December 2008

• 2009 Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic

• Seeking nominations for the MUAA Board

• Are you an alum who works for a matching gift company? Find out how to double or triple your contribution

• Homecoming 2008 -- It may have rained on our parade, but there was still much fun to be had by all!

• Spotlight on Ryan Harrah ’01, board member

• Autism Training Center director on international talk radio show

• Convocation for December 2008 graduates

• Unisys specific Job Fair

• New locker rooms for men’s and women’s basketball

• Run/walk honors Hickman's memory

• Marshall Artists Series - Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes

• Bison Roundup on the Today show where they talked about this awesome "Thundering Herd."

November 2008

• Marco's makeover "unveiled" before Homecoming game

• Spotlight on the Atlanta, Georgia Alumni Club

• Spotlight on C. Blaine Carpenter, Ph.D. (MS'66), MUAA board member

• Fundraising continues for Nate Ruffin Initiative - EAC Alumni Lounge to be named in honor of Ruffin

• Marshall community mourns loss of a faculty favorite Stan Sporny

• MU Recreation Center to open in Spring 2009

• Student "Green Fee" passes with 69 percent of vote

• Women’s soccer finishes 2008 Campaign; raises more than $10,000 for Breast Cancer Center at St. Mary's

• MU Library Associates Holly Berry Festival Saturday, November 22

• Marshall Artists Series - Wizard Of Oz, Sergio Mendes

• Fifth Annual Marshall University Marathon photos

October 2008

• Marshall University Homecoming 2008/Steve Miller Band

• Marco is ready for a makeover!

• Beam Signing Ceremony for the new EAC and Foundation Hall

• Spotlight on Rebecca Morris, MUAA Secretary

• Call for MUAA 2009 Alumni Awards

• Call for Nominations for the MUAA Board

• Commencement Speaker/Honorary Degree Nominations sought for 2008-2009

• United Way Campaign kicks off on campus

• J-School receives major grant

• WMUL broadcasters win national finalist award

• Accounting program receives special accreditation

• Marshall Artists Series events - Nunsense; silent film The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Kool and the Gang

• Fifth Annual Marshall University Marathon

• Jazz in July

• Marshall's College of Fine Arts Trip to Switzerland and France

September 2008

• Marshall University Homecoming 2008!... Steve Miller Band LIVE!

• Tailgates, game watching parties

• Spotlight on Bob Wilhelm, BBA'72, MUAA Treasurer

• Spotlight on the Houston, Texas Alumni Club

• ZBT Reunion October 3-5

• Dr. Jennifer Mak ...opportunity to see the Beijing Olympics first hand

• MUAA 2009 Alumni Awards nominations sought

• Jazz in July, COFA Trip to Switzerland and France, July 4-13, 2009

• Grand opening of First Year Freshman Residence Halls

• Parent & Family Weekend Scheduled for October 3-4, 2008

• Fourth annual Holly Berry Festival on November 22

• Fifth Annual Marshall University Marathon November 2

• Highlights of the 72nd Season of the Marshall Artists Series

August 2008

July 2008

• Yes! another movie about the Herd! - Marshall University and the University of Texas are portrayed in this fun sports movie directed by D.B. Sweeney.

• Thunder in the Valley! Mid-Ohio Valley Club is having a Fundraising Dinner and Auction, Monday, August 4.

• The 11th Anniversary of Paint the Capital City Green, Wednesday, August 20, in Charleston.

• Martha Hill, MUAA first vice president - Getting to know our board members

• Lincoln County Friends of Marshall Club - A spotlight on a new, fast-growing alumni club.

• Two great cruises are available to alumni and friends in the next year! 2008 Herd Fan Cruise and MU Black Alumni Celebration Cruise 2009

• Parent & Family Weekend Scheduled for October 3-4, 2008

• Dr. Gayle L. Ormiston named senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.

• Massey Energy completes $250,000 commitment to Marshall for the Fred and Christine Shewey Athletic Building renovations.

June 2008

May 2008

April 2008

• Erickson Alumni Center Alumni Lounge to be named for Nate Ruffin

• Join us for a pre-Green & White game tailgate party Saturday

• New MUAA board of directors announced

• Alumni Weekend 2008 Photos

• Commencement 2008 Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin to speak

• Please vote for softball catcher Rachel Folden win the national Lowe's Senior Class Award!

• Marshall Artists Series

• Green & White teams drafted for Saturday's game

• Marshall cheerleaders place 4th in the national competition

• Marshall swim team boasts several top athletes

March 2008

February 2008

January 2008

• 2008 Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic - MUAA pre-game reception

• Alumni Weekend 2008 - "Building on the Past, Building for the Future," April 11 & 12

• Houston Area Club offers great chance to meet and cheer on the Herd

• 2008 MU Alumni and Friends Tennis Tournament - proceeds benefit the Marshall University Graduate College

• 2008 Herd Fan Cruise tied to the Marshall at Rice game in Houston, Texas.

• Marshall provost, Dr. Sarah N. Denman, to retire

• Marshall Libraries launches new web site - 50 Years Ago Today: As Seen on WSAZ-TV News 

• Annual King Symposium to be held Jan. 21 and 23, “Rising from the Dark… to the Sunlit Path of Racial Justice” 

• Manchin stresses research, workforce education, jobs

• Marshall Artists Series -  Billy Joel's Movin' Out, Live Nation with comedian Brian Regan and The Producers.

• Marshall trio in 2008 Hula Bowl

• Doug Legursky, Marcus Fitzgerald and Bernard Morris represent the Herd in Hawaii