Career and Employment Expo Set for April 19 at West Virginia State University
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host its annual Career and Employment Expo on Wednesday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the James C. Wilson University Union. The event is free and open to all job seekers including WVSU students, graduates and the general public. More than 80 recruiters from approximately 55 […]
WVSBDC Announces Free Workshops Statewide to Celebrate National Small Business Week
Get in the entrepreneurial spirit during National Small Business Week with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC). The WVSBDC plans to celebrate by presenting free workshops on business fundamentals across the state, May 1 and 2. National Small Business Week 2017 takes place April 30 through May 6. “The week highlights the big […]
Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame Inducts Five Members
Five graduates of Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) are being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame this fall. Sean Callebs, John Hackworth, Susan Lavenski, Chris Stadelman and Dave Wellman officially will be inducted during a Sept. 29 ceremony. “The five alumni being honored each have left their own unique marks on […]
Bark for Life: Man’s Best Friend Supports American Cancer Society
Dog lovers will bring out their furry friends on April 30th from 1-4 pm. at the Hazel Ruby McQuain Park in Morgantown, West Virginia to honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to loved ones lost and remember those who are still fighting. The American Cancer Society’s Bark For Life event is a one mile noncompetitive walk […]
Input from Miners and Operators Crucial to WVU Study on Effects of Coal Mine Dust
A West Virginia University professor will study the effects of coal dust in miners, particularly lung and respiratory ailments like black lung disease, as part of a Congressionally ordered committee. Michael McCawley, the interim chair of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences in the WVU School of Public Health, was appointed to the […]
West Virginia Division of Labor Detects Credit Card Skimmers at Local Gas Stations
Thieves may be stealing your credit information at the fuel pump. Inspectors with the West Virginia Division of Labor have identified credit card skimmers at several gas station fuel pumps around the state recently. Skimmers have been detected at fuel stations in Charleston’s East End, Marmet, Morgantown, Parkersburg and Nitro. Skimmers secretly swipe credit or […]