State Film Office to Host Film Production Accounting Workshop
The West Virginia Film Office will host a two-day workforce training Film Production Accounting 101 workshop March 25-26 at West Virginia State University’s Economic Development Center (WVSU EDC) in Charleston. This hands-on skills training will be provided by film industry veteran John Gaskin, a Chicago-based film production accountant-auditor, who will focus on the skill sets […]
Halting the Hoax: WVU Event Spotlights Fake News to Promote Transparency
By Emily Corio Fake news is nothing new. Sensational tabloid headlines have been entertaining shoppers waiting in grocery store check-out aisles long before similar, shocking headlines started popping up in our social media feeds. What is new, though, is the proliferation of fake news online, and experts say the 2016 presidential race helped feed the […]
Lost & Found: 5 Places Near West Virginia That Go Big for St. Patrick’s Day
By Katie Allie These are my stories from the road and hard-won guidance from a thoughtful traveler. If I’m making you curious about getting lost and finding the good stuff in this great big world we all share, then I’m doing something right. St. Patrick’s Day: every year it comes around to bless us with […]
Shepherd Receives $142K Science Research Grant
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Division of Science and Research has renewed a grant for the third time from the Research Challenge Fund that allows Shepherd University science and mathematics students to spend the summer doing research. The $142,000, three-year grant will allow 11 students to work one-on-one with professors for eight weeks […]
Tom Dunn Energy Leadership Academy Now Accepting Applications
The Tom Dunn Energy Leadership Academy is now accepting applications from high school students throughout West Virginia. The Academy will take place July 11-13, 2017, on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W. Va. High school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in learning more about the natural gas industry, regional career opportunities […]
WVSU to Host Business, Economic and Social Sciences Summit
The West Virginia State University (WVSU) College of Business and Social Sciences will host a Business, Economic and Social Sciences Summit March 6-8, 2017, at the University’s Erickson Alumni Center. The theme for the 2017 summit is “Connecting Students to Leaders,” and will feature 17 speakers representing a variety of different professional fields over the […]