Concord University Accounting Students Prepare Tax Returns through VITA Program

Concord University’s accounting students once again prepared tax returns for people in the community. Nine students took an income tax class in the fall and passed Internal Revenue Service Tests to become certified VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) volunteers. Students volunteering with the program include: Jessica Blessing, Kimberly Bonds, Anthony Cornell, Craig Gilpin, Jason Halsey,…

WVSU’s SCRATCH Project and Huntington’s Kitchen to Celebrate Earth Day April 18

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service’s SCRATCH Project will celebrate Earth Day at Huntington’s Kitchen Saturday, April 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. Youth in the SCRATCH Project will dedicate a tower garden system to be used at Huntington’s Kitchen and participate in an interactive healthy cooking demonstration. “The SCRATCH kids are excited to…

Concord University Hosting Global Collaboration and Diversity Symposium

Teacher education students in Concord University’s EPAT (Educational Psychology, Assessment, and Technology) have collaborated this semester with their counterparts at Victoria University in Australia, exchanging information on school systems, types of diversity, teaching methodologies, large-scale assessments, and issues in education, among other topics. The students will share their findings at the Global Collaboration and Diversity…

USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development to Visit Boone Memorial Hospital

U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Lisa Mensah and State USDA Director Bobby Lewis will visit Boone Memorial Hospital today, Thursday, April 16, to review construction progress on Boone Memorial Hospital’s new $37 million hospital project.  USDA committed a $31.8 million loan to Boone Memorial to enable construction of the hospital’s new…