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West Virginia University [2] Provost Joyce McConnell [3] announced today that the former director of the WVU LaunchLab [4], Carrie White [5], has been named assistant vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation at the University. White was selected to fill this open position following a national search. “This is a crucial time for fostering an…
While many students enter college without the necessary skills to study and learn effectively, they can cultivate positive study habits after they arrive. A new cross-unit collaboration will help move WV Forward [2] by preparing rural, underrepresented Appalachian West Virginia University [3] students for long-term computational careers in West Virginia’s evolving workforce environment. The Center…
Women Investing in Shepherd (WISH), a women’s giving circle sponsored by the Shepherd University Foundation, awarded four grants totaling $115,000 collectively to two community nonprofits and two Shepherd learning projects. Community nonprofits CASA of the Eastern Panhandle and Good Samaritan Free Clinic and Shepherd’s Tabler Farm and Catherine Weltzheimer house restoration were given the awards…
Charles Ryan Associates (CRA), one of the largest and most experienced communications firms in the Mid-Atlantic region, has added four employees to its roster. A women-owned firm, CRA now employs a total of 42 people among its three offices in Charleston, W.Va., Richmond, Va. and Columbus, Ohio. These professionals join CRA’s client services, creative and…
Summers County led in new business growth for October 2018 with a total of 10 new businesses, according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. That equates to a 2.36 percent growth. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported Upshur, Barbour, Wetzel and Calhoun counties also had notable growth in October. The…
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is partnering with the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office to offer a free Senior Citizen Cybersecurity workshop. The workshop will be offered on Southern’s Logan campus, Building C Room 340 on Wednesday, November 14. It will be open from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Students from Southern’s Information Technology…