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The weather is warm now, but soon it will be winter recreation season and Canaan Valley Resort State Park is getting ready. New equipment is being added to the resort’s 12 T40 snow guns, doubling Canaan’s snowmaking capability. The rental shop is increasing its inventory and will provide Elan downhill skis, snowboards and snow boots;…
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will serve as the host for the kickoff of a nationwide book, concert tour designed to help adult women seek a college degree. With the upbeat enthusiasm of a concert, College Dreams Ignited will take place Friday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the P. Ahmed Williams…
Dr. Peggy Proudfoot Harman and husband/documentarian Jason Harman took home the first-place prize in the Best West Virginia Short Documentary category for their documentary, “George Rashid: The Leper of Pickens” at the WV FILMmakers Festival. Peggy Harman, an associate professor and director of Marshall University’s Master of Social Work program, said winning first place was…
Allegheny Insurance today announced the winners of their “Keep the Change” match donation program as Philip Barbour High School Band, with North Marion High School Track Team coming in second and Literacy Volunteers of Randolph County in third. For the “Keep the Change” initiative that ran over the summer, Allegheny Insurance donated water bottles to…
Dr. Cynthia C. Spering has been appointed assistant professor of psychology at Davis & Elkins College. She joins the faculty starting with the fall 2016 semester instructing introductory and upper-level courses. “We welcome Dr. Spering to the D&E family,” said Dr. Sharmi Roy, interim vice president for Academic Affairs. “Our students will get benefits from…
By Dr. Gene Coulson In this age of educational accountability, where standards and assessments have only one right answer and success is measured by test scores, schools need a way to keep young minds open to alternative ways of thinking. Students should be encouraged to generate innovative ideas throughout their school careers, and schools should…