Bayer CropScience Contributes $600,000 to West Virginia State University

West Virginia State University (WVSU) announced the receipt of a $600,000 contribution from Bayer CropScience. The contribution to the WVSU Foundation was announced by WVSU President Brian O. Hemphill, alongside WVSU Foundation leaders. The contribution will be used for campus security and related enhancements benefitting students, faculty and staff at the University’s Institute campus. “We…

College Foundation of West Virginia recognizes high schools for meeting FAFSA completion goal

The College Foundation of West Virginia (CFWV) announced today that 32 high schools in West Virginia met or exceeded the State’s 2015 goal for increasing the number of 12th graders who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or “FAFSA.” In January, CFWV set a goal of ensuring that at least 60 percent of high…

Dec. 1 to Be Designated #GivingTuesday; Marshall Seeks 250 Donors on Special Day

As part of the global day dedicated to giving back, Mayor Steve Williams will issue a proclamation designating December 1 as #GivingTuesday for Huntington, at 11 a.m. in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall University’s Huntington campus. In a worldwide promotion, the day has been set aside to allow charities, families, businesses, community…

WV Robotics Students Will Be Competing at the Falcon Center at Fairmont State University for the State Tournament on December 5, 2015

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an international robotics program in which teams of young people, ages 9 to 14, assemble and compete with robots that are designed to accomplish tasks associated with a real-world “Challenge.” In the 2015 Trash Trek Challenge, children from over 86 countries will identify a problem, create an innovative solution, and…

Quality Service Award Recipient Announced at Berkeley Medical Center

Glenna Carter, environmental services, was recently named WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center’s Quality Service Award winner for October  2015. Each month, the hospital’s Service Award Committee selects an employee to receive the Quality Service Award.  Carter was nominated by staff on the obstetrics unit.  “Since the day Glenna began working on our unit, she has…

Engineering Professor to Speak at Marshall’s Winter Commencement

Dr. Andrew P. Nichols, who last spring received the Dr. Charles E. Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award at Marshall University for the 2014-2015 academic year, will be the keynote speaker at MU’s winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 12. Commencement gets underway at 11 a.m. at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in downtown Huntington. The Hedrick award recognizes…