President Gilbert gave a State of the University address to West Virginia’s congressional delegation and alumni and friends of Marshall in the Washington, D.C., area June 14.
After the devastating flooding in West Virginia this summer, President Gilbert assisted with a collection drive on the Huntington campus for cleanup supplies.
Dr. Vicki Stroeher, professor of music at Marshall, presented a copy of her book, My Beloved Man, to President Gilbert July 6. The book is a compilation of the letters of composer Benjamin Britten and his life partner, tenor Peter Pears, to each other.
A dedicated bicyclist, President Gilbert joined the participants in the Lose the Training Wheels camp July 22. The camp is a joint effort among Marshall, the iCanShine Foundation and the Huntington YMCA, which helps students with special needs learn to ride a two-wheel bicycle.
President Gilbert and senior administrators at Marshall helped with a Habitat for Humanity project in Huntington July 15.
President Gilbert organized this selfie with the members of the UNI 100 class of which he is the instructor.