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Press Release Archive for 2003

December, 2003

• December 22, 2003 - Marshall scientist named to international panel
• December 19, 2003 - Cutler passes IT Security Certification Examination
• December 18, 2003 - Marshall Community College, West Virginia Library Commission collaborate to meet state’s public library training needs
• December 17, 2003 - Marshall University launches its first biotechnology venture: Marshall University Parentage Testing Services
• December 5, 2003 - Angel pleased with Wise’s decision to modify higher education cut
• December 5, 2003 - Grant supports Martin Luther King Day activities
• December 5, 2003 - Political science capstone class to premiere ‘Exploring Huntington 2003’
• December 4, 2003 - State Farm Enhances Commitment To Marshall University’s  Nationally Recognized Accomplished Teaching Project
• December 4, 2003 - ‘Faces of Appalachia’ advisory board meets Friday, Saturday
• December 3, 2003 - Marching Thunder featured on nationally distributed CD
• December 3, 2003 - Angel to receive 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award at Wayne State
• December 2, 2003 - WMUL students win Communicator Awards

November, 2003

• November 26, 2003 - World AIDS Day event planned at Marshall on Dec. 1
• November 26, 2003 - Marshall names stadium after Joan C. Edwards
• November 24, 2003 - Cleckley presents award named in her honor in San Francisco
• November 20, 2003 - HSTA program coming to Cabell, Lincoln counties
• November 19, 2003 - WMUL students bring home seven grand prize awards
• November 14, 2003 - MU seeks endowment for Simon Perry academic program
• November 14, 2003 - WMUL students continue award-winning tradition
• November 13, 2003 - Award supports MU’s Appalachian Accomplished Teacher Project
• November 13, 2003 - Marshall professor Steven P. Mewaldt earns prestigious honor
• November 11, 2003 - Marshall University to honor victims of 1970 plane crash with memorial service on Friday, Nov. 14
• November 11, 2003 - Documentary ‘Stranger With a Camera’ to be shown at Marshall
• November 11, 2003 - Black Alumni to announce Nate Ruffin Legacy Initiative at reception
• November 7, 2003 - Marshall’s Student Activities Programming Board wins three awards
• November 6, 2003 - International Education Week runs Nov. 16-20 at Marshall
• November 6, 2003 - Ohio poet David Citino reads from his work at Marshall University
• November 5, 2003 - Marshall Music Library Receives Gift of Disks
• November 4, 2003 - 2003 Outstanding Black High School Students’ Weekend is Nov. 7-8 at Marshall University
• November 4, 2003 - ‘Real World’ star Genesis Moss speaks Wednesday at Marshall
• November 4, 2003 - MU names Clark director of Buck Harless Student Athlete Program
• November 3, 2003 - Marshall students to decorate campus for holidays Sunday, Nov. 9

October, 2003

• October 29, 2003 - Marshall Foundation updates membership 
• October 29, 2003 - Three to be inducted into Harless Hall of Fame
• October 28, 2003 - Winters elected to PALINET Board of Trustees
• October 27, 2003 - MU Theatre Department’s ‘Twelfth Night’ runs Nov. 12-15
• October 24, 2003 - Marshall University Board of Governors gives Angel authority to sign membership agreement with Conference USA
• October 23, 2003 - Marshall Black Alumni sponsoring bus trip to Miami on Nov. 12
• October 22, 2003 - Fruth Pharmacy donates $2,000 to Marshall University
• October 17, 2003 - Angel calls Court’s decision ‘the best possible news’
• October 17, 2003 - Purdue Pharma Joins Forces with Marshall University, West Virginia Prevention Resource Center to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
• October 16, 2003 - WMUL-FM students win pair of national awards
• October 15, 2003 - ‘Chili’ for the chills: KA sponsors chili cook-off
• October 15, 2003 - Special ‘Thank You’ event planned for Senator Robert Plymale
• October 15, 2003 - Student Entries Sought
  for Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Competition 
• October 14, 2003 - Pair of MU seniors qualify for national debate competition
• October 10, 2003 - Four couples join Marshall University Pathway of Prominence
• October 10, 2003 - Marshall to serve as host to the region’s first sexual assault response training for health care workers and law enforcement
• October 8, 2003 - Marshall receives state IT Management Recognition Award
• October 7, 2003 - Teacher Lecturer Program focuses on diversity, features associate professors of Modern Languages at MU
• October 7, 2003 - Marshall authors to read from work on Oct. 14
• October 3, 2003 - SGA sponsors blood drive Oct. 7-8 at Marshall University
• October 3, 2003 - Marshall receives WebCT Digital Content Leader award
• October 3, 2003 - Marshall Bookstore welcomes authors with MU connections during Homecoming week
• October 2, 2003 - 2003 Homecoming activities encourage students, alumni, friends to show their Marshall pride by getting ‘As Green As It Gets’
• October 2, 2003 - Spring 2004 Graduate Tuition Waivers Available on Marshall's Huntington campus
• October 1, 2003 - ‘Amazing Race’ contestant, Andrew Hyde, speaks at MU Oct. 7
• October 1, 2003 - McVey headlines 17th annual Yeager Symposium

September, 2003

• September 30, 2003 - Marshall student athletic club, Gang Green, host of ‘meet and greet’ dinner with Herd football coaches
• September 29, 2003 - ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ begins Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Marshall
• September 29, 2003 - Cain named Marshall Major Gifts Officer
• September 24, 2003 - Marshall receives $300,000 to support “Faces Of Appalachia” initiative
• September 23, 2003 - Public relations presentation planned Oct. 6 at Marshall University
• September 19, 2003 - Marshall Fans Warned of Hepatis A in Knoxville
• September 16, 2003 - Five West Virginia business leaders to join Lewis College of Business Hall of Fame
• September 12, 2003 - Volunteer Fair set for Sept. 17 at Marshall University
• September 10, 2003 - Marshall Forensic Science Center’s CODIS Laboratories receive ISO/IEC 17025 and DNA Databasing accreditations
• September 9, 2003 - Child Development Academy at Marshall accredited by NAEYC, joins national movement to improve early childhood education
• September 8, 2003 - MU Part-Time Job and Internship Fair Scheduled for Sept. 10
• September 8, 2003 - Forest Ecostructure topic of Marshall professor’s book
• September 5, 2003 - Angel to deliver State of the University address on Sept. 11
• September 5, 2003 - Vandalia Project announces funding for prototyping and development of new DNA amplification method
• September 4, 2003 - Acclaimed West Virginia writer to read from her work at MU
• September 3, 2003 - Marshall Student Government Association Plans 9/11 Memorial Service
• September 3, 2003 - MU Psychology Clinic offers services to community
• September 2, 2003 - Marshall plans Sweatequity IV for Saturday, Sept. 13

August, 2003

• August 29, 2003 - WMUL students receive Silver Microphone Awards
• August 28, 2003 - ‘Herd Village’ set to welcome tailgaters for sixth season
• August 28, 2003 - Olympian Lea Ann Parsley to meet fans, sign autographs prior to Saturday’s home opener
• August 27, 2003 - Marshall physics professor receives NATO award
• August 22, 2003 - Marshall students return to class Monday
• August 21, 2003 - Marshall celebrates opening of first new on-campus housing since 1968
• August 15, 2003 - Tickets still available for ‘Paint the Capital City Green’
• August 15, 2003 -New Marching Thunder director promises wide variety of music,
  interaction with fans at Thundering Herd football games
• August 14, 2003 - Groves named Major Gifts Officer for Marshall
• August 13, 2003 - Marshall expects another record enrollment this fall
• August 13, 2003 - Marshall to greet about 2,500 during Welcome Weekend 2003
• August 5, 2003 - Marshall To Host Regional Math Education Conference
• August 5, 2003- Charleston, Kanawha Valley Set To Host Sixth Annual "Paint The Capital City Green," August 20

July, 2003

• July 24, 2003 - Marshall’s Greek community implements improvement plan
• July 23, 2003 - MU research award established in honor of former professor
• July 21, 2003 - Four Marshall faculty members receive fellowships
• July 17, 2003 - MU Foundation receives $178,000 for scholarship from Colin Campbell
• July 16, 2003 - Book Lovers’ Road Show at Marshall Aug. 5
• July 14, 2003 - Dean’s list, graduates available on Marshall Web site
• July 11, 2003 - Marshall Community College again sponsors IUPAT seminar 
• July 10, 2003 - Governor appoints Farrell, Adkins, Marsteller to Marshall University Board of Governors
• July 9, 2003 - Kent to head technology commercialization, IDEA at Marshall
• July 9, 2003- Marshall University establishes IDEA to expand economic development through biotechnology

June, 2003

• June 25, 2003 - Marshall breaks ground on Forensic Science Center expansion
• June 24, 2003 - 170 high school seniors at MU for Governor’s Honors Academy
• June 24, 2003 - Marshall Community College offers credit fair, open house
• June 18, 2003 - Marshall set to welcome Tri-State high school students for annual Summer Engineering Academy
• June 17, 2003 - Distinguished writers headline Marshall Writers Festival
• June 12, 2003 - $1,000 endowment approved for course in ‘The Jewish Way of Life’
• June 11, 2003 - Marshall's New Student Orientation begins Thursday
• June 11, 2003 - Harts student awarded Hedrick Scholarship to Marshall University
• June 9, 2003 - MU’s Jazz-MU-Tazz features professional musicians from Tri-State
• June 6, 2003 - Marshall announces Yeager Scholars Class of 2007
• June 6, 2003 - Upward Bound Program brings 60 students to MU campus
• June 5, 2003 - Marshall to sponsor Summer Learning Disabilities Program

May, 2003

• May 29, 2003 - Marshall theatre program to present “All in the Timing”
• May 27, 2003 - Campaign Tops $55 Million
• May 27, 2003 - Marshall exchange student dies in car accident in Missouri
• May 23, 2003 - Marshall’s summer enrichment program scheduled June 23-July 24 at Dunbar Intermediate School
• May 22, 2003 - MU School of Journalism and Mass Communications re-accredited
• May 22, 2003 - Marshall to receive noted science fiction writer’s collection
• May 21, 2003 - Security Tight for Rally for America
• May 20, 2003 - Marshall student wins West Virginia Associated Press award
• May 19, 2003 - Marshall freshman national runner-up in broadcast competition
• May 19, 2003 - Meadows Elementary students at Marshall for ‘Campus Day’
• May 14, 2003 - Delbarton, W.Va., native chosen
  to represent Marshall’s 90,000 graduates
• May 9, 2003 - Marshall’s commencement to be accessible on the Internet, Channel 25
• May 9, 2003 - Former Marshall Yeager Scholar awarded Hopkins Share At Harvard University Divinity School
• May 9, 2003 - Marshall GIS lab named in honor of Sam Clagg
• May 8, 2003 -MU student awarded Larry Bruce Jr. prize
• May 8, 2003 - Architectural, consulting firms seek more input from public for Marshall’s 2003 Facilities/Land Use Master Plan
• May 7, 2003 - Two MU professors receive 2003 West Virginia EPSCoR mini-grants for research development
• May 7, 2003 - MU hooding ceremony to recognize master’s, doctoral degree recipients
• May 5, 2003 - MU receives $30,000 for summer reading program
• May 5, 2003 - Pruett to receive Distinguished Alumni Award from Marshall’s College of Education and Human Services
• May 1, 2003 - Application deadline nearing for summer Engineering Academy

April, 2003

• April 30, 2003 - MU Student Government Association implements Online book swap
• April 30, 2003 - Marshall University Forensic Science Program graduates its 100th student in May 2003
• April 29, 2003 - Marshall Doctoral Graduate Wins National Dissertation Award
• April 29, 2003 - MU Early Education Center to have open house
• April 25, 2003 - Western Regional Jail looking for correctional officers, will conduct testing April 30 at Marshall University
• April 25, 2003 - Marshall Receives Full Accreditation of Nursing Programs
• April 24, 2003 - Marshall to Award Record Number of Degrees
• April 24, 2003 - Marshall University Alumni Association and Student Government to Honor Seniors
• April 24, 2003 - Darby, Fiedler, Smith, Wellman to receive honorary degrees during MU commencement
• April 23, 2003 - Marshall Chapter of Sigma Xi Host to Annual Research Day
• April 22, 2003 - MU Early Education Center Hosts Art Show, Auction
• April 22, 2003 - Marshall Plans 'The Donning of Kente' ceremony May 1
• April 22, 2003 - Marshall to Honor Employees at Annual Awards Luncheon
• April 22, 2003 - Transgender Activist to Speak at MU
• April 22, 2003 - School of Medicine Faculty Member is First Recipient of Dr. Carolyn B. Hunter Distinguished Faculty Award
• April 21, 2003 - Ten to receive Distinguished Service Awards, Distinguished Artists and Scholar Awards at Marshall
• April 18, 2003 - Marshall University Announces Teacher Awards
  
• April 18, 2003 - Marshall Women's Center, Student Group 'Take Back the Night' April 24
• April 17, 2003 - Rally for America Expected to Draw Thousands to Marshall Stadium
• April 17, 2003 - Marshall Plans 'An Evening with Madame F'
• April 16, 2003 - Marshall Community Sends Regards to Jessica Lynch
• April 15, 2003 - Marshall to kick off Springfest 2003 April 22
• April 15, 2003 - F. Selby Wellman to Speak at Marshall Commencement
• April 14, 2003 - Administrative Professionals Day Conference April 23 at MU
• April 14, 2003 - MU Alumni and Friends Urged to "Construct Memories" during 2003 Alumni Weekend Activities
• April 11, 2003 - “Thundering Tabs” campaign raises $36,000 to benefit Huntington Ronald McDonald House
• April 11, 2003 - Blood drive to be at Marshall
• April 10, 2003 - Graduates, Friends of Marshall University to Be Honored during 2003 Alumni Weekend
• April 10, 2003 - Verizon announces $100,000 commitment to expand distance learning
• April 10, 2003 - Marshall President selected distinguished alumnus of Purdue University’s School of Liberal Arts
• April 9, 2003 - Marshall University to sponsor poetry reading
• April 9, 2003 - Marshall to recognize 14 retiring faculty
• April 9, 2003 - Marshall ROTC cadet headed for National Security Seminar
• April 8, 2003 - Former Marshall HR director to speak at Woodson fundraiser
• April 8, 2003 - Marshall student awarded Gould Botany Scholarship
• April 7, 2003 - Marshall University Journalism / Mass Communications students win 15 awards in four-state competition
• April 7, 2003 - Architectural, consulting firms seek input from public for Marshall’s 2003 Facilities/Land Use Master Plan
• April 5, 2003 - Marshall University, DMV Officials Unveil
  New Marshall License Plate Design
• April 4, 2003 - Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference set for April 15-16 at Marshall University
• April 3, 2003 - Second annual 5K Walk For Autism set for April 12
• April 3, 2003 - W. Va.-produced  feature film 'Correct Change' to premiere in Huntington
• April 2, 2003 - Noted African-American historian, author
  to present annual Charles H. Moffat Lecture
• April 2, 2003 - Marshall President offers rescued soldier from Wirt County full undergraduate, graduate scholarships
• April 1, 2003 - MU Academic Expo offers information, fun and prizes

March, 2003

• February 28, 2003 - National Geographic Society grant supports MU, Concord professors
• February 26, 2003 - Women of Color program features former Essence editor-in-chief
• February 26, 2003 - Workshops planned on ‘Legal Issues and Students with Disabilities’
• February 25, 2003 - Visiting poet to read from his work
• February 24, 2003 - Numbers keep growing for Spring MU Open House
• February 19, 2003 - Marshall host of Engineering Career Day Thursday
• February 19, 2003 - 200 expected at Math Conference this weekend at Marshall
• February 19, 2003 - Marshall will be host to Job Op Career Fair
• February 18, 2003 - Governor’s Honors Academy at Marshall through 2004
• February 14, 2003 - Marshall announces Fall 2002 Dean’s List
• February 13, 2003 - Elementary principal’s presentations address “No Child Left Behind”
• February 12, 2003 - Visiting professors to discuss “Women in Public Relations” next week at Marshall’s School of Journalism
• February 12, 2003 - University, community to unveil Thurgood Marshall Stamp
• February 11, 2003 - Carter G. Woodson Mass Communications Conference set at MU
• February 11, 2003 - Buffalo Creek Flood is focus of Virtual Museum at MU
• February 7, 2003 - Marshall, Huntington communities to discuss educational channel
• February 7, 2003 - Diversity breakfast set for Feb. 26 at Marshall
• February 5, 2003 - Red Cross blood drive to be at Marshall
• February 3, 2003 - Marshall University’s 2002 fall enrollment largest in school history by more than 500

January, 2003

• January 31, 2003 - Marshall Athletics To Dedicate Andrews Suite Prior To Saturday’s “Jam The Cam II"
• January 30, 2003 - Marshall to celebrate 90,000 graduates
• January 29, 2003 - Scholarship to honor MU grad, help GED recipients
• January 29, 2003 - Roundtable Panel Rescheduled
• January 28, 2003 - Marshall welcomes new athletic band director
• January 23, 2003 - Cooley joins Marshall University
  as Director of Center for African American Students Programs
• January 20, 2003 - Marshall programs receive $325,000 gift from Benedum Foundation
• January 17, 2003 - ADHD family support group begins Friday in Huntington
• January 16, 2003 - MU Early Education Center receives NAEYC accreditation
• January 16, 2003 - Marshall University Alumni Association Invites Fans, Friends, Alumni To Marshall/WVU Capital Classic Pre-Game Reception
• January 15, 2003 - Tenth Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium begins Saturday, Jan. 18
• January 15, 2003 - Marshall Science dean to speak on biotechnology
• January 10, 2003 - Marshall Libraries offer Drop-in Workshops
• January 8, 2003 - WMUL-FM students win four awards
• January 8, 2003 - Noted authority on Russian political affairs to visit Marshall