Humanizing Distance Education
By Amanda Benigni The fact that technological innovations are disrupting traditional business models and digital technologies will continue to transform the economic marketplace is hardly breaking news to members of West Virginia’s business community. Higher education is no exception. Across the nation, online education, or distance education, is rapidly growing in popularity. According to the […]
Taking a Stand: Glenville State College Lowers Costs for Students
By Dr. Tracy Pellett In the wake of significant budget cuts to higher education in West Virginia, Glenville State College (GSC) has taken a bold stance: no increased tuition for the 2017-18 academic year. The nearly 150-year-old institution even went a step further, cutting the tuition amount—symbolically—by $1 and reducing the cost of meal plans […]
Sweet Sixteen: The EdVenture Group Leads West Virginia in Education Innovation
By Amber Ravenscroft On June 1, The EdVenture Group celebrated its 16th birthday, marking over a decade of innovative work in education in West Virginia. Founded in 2001 by a high school mathematics and computer science teacher, The EdVenture Group has impacted more than 30,000 students and implemented over 5,000 workshops and capacity-building opportunities for […]
Family First: Suttle & Stalnaker Aids in West Virginia Flood Recovery
By Tricia Clark Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC was founded on the belief that family comes first. The firm works with employees to make sure they balance work and family life, and when conflicts arise, family life always comes first. The flooding on June 23, 2016, gave the firm the opportunity to put that founding belief […]
After the Rain: Bowles Rice Cares for West Virginians
By Kayla Cook Over a two-day period on June 23-24, 2016, torrential rains inundated the southern part of West Virginia, resulting in devastating floods that killed at least 23 and misplaced thousands. Bowles Rice LLP, a regional law firm that includes five offices throughout the Mountain State, jumped into action. Four members of the Bowles […]
Hope 360: West Virginia’s Thousand-Year Flood
By Aishina Shaffer and Bree McCullough Twelve hundred homes washed away. Twenty-three deaths. Ten feet of water. The destruction caused by the 2016 West Virginia floods was seen far and wide. One year later, while those affected by the flooding are still struggling to keep their heads above water, some headstrong students in Southern West […]
