Concord University’s Stuff the Bus Donates School Supplies to Raleigh County Children

School children in Raleigh County, WV, are benefitting from the community’s generous support of Concord University’s Stuff the Bus campaign. Coordinated by Concord’s Beckley campus, Stuff the Bus provides classroom basics like pencils, notebooks, pens, crayons, colored pencils and backpacks for students in need. Representatives of Concord University presented the school supplies to officials with…

Marshall Receives Large Federal Grant to Provide Substance Abuse Prevention Training for Health Care Students

Marshall University has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide substance abuse prevention and early intervention training to students in a number of health care-related programs. Amy Saunders, director of Student Health Education Programs at…

Artists and Artisans Invited to Participate in the First Annual West Virginia Craft Week

Tamarack Artisan Foundation is inviting artists and artisans from around West Virginia to participate in the nationally-celebrated American Craft Week October 2-11, 2015, by opening their creative studios to tourists and travelers. The 10-day event is the largest celebration of handmade craft in the country and spotlights the work of American artists and crafts people…

New Study Shows Federal GEAR UP Program Steering More West Virginians to College

According to information presented on August 7 to the state’s Higher Education Policy Commission, the federal GEAR UP program is achieving its mission in West Virginia. The 2014 High School Senior Opinions Survey revealed that GEAR UP, which helps students in high-need West Virginia counties prepare for higher education, is successfully providing young West Virginians…