WVU Launches Nation’s First Center to Study Land-Grant Institutions
It’s been 155 years since land-grant higher education was born in the throes of the Civil War, and while the institution is as strong as ever, education itself has changed, prompting West Virginia University to create the Center for the Future of Land-Grant Education. The Center, the nation’s first devoted to the study of land-grants, […]
Concord University’s TV Station Receives New Name and Look
Concord University’s television workshop is changing its name from WMLT Mountain Lion Television to Mountain Lion News. Robert Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Communication Arts, states that this change is to ensure that the public is aware that programming content is exclusively produced by Concord University students. Robert Hoffman, William Bailey, Manager, Radio & TV Services […]
First United Bank & Trust Announces Varner as Community Relationship Manager
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Kimberly R. Moyers, Market President for the North Central West Virginia area, announce the promotion of Chele K. Varner to Community Relationship Manager at the Star City office. Chele has 34 years of financial services experience and joined First United in 2007. She […]
WVU Cancer Institute, Regional Cancer Center Offer Discount Mammograms
One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, and is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. The best method currently to reduce deaths due to breast cancer is through early detection. Clinical breast […]
Lakeview Resort to Host Philanthropy West Virginia Annual Conference
Over 100 participants are presently registered for West Virginia’s largest gathering of leaders from grantmaking foundations, corporate giving programs, and individual philanthropists at the 2017 Philanthropy West Virginia Annual Conference & Members Meeting. The conference will be hosted at Morgantown’s Lakeview Resort on September 26-28, 2017. “We are excited to bring philanthropy leaders from the […]
West Virginia State University ROTC Hall of Fame to Induct New Member
The West Virginia State University ROTC Hall of Fame will add a new member during an induction ceremony Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at 11 a.m. in the Fannin S. Belcher Theater of the Davis Fine Arts Building. Joining the ranks of those enshrined in the ROTC Hall of Fame will be Maj. Duncan S. Robinson. […]