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West Virginia Wesleyan’s Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program will host a Visiting Writers Series during the program’s Winter Residency. These writers will be reading from their original work, and copies of their books will be available for sale. Readings will be held in WV Wesleyan’s Black Box Theatre in the English Annex unless otherwise…
Four areas in the West Virginia state park system will offer First Day Hikes on January 1, 2013. It is West Virginia’s invitation to get outdoors as one of the 50 state park systems participating in the America’s State Parks First Day Hikes. Participating in the First Day Hikes challenge will be Kanawha State Forest,…
West Virginia University saxophone professor Michael Ibrahim said he first picked up the saxophone in 5th grade because it was “shiny and had a lot of buttons.” Now, with a doctorate in saxophone performance and several international recitals under his belt, Ibrahim jokes about his initial fascination with this instrument. What began as youthful curiosity…
The federal agency responsible for emergency responses and safety preparedness is looking to a West Virginia University-based program to educate the nation’s first responders on the best ways to handle accidents involving alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at WVU has been awarded a new grant for nearly $1…
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor today jointly announced a new website to support state workforce and unemployment agencies in implementing or enhancing Self-Employment Assistance programs. Today’s announcement expands on guidance issued in May, which included $35 million in funding for states to implement or expand these programs made possible…
West Virginia University President Jim Clements has been elected secretary of the Council of Presidents of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. At the association’s recent national meeting held in Denver, representatives of member institutions elected Clements for a one-year term to the post, which also places him as a member of APLU’s executive…