WVU Landscape Architecture Students Re-Imagine Parkersburg Park
Kathryn Wittner believes one of the best ways to learn is “by doing.” With that in mind, the landscape architecture professor in the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design set out to develop a student-led program to conceptually redevelop the Point Park area of downtown Parkersburg, W.Va. Through a grant […]
New Scholarship Created for Students at Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Officials with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine announced the creation of a $15,000 endowed scholarship by Dr. Robert A. Hess, a 1984 graduate of the school. His son, Dr. Jonathan A. Hess, is a 2012 graduate of MUSOM and currently a resident physician in family medicine at Marshall. The scholarship, known […]
Canaan Valley State Park Promotes Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
A proclamation declaring January as “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month” has been signed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, and the heavy snows make it a great opportunity to do just that, according to Lisa Ratliff at Canaan Valley Resort State Park. “We are expecting another six to eight inches of snow between noon Friday […]
West Virginia State Wildlife Center Celebrates Groundhog Day
West Virginia State Wildlife Center’s official weather prognosticator, French Creek Freddie, forecast the onset of spring on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at 10 a.m. French Creek Freddie has undertaken his annual ritual at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center since 1978. “Celebrating Groundhog Day at the Wildlife Center has become a very popular event,” said […]
Jefferson Memorial HR Manager Earns Benefit Specialist Certification
Cecilia Kusnirak, human resources manager at WVU Hospitals-East’s Jefferson Memorial Hospital, has been designated a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Kusnirak qualified for the designation by passing a series of college level national examinations on employee benefit subjects, […]
Bloch Gift to Benefit Art Museum of WVU Print Study/Collection Room
Stuart and Stephanie Bloch of Wheeling, long-time friends and advocates of the College of Creative Arts, have pledged $100,000 to the Art Museum of West Virginia University for its new Print Study/Collection Room. The room will be one of the distinctive features of the new museum building, to be located near the Creative Arts Center […]
