Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau Partnership Announcement

The Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is pleased to announce a partnership with Charles Ryan Associates (CRA) as their new marketing agency and website development firm. After a long selection period the CVB elected to collaborate with this nationally recognized, yet locally owned, public relations firm. In order to market more effectively, the CVB sought out to hire a full-service…

Marshall University and the West Virginia State Police receive the 2012 United States Attorney’s Award for Innovation in Justice

Marshall University and the West Virginia State Police today received a United States Attorney’s Award for Innovation in Justice for their collaborations on digital forensics, DNA testing and investigations. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin presented the award to Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp and West Virginia State Police Col. C.R. “Jay” Smithers at the 2012…

State Universities Co-Hosted First Appalachian Regional Cell Conference

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine biomedical sciences students, in collaboration with students from West Virginia University, the University of Kentucky and Ohio University, have hosted the first Appalachian Regional Cell Conference in an effort to expand the field of cell biology research in the region. The conference, held on October 12 at the Robert…

“Blueprint Communities” Initiative Expanding in Southern West Virginia

The Blueprint Communities initiative, which helps  smaller communities gain their second wind through a program of leadership training, capacity building, community planning and access to private and public funds, is expanding in southern West Virginia. The initiative, inaugurated in 2007 in 10 West Virginia communities, is now recruiting other communities interested in gaining the tools…