WVU IDEA Hub wins national rising star award for entrepreneurship and innovation

The West Virginia University IDEA Hub has received national recognition for its comprehensive, University-wide efforts in entrepreneurship and innovation, an award for which it had been named a finalist in previous years. Assistant Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Carrie White, WVU Morgantown LaunchLab Program Coordinator Sonja Jewell Kelley, WVU Tech LaunchLab Director Nora Myers, IDEA Faculty Fellow at Potomac State College Amy Weaver and West Virginia Community Business Center Director Danny Germain accepted the…

Warner Releases List of Jennings Randolph Award Winning Schools for 2018-19 School Year

Secretary of State Mac Warner is pleased to announce the list of 27 West Virginia high schools that qualified for the prestigious  Jennings Randolph Award for the 2018-19 school year. The late Jennings Randolph was a native of Salem, WV in Harrison County.  He served nearly five decades in the United States Congress, first as…

West Virginia State University President to Serve as Celebrity Chef for “Jazz & Jambalaya”

West Virginia State University (WVSU) President Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins will serve as a celebrity chef Sunday, June 16, during a cooking demonstration with Louisiana Chef Al Barron at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia. “Jazz & Jambalaya” will feature the cooking demonstration from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in…

Boone Memorial Hospital employees participate in Backpack Buddy Program

On Saturday, June 8th, several employees from Boone Memorial Hospital participated in the Backpack Buddy Program held at the Madison Civic Center. Backpack Buddy provides bi-weekly food supplements for over 400 eligible Boone County students during the summer of 2019. Hospital employees assisted in various projects throughout the day including prepping, packing and loading. The…

Marshall President Jerome Gilbert elected vice-chair for Conference USA’s executive team

Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert has been selected as vice-chair of Conference USA’s executive committee following the conference’s June meeting in Dallas earlier this month.  The conference’s executive committee guides the conference by setting policy for the membership. “I’m very pleased to continue my role with the conference’s executive team,” Gilbert said. “In addition…

Gov. Justice, WV energy industry leaders to hold joint press conference to discuss Bloomberg’s attack on West Virginians

Gov. Jim Justice and leaders from West Virginia’s diverse energy industry will come together on Monday at the State Capitol in Charleston to hold a joint press conference, denouncing former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recent announcement that he plans to pledge $500 million towards the Beyond Carbon initiative, a campaign in partnership with the…