Concord University Celebrating Homecoming 2014
Plans for Homecoming 2014 are in full swing at Concord University. The annual celebration is packed with festivities for alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the University. The Homecoming football game will be played on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Mountain Lions take on the Urbana University Blue Knights at Callaghan Stadium. Kickoff is 2 […]
Governor Tomblin, Congressman Rahall Announce More Than $9 Million in Grant Funding for Workforce Training
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and Congressman Nick Rahall announced on September 29 three West Virginia community and technical colleges will receive more than $9 million in grant funding to help connect students with employers and support new and current workforce training programs, part of a nationwide effort to assist military men and women and veterans. […]
West Virginia’s Deer, Bear and Boar Archery Seasons Open Sept. 27
West Virginia’s 2014 archery seasons for white-tailed deer, black bear and wild boar opened Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. The bear archery season is a split season (Sept. 27-Nov. 22 and Dec. 8-Dec. 31). In addition to a base license, bear hunters must purchase a Bear Damage Stamp (Class DS) to hunt bear in West Virginia. […]
WVU Parkersburg Receives Grant to Promote Diversity and Equality
West Virginia University at Parkersburg has been awarded an $8,870 “Diversity for Equity” grant to fund programs that increase cultural diversity on campus and promote equal access to higher education opportunities. WVU Parkersburg’s grant funds will be used to fund three distinct initiatives: a guest speaker in observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month in […]
Run for Heroes 5K Benefitting Concord University’s Student Veterans
Run for Heroes combines the challenges of a 5K race with the opportunity to help student veterans at Concord University. The run will be held Saturday, Oct. 4 at Callaghan Stadium on the Athens campus. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race begins at 10 a.m. The event will benefit the Veteran’s Support Fund […]
Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Student Receives Prestigious Scientific Scholarship Award from the J. Edgar Hoover Foundation
David Preston Miller, a Marshall University Forensic Science graduate student from Dallas, Texas, is the first student from Marshall to receive a prestigious, nationally recognized scientific scholarship award from the J. Edgar Hoover Foundation. Miller was presented with a check for the $25,000 scientific scholarship Friday, Sept. 26, at the Forensic Science Center by William […]
