LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS TO STATE VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE AVAILABLE FOR 19 COUNTIES

What do volunteer management, building meaningful service projects, nonprofit management, resource development, three dynamic keynote presentations and one special session have in common? They’re all part of this year’s Faces of Leadership conference, the state’s largest annual gathering of West Virginians strengthening communities through volunteerism and service. A limited number of registration scholarships to attend…

New “SmartRoom” in Corbly Hall to be Named for Dixon Hughes Goodman

Marshall University has received a gift of $150,000 from the certified public accounting firm of Dixon Hughes Goodman, designated toward renovation of room 106 of Corbly Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus. The announcement was made in May by Rick Slater, managing partner of the firm. “Our students today can expect the very latest in technology…

Marshall Picks Up National Award for Family Medicine

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University received a family medicine “Top Ten” award from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in April for being one of the nation’s top schools in the percentage of graduates entering family medicine residencies. Based on a three-year average ending in October 2011, AAFP reports…

Allied Logistics establishes $50,000 engineering scholarship to honor legacy of Dick Smith

Allied Logistics announced today it has established a $50,000 engineering scholarship and paid summer internship at Marshall University in honor of Dick Smith, who passed away Feb. 17 at the age of 87. Key to the growth and success of Huntington-based Allied Logistics, Smith was an accomplished engineer by training, a businessman and an innovator.…

West Virginia Leads Most Other States in Offering All-day Kindergarten

Earlier this year, West Virginia received national accolades from the independent nonprofit organization The Children’s Defense Fund as one of only 10 states and the District of Columbia to offer free full-day kindergarten to its 5-year-old residents. “There are areas of public education in West Virginia that can benefit from improvement,” said State Superintendent of…

ACPE GRANTS CONTINUED ACCREDITATION TO UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON PHARMACY SCHOOL

Following a site visit this spring, the national Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has granted continued accreditation to the University of Charleston School of Pharmacy. Dr. Michelle Easton, dean of the School of Pharmacy, was pleased at the announcement. “This external validation of the quality, excellence, and compassionate delivery of pharmacy education by the…