Presidential Perspective: The Future of West Virginia Education
Education plays a role in every element of daily life. It is important for small business owners and entrepreneurs, scientists and doctors, farmers and teachers. It impacts economy, livelihood and progress.
Our Broken Budget
Some could see the $381 million revenue shortfall coming. Others were blindsided by it, recognizing a problem only after the regular legislative session ended without a budget bill. A steady flow of complaints with an undercurrent of urgency became the conversational norm among outraged citizens. If the budget bill wasn’t passed in time, state government would face a shutdown.
Run. Hide. Fight.: Surviving an Active Shooter Event
From 2000-2013, 160 active shooter situations occurred in the U.S., killing 486 individuals and wounding 557 others. An active shooter is defined as an individual who is actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a public place, regardless of the number of individuals wounded or killed. Through its Run. Hide. Fight. program, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has established a nationwide active shooter prevention effort by educating law enforcement departments and citizens on how to respond in these crises.
Leading the Way: Introducing the Inaugural Class
If you listen to the news or check the headlines, you’re likely to hear about West Virginia’s struggling economy, decreasing population, state budget deficit and lack of available jobs. What you probably won’t find on the front page are the amazing people who are working to make the Mountain State a better place to live, […]
Technology in the Mountain State
West Virginians are designing and manufacturing ground-breaking technology for a variety of industries and uses that will have far-reaching impacts from under the Earth’s surface to beyond its atmosphere. While West Virginia has more often than not been defined by its role as an energy producer, the Mountain State is more than just coal and […]
Connecting West Virginia
As West Virginia leaders and legislators continue to push fast, reliable broadband to revitalize the struggling economy, Dr. Rouzbeh Yassini offers insight into how the Mountain State can become a global leader in connectivity. By Samantha Cart Over the last decade, high-speed internet has become a necessity in business, education and health care. As providers […]