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A standing-room-only crowd witnessed the installation of the A. Jean Minnick Chair in Sport Science and the dedication of the Claire Deiss Fiorentino Chair in Theatre Arts at Davis & Elkins College. The ceremony in Booth Library was part of the Secure the Future campaign celebration. During the annual Founders’ Day celebration in September 2017,…
Davis & Elkins College exceeded its 10-year Secure the Future campaign goal ringing in at $100,854,321 as of Saturday morning with additional gifts still be tabulated. President Chris A. Wood made the announcement during a Garden Party luncheon for donors at Halliehurst and at the amphitheatre stage prior to the Fourth of July celebration. “Some…
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has established a new Department of Urology, Joseph I. Shapiro, M.D., dean of the school of medicine announced today. Although the school of medicine and its faculty practice plan, Marshall Health, have been providing urology services since 2005 under the school’s department of surgery, the formation…
The Shepherd University Martinsburg Center, West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) and Advantage Technology company are partnering on a cybersecurity initiative to train small businesses to defend themselves against the growing risk of cyber threat. The workshop takes place Tuesday, July 10, 8 a.m. to noon, Shepherd University Martinsburg Center, 261 Aikens Center, Martinsburg.…
“Shop Small in July” is a campaign to rally support for West Virginia’s small businesses before the critical winter holiday shopping season. The campaign was introduced in 2017 by West Virginia Small Development Center (WV SBDC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The monthlong event was created to stir consumers to shop in local businesses…
West Virginia State University (WVSU) has received a significant financial commitment from a 1950 alumnus to establish a new high-tech learning center for students in the Education Department. The gift from Fred D. Thomas, Jr. will establish a learning center that will bear his name and feature smart technology to support interactive online instruction as…