Marshall to host workshop focused on boosting computer science education, workforce development in West Virginia

Marshall University’s Weisberg Division of Computer Science will host a one-day public workshop, “Workforce Revolution: Building Skills, Building Minds,” presented by ACT | The App Association. The event aims to bring local lawmakers, leaders, educators and students together to explore the benefits of workforce development in computer science and computer science education.  The workshop will…

Marshall University, U.S. Department of Homeland Security team up to combat opioid crisis

Marshall University has joined in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to leverage resources to combat the opioid epidemic. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced Wednesday a finalized partnership…

Mathis receives regional leader award

Scott Mathis, C.H.C, C.H.F.M., facilities manager at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, was recently recognized by the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) at its 56th Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition held in Baltimore, Maryland. Mathis received the ASHE’s Regional Leader Award for Region 3. This prominent award recognizes 10 exceptional individuals, one from each ASHE region,…

WVU Chambers College of Business and Economics, College of Law to host statewide banking summit

WHAT: West Virginia University Banking Summit cohosted by the Chamber College’s Center for Financial Literacy and Education and the WVU College of Law.  WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 5, 2-6 p.m. WHERE: Erickson Alumni Center, 1 Alumni Drive, Morgantown. NOTES: The event will provide banking professionals in the state an opportunity to discuss the current trajectory of the West Virginia banking industry. The summit will…

SBA Awards Grants to 24 Organizations to Support Small Business Innovation and R&D Commercialization

The U.S. Small Business Administration granted 24 awards up to $125,000 per recipient in FY 2019 under its Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.  FAST’s objective is to improve outcomes for underrepresented entrepreneurs in SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs and increase participation for women-owned, rural-based, and…

Learn to quilt at New River CTC

New River Community and Technical College is offering a four-day beginning quilting class starting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greenbrier Valley Campus, Lewisburg. The other three classes will be taught October 1, 8 and 15, 2019. Students will learn the process of making a handmade quilt, and anyone…