By Jennifer Jett West Virginia is a small, unassuming state, recognized around the world for its coal and natural gas and acknowledged by outdoor adventurers as one of the best locations for natural beauty and adrenaline spikes. To an outsider, these two industries pretty much sum up the State of West Virginia. What many don’t…
By Dennis Jarvis, II When you hear the term “outsourcing,” it is usually associated with corporations and organizations seeking cost-effective employment needs in markets outside of their region or outside the United States. The definition of this trend, however, has begun to change as the international coal industry has turned to the Mountain State for…
By Tim Urbanic How’s this for a birthday present? My wife, Melody, intercepted an e-mail from the Leaf & Bean Cigar and Coffee Shop on the Strip, located in Pittsburgh. The e-mail was an invitation to travel to Honduras to the Rocky Patel Cigar Factories. While traveling to Central America is probably something I would…
Matt Shiflett has been appointed as Assistant Director of Admission/Transfer Coordinator for Davis & Elkins College. In this capacity, Shiflett assists students from southeastern West Virginia and the mid- to-southeastern part of Virginia in the admission process. In addition, he guides all transfer students, as well as all nursing applicants and homeschooled students who apply to…
Officials from Marshall University and INTO University Partnerships will kick off an agreement to work together to recruit international students to MU with a signing ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Marshall University Foundation Hall, home of the Erickson Alumni Center on the Huntington campus. Beginning today, Marshall will be host to…
November is International Education Month at West Liberty University, and the campus has been enjoying presentations from international students and faculty all month long. “The International Education Month activities here on campus are organized by the Campus Internationalization Committee, the International Student Club and the International Student Office,” said Vishakha Maskey, chair of the committee.…