WVSU to Host Healthy Grandfamilies Program for Grandfathers Beginning April 16

West Virginia State University (WVSU) will launch a new series of its Healthy Grandfamilies initiative, specifically targeting grandfathers who are raising one or more of their grandchildren, Monday, April 16, from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Roxalana Annex in Dunbar. With West Virginia currently tied for second in the nation in the percent of […]

Alliance partners taking an active role in fighting the addiction crisis by hosting free Appalachian SBIRT training summits

The Alliance for the Economic Development for Southern West Virginia (Alliance) partners today announced the Alliance will coordinate multiple Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) trainings across its 21-county area. The first Appalachian SBIRT Training Summit is scheduled for Monday, April 2, at Bluefield State College. The trainings are coordinated and conducted by The Alliance, with […]

WVNCC to host Holocaust survivor, Judah Samet

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) will host Holocaust survivor, Judah Samet, on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Weirton Madonna High School. The event is free and open to the public. Samet, 79, will share his courageous story of living in the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp for 10 months when he was only […]

WVNCC Announces $50,000 in Welding and Petroleum Technology Scholarships

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is now accepting applications for $50,000 in scholarships for the fall semester for welding & petroleum technology students. The scholarships are available from WVNCC Foundation thanks to contributions from a local charitable foundation and Noble Energy. In addition to the new scholarships available, students who enter these programs in […]

Marshall, West Virginia Science Adventures to offer STEM summer camps for kids

Marshall University’s College of Science, in partnership with West Virginia Science Adventures, will offer nine full weeks of science-related camps for kids this summer. The camps will provide elementary-aged through high school-aged children opportunities for hands-on activities in all fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics—including Minecraft, building rockets, Lego and vex robotics, animals (including […]