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As the 2014 school year winds down, West Liberty University will offer its students a chance to enjoy a variety of activities during its Hollywood on the Hilltop Celebration, April 21 – 26, including a visit from one of the funniest channels on television. The week kicks off with the headline act, Comedy Central campus…
A short film co-produced by students and faculty from West Virginia State University (WVSU) and the University of Sharjah (UOS) in the United Arab Emirates will premiere Monday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at the WVSU Capitol Center in Charleston. “#Camels,” is a film about three teenagers who are magically teleported from West Virginia to…
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…