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A national speech and debate tournament is coming to Marshall University in April 2013. An estimated 900 to 1,200 students and coaches from around the country will be in Huntington for the five-day NFA (National Forensic Association) Tournament April 18-22, said Dr. David J. Pittenger, dean of MU’s College of Liberal Arts. “This is quite…
Help develop a new comprehensive plan for the City of Charleston by attending the second of three open houses with the “Imagine Charleston” team. Join the team this Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 4:00-6:30 p.m., at the Culture Center on the State Capitol grounds. At that time, members of the public will have an opportunity to react to the…
Two artists with Marshall University connections have been chosen to exhibit work in the Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions, which is on display at the Culture Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston. MU art gallery director John Farley and ceramics graduate and current graduate student Tommy Warf were both invited…
By Kimberly Scranage The national agenda is now focused on outcomes in higher education, especially student graduation rates. Nationally, only 60 percent of full-time students earn their degree in eight years. Part-time rates are even lower, landing at only 24 percent. Recent research from national education policy groups, such as Complete College America, suggests that…
They may have spent more than 30 hours rattling through the air in a twin-engine aircraft and traveled almost 3,500 miles roundtrip, but for West Virginia University researchers Paul Kinder and Adam Riley their most recent data-gathering excursion was an opportunity they couldn’t pass up. The duo, researchers with the Natural Resource Analysis Center in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources…
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced today that five new associates have joined the practice. David A. Bosak’s primary area of practice is general litigation. He received both his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, and his law degree from The Ohio State University. He worked as a summer associate at Spilman during…