graduation
Career Services
Trojan Health and Wellness

Title IX
WVST Radio
Fitness & Wellness
Student Conduct
Transformation Projects
The Front Porch Portal

News & Events

2026
2025
2024

2023
2022
2021

Events
Live Events

About

Fact Sheets
History
Mission Statement
Points of Pride
Leadership
Administrative Offices & Departments

Staff Senate
VSU Police
Strategic Plan
OPIE
Advancement
Foundation

Title III
Facilities
Visit
Contact Us
Women Leadership Institute

SEARCH

Personnel Directory
Profile

Zelalem Mersha

Agricultural Research Station (ARS)

Assistant Professor

Agricultural Research Station (ARS)

804-524-2694

zmersha@vsu.edu

M.T. Carter Building, 139

Quick Links

Apply Now
Graduate Application Process
Bookstore
Career Services
Emergency Information
Human Resources
Library
Information Technology Services
Office of Communications
C.A.R.E. Team

Resources

Academic Calendar
Careers
Division of Research and Economic Development (DivRed)
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Campus Maps And Directions
Personnel Directory
Conference Services
Health Services
Adam Law Reports

Stay Connected

Social Media Directory
RAVE Emergency Alert System
VSU Live Events
Headlines & Announcements
Calendar of Events

Virginia State University
1 Hayden Dr.
Virginia State University, VA 23806
804-524-5000

Virginia State University
1 Hayden Dr.
Virginia State University, VA 23806
804-524-5000

Policies