he Marshall University Board of Governors (BOG) today approved plans for a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, a degree that allows nurses to practice at the highest level of professional nursing. Marshall’s College of Health Professions and its School of Nursing will administer the new degree, which is described in the planning documents as

Dr. Joseph Beckett has been named to the 2019 class of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association (MAATA) Hall of Fame, which is the highest award presented by the MAATA. Beckett is the third person from West Virginia ever selected for the MAATA Hall of Fame and the first from Marshall University. Learn more here.

Dr. EungSoo Oh, lamenting low student participation in physical education classes around the world, invented something to get students moving – a brand-new sport. Oh shared the sport, called FunEBall, with Marshall students at the Marshall Recreation Center. FunEBall combines elements of dodgeball and volleyball to create a low-impact, collaborative game, perfect for people of

Our Marshall University Department of Dietetics needs your help! They are accepting dollar donations as well as pasta, cereal or macaroni for their food pantry. All monetary donations will help buy crockpots for families in need. Drop off your donations Nov. 26 through Nov. 30th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center!

Faculty and students from the Marshall University Department of Communication Disorders program have partnered with the Scottish Rite Foundation to host the first Huntington Reading Fun event. This inaugural event will take place from 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Cabell County Public Library. Learn more here.

Marshall University now offers a multidisciplinary clinic for patients with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The clinic is open to patients from noon to 4 p.m. on the third Friday of every month at the Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center, located in Smith Hall 143 on

The Marshall University Department of Social Work and its Master of Social Work program have been awarded a three-year grant at $102,000 per year for the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Suicide Prevention Grant. Learn more here.

Marshall University’s Department of Public Health has established the Minority Health Institute to address health disparities and health equity among minority and underserved populations in the state of West Virginia. The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health will collaborate with the Minority Health Institute to strategically utilize the university’s resources to help the state better

Faith Farley of the Marshall University School of Physical Therapy has earned a position on Team USA to compete in the 2018 World Championship for Functional Fitness in London, England Oct. 5-7. Farley, 24, of Scott Depot, West Virginia, competed at the National Championship USA Sanctioned Crossfit event Aug. 25-26  and finished in 5th place,