West Virginia Student HEROs Inspiring Their Peers to Reach Higher
Thirty-one students from four high schools in West Virginia—Berkeley Springs, Hedgesville, John Marshall and Oak Glen—participated in last week’s statewide Student Success Summit in Morgantown and returned to their hometowns ready to inspire their peers to pursue higher education. Now known as HEROs (Higher Education Readiness Officers), these 10th and 11th graders said they are […]
Dow Volunteer Leads STEM Project for Seventh Graders
What started out as lesson for seventh grade students in the use of spreadsheets to organize and present data mushroomed into a six-month long volunteer effort for George Phillips, a DOW chemical engineer who frequently supports STEM programs in area schools. When looking for an appropriate set of data measurements to organize with spreadsheets, Phillips […]
Governor Tomblin Announces Cenergy Grand Opening
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin joined natural gas contractor Cenergy LLC to announce the grand opening of the company’s new expanded operations facility in Milton. “This expansion highlights the competitive edge that’s attracting more and more businesses to West Virginia, and we’re thrilled Cenergy chose to expand and reinvest in West Virginia,” Tomblin said. “This project […]
WVU Invaded by Zombies in New Common Read Assignment for Freshmen
What do zombies, first-year students and West Virginia University faculty have in common? No, this is not the beginning of a bad joke. All will be participating in First-Year Seminar discussions this fall around World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. It’s the first-ever Common Read program offered at […]
Ribbon Cutting Marks Official Opening of Weisberg Engineering Complex
About four months after construction ended on the Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex and tenants began moving in, members of the Marshall University family and the community got to see firsthand and up close why the massive facility has attracted so much attention since ground was broken in October 2012. No one, including Marshall […]
The National Notary Association Honors Secretary Tennant with Calvin Coolidge Notary Award
The National Notary Association (NNA) is honoring West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant with its Calvin Coolidge Notary Award, which was established to celebrate public officials who advance the professionalism of notaries. NNA Vice President of Government Affairs Bill Anderson will present the Award to Tennant on August 25. Tennant is receiving the award […]
