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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has re-appointed two members to serve on the West Virginia State University Board of Governors, and has appointed a new member to serve an unexpired term on the board. Dr. John Thralls, a former interim chancellor and vice chancellor of administration for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, has been…
Joining the national trend for smoke free campuses, West Liberty University transformed to a tobacco free campus on Jan. 1, 2013. Signs were placed around and on campus to inform students, employees and visitors of this new policy during the last few weeks of the fall semester. “We wanted to get the signs in place…
The Marshall University School of Pharmacy has received a $10,000 diversity grant from Walgreens as part of the national pharmacy chain’s Diversity Donation program. Half of the funding will be distributed as scholarships to students of underrepresented minority groups and to a student who embraces diversity and promotes inclusion initiatives on campus. In addition, the grant…
West Liberty University began 2013 with a new facility, courtesy of alumnus and benefactor Gary E. West. The announcement was made at a Jan. 2, 2013 press conference held at the former Roadworthy property, now known as the Gary E. West Events Center. “Over the Christmas holidays, West Liberty University received one of the most…
At one point in his college years, Jeffrey Byrd didn’t know whether his calling in life was to be a health professional or a computer nerd. Luckily, he found a job where he was able to be both of these things at West Virginia University’s WellWVU. A student worker job he picked up over the…
Marshall University has received a $2.5 million gift from the BrickStreet Insurance Foundation Inc. to establish a research endowment. The donation is expected to be matched through the state’s “Bucks for Brains” West Virginia Research Trust Fund, for a total benefit to Marshall of $5 million. Proceeds from the endowment will be used to support…