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Brandi D. Jacobs-Jones, director of administration and finance for the City of Huntington since 2007, has been named senior vice president for operations at Marshall University, President Stephen J. Kopp announced today. She replaces Dr. Karen Kirtley, senior vice president for administration, who will retire at the end of this month. Jacobs-Jones will begin her…
The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Foundation recently held elections for new officers and directors for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014. Mark W. Kelley, Esq., has been elected chair of the Foundation. Kelley is a partner with the law firm of Ray, Winton & Kelley, PLLC Janie Hill has been elected vice chair.…
In early April, West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) student W. Blake Engels traveled to Bridgeport, Connecticut to showcase his research at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference at the University of Bridgeport. He didn’t come home empty-handed. A mechanical engineering student at WVU Tech, Engels won third place in the…
April is National Donate Life Month. Over 121,000 people are currently awaiting an organ transplant in the United States. On average, 18 patients die every day waiting for a lifesaving organ that doesn’t become available in time. LifeNet Health, a federally designated organ procurement organization, is partnering with University Healthcare during the month of April…
Imagine no bookstore, no Internet and no library. That is the stark reality in many regions of the world where young students must learn with limited resources. West Liberty University students hope to share their education with others through a community service project, Education Capacity Building in Rural Nepal. “Our students became aware of the…
Those planning family or group gatherings can take advantage of paddlewheel charters aboard the Island Belle sternwheeler this summer. Evening excursions on the Ohio River for birthday parties, graduations, family reunions, office parties and other events can be scheduled with Blennerhassett Island State Park in Parkersburg, WV. Boat charters begin in May and continue through…