Barnes Agency and Mountwest Enter into Formal Internship Agreement
Barnes Agency, a Huntington-based, full-service advertising, marketing and public relations firm, and Huntington-based Mountwest Community & Technical College, have entered a formal agreement that will allow for select graphic design, advertising and public relations students to be eligible for paid internships on a semester basis. Billie Brooks, vice president for student services said, “This partnership […]
Downtown PKB Names New Events & Marketing Coordinator
Andrea Shirey has been named as Downtown PKB’s Events & Marketing Coordinator, a newly created temporary, part-time position for the organization. Downtown PKB promotes downtown Parkersburg, fosters economic opportunity and creates community vitality. Our goal is to create a vibrant commercial district that will provide downtown businesses, workers and nearby residents with the goods and […]
McDonie Family Establishes Marshall School of Medicine Scholarship
Joseph and Karen McDonie have established a scholarship with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine for future medical students. The Joseph K. and Karen P. McDonie Scholarship honors the memory of the couple’s late parents—Braxton and June McDonie and Clarence and Jeanne Pratt. Both Joe and Karen McDonie were raised in the […]
West Liberty University’s Dr. Joe Horzempa Named Finalist for Professor of the Year
Dr. Joseph Horzempa, associate professor of biology at West Liberty University, has been selected as one of five finalists for West Virginia Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia. “This is one of the highest awards that a professor can receive and we congratulate Dr. Horzempa for this honor. He […]
SBA to Launch $1.2 Million Aspire Challenge
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced Aspire Challenge, a prize competition of up to $1.2 million to expand access to entrepreneurial education and microloans for formerly incarcerated individuals. The competition will make up to 16 awards of $75,000 to organizations across the nation to assist in delivering entrepreneurial training and microloan assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals. […]
Nearly $20,000 in Lab Upgrades Benefit Science Students
West Liberty University recently received a $19,300 grant to purchase state-of-the-art instrumentation to enhance its anatomy and physiology laboratories. Dr. Natalia Omelchenko applied for the grant from the WVEPSCoR, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. She is an assistant professor of biology in the department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. “We are extremely pleased with […]