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Writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction are invited to submit their unpublished work for inclusion in Shepherd University’s the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Gretchen Moran Laskas Volume V. This special volume will be a collection of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…