WVSU Hosts On-the-Spot Decision Day for Applicants Dec. 8
Immediate admission decisions are available to students interested in attending West Virginia State University in the spring or fall of 2013 during On-the-Spot Decision Day, Saturday, Dec. 8. Designed for both first-time freshman and transfer students, the event will begin at 10 a.m. in the Wilson University Union and will feature presentations on admissions and […]
December 19 Deadline in West Virginia to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans is Approaching
The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations in West Virginia of the extended deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe storms and straight-line winds that occurred between June 29 and July 8, 2012. The deadline to file an SBA disaster loan application for physical damage is […]
Davis & Elkins College Brings “Appalachian Spirit” to Highlands
As a string band plays an old-time tune, flat-footing dancers pound out the percussion … not an uncommon sight in the Mountain Highlands of West Virginia. But what makes this ensemble unique is that they are college students at Davis & Elkins rehearsing on the back porch of one of the campus’s historic mansions. They […]
Blennerhassett Museum has International Glam; Holiday-style Open House December 2
Decorated for Christmas, the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in Parkersburg is adorned not so much as a 21st century holiday, but as an international tour with Victorian influences. International trees greet museum visitors throughout December. “We have trees decorated to represent Germany, Russia, Scotland, England, Ireland, America, Spain, China, Japan, Africa, Greece, Sweden, Canada, […]
Archery in the Schools Instructor Training January 29 and 30
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Section (DNR) will hold its next instructor training for the Archery in the Schools (AIS) Program January 29 and 30 at Charleston First Church of the Nazarene, according to Krista Snodgrass, program coordinator. The AIS Program has become DNR’s largest growing educational program. Since its inception in […]
Fulbright Scholar Teaching Spanish at D&E
Alba Adell, a Fulbright Scholar from Balencia, Spain, has joined the staff at Davis & Elkins College as a foreign language teaching assistant for the 2012-2013 school year. As a participant in the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program, Adell instructs two Spanish classes – one for beginners and another where she assists in “polishing” […]
