WVSU Lecture to Honor Nobel Prize-winning Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will pay tribute to Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and “Love in the Time of Cholera,” in a free lecture by Dr. Miguel Zapata Thursday, April 24, at 12:30 p.m. on campus. Marquez died Thursday in Mexico. “Marquez was an iconic figure […]
Green-White Game, Fountain Ceremony, Banquet Highlight Alumni Weekend
Marshall University alumni, current students, and friends of the university will be welcomed to the Huntington campus for a weekend of activities Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, to celebrate Alumni Weekend 2014. Among the events planned during the two days are the annual Green and White football game, the annual fountain ceremony and the 77th annual […]
Burris, Hale, Marsteller and Smith to Join College of Business Hall of Fame
Marshall University’s College of Business Advisory Board has voted four highly successful business leaders into the COB’s Hall of Fame. The 2014 Hall of Fame inductees are John C. Burris, Ben W. Hale Jr., Brent Marsteller and James C. Smith. The College of Business 2014 induction ceremony will take place Monday, May 5, beginning with […]
West Virginia State Park Hikes Scheduled During New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend, April 25–27, 2014
Some of West Virginia’s state parks will participate in the National Park Service’s 11th annual New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend, April 25-27, by scheduling several special hikes. All are free and the public is invited. Full program details are online at www.nps.gov/neri. April 26, 2014 Take a Signs of Spring Walk at Little Beaver State […]
Annual International Gifts Festival Returns to Concord University
The 13th annual International Gifts Festival will be held at Concord University from April 28 to May 2 in the International Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The International Center is located across from the post office in Concord’s Jerry and Jean Beasley Student Center on the Athens campus. Nancy Ellison, director of multicultural […]
WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman to Deliver West Liberty University’s 2014 Spring Commencement Address
West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Marc Harshman will be the principal speaker and receive an honorary degree at West Liberty University’s 2014 Commencement exercises Saturday, May 10. The ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. and take place in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC). “We are looking forward to hearing what Marc has to say to […]
