This week's Hotline! includes the following articles:

• Retirement incentive to be offered
• Century Club to kick off Viking athletics Tuesday night
• Viking sports update
• What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…

The VCSU Hotline! online newsletter is published every Monday. Deadline to submit articles (photos encouraged) is 3 p.m. the Friday before publication.

Retirement incentive to be offered

Per policy V100.01 (3), I am declaring an interim retirement incentive policy which will only be available for the current academic year.  Incentives will be offered for retirements that save the campus at least $10,000. If you qualify, the incentive is 50 percent of your current salary; please discuss with Wesley Wintch, vice president for business affairs, and complete the paperwork by Oct. 15, 2018. To figure out the potential savings your retirement offers, please consider these two possibilities: (1) Replacement, hiring at an entry-level rate, based on VCSU salary comparisons, or (2) Discuss with your supervisor whether a reorganization in the department might result in no replacement for your position.
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp– Margaret Dahlberg, Interim President

Century Club to kick off Viking athletics Tuesday night

The VCSU Century Club is hosting its annual Fall Kickoff event for Viking athletics on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Valley City Town & Country Club.

The public is invited to enjoy a free meal and hear from VCSU coaches and student-athletes about the upcoming athletic season at VCSU.

The night starts with a social and meal at 5:30 p.m. Coaches and student-athletes will speak at about 6:30 p.m. The public is invited out to hear from members of the VCSU football, volleyball and cross country programs.  Come join VCSU and the Century Club as we kickoff another exciting year of Viking athletics.

Viking sports update

Football
The Valley City State University football team opens the 2018 season on the road Saturday with a 1 p.m. game at the University of Jamestown. It will be the 120th meeting all-time between the two programs and the 72nd meeting in the Paint Bucket series.

Volleyball
The VCSU volleyball season officially starts this weekend with four matches at the Viterbo University Tournament in La Crosse, Wis. The Vikings play matches at noon and 6 p.m. on Friday, along with 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Upcoming Events
Aug. 24–25: Volleyball @ Viterbo Tournament (La Crosse, Wis.)
Aug. 25: Football @ University of Jamestown, 1 p.m.
Aug. 28: Golf @ Jamestown Country Club

What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…

Monday, August 20
Interim Higher Education Legislative Committee Meeting at VCSU, Student Center Skoal Room (Aug. 20–21)
8–10 a.m. Student Registration, Vangstad 007
8:30–10 a.m. Faculty Senate Meeting, 102 Rhoades Auditorium
10–11 a.m. Faculty Association, 102 Rhoades Auditorium
noon–4 p.m. Defensive Driving, Froemke Auditorium, Foss Hall

Tuesday, August 21
Eid Al-Adha begins at sundown
First full day of VCSU fall semester classes
12:05 p.m. Rotary, VFW

Wednesday, August 22
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club
6 p.m. Viking Club Tennis first meeting/practice at north tennis complex

Thursday, August 23
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
noon Toastmasters, Student Center Norway Room
8:30–10:30 p.m. Vikings for Christ, Student Center Skoal Room

Friday, August 24
Viking Volleyball @ Holiday Inn Express Tourney, La Crosse, Wis. (Aug. 24–25)

Saturday, August 25
1 p.m. Viking football at University of Jamestown

Sunday, August 26

Monday, August 27

Tuesday, August 28
Viking golf at Jamestown Country Club
12:05 p.m. Rotary, VFW

Wednesday, August 29
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club

Thursday, August 30
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
noon Toastmasters, Student Center Norway Room
8:30–10:30 p.m. Vikings for Christ, Student Center Skoal Room

Friday, August 31
Payday
Viking Volleyball @ Bulldog Bash Tourney, Seward, Neb. (Aug. 21–Sept. 1)

Saturday, September 1
National Barrel Horse Association State Finals, North Dakota Winter Show Event Center (Sept. 1–2)

Sunday, September 2
10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Sodexo Sunday Brunch, VCSU Cafeteria

Monday, September 3
Labor Day holiday (no VCSU classes; offices closed)

Go to www.valleycitynd.org/calendar.php to see more events happening in and around Valley City.