Be the First to Spend the Night in the Seneca State Forest Fire Tower
The winner of a contest sponsored by the West Virginia State Parks system will get to spend the first night in the newly refurbished Thorny Mountain Fire Tower in Seneca State Forest. The tower, built in 1935, includes a platform 53 feet above the top of a 3,445-foot mountain peak, providing a panoramic view of […]
Seventeen Days: New Mobile App Educates Teens on Risky Sexual Behavior
Teenagers, parents, educators and clinicians will have a new tool to help adolescents make more informed decisions about their sexual behavior. “Seventeen Days,” a mobile app based on the interactive movie of the same name, will be available at no cost on iPhone, iPad and Android devices beginning June 4. Developed with researchers at West […]
Alzheimer’s Association’s Free Workshops Provide Tips for Healthy Aging
The Alzheimer’s Association, West Virginia Chapter will host several Healthy Habits for a Healthier You workshops across the Kanawha Valley during the month of June, as June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. This workshop covers four areas of lifestyle habits associated with healthy aging: cognitive activity, physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition, and social […]
Brett Hersh’s 5 Part Series on Business Success
Please join us on Thursday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m. for the first in a series of presentations and workshops on building a successful business. The first topic will be on the challenges of starting your business and will be presented by Brett Hersh, CPA from Martinsburg and a very popular speaker throughout the region. […]
Dairy Barn Art Center’s Athens Voices USA 2015 on Exhibit at Concord University
Concord University’s Arthur Butcher Art Gallery will be hosting “Athens Voices USA 2015” June 1 through July 22. The 7th Biennial national juried exhibition features mixed media art produced by artists that live or work within 30 miles of seven “Athens” communities in the United States. The collection includes works from 48 talented “Athens” artists […]
WV Higher Education Policy Commission Adopts Reverse Transfer Policy Aimed at Advancing Degree Completion
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) voted unanimously to approve a reverse transfer policy that facilitates degree completion. The procedural rule allows students who have transferred from a community college to a four-year institution, prior to receiving their associate degree, to be awarded an associate degree from the two-year college after earning enough […]