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If you ask Travis Braden if he has a Plan B in life, you won’t get an answer. A freshman planning to study mechanical engineering at West Virginia University, Braden is dead set on becoming a NASCAR legend. The 18-year-old Wheeling native is already on the right track. He was named the 2011 NASCAR Whelen…
Dr. Brian L. Crawford was named provost at West Liberty University. “The selection of a provost is one of the most important decisions a university makes in terms of leadership and management. And it’s a decision upon which we — as a university — have worked together over the last few months, constantly mindful of…
West Virginia University President Jim Clements has been selected as a member of the Business-Higher Education Forum, the nation’s oldest organization of senior business and higher education executives dedicated to advancing innovative solutions to U.S. education and workforce challenges as well as issues related to global competitiveness. Clements will join BHEF’s other members – executives…
Showcase your business to hundreds of area business and community leaders and young professionals at the annual Charleston Small Business Showcase, presented by the Charleston Area Alliance and Frontier Communications. The showcase, held in conjunction with the popular Business After Hours hosted by the Charleston Marriott Town Center, is a premier venue for raising your…
The West Virginia University College of Law has received the 2012 Excellence in Pro Bono Award from the national rating service Super Lawyers. The award was given to the college’s clinical law program, which provides volunteer legal services to the poor, disadvantaged, and exploited. “We are honored by this award,” said Joyce McConnell, William J.…
West Liberty University’s Institute for Innovation in Education released its West Virginia Jobs and Education Report at a press conference held at the WLU Highlands Center Campus. Dr. Serkan Catma, a senior fellow at the Institute discussed the report and explained what the data meant. “This analytical study compares the anticipated job market with the…