Shepherd, Marshall sign agreement to provide services to students with autism spectrum disorder

Shepherd University and the West Virginia Autism Training Center (WV-ATC), located at Marshall University, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that establishes Shepherd as a WV-ATC campus-based satellite site that will provide services to Shepherd students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and training for faculty and staff through the College Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder…

Jackson Kelly Employees Deliver Results

Lawyer Robby Aliff and United Way President Margaret O’Neal were all smiles as they proudly displayed an oversized check announcing the 2018-19 Jackson Kelly United Way campaign results. In addition to the $37,680 monetary contribution, the staff and leadership at Jackson Kelly, led by Aliff, collected over 700 books and 150 pairs of new kid’s…

5th Annual Policy Institute Focuses on Building Partnerships

Thee state’s leadership associations for philanthropy, Philanthropy West Virginia, and nonprofits, the West Virginia Nonprofit Association, will host their joint Annual Policy Institute on Friday, December 14, 2018 in Charleston, WV. The fifth annual policy institute that brings the state’s foundation, corporate giving programs, and nonprofits to come together with state policy makers at the…

Marshall University named a Best Business School by The Princeton Review

Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business has been ranked as an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the school in its 2019 annual business school rankings at www.princetonreview.com/business-school-rankings/best-business-schools According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review editor-in-chief, “We recommend Marshall University as one of the best to earn an M.B.A.…

WVU Cancer Institute studies new treatment for colorectal cancer using novel drug combination

Once colorectal cancer invades another organ—the liver or lung, for instance—a cancer patient has about a 13 percent chance of living five more years. Richard Goldberg, who directs the West Virginia University Cancer Institute, is searching for new ways to slow this cancer’s progression. In a recent study, he and an international team of scientists…

Warner Reminds Delinquent Business Owners of Annual Report Requirement

Secretary of State Mac Warner and his Business & Licensing Division are making an end-of-the-year attempt to encourage delinquent business owners to file their 2018 Annual Report.  The annual filing was originally due on July 1st. Annual reports are required by State Code to be filed annually with the Secretary of State’s Office. Filing an…