Fix Blitz: Saving the Lives of Thousands
By Heather Williams Did you know that an estimated 6,000-7,000 animals are euthanized at the Kanawha/Charleston Animal Shelter every year? You may ask why this number is so large, and the answer is simple: there are too many unwanted litters of cats and dogs being born. There’s a simple solution to this problem that will […]
Shepherd students give back with Day of Service
Approximately 200 Shepherd University students and staff volunteered for the school’s 12th annual Day of Service at 20 different Jefferson and Berkeley-county locations Tuesday, August 21. The volunteers performed tasks that ranged from sorting paperwork and making bulletin boards to cleaning streams and trimming trees at sites that were just as varied, including nonprofit agencies, […]
New students can get acquainted with community, Marshall organizations Saturday at fourth annual RecFest at Marshall Recreation Center
About 80 businesses and organizations will showcase their names and services to Marshall University students and community members at the fourth annual RecFest Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Marshall Recreation Center on the Huntington campus. The event, sponsored by Chase Bank, will take place from noon to 3 p.m. on the center’s basketball court space. […]
West Liberty University Partners with WVNCC to offer its BLA Program to New Martinsville Region
West Liberty University will now be offering its Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Administration (BLA) to students on site at West Virginia Northern Community College’s New Martinsville campus. “The expansion of this successful program has been in the works for a while and we are pleased to announce this partnership. Students will find […]
Submissions for the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Gretchen Moran Laskas Volume V are being accepted until October 15
Writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction are invited to submit their unpublished work for inclusion in Shepherd University’s the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Gretchen Moran Laskas Volume V. This special volume will be a collection of Appalachian stories, essays, poetry, memoir, and photographic art, which focuses both on the region and celebrates the literary art […]
Five new academic scholarships established at Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Five new scholarships have been created for medical students at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, courtesy of several different benefactors. One of the scholarships is geared toward medical students who plan on careers in specific areas of medicine. All five scholarships will benefit students who have demonstrated financial need. Two of […]
