West Liberty University Partners with WVNCC to offer its BLA Program to New Martinsville Region
West Liberty University will now be offering its Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Administration (BLA) to students on site at West Virginia Northern Community College’s New Martinsville campus. “The expansion of this successful program has been in the works for a while and we are pleased to announce this partnership. Students will find […]
Submissions for the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Gretchen Moran Laskas Volume V are being accepted until October 15
Writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction are invited to submit their unpublished work for inclusion in Shepherd University’s the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Gretchen Moran Laskas Volume V. This special volume will be a collection of Appalachian stories, essays, poetry, memoir, and photographic art, which focuses both on the region and celebrates the literary art […]
Five new academic scholarships established at Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Five new scholarships have been created for medical students at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, courtesy of several different benefactors. One of the scholarships is geared toward medical students who plan on careers in specific areas of medicine. All five scholarships will benefit students who have demonstrated financial need. Two of […]
National Digital Agency Expands Tourism Practice with New Accounts, Opening of West Virginia office
Paramore, a nationally-recognized digital agency, has hired tourism expert and West Virginia native Buddy Butler as their Business Development Director.  In this role, Butler will grow the agency’s thriving tourism practice in the Mid-Atlantic region, with a focus on the West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and North Carolina markets. Butler will be based in […]
Education as a West Virginia Export
By Marta Tankersley International education has long been utilized as a means of promoting understanding among cultures, and in recent years it has also become big business. The concept of education as an export may be new to many, but since the U.S. is the most popular destination for foreign students, higher education has earned […]
Paint the Capital City Green is a sellout; media invited to attend, broadcast live from event
Tickets are no longer on sale for the 15th annual Paint the Capital City Green celebration coming to Charleston Embassy Suites this Thursday evening. The event is a sellout, according to John Smith of the Big Green Scholarship Foundation, which co-hosts the indoor pep rally with the Marshall University Alumni Association. Paint the Capital City […]
