Active Southern West Virginia Family Triathlon

Active Southern West Virginia is proud to present the second annual family friendly beginner triathlon at Battle Run beach Summersville Lake, West Virginia. The Active SWV Family Triathlon, benefiting Active SWV Community Captains, will take place on August 19, 2017. Sponsored by UniCare of WV. The Community Captain program provides free physical activity programs across…

Williams Elected Chair of WVSU Board of Governors

Tennessee attorney L. Vincent Williams has been elected chair of the West Virginia State University (WVSU) Board of Governors for the 2018 fiscal year that began July 1, 2017. A 1972 graduate of WVSU with a degree in business administration, Williams is an attorney in private practice in Nashville, Tenn. He was formerly the Deputy…

WVU Medicine Hospitals Recognized for Technological Advancement

Several WVU Medicine hospitals have been recognized for their advances in healthcare information technology (IT). “WVU Medicine has made significant investments in the technology behind our patient care to stay at the front of industry standards and best practices,” Jim Venturella, vice president and chief information officer of WVU Medicine, said. “We see technology as…

Governor Justice Speaks with US Education Secretary Devos About Federal Grant Problems at WVU, WVSU

Gov. Jim Justice spoke with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Tuesday about the loss of federal funding for scholarship programs at West Virginia University and West Virginia State University that serve low-income students in undergraduate and graduate programs at those two institutions. Both WVU and WVSU had minor clerical errors in their applications…