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The Run for Heroes takes to the streets and highways for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 21 all in the name of helping Concord University’s student veterans pursue a college degree. The event is a motorcycle Poker-Run and 5K Run to benefit the Veterans Support Fund at Concord University. The fund bridges the gap…
The idea of paying it forward is at the heart of a recent gift made by alumnus Chet Allen and his wife, Kay, to West Virginia University. The $30,000 gift will endow scholarships for students from West Virginia to study engineering in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. Allen is the first to…
Charles Dunbar, acquisitions project manager for Arch Coal, Inc., will speak on Wednesday, Sept. 18, as part of West Virginia University’s Department of Mining Engineering’s William N. Poundstone Lecture Series. The lecture, entitled “New and Continuing Challenges for the Coal Industry—The Engineer’s View,” will begin at 5 p.m., in Grand Hall A of the Erickson…
By Sarah Pritchett Dalton Making the job search following college graduation more successful is a major goal of Concord University’s (CU) new Entrepreneurship Initiative. “We would like to instill in our students a vigorous entrepreneurial mindset, enabling them to be job creators as well as effective job seekers,” says Dr. Mohan Pokharel, director of the…
The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and Fruth Pharmacy are pleased to announce a partnership to benefit area employers and their employees. If you are an employer in Putnam County, you might be worried how this year’s flu will affect your workforce. On average, a worker will miss 4-5 days of work due to the…
Concord University will host a Graduation Fair on Monday, Sept. 16 from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the Athens campus at 1000 Vermillion Street, Athens, W.Va. The event will be held in the Jerry & Jean Beasley Student Center Ballroom, located on the 3rd floor. Campus administrative offices including Student Support Services, the Alumni…