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Press Release Archive for 2007

December, 2007

• December 26, 2007 - Bridge Campaign surpasses half of goal
• December 24, 2007 - Statement of Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp on the loss of Leah Hickman
• December 20, 2007 - South Point freshman wins first Commemorative Plate Design Contest
• December 19, 2007 - Candlelight vigil for missing Marshall student set for Thursday
• December 18, 2007 - Marshall to offer services during the holiday break
• December 17, 2007 - Oak Hill resident wins TV during Jam the Cam VII
• December 14, 2007 - MUAA to give away flat panel TV during ‘Jam the Cam’

• December 13, 2007 - Marshall students, staff and faculty complete Fitness Challenge
• December 13, 2007 - Groundbreaking for Marshall Habitat House set for Monday, Dec. 17
• December 12, 2007 - Griffis named director of development for College of Fine Arts
• December 11, 2007 - Build-A-Bear Workshop® creates ‘We Are … Marshall’ bear-sized T-shirt
• December 10, 2007 - Julia Urban wins first Holiday Card Design Contest
• December 7, 2007 - Washington Post selects 'FDR' as one of top 5 non-fiction books of ’07
• December 6, 2007 - Grant will help Marshall University do critical research to support NASA’s technology needs
• December 4, 2007 - Work set to begin on Habitat House sponsored by Marshall
• December 3, 2007 - Marshall student wins $5,000 scholarship in BEA competition

November, 2007

• November 29, 2007 - Art work of MU students, faculty on display at Rio Grande University
• November 29, 2007 - Marshall students ready for state Business Plan Competition finals
• November 26, 2007 - Marshall University, MCTC launch United Way campaign today
• November 26, 2007 - Holly Berry Festival returns to Marshall Dec. 8
• November 26, 2007 - MU Choir and Orchestra Present ‘Elijah’ this weekend
• November 21, 2007 - Career Services has increased placement and informational activities
• November 20, 2007 - WMUL students honored in two national competitions
• November 19, 2007 - Marshall University announces new major in Japanese language
• November 15, 2007 - Higher Education open house set for Saturday, Nov. 17
• November 13, 2007 - Two Marshall University business faculty awarded Kermit McGinnis professorships
• November 12, 2007 - MU seniors to conduct public forum on local economic development
• November 12, 2007 - WMUL students receive five CBI National Student Production Awards
• November 9, 2007 - Society of Yeager Scholars to increase next class by one student
• November 9, 2007 - Harmony Institute Auction rescheduled for Nov. 17 at Marshall
• November 9, 2007 - Annual memorial service honors victims of 1970 plane crash
• November 8, 2007 - Seventy-five students to take part in Outstanding Black High School Students’ Weekend
• November 7, 2007 - Open house planned Saturday at Recruitment and Joseph M. Gillette Welcome Center
• November 7, 2007 - ‘Graduation Celebration’ set for Nov. 12-13 for December, summer ’07 graduates
• November 6, 2007 - Writer Tom Bailey to read from his work Nov. 15 at Marshall
• November 6, 2007 - Two Marshall seniors win Political Science awards
• November 5, 2007 - Honoring of Mary and Churchill Hodges among special events this week involving Marshall University Libraries
• November 2, 2007 - MU grad from Iran who founded medical services company to make presentation Monday at Marshall
• November 1, 2007 - Cast auditions for ‘The Vagina Monologues’ set for Nov. 6-7
• November 1, 2007 - Cooley named interim VP for Multicultural Affairs at Marshall

October, 2007

• October 31, 2007 - Marshall University professor Dr. Ashok Vaseashta to co-chair international symposium on pollution prevention
• October 30, 2007 - 44th annual International Festival, other events planned for International Education Week
• October 27, 2007 - Psychology Awareness Week Starts Oct. 29
• October 26, 2007 - Foundation Announces ‘Bridge Campaign’
• October 25, 2007 - Job interviews, informational seminars coming up at Marshall Career Center
• October 23, 2007 - Marshall president to give keynote address at statewide conference on international studies
• October 19, 2007 - Marshall Journalism students to J-Walk toward new technology, digital cameras
• October 19, 2007 - Denise Hogsett is new director of Career Services at Marshall
• October 18, 2007 - ‘Art of Autism’ on exhibit at Marshall University Oct. 29 through Nov. 2
• October 18, 2007 - Musicians from University of Brasilia to visit Marshall University next week
• October 18, 2007 - Thunder into Mason County tailgate party is Oct. 24 at MOVC
• October 17, 2007 - Former WMUL student claims national finalist award
• October 16, 2007 - Beginnings of Marshall University Google Earth 3-D campus created
• October 16, 2007 - Marshall Music Department adds Broadway to homecoming weekend
• October 15, 2007 - Award-winning West Virginia writer to appear at Marshall
• October 12, 2007 - Vendor registration opens for 3rd annual Holly Berry Festival 
• October 12, 2007 - Mike Bartrum to serve as grand marshal in MU homecoming parade
• October 10, 2007 - Marshall’s med school ties for nation’s top spot for graduates entering family practice
• October 10, 2007 - 400 members of nonprofit arts organization headed to Charleston for conference sponsored by Marshall, WVU
• October 10, 2007 - Pappas serving as chair of Marshall music department
• October 9, 2007 - Yeager Symposium features artists Jack Mackie, Tom Kelly; theme is ‘For One, For All: Perspectives on Public Art’
• October 5, 2007 - Courtroom drama and seminar at Marshall to honor West Virginia’s first African American lawyer, J.R. Clifford
• October 5, 2007 - Smith to speak at dedication of FDR’s suite at Harvard University
• October 4, 2007 - Marshall senior wins statewide award for research
• October 3, 2007 - Lewis College of Business announces study abroad opportunities
• October 2, 2007 - Float, band competition featured in Marshall’s homecoming parade
• October 1, 2007 - Maynard named associate dean of academic programs in COEHS
• October 1, 2007 - Scholarship established for studying abroad in northern Europe

September, 2007

• September 28, 2007 - Online auction of ‘We Are Marshall’ items continues through Oct. 2
• September 27, 2007 - ‘Airmen of Note’ to perform at Marshall University
• September 26, 2007 - General faculty meeting includes State of the University address by President Kopp, introduction of 72 new faculty
• September 25, 2007 - Huntington Museum of Radio and Technology announces second class of inductees into the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame
• September 24, 2007 - Annual Day of Service planned Saturday at Marshall, in community
• September 24, 2007 - Byrd announces grant funding for Marshall Forensic Science Center
• September 24, 2007 - Career Extravaganza set for Oct. 3 at Marshall University
• September 21, 2007 - Marshall’s human research program receives national accreditation
• September 20, 2007 - Marshall student television show to air on My Z TV
• September 20, 2007 - H.E.L.P. Program recognized by U.S. News and World Report
• September 19, 2007 - Poet Marianne Boruch to read from her work Sept. 24 at Marshall
• September 18, 2007 - Latest class of Erma Byrd Scholars announced
• September 17, 2007 - Escarpeta to sign ‘We Are Marshall’ DVDs Wednesday at MU
• September 14, 2007 - Marshall University to host Appalachian Studies Association’s 31st annual conference in March 2008
• September 14, 2007 - ‘We Are Marshall’ actor Arlen Escarpeta to visit Marshall, other area venues Saturday through Wednesday
• September 14, 2007 - Volunteers needed to help Herd fans recycle at Saturday’s game
• September 13, 2007 - Herd Around the World raising funds for clean water project in West Africa
• September 12, 2007 - West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to visit Marshall University campus next week
• September 11, 2007 - Traveling Marshall clinic gives boost to screenings, on-the-spot care
• September 10, 2007 - Special features available for Marshall students in marathon
• September 8, 2007 - More than $6,400 raised in ‘Bring-a-Buck’ campaign at stadium
• September 7, 2007 - Marshall University commercial starring theater major to air during Friends of Coal Bowl
• September 7, 2007 - Doctoral program in clinical psychology awarded grant of $89,314
• September 6, 2007 - Three Marshall students from southern West Virginia receive Friends of Coal scholarships for 2007
• September 6, 2007 - Marshall to patrol marketplace for unlicensed merchandise
• September 5, 2007 - USPS gets into the spirit of Friends of Coal Bowl
• September 4, 2007 - Rick Robinson joins College of Education and Human Services as director of development
• September 4, 2007 - Blood drive planned at Marshall University Sept. 5-6
• September 4, 2007 - Fans urged to ‘Bring-a-Buck” to Marshall-WVU game; proceeds will help fund Habitat for Humanity House
• September 3, 2007 - John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps to debut during pre-game show when Marshall plays WVU

August, 2007

• August 31, 2007 - Career Services Part-Time Job & Internship Fair is Sept. 12 at Marshall
• August 31, 2007 - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to visit Marshall Sept. 10
• August 29, 2007 - Marshall adds two new engineering faculty
• August 28, 2007 - Marshall fans urged to wear green on College Colors Day, every Friday during the academic year
• August 27, 2007 - Marshall wins technology award for enterprising e-mail system
• August 23, 2007 - Paintings by June Kilgore at Birke Art Gallery through Sept. 14
• August 21, 2007 - Officials dedicate high-tech wing at Mid-Ohio Valley Center
• August 20, 2007 - Marshall University announces special events to take place week of Friends of Coal Bowl
• August 16, 2007 - Lonestar to be featured at free concert Sept. 7 on 3rd Avenue near Pullman Square as part of Marshall-WVU celebration
• August 15, 2007 - Orthopedic surgery residency training program approved at Marshall
• August 15, 2007 - Students will notice numerous changes at Marshall as school begins; Freshman Convocation among highlights of Welcome Weekend
• August 13, 2007 - Paint the Capital City Green pep rally sold out
• August 9, 2007 - Harmony Institute Auction set for Sept. 6-7 at Marshall
• August 8, 2007 - The Parthenon wins 11 awards in WVPA’s Better Newspaper Contest
• August 7, 2007 - Marshall President Stephen Kopp signs new five-year contract
• August 3, 2007 - State of West Virginia, Marshall University applaud release of  ‘We Are Marshall’ DVD
• August 2, 2007 - Marshall University Graduate College invites potential students to meet the faculty
• August 2, 2007 - CAZ director named Vice President for Research at Marshall

July, 2007

• July 31, 2007 - Herd fans can win tickets to WVU-Marshall game at Paint the Capital City Green pep rally
• July 31, 2007 - Marshall Early Education Center offers development institute for West Virginia Pre-K educators
• July 27, 2007 - Lockridge named Senior VP for Finance and Administration; Fox promoted to Senior VP for Information Technology/CIO
• July 25, 2007 - Adkins, Marsteller, Mooney reappointed to Board of Governors
• July 24, 2007 - Marshall computer science students conduct robotics research
• July 24, 2007 - Cotroneo new president of Marshall Community and Technical College
• July 23, 2007 - Scottish Rite pig roast benefits Marshall’s Speech and Hearing Center
• July 20, 2007 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Spring 2007 dean’s list available on Marshall Web site
• July 20, 2007 - Recent School of Journalism grads receive prestigious awards
• July 19, 2007 - MCTC to Hold Adult Credit Fair
• July 17, 2007 - Marshall sponsors free electronic prescribing to help state doctors improve patient safety
• July 13, 2007 - Marshall University to host 110 Wayne County students participating in Booth Scholars Summer Program
• July 11, 2007 - Huntington Scottish Rite surpasses $200,000 in contributions to Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center
• July 11, 2007 - ‘We Are Marshall’ premiere proceeds presented to Keith-Albee, MU Foundation; Marshall academics, athletics also benefit
• July 5, 2007 - HSTA Summer Institute attracts 80 students from West Virginia
• July 5, 2007 - Glenwood Project features information about Glenwood estate and its significance in the development of the Kanawha Valley
• July 3, 2007 - Upward Bound Program sponsors blood drive July 10 at Marshall
• July 2, 2007 - Student Advertising Team places seventh at national event

June, 2007

• June 22, 2007 - Governor’s School for the Arts returns to Marshall for third year
• June 18, 2007 - Dr. Ronald G. Area named CEO of Marshall Foundation, Inc.
• June 18, 2007 - Math Workshop offered at Marshall as alternative to remedial courses
• June 11, 2007 - Engineering Academy at Marshall attracts students from four states
• June 8, 2007 - Ruth Flowers Thornton Scholarship established at Marshall
• June 7, 2007 - Marshall’s 8th annual Jazz-MU-Tazz festival to feature saxophonist Chris Vadala
• June 7, 2007 - Marshall plans public sale of surplus computing equipment
• June 7, 2007 - Work to place underground telecommunication duct bank on campus begins Monday; area should be avoided
• June 6, 2007 - Summer Learning Program begins June 11 at Marshall University
• June 5, 2007 - Marshall University to sponsor Habitat House
• June 4, 2007 - Fourth annual Marshall University Marathon set for Nov. 4

May, 2007

• May 30, 2007 - Orientation sessions to attract nearly 2,000 students to Marshall
• May 29, 2007 - Yeager Scholars Class of 2011 selected
• May 25, 2007 - MU professor Jean Edward Smith’s biography of FDR published
• May 25, 2007 - 'Rendering the Landscape’ students to present their work at MU
• May 24, 2007 - Marshall University’s Rahall Transportation Institute presents inaugural Rail-SORCE Partnership Award to CSX
• May 24, 2007 - More street, lane closures planned as church demolition continues
• May 23, 2007 - Two Fundraisers hired at Marshall University
• May 21, 2007 - Marshall’s Upward Bound program funded for four more years
• May 21, 2007 - MU professor’s book investigates Nazi policies of ‘ethnic cleansing’
• May 18, 2007 - Harold Blanco is first person from Marshall to finish SREB’s state doctoral scholars program
• May 16, 2007 - Marshall University launches Progenesis Technologies, LLC
• May 15, 2007 - MU doctoral clinical psychology students to participate in ‘Give the Gift of Knowledge’ event Wednesday
• May 14, 2007 - Marshall University Board of Governors votes unanimously to approve construction of student recreation center and two new residence halls
• May 11, 2007 - Marshall Undergraduate Students Awarded Summer Research Funds
• May 4, 2007 - WMUL concludes banner year with awards in three contests
• May 3, 2007 - Gift from BrickStreet paves way for engineering scholarship at Marshall University
• May 2, 2007 - Marshall faculty member’s article published in PNAS
• May 1, 2007 - Marshall Baseball Day at Appalachian Power Park is set for May 12

April, 2007

• April 27, 2007 - Marshall ranked fifth nationally in producing family doctors
• April 27, 2007 - MCTC to celebrate Law Day with ethics presentation
• April 26, 2007 - Marshall to award nearly 3,000 degrees on May 5
• April 25, 2007 - Maier Foundation establishes permanent endowment for Marshall University Latin Awards
• April 25, 2007 - Award winners, retirees to be honored at faculty meeting
• April 24, 2007 - Fundraising event to honor, help local transplant patients
• April 24, 2007 - Annual Donning of Kente celebration is Wednesday at Marshall
• April 23, 2007 - Board approves tuition and fee increase for next year; meal plan adjustment means savings for students
• April 20, 2007 - Award-winning poet to read from work at Marshall
• April 20, 2007 - Dr. Montserrat Miller named Hedrick Award winner; Reynolds, Pickens-Queen honorees also announced 
• April 18, 2007 - Marshall University SGA to conduct memorial service
• April 18, 2007 - ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ runs April 25-28 at Marshall
• April 17, 2007 - Student team representing Marshall wins business plan competition
• April 17, 2007 - Awards banquet highlights Alumni Weekend 2007 at Marshall
• April 16, 2007 - President Kopp issues statement on Virginia Tech tragedy
• April 13, 2007 - Annual Moffat Lecture features Appalachian historian Ronald Lewis
• April 13, 2007 - Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp issues statement on selection of Mike Garrison as president of WVU
• April 12, 2007 - COEHS and CIP announce Comparative Education Symposium and Awards Ceremony
• April 11, 2007 - Schmidlapp Distinguished Lecture series continues April 23 at Marshall
• April 11, 2007 - Hickam to deliver address at Marshall’s commencement, join Hechler as latest honorary degree recipients
• April 10, 2007 - Marshall students ready for state Business Plan Competition finals
• April 9, 2007 - Associate professor Dan Hollis receives award at national convention
• April 9, 2007 - Eight MU students to take part in annual Posters on the Hill
• April 6, 2007 - WMUL students presented with six awards at event in Chicago
• April 5, 2007 - Marshall students can fight hunger, erase parking ticket
• April 4, 2007 - Awards banquet highlights Alumni Weekend 2007 at Marshall
• April 2, 2007 - Sons of MU music professor focus of bone marrow drive Wednesday

March, 2007

• March 30, 2007 - Second annual Assessment Day is April 4 at Marshall University
• March 30, 2007 - RCBI hosts occupational skills competition for high school students
• March 30, 2007 - Writer Laura Treacy Bentley to read from her work at Marshall
• March 29, 2007 - Marshall University Forensic Science Center co-sponsoring National Institute of Justice Applied Technologies Conference
• March 29, 2007 - Spring Major Expo is April 3 at Marshall University
• March 29, 2007 - 1,800 students expected at MU this weekend for SCORES
• March 28, 2007 - Expert on human development and children’s rights is keynote speaker for Honors Convocation
• March 28, 2007 - Dr. Lynda Ann Ewen keynote speaker at Woodson banquet
• March 27, 2007 - Spots still available for Troy Brown Fantasy Football Camp March 30-31 at Marshall University
• March 27, 2007 - WVAS meetings, state Science and Engineering fair take place this weekend at Marshall University
• March 26, 2007 - ‘We Are Marshall’ Issue of Huntington Quarterly Benefits Marshall Alumni Association
• March 21, 2007 - WVMEA Conference is March 22-24 at Marshall University
• March 21, 2007 - WVU students donate $750 worth of Wal-Mart gift cards to Marshall students affected by Emmons fire
• March 20, 2007 - Marshall researcher receives post-doctoral award from Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
• March 19, 2007 - Private donations to Yeager program increase by 80 percent in 2006
• March 16, 2007 - Graduate exhibition on display March 26-29 at Marshall
• March 16, 2007 - Events planned in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Month
• March 15, 2007 - Public sale of surplus computing equipment set for March 19 at MU
• March 12, 2007 - Marshall University Psychology Clinic forming group to help people experiencing shyness or social phobia
• March 8, 2007 - Brown-bag lecture series planned as part of Women’s History Month
• March 6, 2007 - Poet Rose Solari to read from her work March 14 at Marshall
• March 5, 2007 - Marshall meets National Information Security standards
• March 2, 207 - Women of Color Program set for March 6 at Marshall University
• March 2, 2007 - ‘Third House,’ annual state government satire show, is Monday, March 5 at West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston

February, 2007

• February 28, 2007 - ‘Angels on the Head of a Pin,’ a one-woman theatrical performance, to be staged March 5 at Marshall University
• February 28, 2007 - William C. Campbell, insurance executive and golfing great, to speak to Marshall community on March 7
• February 27, 2007 - First Friday Filmfest continues with Dixie Chicks documentary
• February 27, 2007 - Mythology comes alive in Marshall University operas
• February 26, 2007 - Troy Brown Fantasy Football Camp March 30-31 benefits Marshall’s Child Development Academy
• February 21, 2007 - Notre Dame associate professor to speak at Marshall as part of Schmidlapp Distinguished Lecture Series
• February 21, 2007 - Marshall receives first royalty checks for patented product
• February 20, 2007  - Unveiling of U.S. Postal Service Black Heritage Commemorative Stamp
  set for Feb. 26 at Marshall; Ella Fitzgerald latest honoree
• February 16, 2007 - Faculty Senate to celebrate 20th anniversary with series of events
• February 16, 2007 - Seventh annual Diversity Breakfast is Feb. 23 at Marshall University
• February 14, 2007 - More than 150 students expected to attend United High School Media convention at Marshall University
• February 12, 2007 - Experts to lecture on Appalachian diversity
• February 9, 2007 - West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall provided data for health officials’ study on autism
• February 9, 2007 - Bill Bissett named Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President of Communications for Marshall University
• February 7, 2007 - ‘A Chat with Ken Hechler’ planned for Feb. 15 at Marshall
• February 7, 2007 - MU graduate students benefit from tennis tournament in Charleston;
  deadline to enter is Sunday, Feb. 11
• February 5, 2007 - Distinguished poet to read from work at Marshall University
• February 1, 2007 - Marshall’s Annual Fund increases by nearly 30 percent in 2006

January, 2007

• January 31, 2007 - Guyer named finalist for top professor award
• January 30, 2007 - First Friday Filmfest continues Feb. 2 at the Cinema Theatre
• January 30, 2007 - Series of events at Marshall planned in February in conjunction with American Heart Month
• January 29, 2007 - Mine safety graduate courses offered online
• January 25, 2007 - Lewis College of Business achieves ‘universal standard of quality’ with maintenance of business accreditation
• January 24, 2007 - West named vice president for major gifts at Marshall; Littlehales takes over as director of alumni relations
• January 22, 2007 - Twenty-five MU students taking part in Undergraduate Research Day
• January 19, 2007 - Reception planned for Thundering Herd fans before Capital Classic
• January 19, 2007 - Marshall SGA to host ‘Bring a Buck to Campus Day; donations will go to Student Disaster Relief Fund
• January 17, 2007 - Memorial service for Marshall student planned; memorial fund established in her memory
• January 16, 2007 - Statement from Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp on the recent developments in the Emmons apartment fire
• January 16, 2007  - Marshall announces relief efforts following Emmons fire
• January 12, 2007 - Faculty Senate seeks items for 20th anniversary celebration
• January 12, 2007 - Marshall professor again receives NATO grant
• January 10, 2007 - Student tickets for Capital Classic go on sale Thursday at student center
• January 10, 2007 - Visiting artist Glenn Grishkoff to work with Marshall Art and Design students during January
• January 10, 2007 - DIVA Jazz Orchestra headlines annual Jazz Festival at MU
• January 8, 2007 - Yeager alumni meet Shott Foundation challenge in less than six months
• January 5, 2007 - Butch Morris, Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professor of the Arts, to give public lectures Jan. 16-17 at MU department of music
• January 4, 2007 - Annual King Symposium is Jan. 15-16 in Huntington
• January 2, 2007 - WMUL students receive five awards in Millennium competition

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