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In collaboration with the West Virginia Development Office and WorkForce West Virginia, Kelly Services is holding a job fair to hire up to 350 technical support advisors for KellyConnect®, the company’s contact center management solutions program. The job fair is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 25-26, BridgeValley Community and Technical College, South…
Teachers from across the country will converge at Shepherd University to explore Appalachian music, literature, theater, culture, and folk and musical arts during the fourth annual National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute, “Voices from the Misty Mountains and The Power of Storytelling,” July 8-28. Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, director of Shepherd’s Center for Appalachian…
The law firm of Babst Calland today released its annual energy industry report: The 2018 Babst Calland Report – Appalachian Basin Oil & Gas Industry: Forging Ahead Despite Obstacles; Legal and Regulatory Perspective for Producers and Midstream Operators. This annual review of shale gas development activity in the Appalachian Basin acknowledges an ongoing rebound despite…
Learning a second language involves more than simply discovering how to ask for directions or reserve a hotel room in a foreign country.
“Learning a second language is learning about the culture and traditions of people living in another country,” says David Pittenger, interim associate vice president for outreach at Marshall University. “Speaking that language is a sign of respect to the person and his or her heritage.”
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) is launching a cybersecurity initiative to train small businesses to defend themselves against the growing risk of cyber threat. “Cyber intrusion is a big threat to all small businesses, from coffee shops to industrial manufacturers,” said WV SBDC Director Erika Bailey. “That is why WV SBDC…
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is now accepting submissions for the 2018 West Virginia Emerging Artists Juried Exhibition until June 29, 2018, at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, in Charleston. The exhibit will open August 23 at the Culture Center. Eligible artists may submit two pieces for the exhibit jurying in…