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PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE FOR 2008

June, 2008

• July 2, 2008 - Booth Scholars Summer Program returns to Marshall July 13

• June 24, 2008 - 2nd annual New Works Festival begins June 26 at Marshall University

• June 24, 2008 - WMUL student wins Award of Distinction; total of 62 awards
  for 2007-2008 ties record for second-most in one school year

• June 23, 2008 - Senior Show Exhibition presented this week at Birke Art Gallery

• June 19, 2008 - New class of Erma Byrd Scholars selected

• June 18, 2008 - Kim named College of Business interim dean for second time

• June 12, 2008 - Marshall University, CAMC to offer Doctoral program in Management Practice in Nurse Anesthesia

• June 12, 2008 - Orientation sessions for new Marshall students begin June 18

• June 10, 2008 - 36 students from 26 high schools in 6 states to take part in Engineering Academy at Marshall

• June 9, 2008 - R. Scott Anderson named MU Foundation’s Chief Financial Officer

• June 9, 2008 - Marshall’s 9th annual jazz festival to feature saxophonist Craig Treinen

May, 2008

• May 30, 2008 - Band Fraternity Takes on Renovation Project

• May 29, 2008 - Site preparation begins for Alumni Center and Foundation Building

• May 22, 2008 - Marshall Names New VP of Multicultural Affairs

• May 21, 2008 - Marshall names Dulin dean of College of Information Technology and Engineering

• May 20, 2008 - Marshall University Students Receive Research Funds

• May 14, 2008 - Children can 'Grow With Music' this summer 

• May 13, 2008 - CITE students honored for academic excellence in Safety Technology

• May 12, 2008 - Marshall psychology department sponsors  Women’s Wellness Day at Pullman Square

• May 12, 2008 - John Marshall Fife and Drum Corps to perform at Colonial Williamsburg Drummer’s Call

• May 9, 2008 - Yeager Scholars Class of 2012 selected

• May 8, 2008 - Marshall University commencement to be streamed live

• May 6, 2008 - MU broadcast journalism student receives first Leah Hickman Memorial Scholarship

• May 2, 2008 - Reds game among features of Great American ThunderFest
  in Cincinnati; MU president to throw out first pitch

• May 2, 2008 - Marshall to graduate more than 2,600 students at 171st commencement

• May 1, 2008 - Marshall University announces honorary degree recipients

• May 1, 2008 - Winners of Maier Latin, writing awards announced at Marshall

April, 2008

• April 30, 2008 - Marshall University Executive MBA students
  honored during special hooding ceremony in Charleston

• April 30, 2008 - Marshall University launches cellular phone plan Web page

• April 30, 2008 - Donning of Kente celebration, processional is May 1 at MU

• April 25, 2008 - ‘Up Late’ airs final hourlong show this weekend

• April 25, 2008 - WMUL-FM students win three awards in BEA competition

• April 25, 2008 - Awards of distinction to be presented, retiring faculty to be honored
  Tuesday, April 29 during Marshall’s spring general faculty meeting 

• April 24, 2008 - Alumni association plans pre-game tailgate party Saturday

• April 22, 2008 - Mills is Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award winner; Reynolds, Pickens-Queen winners also announced

• April 21, 2008 - ‘Let Your Voice Be Herd’ event is Tuesday at Marshall

• April 21, 2008 - Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin to speak at Marshall University’s 171st commencement

• April 21, 2008 - Graduate seminars involving Glenwood development to be offered this fall by MU Graduate Humanities program

• April 16, 2008 - ‘Relay for Life’ comes to Marshall this weekend

• April 16, 2008 - Pullman Jazz Festival Set for April 26

• April 15, 2008 - Community-based research expert visits Marshall April 21-22

• April 14, 2008 - Elected SGA officials to be inaugurated Friday at Marshall

• April 12, 2008 - Welcome Center renaming honors Joseph M. Gillette

• April 10, 2008 - Governor Manchin stars on ‘Up Late’ this weekend

• April 10, 2008 - Poet Joanie Mackowski to read from her work at Marshall University

• April 8, 2008 - Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble to Perform April 17

• April 8, 2008 - Memorial Fountain to be rededicated Wednesday, April 9

• April 7, 2008 - Tickets available for red-carpet premiere of  Marshall student filmmaker’s docudrama on alcoholism

• April 7, 2008 - Ed Zimmerman named Director of Planned Giving at Marshall

• April 7, 2008 - Latina producer, writer and director to speak at Marshall April 10

• April 4, 2008 - Chad Pennington stays ‘Up Late’ for Marshall student television show

• April 4, 2008 - Marshall to kick off campus WALKITUP! campaign Tuesday, April 8

• April 3, 2008 - Language professor is newest Drinko Academy Fellow

• April 3, 2008 - Third annual Assessment Day is April 9 at Marshall University

• April 3, 2008 - Marshall to Host Concert of Traditional Japanese Music

• April 2, 2008 - Marshall University honors Sheweys for gift used to establish Shewey Learning and Research Center

• April 2, 2008 - ‘Building on the Past, Building for the Future’ theme of annual Alumni Weekend at Marshall

• April 2, 2008 - Marshall University Libraries to celebrate life and career of famed science fiction author Nelson S. Bond

• April 1, 2008 - City National Bank/Steven J. Day Lectureship to be delivered Friday by Thomas W. Dunfee

• April 1, 2008 - Marshall Chamber Choir, University Chorus to Perform Saturday

March, 2008

• March 31, 2008 - Stadium’s west lot to remain closed through Monday, March 31

• March 28, 2008 - Winners announced in Marshall’s ‘Fit to Lift’ competition

• March 28, 2008 - ‘Up ’til Dawn’ fund-raiser at Marshall to raise money
  for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

• March 26, 2008 - WMUL receives 18 awards in national competition

• March 26, 2008 - First of five BFA exhibitions from Department of Art & Design
  will be on display March 31-April 3 in Birke Art Gallery

• March 25, 2008 - Conference on responding to school violence
  takes place Wednesday and Thursday at Marshall

• March 25, 2008 - Local old-time music concert to be presented as part of Appalachian Studies Association Conference at MU

• March 21, 2008 - Marshall University students excel in SPJ awards

• March 21, 2008 - Spots available for Troy Brown Fantasy Football Camp

• March 20, 2008 - Aries Spears visits with Marshall’s ‘Up Late’ crew

• March 20, 2008 - Pulitzer Prize-winning Dr. Julia Keller keynote speaker
  at Elizabeth Gibson Drinko Honors Convocation

• March 20, 2008 - Graduate College’s School Psychology Program earns approval from national professional organization

• March 20, 2008 - Marshall Music Student Nominated for National Symphony’s Summer Music Institute

• March 19, 2008 - 5th Avenue F parking lot to close for construction of new Alumni Center, Foundation & Development Complex

• March 19, 2008 - Stadium’s west lot to be closed next week for resurfacing

• March 18, 2008 - Marshall hosts annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference

• March 17, 2008 - Therapy group for new moms experiencing depressive symptoms
  offered at Marshall University Psychology Clinic

• March 14, 2008 - Documentary on Hechler to be shown April 5 at Marshall University

• March 13, 2008 - Student filmmaker promotes new documentary on Marshall’s ‘Up Late’ show

• March 11, 2008 - SCORES competition attracts more than 2,600 students to Marshall

• March 10, 2008 - Countdown to Commencement is March 18-19 at Marshall University

• March 10, 2008 - Poet, fiction writer to read from their work at Marshall

• March 8, 2008 - Marshall associate professor honored by Faculty Merit Foundation
  of West Virginia as Professor of the Year
• March 7, 2008 - Travel writer has ‘Up Late’ crew trippin’ this weekend

• March 7, 2008 - Marshall University Single Reed Day to feature James Houlik and Ann Hicks

• March 4, 2008 - Marshall mascot in the running for cover of Wii packaging

• March 4, 2008 - Fort Lee Army Band to perform at Marshall March 7

• March 4, 2008 - Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League members
  to present keynote address at Women’s Studies Student Conference

• March 3, 2008 - Annual Spring Job Fest set for March 12 at Marshall University

February, 2008

• February 29, 2008 - Margaret Randall featured presenter for Schmidlapp Distinguished Lectureship at Marshall

• February 28, 2008 - SIFE to host ‘I Choose’ program Friday and Saturday

• February 28, 2008 - Governor unveils Marshall University-themed stock car at Capitol

• February 27, 2008 - Festival Band Weekend attracts 300 W.Va. high school students

• February 26, 2008 - Women Tech Academy brings 36 8th-grade female students
  from Mercer County to Marshall University

• February 25, 2008 - Marshall University Foundation Inc. establishes scholarship in honor of Homer Hickam Sr.

• February 22, 2008 - Marshall establishes scholarship in memory of Leah Hickman

• February 22, 2008 - Charleston attorney to speak during Women of Color Program

• February 21, 2008 - Marshall president and ‘Abe Lincoln’ star on ‘Up Late’s’ presidential show 

• February 20, 2008 - MU journalism students place high in Hearst awards competition

• February 19, 2008 - Nursing program’s pass rate better than state, national averages

• February 19, 2008 - Marshall names Dr. David J. Pittenger dean of COLA

• February 18, 2008 - Capitol press corps, Marshall Journalism grads
  ready to poke a little fun at state leaders during ‘Third House’

• February 18, 2008 - Marshall assistant professor of geography writes
  Paper of the Year; focus is on hurricane prediction

• February 15, 2008 - Nationally known comic Jim Short  can add MU’s ‘Up Late’ to his resume

• February 14, 2008 - Annual Diversity Breakfast is Feb. 22 at Marshall; Director of Equity Programs is keynote speaker

• February 12, 2008 - SURE program continues this summer; applications being accepted

• February 12, 2080 - Award-winning writer to appear at Marshall University 

• February 11, 2008 - Marshall asks for student feedback on national survey

• February 11, 2008 - Children can 'Grow With Music' this semester

• February 8, 2008 - Hot Shot Business Competition for Kids is Feb. 16 at Marshall

• February 8, 2008 - ‘The Vagina Monologues’ is Feb. 15-16 at Marshall University

• February 8, 2008 - MTV reality television personality Ashley McNeeley
  helps ‘Up Late’ learn to date

• February 7, 2008 - Book Marks ’08 exhibition brings engaging, accessible contemporary
  art form to Marshall University’s Birke Art Gallery

• February 6, 2008 - Troy Brown Fantasy Football Camp to take place April 4-5 at Marshall

• February 5, 2008 - Activities planned in conjunction with American Heart Month

• February 5, 2008 - Piano recital to feature former Marshall faculty member

• February 4, 2008 - Chesapeake Energy announces scholarship support to Marshall

• February 1, 2008 - Marshall student variety show to air on MyZTV this weekend

January, 2008

• January 28, 2008 - Worth, McNearney to show new artwork Feb. 2 at Java Joint

• January 28, 2008 - Dennison named Director of Development  for College of Science at Marshall University

• January 25, 2008 - Dan Trudell, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra to Headline MU Jazz Festival

• January 25, 2008 - Marshall University joins hundreds of universities in nationwide global warming Teach-In

• January 24, 2008 - BB&T awards $1 million gift to Marshall University College of Business

• January 23, 2008 - Fifth annual Undergraduate Day at the Capitol attracts 100 students, including 18 from Marshall

• January 18, 2008 - Governor Manchin appoints Michael G. Sellards to Board of Governors

• January 18, 2008 - Annual Soul Food Feast set for Sunday, Jan. 27 at Marshall

• January 17, 2008 - Herd fans invited to reception before Capital Classic

• January 16, 2008 - Marshall alums Debby Stoler, Glen Midkiff join Career Services staff

• January 16, 2008 - Marshall student to perform with DIVA Jazz Orchestra

• January 14, 2008 - Adnate exhibition and artist talk will open Birke Art Gallery’s spring exhibition season

• January 11, 2008 - Annual King Symposium is Jan. 21 and 23 in Huntington

• January 10, 2008 - Statement of Marshall University President Dr. Stephen J. Kopp in response to Governor Manchin’s announcement of $50 million endowment fund for research at Marshall, WVU

• January 8, 2008 - Marshall provost, Dr. Sarah N. Denman, to retire at the end of the current academic year

• January 8, 2008 - Marshall University Graduate College hosts open house Saturday

• January 7, 2008 - Marshall Choral Union to Begin Rehearsals

• January 7, 2008 - Marshall Libraries launches new Web site called 50 Years Ago Today: As Seen on WSAZ-TV News

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