STEM Summer Academy for Girls returns to WVU Tech
WVU Tech is excited to announce the return of the University’s STEM Summer Academy for Girls, July 24-29, 2016. This weeklong, on-campus experience is designed to connect high school girls to students, faculty and professionals working in STEM fields to promote STEM awareness and career exploration. Now in its second year, the Academy will bring […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million to Boost Workforce Training Opportunities in West Virginia
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to the Coalfield Development Corporation of Wayne, W.Va., to rehabilitate the corporation’s West Edge Factory and accommodate workforce training and job placement programs. According to grantee estimates, after nine years, more than 320 program […]
West Liberty University Foundation Names New Executive Director and Members
West Liberty University Foundation will meet today and welcome its new executive director Angela Zambito-Hill and new members, Anissa Monseau Anderson, Charles Annett, David Coffaro and Jeremy West. Zambito-Hill replaced former Executive Director Christine Carder who retired on June 30. “I am pleased to be selected as executive director and proud to serve West Liberty […]
SBA Introduces Online Tutorials for Small Businesses Seeking Federal R&D Funding
The U.S. Small Business Administration released its highly anticipated Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) online tutorials to help small businesses navigate the SBIR program. The site provides users with a mobile-compatible site to learn about the program through a combination of videos and text. This platform will provide accessible program information and training resources to […]
Concord University’s Stuff the Bus Announces Upcoming Collection
Concord University’s Stuff the Bus is announcing its first large collection in Mercer County. The group will be set up at the Princeton Walmart to collect donations on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stuff the Bus provides classroom basics from pencils, notebooks and pens, to crayons, colored pencils and backpacks for […]
Fall Gardening, Hops Production the Focus of WVSU Extension Workshops
West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is hosting a free workshop to help gardeners prepare for the fall season from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Arrowhead Bike Farm in Fayetteville. The session will also focus on hops production in West Virginia and include a tour of a local production […]
