Oglebay Women’s Golf Making a Difference
When you are a victim of domestic violence and sexual assault, where do you turn? If you need support, non-judgmental advice and a helping hand, who can you trust? This year, the Oglebay Women’s Golf Association (OWGA) decided that the YWCA Wheeling and the Tri-County Help Center in St. Clairsville offered these great services for […]
West Liberty University Takes Seven Titles at National Conference
It’s been an amazing year for the Phi Beta Lambda chapter at West Liberty University. The relatively new business student group returned from the national student competition held in Anaheim, Ca. with a total of seven awards! “We’ve had an amazing year and we are so excited to have this opportunity to compete at the […]
Active Southern West Virginia Family Triathlon
Active Southern West Virginia is proud to present the second annual family friendly beginner triathlon at Battle Run beach Summersville Lake, West Virginia. The Active SWV Family Triathlon, benefiting Active SWV Community Captains, will take place on August 19, 2017. Sponsored by UniCare of WV. The Community Captain program provides free physical activity programs across […]
Williams Elected Chair of WVSU Board of Governors
Tennessee attorney L. Vincent Williams has been elected chair of the West Virginia State University (WVSU) Board of Governors for the 2018 fiscal year that began July 1, 2017. A 1972 graduate of WVSU with a degree in business administration, Williams is an attorney in private practice in Nashville, Tenn. He was formerly the Deputy […]
WVU Medicine Hospitals Recognized for Technological Advancement
Several WVU Medicine hospitals have been recognized for their advances in healthcare information technology (IT). “WVU Medicine has made significant investments in the technology behind our patient care to stay at the front of industry standards and best practices,” Jim Venturella, vice president and chief information officer of WVU Medicine, said. “We see technology as […]
Governor Justice Speaks with US Education Secretary Devos About Federal Grant Problems at WVU, WVSU
Gov. Jim Justice spoke with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Tuesday about the loss of federal funding for scholarship programs at West Virginia University and West Virginia State University that serve low-income students in undergraduate and graduate programs at those two institutions. Both WVU and WVSU had minor clerical errors in their applications […]