Shepherd Students Attend Global Leadership Conference for Women

Five Shepherd University students from the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Engineering participated in the IEEE-WIE Global Women in STEM Leadership Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, November 2-4. The summit offered speeches, workshops, and roundtable discussions on careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) is a professional organization…

Health Care and Policy Leaders to Gather in Huntington for Opioid Epidemic Conference

Several national speakers, including Anita Everett, M.D., chief medical officer for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, are scheduled to speak in Huntington on Tuesday, Dec. 13, for a conference on the region’s opioid epidemic. West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, along with the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, the  City of Huntington and Marshall…

Northwestern Mutual Donates 161 Personalized Backpacks Filled with Christmas Gifts to West Virginia Foster Children

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, Northwestern Mutual staff and financial representatives will fill personalized backpacks with Christmas gifts for teenage children in the West Virginia foster care system. The Backpack Project, Inc. packing party will take place at Northwestern Mutual (920 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV) beginning at 12:00 p.m. Managing Partner of Northwestern Mutual in…