The Newsletter for Marshall University                                     April 27, 2016

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Marshall community recognizes faculty award winners, retirees

Awards of distinction were presented and retiring faculty were recognized during the spring general faculty meeting yesterday at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. The meeting began with remarks from President Jerome Gilbert and Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Larry Stickler. Faculty members honored were: Dr. Phillip T. Rutherford, an associate professor of modern European history, selected as the Dr. …

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Board of Governors approves draft operating budget for upcoming fiscal year; includes three scenarios for tuition increases contingent on state budget outcome

The Board of Governors today approved a draft operating budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17, including three potential scenarios for tuition increases for the upcoming academic year. The possible tuition increases range from five to more than 10 percent, with the final rates contingent on the university’s state budget allocation. Chief Financial Officer Mary Ellen Heuton said the draft budget and …

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‘Donning of Kente’ to take place Thursday, April 28

The Center for African American Students will conduct its annual Donning of Kente Celebration of Achievement at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse. Students who are participating in the ceremony should arrive in cap and gown at the Memorial Student Center at 4:15 p.m. to line up. The cap-and-gown ceremony will begin with a processional …

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Reminder: Biweekly pay to start in September; info sessions set for April 29 and May 5

As you may have heard, the State is again moving forward with bi-weekly pay for those not already on that method.  Marshall University and WVU are still being exempted from using the OASIS HR system for payroll, but will still be required to move to bi-weekly.  Our target dates for the transition are as follows: Last semi-monthly pay period 8/1/16 …

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Rally for Autism organizers add art events April 29 and 30

Events surrounding the annual Ruth Sullivan Rally for Autism® this weekend will include activities featuring nationally known savant artist Michael Tolleson. This is the first time that the events surrounding the rally will include art-related activities. Tolleson, an artist with Asperger’s syndrome, is considered an artistic savant, who has created more than 700 gallery-worth paintings that are sold worldwide. He …

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Trowbridge named Whiting Public Engagement Fellow

Trowbridge named Whiting Public Engagement Fellow

Dr. David Trowbridge, associate professor of history, has been selected for The Whiting Foundation’s Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship. Trowbridge said the $50,000 fellowship will be used to further develop Clio, a free mobile application and website that connects the public with information about historical and cultural sites around the United States. “I hope that Clio’s growth throughout West Virginia and …

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School of Pharmacy plans inaugural graduation

Thomas E. Menighan, R. Ph., M.B.A., executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American Pharmacists Association, will give the commencement address at the inaugural School of Pharmacy graduation scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, May 5, at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center. Menighan, a Sistersville, West Virginia, native, graduated from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in 1974 and …

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MichaelWoods

Woods receives National Endowment for the Humanities award

Dr. Michael Woods, assistant professor of history, will be spending his summer researching for his latest book, thanks to a National Endowment for the Humanities award. Recipients of the Summer Stipends award are required to devote two consecutive months of full-time work to the recipient’s chosen project. Woods said he plans to spend that time this summer at the University …

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Marshall to host ‘George Rashid: The Leper of Pickens’ documentary film screening April 28

The Department of Social Work will host a documentary film screening Thursday, April 28, about the life of George Rashid, a young Lebanese/Syrian man who traveled to America in 1901 and was ostracized for the lesions on his skin. Dr. Peggy Harman, one of the film’s producers and the director of the department’s Master of Social Work program, said these …

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New center to offer continuing education classes this summer

The newly created Center for Continuing Education will be offering classes this summer on both the Huntington and South Charleston campuses. With a theme of  “Create Your Summer,” the new department is offering a wide range of course selections for youth, teens, and adults.  Among classes to be offered are a culinary camp for kids and teens, specialty football technique school …

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Marshall panel to discuss sex trafficking in West Virginia on revised date of May 3

“Not for Sale: Sex Trafficking in the U.S.” will be the topic of a free public panel at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, in BES of the Memorial Student Center. The date has been rescheduled from the originally announced date. On hand will be House of Delegates member Barbara Evans Fleischauer (D-Monongalia), Dr. Maggie Stone, assistant professor of sociology and director of …

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Marshall alum wins Pulitzer in editorial writing

A Marshall University alumnus has received the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing. Huntington native John Hackworth, editor of the Sun Newspapers in Charlotte Harbor, Fla., received the award for a series of editorials calling for an investigation into the death of an inmate at Charlotte Correctional Institute. A veteran journalist who has been with the Sun for 20 years, …

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Goodwill fundraiser to support Forensic Science students

The Marshall University Forensic Identification Association (MUFIA) is having a Goodwill Industries Fundraiser on Saturday, April 30, from 1-5 p.m. at Shobe’s Stained Glass, 1529 4th Ave. (directly behind the crime scene house).  Donations are appreciated.   The following link will provide information as to the items Goodwill will accept: www.goodwillhunting.org/stuff-the-truck/.

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Service Award Luncheon set for May 18

The 32nd annual Service Awards luncheon will take place Wednesday May 18, from noon until 2 p.m. in the Don Morris Room in the Memorial Student Center. In addition to the service awards, the Employee of the Year will be named at that time. The following is the list of university staff members who will receive awards: For 10 Years …

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Financial session to be presented by South Charleston campus library

Marshall University libraries are participating in Money Smart Week, a national financial literacy initiative designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. As part of the observation of the week,   Kat Phillips will be hosting the session, Beyond Google: Finding Financial Resources on the Webin the South Charleston campus Library and Research Commons from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April …

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Faculty Achievement: Dr. Walter Squire

Dr. Walter Squire, assistant professor in the Department of English and director of the film studies program, had an article included in the collection Exploring Teachers in Fiction and Film: Saviors, Scapegoats and Schoolmarms, edited by Melanie Shoffner and published by Routledge this month. The book contains essays on cinematic and literary classrooms from the perspective of teacher education. Titled …

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COLA's annual Research and Creativity conference highlights record number of students

The 16th Annual College of Liberal Arts Research and Creativity conference, which took place last week, had a record number of students—97 from across departments-- who presented research to their peers, faculty, mentors and other interested persons. The conference is one of the major events sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts. With support by Dean Robert Bookwalter and COLA …

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Final open house of the academic year to take place May 4

President Gilbert and members of the university’s senior management team will be hosting another of the informal monthly open houses on Wednesday, May 4, from 3 to 4 p.m. The event will take place in the reception area of the Office of University Communications, 213 Old Main. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to come and talk with administrators about …

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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed May 4, 2016. Please send items for consideration to Pat Dickson by 5 p.m. Monday, May 2.

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